Hong Kong MTR Corp CEO Jacob Kam named as next chairman of rail giant
The CEO of Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation, Jacob Kam Chak-pui, will take the reins as chairman from January next year, tasked with leading the...
How Peking University is fuelling China’s hypersonic weapons push
Published: 11:00pm, 14 Oct 2025Updated: 11:28pm, 14 Oct 2025 Chinese state media has revealed for the first time how Peking University – one of...
French PM vows to suspend Macron’s pension reform to avoid government collapse
Published: 10:34pm, 14 Oct 2025Updated: 10:37pm, 14 Oct 2025 French Prime minister Sebastien Lecornu will propose the suspension of a contested plan raising the...
New Hong Kong concert venue 70% booked until year end
Published: 10:23pm, 14 Oct 2025Updated: 11:10pm, 14 Oct 2025 Hong Kong’s newest concert venue, which opened on Tuesday, is 70 per cent booked until...
Alex Jones loses appeal over US$1.4 billion Sandy Hook defamation
The US Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a challenge by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to a US$1.4 billion judgment awarded to families...
As China and US impose rival port fees, global shipping braces for disruption
As China and the United States begin charging additional port fees on Tuesday, analysts warn the global shipping industry faces growing uncertainty and turmoil...
Singapore doubles down on zero tolerance for identity politics
Singapore’s government has reinforced its bottomline of zero tolerance for the politics of race and religion as well as foreign interference, arguing that such...
Cancer drug specialist to set up HK$600 million production line in Hong Kong
Published: 9:41pm, 14 Oct 2025Updated: 9:42pm, 14 Oct 2025 A Hong Kong company specialised in producing drugs for cancer treatment has been granted financial...
China-US shipping dispute deepens, PLA’s ‘human abacuses’: SCMP daily highlights
Advertisement SCMP Highlights China From the coming US defence strategy report to what Beijing’s next five-year plan means for Taiwan, here’s a round-up from...