China jail-themed bars with cells, orange jumpsuits create ‘vanguard’ experience
Prison-themed bars have sprang up across China with customers flocking to seek an “immersive experience” they can share on social media. Advertisement Patrons wear...
‘Not asking for pity’: Ukrainian war veterans find healing in the water
During a pool training session months ago, Ukrainian war veteran Oleh Tserkovnyi was struck by an idea: what if a group of veterans swam...
China pledges more intelligence sharing with Cuba, months after US jitters
Published: 1:01pm, 25 Aug 2025Updated: 3:09pm, 25 Aug 2025 China’s state security chief, Chen Yixin, has met his Cuban counterpart in Beijing and pledged...
Cambodia passes law to strip citizens of nationality for foreign collusion
Published: 12:29pm, 25 Aug 2025Updated: 12:37pm, 25 Aug 2025 Cambodian parliamentarians have passed legislation allowing people who collude with foreign countries to be stripped...
Kim Jong-un weeps for North Korea’s Ukraine war dead as reality hits home
For the first time since its founding in 1948, North Korea has openly acknowledged the deaths of its soldiers fighting on foreign soil with...
Hong Kong police launch murder probe after man, 51, found dead with wounds
Published: 12:17pm, 25 Aug 2025Updated: 1:35pm, 25 Aug 2025 Hong Kong police have launched an investigation into the death of a man who was...
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...