North Korea’s new missile museum: part shrine, part arms bazaar
North Korea now has a museum for its bombs. The National Defence Revolution Museum, which opened on Sunday, is the country’s first dedicated exclusively...
Lessons for life: Hong Kong educator looks beyond exams and interviews
For Hong Kong educator Christine Ma-Lau, preparing children for exams or school interviews is only part of the job – helping them understand who...
Chinese billionaire featured in ‘American Factory’ shares lesson for firms going global
Chinese billionaire Cao Dewang, whose glass-making empire was featured in the Oscar-winning documentary American Factory, has urged Chinese investors expanding overseas to respect local...
Philippines drops 3 impeachment charges against Sara Duterte despite evidence
The Philippine Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, approved the prosecution’s withdrawal of most of the charges against Vice-President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, in...
Fiji’s justice minister resigns after intimate video goes viral online
Fiji’s Justice Minister Siromi Turaga stepped down from cabinet on Tuesday after an intimate video of him went viral online – the second such...
Hong Kong police arrest 20 over prostitution syndicate that trapped women in debt
Hong Kong police have arrested 20 people in connection with a cross-border prostitution syndicate that allegedly recruited women from Southeast Asia and required them...
Marcos on South China Sea row; anger in Thailand over iron cage beds: 7 Asia highlights
Advertisement SCMP Highlights Asia From US stealth jets in Indian drills to Luckin Coffee’s Singapore expansion, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent...
Nasa’s Perseverance rover on Mars breaks record for off-planet driving
Nasa’s robotic Perseverance rover has now driven farther than any other vehicle on the surface of any world other than Earth, racking up 45.2km...
China, Russia deepen maritime and Arctic logistics ties to secure energy supply
Beijing and Moscow vowed deeper maritime and logistical cooperation to protect shipping lanes and energy supplies, as China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Nikolai...