Typhoon Wipha in Hong Kong, Mandarin’s waning appeal in West: 5 weekend reads
Advertisement SCMP Highlights World From a strong typhoon in Hong Kong to Donald Trump and Xi Jinping being tipped to meet, here are five...
Chinese rust-belt city gambles on the skies – and Russia – to fuel revival
A new airport project in Hegang, a rust-belt city near China’s northeastern border with Russia, marks a high-stakes effort at economic revival in a...
Hong Kong police must be more transparent, but not if it harms probes: top cop
Published: 11:30am, 21 Jul 2025Updated: 11:53am, 21 Jul 2025 The public has increasingly higher expectations of transparency for Hong Kong police, the force’s chief...
Hong Kong police chief vows technology push with robot dogs, CCTV and drones
Hong Kong’s police chief has pledged to use more advanced technology to beat crime as part of his “smart policing” strategy, revealing that the...
Why China is surging ahead of Trump’s US in green energy race
As US-China tensions continue, one contrast stands out sharply between the big power rivals – their approach to energy and climate issues. Advertisement Even...
Wimbledon courts wealthy homebuyers amid decline in London home prices
Wimbledon, the London suburb best known for being home to the tennis tournament of the same name, is resisting the decline of home prices...
Hong Kong airport ‘confident’ of clearing backlog of flights by Tuesday
Published: 9:19am, 21 Jul 2025Updated: 1:55pm, 21 Jul 2025 Hong Kong’s airport has expressed confidence about clearing a backlog of flights caused by Typhoon...
China teacher gives CPR to collapsed woman on street, is accused of groping her
A man in China who performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a woman who collapsed in the street has been accused of groping her chest...
CUHK start-ups eye silver economy’s need for ‘wearable robotics’
A couple of health and medical device start-ups that got their start at the Chinese University of Hong Kong are seeking to enter the...