All News
South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
South Asia | South China Morning Post
South Asia's latest news, current affairs, politics and regional issues.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
China’s JL-1 missile beats US rivals, but will launch platform hold it back?
The air-launched missile completes China’s nuclear triad and could pose a threat to Alaska, but it has limitations, defence magazine says.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Meet Hong Kong’s history-making medal winners from the National Games
First-time winners brought honour alongside established medallists as the city won more medals than at any previous Games.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Hong Kong taxi driver gets 2 years’ jail over collision that killed cyclist, 17
Lau Chor-hi, 70, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death over the crash that killed student Wong Ho-chun in July 2024.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
US ‘biggest recipient’ of China debt; Beijing’s warning: SCMP daily highlights
From a study of China’s lending since 2000 to analysts’ views on Beijing’s spat with Tokyo, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Red Cross to cut 2,900 jobs, slash budget as donors shift focus towards defence
Failure to prevent conflict and provide humanitarian relief risks ‘a world of ever more and greater suffering’, president warns.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Innovent, first Chinese firm to market weight-loss drug, joins Hang Seng Index
Hong Kong benchmark expands membership to 89 after the inclusion of Innovent Biologics.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Explainer | A timeline of the Sino-Dutch row over the control of chipmaker Nexperia
The Hague suspends use of Cold War-era law called upon to seize control of Chinese-owned Nexperia, as dispute imperils global supply chains.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Hong Kong police arrest man over stealing credit cards on flight from Abu Dhabi
Source says man, 52, arrested at Hong Kong International Airport after two passengers filed reports with authorities.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Opinion | Beyond US-China decoupling, self-reliance is now a global movement
And despite opposing perspectives, it may reduce mutual dependence such as to assure a strategic peace of mind for both the West and China.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Will US approval for arms sales to India pave the way for a trade deal?
The US$93 million arms supply could help reduce India’s goods surplus with the US as both sides seek to reach a trade deal, analysts say.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
More than half of Hong Kong pupils get desired Primary One spot, a 20-year high
Education Bureau says 37,581 children applied for discretionary places for admission next September and 19,656 will receive a spot.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
China’s aerospace giants seek to boost arms sales abroad at global air shows
Fighter jets, drones and a performance by L-15 training jets among the Chinese tech displayed at this year’s Dubai Airshow.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Indian Air Force pilot dies in Tejas crash during Dubai Air Show demonstration
The pilot had flown across the site several times before the plane appeared to lose control and dive directly towards the ground.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Widodo hails Southeast Asia’s rise as ‘global force’ in entrepreneurship
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
San Francisco Opera’s The Monkey King is a landmark in cultural exchange
This timeless Chinese folk tale retold as an opera is a sumptuous feast for the eyes and ears that provides a showcase of Chinese culture.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Boiler blast completely flattens Pakistan glue factory, killing 18
Witnesses said the explosion was so powerful that nearby homes collapsed and debris was hurled across the streets.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Japan PM says she wants better China ties but doesn’t withdraw Taiwan comments
Sanae Takaichi insists Tokyo’s policy on Taiwan has been consistent when asked about Beijing’s demands to retract her comments.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Chinese vice-premier urges manufacturing upgrades, trade diversification
He Lifeng highlights importance of technological innovation and a unified domestic market to support sustainable economic growth amid extern...
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Stunning water stage provides backdrop to National Games closing ceremony
The Huanle Theatre promises to be a fitting location to the end of two weeks of action across the Greater Bay Area.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Hong Kong seizes fake Gucci, other goods worth HK$65 million during major sale
Customs seizes 120,000 counterfeit items in transshipments during ‘Double 11’ online shopping festival in mainland China.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Gunmen kidnap students from Nigerian Catholic school, second attack in a week
The attacks come weeks after US President Trump threatened military action over what he said were targeted killings of Nigeria’s Christians.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Chinese commerce minister calls for deeper US-China cooperation on trade
Nations should work together to ensure trade serves as the ‘engine of China-US relations, not as a stumbling block’, Wang Wentao said.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Is China’s new K visa enough to win the global tech talent race?
Beijing’s revamped entry scheme is the centrepiece of a quest to close a critical skills gap, but insiders say more barriers must come down.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Video of Japan envoy’s ‘bow’ to Chinese counterpart sparks complaint
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Tech war: Huawei to open-source software tool to optimise AI chip use
Flex:ai pools and orchestrates processors to squeeze out more performance, company says.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Do faith-based school curricula contribute to academic excellence?
