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A race to dig rare earths and metals in the mineral-rich mountains of eastern Myanmar is polluting waterways that millions of people living downstream depend on after a new tungsten mine reportedly be
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:07:46 +0000
Malaysia is heading into a run of state elections, including two triggered by early assembly dissolutions, after Negeri Sembilan became the latest state to call a snap poll amid fraying ties inside Pr
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:51:09 +0000
Hong Kong’s competition watchdog aims to submit proposals to criminalise bid-rigging as early as September, paving the way for the government to table legislative amendments by the end of the year, fo
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:46:30 +0000
The artificial intelligence frenzy has made Zhongji Innolight, a supplier of optical modules to US hyperscalers, the biggest constituent of China’s stock benchmark, highlighting AI’s profound impact o
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:30:11 +0000
Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has named one of his youngest sons as foreign minister in a major cabinet reshuffle – largely seen as a move to prepare for the next generation of leaders in the oil-r
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:27:11 +0000
A 24-year-old Chinese woman keeps managing to shine on stage despite wearing a patch and a mask after she lost an eye and her left upper jaw to cancer. Han Yifei, from eastern China’s Jiangsu province
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:00:07 +0000
Peru’s duelling presidential hopefuls made a final pitch to voters on Thursday, capping a bruising and razor-tight race dominated by anger over rising crime and political instability. Conservative Kei
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:56:13 +0000
The threat by the US to impose additional tariffs on imports from India over forced labour supply-chain concerns is a “pressure” tactic deployed by Washington to drive a harder bargain in its trade ta
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:27:02 +0000
Chinese scientists have created the world’s first superfast memory for quantum computers, solving a critical data-reading bottleneck and paving the way for big-data challenges such as drug discovery a
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:07 +0000
King Charles’ disgraced younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor held leases for 10 properties, three of which he sublet, while the monarch pays rent for the former prince’s daughters’ palace home
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:47:34 +0000
Hong Kong’s biggest international school group has rolled out a “through-train” arrangement, linking all its kindergartens to its primary schools from September next year and guaranteeing pupils a pla
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:42:01 +0000
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 readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would l
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:34:05 +0000
Hong Kong’s food hygiene authorities have prosecuted a popular butcher shop in Kwun Tong after a viral video and a subsequent inspection found rats running over pig carcasses, as well as cracked ceili
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:12:51 +0000
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has confirmed for the first time his intention to challenge Keir Starmer to be Britain’s prime minister, drawing immediate criticism from the premier who vowed no
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:49:43 +0000
Homes in New Zealand’s capital were flooded with faeces and sanitary products on Friday after an overnight storm blocked waste water pipes, the city’s utilities company said. Wellington Water said the
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:29:23 +0000
Following the first confirmation of screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, on a US farm in decades, federal and state officials have fanned out in South Texas, where a calf was found infested this week.
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:03:10 +0000
A revision to Malaysia’s public university admissions rules has reopened one of the multicultural country’s most sensitive political debates: how far its national education system should accommodate C
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:02:03 +0000
Hong Kong is embracing its growing role on the international stage in vital sectors driving global prosperity – a message highlighted at an annual gathering of international industry leaders, corporat
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:00:08 +0000
A wanted director of a scandal-hit Hong Kong charity who fled the city is facing a sweeping 14-count civil lawsuit in the United States over an alleged multimillion-dollar property scheme that the pla
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:42:50 +0000
German airline Lufthansa said several employees were injured on Thursday after the nose gear of a Boeing jet collapsed while the aircraft was parked at a gate at Frankfurt Airport. Only crew members a
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:10:07 +0000
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea next Monday and Tuesday in a show of the two countries’ strong ties. At the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Xi will pay a state visit
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:09:38 +0000
Asia-Pacific is expected to drive global retail sales over the next five years, even as the Middle East conflict is hurting consumer confidence, according to business analysts. The war could continue
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:00:18 +0000
Few things age faster than a business plan built for a world that no longer exists. That may be the most important lesson from the saga of 11 Skies, the vast retail, entertainment and commercial compl
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:30:07 +0000
South Korea’s Ministry of Justice on Tuesday sought to defuse criticism over a 1.2 billion won (US$779,162) plan to install air conditioning in prisons, clarifying the equipment will cool corridors, n
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:10:51 +0000
A Chinese shipbuilder has unveiled a blueprint for a massive, nuclear-powered floating island that will serve as a container transfer terminal and a charging station for vessels. The floating terminal
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:00:15 +0000
A Chinese pancake seller in the US has announced plans to run for mayor within three years, despite past controversy over an arrest. Tang, 31, was born to a rural family in Sichuan, southwestern China
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:00:07 +0000
On a recent stormy Sunday, domestic helpers on their weekly day off were seen hastily erecting tents and laying out plastic sheets under footbridges and inside transport hubs in Hong Kong’s Tsuen Wan
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:30:07 +0000
The recent deaths of two men from crocodile attacks in North Sumatra have put a spotlight on Indonesia’s record as the country with the world’s highest number of such killings annually, raising questi
SCMP • Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:18 +0000
A US citizen who lived and worked for state media in China for several years pleaded guilty on Thursday to acting as a foreign agent for Beijing after allegedly collecting US$100,000 in return for col
SCMP • Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:40:58 +0000
US President Donald Trump on Thursday indicated that he would not nominate mortgage regulator Bill Pulte to be the nation’s intelligence chief once his temporary appointment expires early next year
SCMP • Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:38:43 +0000
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