Xi Jinping hosts ‘high-stakes’ symposium with China’s entrepreneurs
President Xi Jinping hosted a symposium with private entrepreneurs on Monday in Beijing. Advertisement Premier Li Qiang, Wang Huning – head of China’s top...
China’s ‘super diamond’, DeepSeek and dethroning the US dollar: 5 weekend reads you missed
Advertisement SCMP Highlights ChinaPolitics From DeepSeek’s potential to help the yuan dethrone the US dollar to China’s adoption laws, here are five stories you...
Singapore opposition leader Pritam Singh found guilty of lying under oath
Published: 11:45am, 17 Feb 2025Updated: 11:52am, 17 Feb 2025 Singapore’s Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh was found guilty on Monday by a district...
Drones speed up checks on ageing Hong Kong buildings, spotting defects early
Hong Kong authorities used drones to scrutinise 157 ageing buildings last year for signs of potential concrete spalling and facade problems, slashing the time...
Economic woes trigger record exodus from New Zealand
Published: 10:44am, 17 Feb 2025Updated: 10:46am, 17 Feb 2025 A record number of people left New Zealand last year as high living costs and...
‘Asean’s moment is now’: Malaysia’s Anwar on bloc’s response to AI, tariff challenges
Published: 10:39am, 17 Feb 2025Updated: 10:50am, 17 Feb 2025 Asean’s relationship with China needs to grow beyond traditional trade and investment and focus on...
8-month-old receives Hong Kong’s second organ donation from mainland China
Published: 10:29am, 17 Feb 2025Updated: 10:33am, 17 Feb 2025 An eight-month-old infant has received Hong Kong’s second organ donation from mainland China and undergone...
‘Superconnector’ Hong Kong can share mainland China expertise with Asean: CY Leung
Hong Kong should leverage its experienced, well-connected China experts and capitalise on its role as a “superconnector” to share knowledge of the country with...
Rise in energy use for a third of Hong Kong government offices: study
A third of Hong Kong government offices consumed more energy in the last financial year than they did half a decade ago, a study...