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...
Trump acknowledges China help in Iran ceasefire deal
US President Donald Trump credited Chinese assistance after he agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the war on Iran that includes a resumption of...
Police arrest man on suspicion of stealing personal data of 56,000 patients
Hong Kong police have arrested a man working for a contractor commissioned by the Hospital Authority on suspicion of stealing the personal data of...
HKUST launches 5-year study into long lifespans of Chinese people
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has launched a five-year study into why Chinese people often enjoy long lifespans, and hopes...
Wang Fuk Court administrator rejects request to hold owners’ meeting, email shows
The administrator of Hong Kong’s fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court has stated it will hold a briefing for residents in early May but has turned...
How AI and geopolitical rivalry are breaking economic orthodoxy
Global imbalances are once again taking shape, albeit differently than how they manifested before the financial crisis of the late 2000s. Back then, the...