China school in hot water over US$140,000 cash prize for top performing student
A privately run secondary school in China has landed in trouble after it offered a controversial one million yuan (US$140,000) cash reward to a...
Hong Kong summons Australian and British consuls over ‘harbouring criminals’
Published: 1:19pm, 19 Aug 2025Updated: 1:29pm, 19 Aug 2025 Hong Kong’s No 2 official has summoned the Australian and British consuls-general to express strong...
‘Singapore maths’ in US schools, Malaysians demand Zara justice: 7 Asia highlights
Advertisement SCMP Highlights Asia From Southeast Asia’s widening wealth gap to Singaporean maths in US schools, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent...
Hong Kong footballers say pitch bookings were cancelled for Ronaldo team to use
Football clubs in Hong Kong have called for better communication from the city’s governing body after it cancelled bookings of facilities to hand them...
Kim Jong-un inspects nuclear warship, assails US-Seoul’s ‘will to ignite war’
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un condemned South Korean-US military drills and vowed a rapid expansion of his nuclear forces to counter rivals, state media...
Sister of wanted Hong Kong activist Chin Po-fun taken for questioning by police
Published: 12:39pm, 19 Aug 2025Updated: 12:40pm, 19 Aug 2025 Hong Kong national security police have taken away the sister of wanted activist Chin Po-fun...
‘We’ll be Taliban soon’: Malaysian state to jail Muslims for skipping prayers
Malaysia’s Terengganu state has warned it will start fully enforcing a sharia law enabling the imprisonment of Muslim men for up to two years...
Couple accused of hiding lover’s body for 2 years, spending his US$17,000
Published: 12:00pm, 19 Aug 2025Updated: 12:02pm, 19 Aug 2025 A couple in the US state of Colorado face multiple felony charges after they lived...
Singapore prides itself on cheap hawker meals but who should foot the bill?
Safi Sharif, 35, is among the few young Singaporeans who have entered the hawker trade out of a genuine passion for cooking. But he...