Hong Kong to list first Shanghai free-trade zone bond to defend yuan hub status
Hong Kong is set to welcome its first Shanghai free-trade zone offshore bond, using the landmark listing to defend its status as the world’s...
Hongkongers stranded after storm disrupts trains and roads to Narita Airport
Published: 12:29pm, 14 Aug 2026Updated: 12:34pm, 14 Aug 2026 Hong Kong tour groups returning from Japan’s capital are seeking alternative routes to Narita Airport...
US shifts Iran war goal, says cheaper oil for Americans is top priority
The top US priority now in the Iran war is no longer its nuclear programme but to bring petrol prices down for American consumers,...
China tests canal link to Southeast Asia; rocket failure concerns: SCMP’s 7 highlights
We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our...
Indonesia’s Prabowo defends record, touts food self-sufficiency in Independence Day speech
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said on Friday his country faced problems but his administration had started to resolve some of those and he believed...
How AI is helping to open a new chapter for ancient Chinese literature
For generations, working with ancient Chinese texts has been a painstaking task. Specialists would spend years deciphering unfamiliar characters, copying manuscripts by hand, adding...
Heavy rains in Japan leave 4 dead and thousands stranded at Narita airport
Record rainfall left thousands of travellers stranded at Tokyo’s Narita airport on Friday morning as flooding in the surrounding area disrupted transport, knocked out...
US sailors endure dire conditions on Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier
Some sailors have reportedly tried throwing themselves into the sea, basic supplies can run short and sanitation is going awry: life on America’s giant...
Chinese husband splits expenses, installs cameras to monitor wife during 40-year marriage
A husband in southeastern China has insisted on going Dutch with his wife for 40 years and even installed home surveillance cameras to monitor...