Aggressive Japanese shrimp that packs a punch shocks New Zealand
Published: 10:46am, 18 Dec 2024Updated: 10:47am, 18 Dec 2024 Government officials in New Zealand are investigating how an aggressive species known as the “thumb...
13,000 complaints about Hong Kong public transport logged over 3 months
Published: 11:13pm, 17 Dec 2024Updated: 11:59pm, 17 Dec 2024 More than 13,000 complaints related to public transport services in Hong Kong were recorded in...
Sara Sharif murder: father, stepmother sentenced to life for killing 10-year-old in UK
Published: 10:30pm, 17 Dec 2024Updated: 12:55am, 18 Dec 2024 The father and stepmother of Sara Sharif, a severely abused 10-year-old girl found dead in...
Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park holds counterterrorism drill with 400 officers
Published: 10:12pm, 17 Dec 2024Updated: 11:37pm, 17 Dec 2024 Hong Kong’s soon-to-open Kai Tak Sports Park has held its first counterterrorism drill, as authorities...
China permits Philippine ship to deliver supplies to Second Thomas Shoal outpost
Published: 10:02pm, 17 Dec 2024Updated: 11:09pm, 17 Dec 2024 China has allowed a Philippine civilian ship to deliver supplies to a warship long grounded...
Why China may be less patient with Donald Trump the second time around
After Washington announced fresh curbs on semiconductor exports to China this month, Beijing condemned the move as “malicious” suppression and said it would firmly...
Hong Kong police to put up 6,400 more surveillance cameras over 3 years
Published: 9:39pm, 17 Dec 2024Updated: 12:06am, 18 Dec 2024 Hong Kong police aim to install up to nearly 6,400 sets of surveillance cameras over...
China visa-free transit, cancer scientist returns: SCMP daily catch-up
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China and economy stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting,...
Tom Cruise honoured with US Navy’s top civilian award
The world’s most famous fictional Top Gun is now a decorated naval hero. Advertisement Tom Cruise was awarded the US Navy’s top civilian honour...