PLA makes strides, Chinese man sold to Myanmar scam hub freed: 5 weekend reads
Advertisement SCMP Highlights World From the PLA’s advancements to Japan expanding its defence ties, here are five stories you may have missed over the...
China’s yuan fixing rate hits 9-month high after dovish pivot by US Fed chair
China’s central bank has set the yuan’s daily reference rate against the US dollar at the strongest level in more than nine months, as...
From Ferraris to felonies: son of ex-PM arrested with heroin in Malaysia
Malaysia is once again confronting uncomfortable questions about entrenched impunity after police detained the son of a former prime minister with drugs in his...
China’s new floating wind power tech may rival traditional windmills: engineer
Chinese scientists expect to soon make a breakthrough in airborne wind turbine technology, with the world’s first megawatt-level system set to take flight, according...
‘Half alive’: sole survivor of Australia’s mushroom murders tells court of grief
Published: 11:26am, 25 Aug 2025Updated: 11:47am, 25 Aug 2025 The only guest to survive a toxic mushroom lunch with Australian murderer Erin Patterson said...
Patriotism is ‘in my blood’, Hong Kong’s commerce chief says about family line
Published: 11:00am, 25 Aug 2025Updated: 11:02am, 25 Aug 2025 Hong Kong commerce minister Algernon Yau Ying-wah has said his views have been influenced by...
Red Arsenal: a new databank on China’s latest military hardware
Published: 10:00am, 25 Aug 2025Updated: 10:18am, 25 Aug 2025 The People’s Liberation Army is arguably the world’s most rapidly evolving military, yet it remains...
Hong Kong seeks inclusion in trademark treaty to boost IP economy, global reach
Published: 10:00am, 25 Aug 2025Updated: 10:02am, 25 Aug 2025 Hong Kong has asked Beijing to include the city in an international trademark treaty as...
Armed and ready: National Guard in Washington start carrying guns, rifles
Some National Guard units patrolling the US capital at the direction of President Donald Trump have started carrying firearms, an escalation of his military...