Israel says to act with ‘great force’ in Gaza City, urging full evacuation
Published: 12:37pm, 9 Sep 2025Updated: 12:40pm, 9 Sep 2025 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told residents of Gaza City on Monday to evacuate, as...
Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Filipino Gen Zs lose hope: 7 Asia highlights
We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on...
Thailand’s Thaksin Shinawatra ordered to serve 1 year in jail by Supreme Court
Published: 12:15pm, 9 Sep 2025Updated: 12:45pm, 9 Sep 2025 Thailand’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra must serve one year in...
After 40 years in US, pioneering mathematician Zhongwei Shen returns to China
Pioneering Chinese-American mathematician Zhongwei Shen has left the United States to take up a chair professorship at Westlake University in Hangzhou. Advertisement He joined...
What the US should take away from China’s Victory Day parade
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Nepal’s Gen Z revolt turns deadly as police fire on protesters, killing 19
The chants of students turned into screams in Nepal on Monday as police opened fire on unarmed protesters in Kathmandu, turning a simmering youth-led...
Popular AI model performance benchmark may be flawed, Meta researchers warn
A popular benchmark for measuring the performance of artificial intelligence models could be flawed, a group of Meta Platforms researchers warned, raising fresh questions...
ICC postpones ex-Philippine president’s drugs war trial amid health concerns
Published: 10:00am, 9 Sep 2025Updated: 10:11am, 9 Sep 2025 The International Criminal Court has postponed “until further notice” a crimes against humanity hearing concerning...
Will China’s new visa targeting STEM talents give it an edge over the world?
Rahdar Hussain Afridi, a Pakistani national studying for a PhD in robotics at Peking University, had been worried about whether he could stay on...