Hong Kong retailers, caterers enjoy ‘golden week’ business growth of up to 20%
Published: 9:20pm, 8 Oct 2025Updated: 10:26pm, 8 Oct 2025 Hong Kong retailers and caterers have reported business growth of up to 20 per cent...
Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai says US-China AI competition is not ‘winner takes all’
Published: 9:18pm, 8 Oct 2025Updated: 9:38pm, 8 Oct 2025 China-US competition in artificial intelligence should not be viewed as a winner-takes-all race; rather, it...
Beijing aids gold’s record run, kidney transplant first: SCMP daily highlights
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider...
Hamas submits prisoner list to Israel amid ‘optimism’ of Gaza talks
Hamas said on Wednesday that “optimism” was prevailing in indirect talks with Israel aimed at ending the Gaza war, with the militant group submitting...
Crisis-stricken France weighs work-life balance against overseas competition
This week’s collapse of the French government – featuring the resignation of a prime minister after only 27 days in office – marks the...
Hong Kong’s ‘Little Suet-yee’ recovering, but medical funds nearly gone
The family of a child who was allegedly abused by a babysitter in Hong Kong has said they will soon run out of the...
Hong Kong travellers demand refunds after Octopus service glitches in Japan
Published: 8:43pm, 8 Oct 2025Updated: 8:52pm, 8 Oct 2025 Some Hong Kong travellers using the Octopus App’s new cross-border payment PayPay service, in Japan...
Russia says momentum of Putin-Trump meeting ‘gone’, as Ukraine peace hopes fade
Russia said on Wednesday that momentum towards reaching a peace deal in Ukraine had largely vanished following Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s presidential summit...
Singapore 2025 wage growth lowest in Southeast Asia, edges out Hong Kong: study
Published: 8:21pm, 8 Oct 2025Updated: 8:34pm, 8 Oct 2025 Wages in Singapore grew by 4.3 per cent this year, the lowest in Southeast Asia,...