Nurturing compassionate individuals is a key tenet of such schools, from Anfield to Carmel Hong Kong – but how well do they prepare students...
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Is Beijing’s spat with Japan sending a message to other countries over Taiwan?
The furious reaction may be a warning to other US allies such as South Korea and Australia not to change their Taiwan policy, analysts say.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Explainer | Why China Miao ethnic group shows love by biting each other; gentle bites mean unloving
Couple then hold engagement ceremony called ‘eating chicken’ to symbolise approval of marriage.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Philippines’ Marcos orders arrest of Zaldy Co, 17 others in flood control scandal
‘The wheels of justice are turning,’ the Philippine president said when announcing that an arrest warrant has gone out against Co and others...
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
SinoLand’s One Park Place sells out 150 units within hours on keen pricing
Aggressive pricing at One Park Place helps Sino Land sell out its first batch of units in half a day after drawing more than 4,500 cheques.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Missile defence in focus as China, Russia generals pledge deeper cooperation
Zhang Youxia and Russian counterpart discuss collaboration ‘blueprint’ in Moscow as US pushes Golden Dome, nuclear weapons testing.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Hong Kong table tennis player Doo to be flag bearer at Games closing ceremony
Closing ceremony scheduled to start at 8pm in Shenzhen, bringing to close almost two weeks of sporting action.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Why Asean’s AI ambition may lead to widening economic and tech divide
While countries such as Singapore and Malaysia are ahead in the AI race, others like Cambodia and Laos risk being left behind, analysts say.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
How one factory is keeping Hong Kong’s porcelain craft alive
Set up in 1928, Yuet Tung China Works produces guangcai porcelain used by luxury hotels in Hong Kong and royal families in Europe.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
11 hurt as grizzly bear attacks students, teachers on Canadian walking trail
A male teacher was critically injured trying to fight off the bear, which came close enough for one student to ‘feel its fur’.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
US$44 million sale of Hong Kong luxury home linked to mainland Chinese investor
Deal involving buyer Xu Liusheng adds to a growing list of prime assets being snapped up following years of falling prices in Hong Kong.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Outside In | Multilateralism isn’t dead, despite a Trumpian year
Despite the duress, most countries clearly do not prefer Trumpian unilateralism. But while multilateralism is not dead, it is limping badly.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
What is oshikatsu? Nearly 50% of Japan’s young workers seek trend for fulfilment
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
34 arrested in Hong Kong crackdown on illegal workers, including 13 ex-helpers
Three-day operation is the third targeting illegal workers in two months, involving raids at places such as restaurants and manufacturing si...
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
5 of the best exhibits at Hong Kong Palace Museum’s ancient Egypt exhibition
The wonders of ancient Egypt are revealed in a new exhibition at the Hong Kong Palace Museum, from cat mummies to a female pharaoh and more.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Chinese text at factory event in Kedah sparks double-standard accusation
Critics contrast the Chinese characters on a foundation stone at the event with the push by PAS to strictly use Malay and Jawi in Kedah.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
US boycott and China-Japan rift loom large over South Africa G20 summit
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Tokyo government ordered to pay US$247,970 in damages in Nepal man’s death
The court found that unreasonable force used by police led to Arjun Bahadur Singh’s death in 2017 while in custody.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
CY Leung’s charity moves to 104-year-old Hong Kong site of ‘philanthropic spirit’
GX Foundation moving to No 4 Hospital Road in Mid-Levels, a site created in response to Hong Kong’s 1894 plague outbreak.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
‘Forgotten by everyone’: Namewee blasted for job hunt amid Iris Hsieh probe
Taiwanese model Sprite Fang accused Namewee of lacking sincerity in the social media star’s death.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Cryptocurrency market extends slide as bitcoin falls below US$86,000
The slump has options traders eyeing the US$85,000 threshold for market bellwether bitcoin.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Sun Life aims for global growth with new asset management hires
Sun Life unites asset management divisions, appoints top talent to drive global expansion and boost alternative investments.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025
Explainer | How China-Japan spat is disrupting travel and what it means for Hong Kong
Recent tensions erupted after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested Tokyo might take military action if China invaded Taiwan.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2025