- http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...pment?utm_source=rss_feedBeijing has pledged to support Hong Kong in better integrating into and serving national development in the latest five-year blueprint while backing the city to become a high-end talent hub and enhance its law-based governance. The fourth plenum of the Communist Partys Central Committee, which concluded last Thursday, focused on formulating Chinas 15th ...Posted 5 days 19 hours ago - 10/28/25
- http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/po...-gaza?utm_source=rss_feedIndonesia has been urged to exercise caution before sending troops to join an international stabilisation force (ISF) in war-torn Gaza, part of a US-led ceasefire plan, as questions swirl around the forces mandate, financing, duration and leadership. President Prabowo Subianto has repeatedly said publicly that the worlds largest Muslim-majority nation is ...Posted 5 days 19 hours ago - 10/28/25
- http://www.scmp.com/news/china/s...nisms?utm_source=rss_feedDeep-sea animals in the Pacific Ring of Fire off Japan are rapidly growing and adapting, scientists observed in crewed submersible dives. Creatures in the deep, dark ocean have evolved diverse strategies to survive, adapting to varying depths and nutrient availability. The team from the University of Western Australia (UWA) and Tokyo University of Marine ...Posted 5 days 19 hours ago - 10/28/25
- http://www.scmp.com/business/ban...-says?utm_source=rss_feedThe Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has decided to focus development of the e-HKD on wholesale applications because the central bank digital currency (CBDC) has stronger potential value in large transactions than in daily retail use. The citys de facto central bank announced the decision on Tuesday after a second phase of e-HKD trials that tested its ...Posted 5 days 19 hours ago - 10/28/25
- http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/au...hoice?utm_source=rss_feedAustralian opposition leader Sussan Ley on Tuesday condemned Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for wearing a Joy Division T-shirt despite the origin of the UK post-punk bands name. Ley said Australians expect their prime minister to show judgment, respect and leadership but have got the opposite from Albanese. Arriving back in Australia from his overseas ...Posted 5 days 19 hours ago - 10/28/25
- http://www.scmp.com/opinion/chin...arget?utm_source=rss_feedThe Chinese planning season is in full swing. Ahead of the formal release of the 15th five-year plan (running from 2026 to 2030) next March, early signs coming out of the just-completed fourth plenum of the Communist Party suggest that it will be more of the same: a focus on continuing Chinas extraordinary industrial and technological ascendancy, driven by ...Posted 5 days 20 hours ago - 10/28/25
- http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...-porn?utm_source=rss_feedA Hong Kong court has sentenced a former teacher to 2 years in jail for engaging in obscene acts with her son and producing suggestive videos involving her children, with the presiding judge slamming her for breaching the trust placed in her as a mother. The District Court on Tuesday sentenced the mother of three on two counts of gross indecency towards a ...Posted 5 days 20 hours ago - 10/28/25
- http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...ister?utm_source=rss_feedHong Kongs construction quality will remain world-class, even as authorities introduce more materials and standards from mainland China, the development minister has said in response to public concerns over building safety. Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho said the government was considering pre-approving construction materials regarded by ...Posted 5 days 21 hours ago - 10/28/25
- http://www.scmp.com/news/china/s...plant?utm_source=rss_feedIn the 1987 American action film RoboCop, protagonist Alex Murphy is a police officer in a dystopian 21st-century Detroit when he is mortally wounded and rebuilt by cybernetic enhancements so that he can keep fighting crime. Nearly 40 years on, a Chinese policeman and a team of doctors at Jilin University have turned what once seemed a highly futuristic ...Posted 5 days 21 hours ago - 10/28/25
- http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...-kong?utm_source=rss_feedHong Kong customs has uncovered two major sea smuggling cases, seizing suspected illicit goods worth about HK$200 million (US$25 million), including 150 tonnes of donkey skin. The massive haul was discovered aboard a river trade vessel and an ocean-going ship on October 3 and 7, respectively. Customs officers inspected on October 7 five containers declared ...Posted 5 days 21 hours ago - 10/28/25
