China hit by multiple extremes in fatal start to predicted extreme flood season
Eight people have died and one remains missing after rainstorms and tornadoes hit central China, while rescue parties in the south are continuing to...
Singapore named world’s most expensive city for luxury spending for fourth year in a row
Singapore is the world’s most expensive city for luxury spending for a fourth consecutive year, as prices on items such as watches and jewellery...
AI ‘central plank’ in Hong Kong’s economic development, John Lee says
Published: 10:47am, 7 Jul 2026Updated: 11:02am, 7 Jul 2026 Hong Kong’s high-quality economic development will be guided by its first five-year blueprint and the...
Tanker set ablaze after hit by projectile in Strait of Hormuz region
Published: 10:38am, 7 Jul 2026Updated: 11:05am, 7 Jul 2026 An “unknown projectile” struck and caused a fire on an oil tanker off the coast...
Kuaishou shares tumble as Tencent slashes stake after US$3b Kling AI deal
Shares of Kuaishou Technology fell more than 6 per cent on Tuesday morning after Tencent Holdings slashed its stake in the short-video platform by...
Vandal demands peanut butter sandwich to end Australian bridge stand-off
A man scaled the 140-metre-high (460 foot) tower of a cantilever bridge in the Australian city of Melbourne on Tuesday and painted a giant...
SCMP’s China Conference to debut in Astana this September
Published: 10:11am, 7 Jul 2026Updated: 10:46am, 7 Jul 2026 The South China Morning Post will host its China Conference in Kazakhstan’s capital in September,...
Singapore’s Carousell hits profitability milestone, banks on AI as ‘force multiplier’
At Carousell’s Singapore office, a red tunnel greets employees with the company’s mission to “make second-hand the first choice” – a slogan its leaders...
Bargain homes are to be had in New Zealand but here’s the catch: floods
New Zealand’s flood-prone homes are outperforming the rest of the country’s moribund housing market, as buyers chase lower prices and shrug off climate risks....