SCO summit 2025: showcase of how far bloc has come in nearly a quarter century
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was founded in 2001 as a Eurasian security bloc by China, Russia and the four Central Asian nations of...
Will Thailand’s next PM be decided by the reformist opposition?
Thailand’s protracted political crisis has taken another messy turn as the conservative establishment, seeking to break a parliamentary deadlock after the ousting of yet...
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un signals nuclear clout to US before China visit
The inspection by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un of several weapons and missile facilities ahead of a trip to China is to signal Pyongyang’s...
Hong Kong police arrest 86 in sweeping 15-day crackdown on triad activities
Hong Kong police have arrested 86 people, including triad members, in a sweeping 15-day crackdown on organised crime, ranging from theft and drug trafficking...
Sinking fund: Philippines lost up to US$2 billion in 2 years to flood corruption
The Philippines loses up to 70 per cent of government funds for flood-control projects to corruption, with losses as much as US$2 billion crimping...
Bail for 2 Hong Kong doctors accused of leaking data to implicate surgeon
Two public hospital doctors have been granted bail after being arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of leaking a patient’s data to accuse a...
Hong Kong ‘milkshake murderer’ Kissel jailed for life in 2005 – SCMP archive
Nancy Kissel jailed for life By Polly Hui and Barclay Crawford Advertisement This article was first published on September 2, 2005 The verdict is...
Margin buying of Chinese stocks sets record at US$320 billion
Mainland stock traders boosted their leveraged bets to an all-time high, adding fuel to a liquidity-driven rally that catapulted a key benchmark to its...
8 dead, 20 missing as Indonesia’s unrest escalates, more protests expected
Published: 2:45pm, 2 Sep 2025Updated: 3:53pm, 2 Sep 2025 At least 20 people were missing after violent protests sparked in Indonesia by lavish perks...