Hong Kong top talent scheme’s 54% visa extension rate ‘ideal’, labour chief says
More than half of the professionals admitted to Hong Kong under a top talent scheme launched two years ago have applied to extend their...
China’s high-speed jet drone, Beijing urges US restraint: SCMP daily highlights
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider...
Hong Kong worker dies after being pinned against wall at MTR Corp depot
Published: 8:11pm, 15 Aug 2025Updated: 8:15pm, 15 Aug 2025 A 20-year-old worker has died after being pinned against a wall by a railway motor...
Unitree’s H1 robot wins 1,500 metre race as China hosts world’s first humanoid games
China is hosting the world’s first-ever humanoid games, featuring contests that pit machines against each other in events such as basketball and kickboxing, as...
On WWII anniversary, China’s PLA says Japan never abandoned military power dream
China’s military mouthpiece has accused Japan of hollowing out its pacifist constitution and “embarking on the dangerous path of military expansion”. Advertisement As Japan...
Temasek cuts Chinese tech stocks, goes long on consumer companies
Two of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds have adjusted their stakes in Chinese equities, trimming their exposure to technology stocks while going long...
Beijing slams Philippine ships in first comment on South China Sea collision
Published: 7:43pm, 15 Aug 2025Updated: 8:09pm, 15 Aug 2025 Beijing on Friday issued its first direct comment on a reported collision in the South...
In rare move, Singapore grants clemency to drug trafficker on death row
Published: 7:34pm, 15 Aug 2025Updated: 7:40pm, 15 Aug 2025 Singapore has granted clemency to Tristan Tan Yi Rui, an inmate on death row for...
‘Let the rich spend’: China told to ease property curbs to spur consumption
A high-level Chinese official has called for easing property and other market restrictions to boost spending among the wealthy, as Beijing steps up efforts...