Firefighters prioritised tackling blaze over rescues, Tai Po probe hears
Firefighters combating Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades prioritised bringing the blaze under control over evacuating residents due to the “unprecedented” scale of the...
Beijing’s 10 measures to boost cross-strait ties
This document was translated from Chinese into English using Alibaba’s Qwen3.6-Plus, then checked and tweaked for accuracy by a South China Morning Post journalist....
Bikes, books and ambitions: how Zhang Xue and Zhang Xuefeng inspire a generation in China
Mainland social media was engulfed by sorrow following the passing of Zhang Xuefeng, an esteemed education guru with over 30 million followers, in late...
Malaysia faces energy emergency amid Trump’s Hormuz blockade
Malaysia ended last week with seven oil tankers en route via the Strait of Hormuz and a government promise that supplies would last through...
Japan’s rural rail crisis hits new low as JR East cuts toilet paper service
Cost-cutting on Japan’s already depleted railway network has hit a new low, with one of the nation’s largest network operators no longer providing toilet...
Hong Kong customs seizes 760 suspected endangered reptiles worth HK$580,000
Hong Kong customs officers have arrested a male driver after intercepting a goods vehicle at the Shenzhen Bay checkpoint and finding 760 suspected endangered...
Hong Kong expands heat stress monitoring to better protect outdoor workers
Hong Kong’s labour authorities have expanded heat stress monitoring to include data from 10 sites, enabling faster alerts to better safeguard outdoor workers. Deputy...
HKTVmall’s Ricky Wong breaks silence after protests over animal research methods
Hong Kong online shopping platform HKTVmall founder Ricky Wong Wai-kay has broken his silence over a science project involving controversial animal experiments, saying that...
Trump’s Hormuz blockade may target China along with Iran
The US announced a blockade against ships calling at Iranian ports, ramping up pressure on the Middle East nation after marathon peace talks over...