East Asia’s record heat, Singapore F1 tycoon admits guilt: 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...
What do we know about China’s most advanced early warning plane, the KL-3000?
Published: 12:00pm, 5 Aug 2025Updated: 12:17pm, 5 Aug 2025 China’s newest airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, the KJ-3000 could be key to...
Hong Kong police on the hunt for man who used fake bills to buy luxury watches
Hong Kong police are searching for a man suspected of using counterfeit banknotes to buy two luxury watches worth HK$4.5 million (US$573,242). Advertisement Two...
‘Deeply regressive’: sanitary pad protest stirs outrage in Malaysia
In Malaysia, where menstrual stigma still shapes the lives of millions, a political protest involving sanitary pads has stirred national outrage and highlighted the...
Hong Kong police investigate headless, dismembered body found in Mid-Levels
Published: 11:17am, 5 Aug 2025Updated: 1:50pm, 5 Aug 2025 Hong Kong police are investigating the discovery of a headless, dismembered body in the city’s...
China wants people to eat more high-quality beef, unveils quality-grading system
Amid falling prices and stiff competition from imports, China has unveiled plans to bolster the cattle industry – the latest in a series of...
Will Hong Kong firms feel US tariff pinch? Trade council head cautious but upbeat
Published: 9:30am, 5 Aug 2025Updated: 9:39am, 5 Aug 2025 Uncertainties stemming from a reignited US tariff war will potentially cloud Hong Kong business expansion...
Taiwan could run out of energy in 10 days under PLA blockade, report warns
Taiwan would run out of natural gas supplies in about 10 days if Beijing blockaded the island, according to a report published by a...
‘I can swim’: China husband tells flood rescuers to save wife first, touches hearts
When a couple in northern China became trapped in floodwaters, and as rescuers approached, the husband insisted that they save his wife first, moving...