Can India turn wartime ammo sales into lasting European defence ties?
India has emerged as a major exporter of ammunition and other weapons to Europe since the outbreak of the Ukraine-Russia war, but analysts caution...
Standard Chartered shares jump 8% after third-quarter earnings beat forecast
Standard Chartered’s third-quarter net profit rose 46 per cent as strong growth in cross-border trade loans and wealth management buffered one of Hong Kong’s...
ICBC makes history with record US$19 billion IPO in dual listing in 2006 – SCMP archive
Advertisement From our archives ChinaMoney & Wealth Twenty years ago today, China’s largest lender by assets raised US$19 billion in a landmark dual listing...
Over 2,000 rogue Malaysian police officers arrested in past 5 years
A total of 2,097 Malaysian police officers and personnel have been arrested for drug-related offences, robbery and corruption between 2021 and August this year,...
China formally launches project to build aircraft carrier-sized ‘science island’
China’s massive maritime science infrastructure – an aircraft carrier-sized floating artificial island – has officially entered its engineering construction phase. On October 18, Shanghai...
Hong Kong to make bid-rigging for renovation projects a crime after deadly Tai Po fire
Hong Kong’s leader is expected to announce reforms introducing criminal penalties for bid-rigging on Thursday, when the government will also release the final investigation...
Will US midterm battles blind Washington to Asia? Japan isn’t taking any chances
Japan is bracing for a more unpredictable ally in Washington, as the US midterm elections threaten to deepen political gridlock and complicate Tokyo’s long-term...
ByteDance accelerates robotics commercialisation with new recruitment drive
ByteDance is accelerating its push into embodied artificial intelligence, stepping up recruitment for robotics talent as it seeks to move cutting-edge research out of...
Cradle to career: Japanese parents take over dating, job hunting for children
Parents in Japan are taking an increasingly active role in their children’s lives – helping them find marriage partners, navigate job hunting and secure...