US gave over US$21 billion in military aid to Israel since Gaza war began: report
Published: 12:39pm, 7 Oct 2025Updated: 12:45pm, 7 Oct 2025 The United States under the Biden and Trump administrations has provided at least US$21.7 billion...
Asia’s youth lie flat, Indonesian megaproject downgrade: 7 Asia highlights
We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on...
Hong Kong police search for triad-linked drug trafficking suspect who fled hospital
A suspect with a triad background arrested for drug trafficking has been on the run since fleeing from North District Hospital on Monday, with...
Riding on US$1.4 billion China durian boom, Malaysia plots global expansion
Malaysia has raked in over 6 billion ringgit (US$1.4 billion) from durian exports to mainland China in just seven years, and now the government...
Will a Chinese firm’s Bali beach lift project alter the local landscape?
The Bali heat proved too much for Zhang Min, a 30-year-old tourist from Chengdu, one afternoon last month. She had made it to a...
Tycoon Lawrence Ho’s family office opens world’s first resort hospital in Macau
Black Spade Capital, the family office of Lawrence Ho Yau-lung, has brought Hong Kong-based iRad Hospital to Macau, with a facility equipped with MRI...
Li Qiang to visit North Korea, most senior Chinese official to do so since 2019
Published: 10:16am, 7 Oct 2025Updated: 10:35am, 7 Oct 2025 China’s Premier Li Qiang will travel to Pyongyang to attend the 80th anniversary of North...
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: sculptor bridges generations, cultures through art
Hong Kong sculptor and community artist May Yeung centres her practice on recycled objects, cultural heritage and cross-cultural exchange. Advertisement Her work includes public...
How Philippine military chief foiled ‘soft coup’ bid to undermine Marcos
Philippine military chief Romeo Brawner Jnr has revealed he recently rebuffed a group of eight retired generals and colonels who urged him to tackle...