Concerns mount in China’s space sector that Musk’s Starship will be a failure
There are growing doubts within China’s space sector that Starship, the world’s most powerful rocket being developed by SpaceX in the United States, will...
Tanker hit by explosion near Hormuz hours after US strikes on Iran
Published: 8:58pm, 26 May 2026Updated: 10:16pm, 26 May 2026 An explosion damaged a tanker close to its waterline as it sailed off Oman, a...
Deadly building collapse shocks Philippine city: ‘like an aeroplane landing’
James Bernardo, 30, was delivering food on Teodoro street in Angeles City in the Philippines when a nine-storey building under construction on the opposite...
Mainland Chinese mum who offered bribe for son’s Hong Kong school place spared jail
Published: 8:43pm, 26 May 2026Updated: 8:51pm, 26 May 2026 A mainland Chinese mother who tried to secure a Hong Kong secondary school place for...
Trump makes everything worse but he didn’t start it
Alex Lo has been an SCMP columnist since 2012, covering major issues affecting Hong Kong and the rest of China. While cleaning my basement,...
Malaysia police’s ‘gay party’ label sparks debate after hotel drug raid
Published: 8:25pm, 26 May 2026Updated: 8:54pm, 26 May 2026 Malaysian police have arrested 51 men in a drug raid at a luxury Kuala Lumpur...
High-altitude turbulence tricky to detect, experts say, as Cathay investigates case
Published: 8:22pm, 26 May 2026Updated: 8:24pm, 26 May 2026 Even the most advanced aircraft radar systems cannot fully detect high-altitude turbulence, aviation experts have...
Mango founder’s son steps down as vice-chair amid probe into father’s death
Jonathan Andic, son of Mango founder Isak Andic, said on Tuesday he was stepping down temporarily as the fashion group’s vice chair after being...
Why US and Canadian conservatives backed Trump’s China trip but slammed Carney’s
When Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney visited Beijing in January, US conservative podcaster Alex Jones accused him of bowing to China’s leadership. In Canada,...