One Direction stars join mourners at Liam Payne’s funeral
Published: 1:39am, 21 Nov 2024Updated: 2:06am, 21 Nov 2024 The former members of boy band One Direction were among the mourners at the funeral...
Sam Bankman-Fried’s ex-deputy Gary Wang spared prison time over FTX fraud
Published: 12:58am, 21 Nov 2024Updated: 1:48am, 21 Nov 2024 Former cryptocurrency executive Gary Wang, who unwittingly wrote the computer code that helped FTX founder...
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai admits donating money to overseas groups but denies having agenda
Former media boss and opposition activist Jimmy Lai Chee-ying took to the witness stand for the first time on Wednesday in his high-profile national...
Xi Jinping meets with Brazilian president Lula, signing 37 trade and development deals
Published: 11:11pm, 20 Nov 2024Updated: 3:43am, 21 Nov 2024 Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Brasilia on Wednesday for a state meeting with Brazilian President...
Hong Kong government condemns red paint attack at headquarters
Published: 10:43pm, 20 Nov 2024Updated: 11:13pm, 20 Nov 2024 The Hong Kong government has condemned the throwing of a bottle filled with red paint...
Shanghai court says crypto ownership legal under China law amid bitcoin price surge
A Shanghai court has released an opinion stating that the personal ownership of cryptocurrencies is not against Chinese law, offering explicit legal clarity for...
Hong Kong sports bodies have 2 years to fall into line or risk losing funding: officials
Published: 9:54pm, 20 Nov 2024Updated: 10:22pm, 20 Nov 2024 The city’s Sports Federation & Olympic Committee (SF&OC) has outlined three major areas where Hong...
Alibaba raises US$5 billion from dual-currency bond issue, boosting Hong Kong’s hub status
Alibaba Group Holding raised US$5 billion from a multi-tranche dual-currency bond offering, the Chinese e-commerce giant said on Wednesday, an initiative that looks to...
China’s ‘significant challenge’ to US, Elon Musk’s security ‘threat’: SCMP daily catch-up
Published: 9:30pm, 20 Nov 2024Updated: 10:28pm, 20 Nov 2024 Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China and economy stories of the day. If...