27 countries seek access to World Bank funds since Iran war
Twenty-seven countries have moved since the Iran war started to put in place crisis instruments that could quickly access funding from existing World Bank...
Japanese female prison’s rehabilitation goal faces health, language barriers
Seated in a wheelchair, an elderly woman bends silently as her wrinkled fingers move with surprising speed to fold pieces of coloured origami paper...
How China wins by avoiding war
Alex Lo has been an SCMP columnist since 2012, covering major issues affecting Hong Kong and the rest of China. Russian President Vladimir Putin...
Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying picked for space station mission
Published: 9:13am, 23 May 2026Updated: 12:34pm, 23 May 2026 Hong Kong will send its first astronaut to the Tiangong space station, the China Manned...
Trump says he won’t attend son Donald Trump Jnr’s wedding to Bettina Anderson
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would not attend the wedding of his eldest son, Donald Trump Jnr, to Palm Beach socialite...
Trump to force foreigners seeking US green cards to go home first
Foreigners applying for permanent residency in the US will now have to go back to their home countries to seek green cards. “From now...
Rubio expected to brief New Delhi on Xi-Trump summit during India trip
When Marco Rubio was confirmed as US Secretary of State last year, fireworks of optimism went off in New Delhi. Given his years as...
Warsh takes US Fed’s helm with inflation dilemma already unfolding
Kevin Warsh, whose broad criticism of current US Federal Reserve officials, playbook for rate cuts and ties to President Donald Trump elevated him past...
Two Chinese nationals charged in US drug cartel money-laundering case
Published: 1:52am, 23 May 2026Updated: 5:45am, 23 May 2026 Two Chinese nationals were indicted on charges of conspiracy to launder money for drug cartels,...