Kenya reports first Ebola case imported from DR Congo after patient dies
Kenya reported its first-ever Ebola death, the health minister said on Tuesday, after a Kenyan man who had been living…
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Hong Kong remains world’s freest economy as Switzerland overtakes Singapore
Hong Kong has retained its status as the world’s freest economy in the latest annual ranking by a top Canadian think…
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Why India is getting serious about ending the Ukraine war
India’s recent push to become more involved in helping end the Russia-Ukraine war comes as the costs of the conflict…
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Germany joins France in call for China trade defences
Germany and France, the European Union’s two largest economies, jointly called for tougher EU trade defences, as…
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8 public officers in Singapore referred to police after property review
Eight public service officers have been referred to Singapore police after a review of 191 officers’ property…
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Short trade truce can’t paper over realities of US-China relationship
The recent US-China summit yielded a narrow, caution-filled outcome for bilateral trade: a two-month extension of the…
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China’s Transsion, Africa’s top phone maker, targets US$500 million Hong Kong listing
Shenzhen Transsion Holdings has begun to take investor orders for its Hong Kong listing, with the maker of Africa’s…
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How Singapore’s local cafes compete with Chinese coffee giant Luckin
When Chinese coffee giant Luckin Coffee moved into the unit next to his neighbourhood cafe in Singapore, Folk Yard…
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Southeast Asia urged to step up war against AI-powered scams through data sharing
Governments and financial institutions in Southeast Asia urgently need to find a way to safely and quickly share data…
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From cabin crew to cockpit: Malaysian woman’s AirAsia pilot dreams take off
She spent some of her teenage years helping her mother at a sundry shop in Malaysia after school, and throughout that…
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North Korea’s DMZ landmines sabotage the South’s peace push
North Korea’s laying of landmines along its heavily fortified border with the South has laid bare how misaligned the…
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Nvidia-backed Reflection AI challenges Chinese dominance in open-weight models
An Nvidia-backed US start-up has unveiled an open-weight model to challenge China’s dominance in freely available…
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China tried 3 times to talk crime families out of scam business in Myanmar: state media
China tried three times to persuade powerful families in northern Myanmar to shut down scam operations before Myanmar…
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A bullet train every 40 seconds: how Chinese rail station handled record 1m trips in a day
A railway station in southern China’s hub city Guangzhou has set a national record for trips in a single day and drawn…
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Japan PM Takaichi defends skipping G7 online meeting
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi defended her absence from a Group of Seven online meeting, responding over…
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Turkmenistan grows its arsenal of Chinese air defences as Russia’s role shrinks
Turkmenistan has added the FK-2000 missile-and-gun system to its growing arsenal of Chinese-made air defences,…
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India sizes up US F-35 stealth jets in landmark first on home turf
US F-35 stealth fighters have joined Indian warplanes for military exercises near the Pakistan border in recent days,…
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AirAsia chief’s jab backfires, Singaporeans going ‘car-lite’: 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…
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Malaysia’s queen comforts family of girl found dead at school, pledges to get justice
The father of 16-year-old Irene Sofiya said he drew comfort from Malaysia’s Queen Raja Zarith Sofiah and her assurance…
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Trump approves firing squad execution for US military base shooter Nidal Hasan
US President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, a US Army psychiatrist who shot…
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Chinese actress Li Bingbing credits success to younger sister who acts as manager, confidante
From a humble working-class family in northeast China to becoming a celebrated actress on the Hollywood stage,…
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Bangkok braces for fresh chaos as possible floods threaten IMF-World Bank summit
Bangkok is preparing for possible flooding as more than 15,000 delegates are due to arrive for the annual meetings of…
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Beijing’s policy advisers map out how post-reunification Taiwan could be governed
In 2019, President Xi Jinping became the first Chinese leader to publicly call for the exploration of detailed…
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Experts urge wider One Stanley checks, tighter paperwork after steel bar shortfall
Hong Kong’s building authorities should consider inspecting the remaining properties in a luxury residential…
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Marine’s arrest for murder in Japan fuels anger over US military presence
The alleged murder of an Okinawan woman by a US marine has raised questions over the American military presence on the…
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Backlash forces Trump to pay for TV ads featuring himself
US President Donald Trump on Monday said taxpayers will no longer pay for television ads featuring him shortly before…
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How a Hong Kong property investor still made US$30 million – after a 40% price cut
Amid concerns over rising interest rates and a weak retail property market, a long-time investor has sold a portfolio…
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US seeks to revoke citizenship of 2 China-born men convicted in Beijing-linked cases
The US Justice Department (DOJ) is seeking to revoke the citizenship of a former Navy sailor convicted of spying for…
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US accuses mainland China of targeting Taiwan leader’s family in surveillance case
The United States has accused mainland China of hiring an American citizen of Chinese origin to surveil the family of…
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Trump says US moved bombers from UK airbase after threats
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that a threat linked to Iran had prompted the removal of American B-1 bombers…
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Hong Kong must scrap housing plan and preserve golf course
The hotly contested court battle over government plans to build 12,000 public flats on Hong Kong’s oldest golf course…
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Mainland Chinese favour diplomacy to achieve Taiwan reunification with caveats: survey
Mainland Chinese prefer coercion over military force to settle the “reunification question” with Taiwan, and their…
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Jeffrey Archer, British novelist and former politician, dies at 86
Jeffrey Archer, the bestselling British novelist and former politician who was jailed for lying in a high-profile libel…
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Beijing wanted more from Xi’s state visit to Washington
Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington in September was steeped in pageantry. The Chinese president received two 21-gun…
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Bogota mayor presses Chinese-led consortium for more metro workers as auditors flag delays
Bogota mayor Carlos Fernando Galan has called on the Chinese-led consortium building the city’s first metro line to…
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Separatists win Quebec election in fresh test for Canada’s Carney
Separatists won provincial elections in Quebec on Monday, with a promise to hold a vote on leaving Canada after US…
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