Malaysia’s Petronas CEO sorry for ‘misplaced exuberance’ at F1 champagne shower
Published: 9:15pm, 7 Oct 2025Updated: 9:27pm, 7 Oct 2025 Malaysia’s top state energy official has apologised after facing backlash at home for taking part...
Asian student arrivals to US plunge, China’s travel rush: SCMP daily highlights
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider...
What are Section 337 investigations, and why is China so concerned about them?
The Section 337 investigation is one of the United States’ most potent legal weapons for policing intellectual property disputes. Conducted by the US International...
London gang dismantled as raid uncovers 1,000 stolen phones bound for Hong Kong
Published: 8:32pm, 7 Oct 2025Updated: 11:03pm, 7 Oct 2025 London police have dismantled a criminal gang responsible for up to 40 per cent of...
Return of Iran sanctions a moment of reckoning for China and the world
The rejection of the Russian-Chinese proposal at the UN Security Council on September 26 closed the final diplomatic window to delay the return of...
Hong Kong plans to save historic school, ancestral hall in Northern Metropolis
Published: 8:27pm, 7 Oct 2025Updated: 11:29pm, 7 Oct 2025 Hong Kong authorities have suggested preserving a century-old school and ancestral hall in a proposed...
Trump wants Thai-Cambodian peace deal photo op at Asean summit for Nobel reasons
US President Donald Trump has asked to preside over the signing of a peace deal between Cambodia and Thailand when he attends the Asean...
Taiwan’s own constellation satellite ‘Chi Po-lin’ heads for US launch
Taiwan is poised to launch its first locally made observation constellation satellite in the US later this year, signalling a major boost for its...
4 missing after Madrid building partly collapses after ‘enormous explosion’
Published: 8:01pm, 7 Oct 2025Updated: 10:52pm, 7 Oct 2025 Spanish emergency services were scrambling to find four people who went missing after a building...