How a Xinjiang weed could reduce China’s reliance on Southeast Asian rubber
Chinese scientists have turned a dandelion-like weed into natural rubber, a step that could help cut China’s heavy reliance on imported rubber. Growing on...
Most Indians ‘not happy’ with way Modi handled exam scandals that sparked protests: poll
Most Indians are unhappy with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government over its handling of exam scandals that touched off student protests across the country,...
High-altitude variant of China’s C919 jet completes first test flight in Shanghai
Published: 3:27pm, 3 Aug 2026Updated: 4:34pm, 3 Aug 2026 China’s first high-altitude variant of the C919 narrowbody jet has completed its maiden test flight...
A Better Tomorrow at 40: how John Woo blockbuster changed Hong Kong cinema – SCMP archive
Forty years ago, John Woo’s A Better Tomorrow was released. The action film is considered to be a turning point in Hong Kong cinema...
Singapore battles speed of youth radicalisation as concerns mount
Recent arrests in Singapore of young people who succumbed to extremist ideologies and planned attacks, including school stabbings, have sent a chill across the...
China’s tech giants race to put AI on delivery riders’ heads
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has launched an smart helmet for food couriers with features enabled by artificial intelligence technology, following similar roll-outs by rivals...
‘She is alive’: Myanmar’s Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official in first post-coup visit
Myanmar’s detained democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi met the nation’s Red Cross representative on Monday, the president’s office said, the first publicised meeting...
Former Hong Kong prison officer jailed for 3 years over brutal attack on inmate
Published: 2:51pm, 3 Aug 2026Updated: 3:38pm, 3 Aug 2026 A former Hong Kong prison officer has been sentenced to three years in jail for...
Thai justice system under fire after freed criminal confesses to killing 5
In Thailand, the murders of five people – two young Russians and a Thai family of three – allegedly masterminded by a repeat offender...