China celebrities speak out on mental health diagnoses to seek authentic connections with fans
An increasing number of Chinese celebrities are voluntarily sharing their histories of mental illness, rather than…
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Chinese air force reveals Y-20B tanker-transport variant in official training image
China’s military has published what appears to be the first official photograph of a Y-20B heavy transport aircraft in…
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Ukraine receiving early missile warnings again after US talks, Zelensky says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that Kyiv was once again receiving early warnings from its…
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Malaysia’s opposition bloc declared invalid, but limited gains for Anwar
Malaysia’s main opposition coalition lost its registration on Tuesday, just 11 days before nominations for a state…
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Suzhou Dongshan’s US$1.8b Hong Kong IPO trails expectations amid US trade risk concerns
Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing raised less than expected in its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), as…
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Ex-army captain in Singapore jailed 17 months for sex with 15-year-old boy
Two Singaporean men lost their positions in the armed forces after they were convicted of having sex with a 15-year-old…
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Energy shock could spark Asia’s next debt crisis
A country need not run out of money to find itself in a debt crisis. It only has to run short of US dollars to pay for…
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Chinese carmakers gear up European production to sidestep tariffs, import quota
Chinese carmakers, facing a European Union import quota targeting their hybrid electric vehicles (EVs), are gearing up…
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Calls to sue Indonesia over haze; Pinduoduo craze sweeps Malaysia: 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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Student sent back to China over Japanese rising sun flag incident in Russia
A Chinese student who draped himself in the Japanese rising sun flag in a Russian university classroom has been…
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How a Malaysian coffee shop menu became latest political battleground
Calls to boycott a Malaysian Chinese-owned coffee-shop chain over its omission of Malay text from its menu have…
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Malaysian student who called out Najib’s donation drive fires back at trolls
Universiti Malaya student Ummi Umairah Bakhit, who went viral recently for questioning the donation of money to former…
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Malaysia’s Anwar promises ‘full disclosure’ as ‘corporate mafia’ scandal grows
Malaysia’s government will publicly release the findings of a special task force on corporate malfeasance in three…
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China protests UK border searches, phone seizures amid growing espionage tensions
China has lodged a formal representation with the UK after British border authorities subjected Chinese citizens to…
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Dire straits: why Filipino sailors continue to brave troubled Middle East waters
Filipino seafarer Jay was on lookout duty aboard a vessel passing through the Strait of Hormuz one evening in August…
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Singapore, Hong Kong take different paths in race for stablecoin dominance. Who will win?
While Hong Kong is betting on its established banking network to bring stablecoins into mainstream finance, Singapore…
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China’s new 0.1-nanometre electron microscope ready to challenge US and Japan
China is ready to commercialise a 200-kilovolt transmission electron microscope with an information resolution down to…
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Australian police charge man after attack on MP Helen Haines
Australian police said they charged a man on Tuesday for what they allege was a “targeted” attack on lawmaker and…
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Thailand, Cambodia seek to calm escalating dispute over US$300 billion seabed
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to dial down the rhetoric and use a hotline between their navy commanders to avoid…
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Chinese AI idol’s ‘pregnancy’ stunt sparks backlash, debate over digital boundaries
A Chinese AI girl group has sparked intense online backlash after announcing that one of its virtual members was…
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Saudi Arabia postpones ‘Davos in the Desert’ summit to 2027 after deadly attacks
Saudi Arabia has decided to postpone its flagship investment conference until next year, organisers confirmed in a…
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South Korea’s Seoul wants to put brakes on taxi overcharging
As South Korea seeks to attract more visitors to tap into the global popularity of K-pop, a lawmaker has warned that…
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Cell publisher investigates editor accused of soliciting bribes from China
Cell Press, one of the world’s leading scientific publishers, has launched an investigation after prominent Chinese…
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The evolution of China’s active defence doctrine
The British Army’s miraculous escape from Nazi Germany’s encirclement at Dunkirk is considered by some to be the…
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Japan’s dilemma over frosty ties with Russia deepens after reporter’s arrest
The arrest of a Japanese journalist in Russia has finally woken Tokyo up to the fact that Moscow is playing hardball in…
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Hong Kong to cement its role as a yuan bond hub by appealing to more sovereign borrowers
Hong Kong is opening its arms to more sovereign debt issuers, as this week’s Apec Finance Ministerial Meeting (FMM)…
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Detained Suu Kyi receives royal package from UK’s King Charles: Myanmar government
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi received a package from Britain’s King Charles on Monday, authorities said, releasing the…
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Money manager eyes Asia-Pacific property for growth, but tells investors to keep bet on US
US-based money manager Principal Asset Management says it is poised to become more active in Asia-Pacific property…
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US sanctions 5 Chinese entities over ex-Google engineer’s AI trade secrets theft
The US State Department announced on Monday that it was imposing sweeping sanctions under the Protecting American…
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US-China negotiators race to nail down concrete deals as Shenzhen Apec looms
The US and China are racing to secure concrete investment deals ahead of their leaders’ meeting in Shenzhen next month,…
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Zelensky accuses US of delaying missiles as Trump calls for new Ukraine negotiator
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the United States on Monday of deliberately delaying the delivery of…
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US orders DeepSeek removed from federal systems, citing national security risks
Citing national security concerns, the US government has ordered federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products…
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US-China AI talks must ensure safety of both tech and business
In New York last month, US-China talks on artificial intelligence opened up a path of cooperation. This was affirmed by…
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Asian-Americans’ trust in Trump fading as economic woes increase, survey finds
Asian-Americans are laser-focused on the economy and healthcare costs and increasingly disenchanted with US President…
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Palestinian activist takes deportation fight to US Supreme Court
Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil on Monday asked the US Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that opened the…
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US charges 28 in California sweep targeting alleged non-citizen voting
US federal authorities charged more than two dozen foreign nationals Monday in California as part of a statewide sweep…
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