PLA troops facing Taiwan Strait and Japan simulate response to nuclear attack
The People’s Liberation Army division responsible for the East China Sea and the Taiwan Strait carried out a decontamination exercise amid targeting of Iranian...
Hong Kong car owner loses HK$500,000 in fuel membership card scam
A Hong Kong car owner has lost HK$500,000 (US$63,800) to scammers posing as petrol company staff who exploited surging fuel prices by offering bogus...
India’s space ambition set to soar after Artemis II moon mission’s success
As Nasa’s Artemis II crew loops around the moon, the mission involving four astronauts from the US and Canada is set to reignite India’s...
China ZXMOTO founder revokes ‘not getting a cent’ from government remark after controversy
The founder of the Chinese motorcycle brand ZXMOTO, Zhang Xue, has stoked controversy after saying his company did not take “a single cent” from...
China’s DeepSeek adds expert chatbot mode ahead of much-awaited V4 release
DeepSeek has introduced new “instant” and “expert” modes to its chatbot, the most significant update to its user interface since the Hangzhou-based start-up gained...
HSBC’s HK$5 billion headquarters opens in Hong Kong in 1986 – SCMP archive
This article was first published on April 8, 1986. Billion dollar brilliance by Staff Reporters The new $5.2 billion headquarters of the Hongkong and...
China enforces new security rules to defend supply chains from global threats
China has implemented a new regulation on supply chain security that hands officials the power to punish any entities deemed to threaten the country’s...
Japan’s ‘imperialist forces’ divided Taiwan from mainland, KMT’s Cheng Li-wun says
Taiwanese opposition leader Cheng Li-wun blamed Japanese “imperialist forces” for dividing mainland China and Taiwan, as she paid tribute to Chinese revolutionary Sun Yat-sen...
Myanmar’s food security in crisis as fuel, fertiliser shortages threaten fragile economy
Myanmar’s weak economy is being brutally exposed to the fuel crisis, with farmers unable to fill up tractors to work their fields and a...