- http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...nghai?utm_source=rss_feedHong Kongs task force to support mainland enterprises going global will hold its first major event in Shanghai next week, the citys leader has said, while pledging to push for stronger regional trade at this weeks Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in South Korea. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also revealed on Tuesday that a record 350 Hong ...Posted 5 days 22 hours ago - 10/28/25
- http://www.scmp.com/news/world/u...party?utm_source=rss_feedZohran Mamdani may not solve all of the beleaguered US Democrats problems, but the surprise front-runner in the race for New York mayor does offer hints on how to win back voters and power. The Democrats shut out of power in the White House and both chambers of Congress were seen negatively by 63 per cent of US voters, according to a July poll in The Wall ...Posted 5 days 22 hours ago - 10/28/25
- http://www.scmp.com/tech/article...floor?utm_source=rss_feedShenzhen-based robotics company Dobot has unveiled a lifelike robotic recreation of Sinosauropteryx a small, feathered dinosaur that lived around 130 million years ago in its latest push to broaden commercial applications of robotics beyond humanoid forms. The company said in a statement on Monday that the machine, powered by multimodal interaction, ...Posted 5 days 22 hours ago - 10/28/25
- http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...ction?utm_source=rss_feedThe former mother-in-law of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has been jailed for 1 years for obstructing a police investigation into her son after the models murder came to light two years ago. The District Court on Tuesday ruled that Jenny Li Sui-heung, 66, deserved a deterrent sentence for attempting to prevent police from locating Alex Kwong ...Posted 5 days 22 hours ago - 10/28/25
- http://www.scmp.com/news/china/p...-plan?utm_source=rss_feedChinas institutional strength will help the country tackle major tests over the course of the next five-year plan, analysts and state media have said. The countrys latest development plan, which is due to start next year and run until 2030, comes at a time when Beijing is facing increasing obstacles to its long-term ambitions both at home and abroad ...Posted 5 days 22 hours ago - 10/28/25
- http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...ility?utm_source=rss_feedHong Kongs leader has pledged to hold accountable those responsible for a cargo plane crash that killed two airport workers, saying the government will provide all necessary resources and support for the investigation. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Tuesday that he had instructed the Air Accident Investigation Authority to ascertain the cause of ...Posted 5 days 22 hours ago - 10/28/25
- http://www.scmp.com/business/art...-peak?utm_source=rss_feedHong Kongs lived-in home prices rose 1.3 per cent in September, logging their biggest gains so far this year and reaching their highest in more than a year, amid optimism that the residential market has bottomed out. The citys rental prices, meanwhile, inched within a hair of their historical peak, data from the Rating and Valuation Department showed on ...Posted 5 days 22 hours ago - 10/28/25
- http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...n-lee?utm_source=rss_feedHong Kong authorities will take a hard line towards any disruptions to the coming Legislative Council election, the citys leader has warned, while noting he will send out a letter urging civil servants to vote in the December poll. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Tuesday also stressed that there was no hard target for the election turnout rate, but ...Posted 5 days 22 hours ago - 10/28/25
- http://www.scmp.com/news/people-...-love?utm_source=rss_feedA woman in northwestern China, battling uremia, married a cancer patient, agreeing to care for him during his treatment in exchange for his kidney after his death. As they spent time together, their shared humour and optimism blossomed into an unexpected love story. Amid a wave of inspiring cancer survival stories recently reported by mainland media ...Posted 5 days 22 hours ago - 10/28/25
- http://www.scmp.com/business/ban...women?utm_source=rss_feedHong Kongs financial sector has seen strong growth in the number of women taking up senior positions and board directorships in recent years, driven by regulatory changes and corporate initiatives promoting gender diversity, according to a survey released on Tuesday. Women held 45 per cent of senior leadership roles namely CEO, managing director and ...Posted 5 days 23 hours ago - 10/28/25
- http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...valry?utm_source=rss_feedThe Panama Canal Authority has met key industry players ahead of tendering its US$2.6 billion plan to build two new port terminals, a move that a veteran Hong Kong political analyst says could ease an intense US-China rivalry over the waterway by diversifying the ownership of its strategic assets. The consultation, announced by the authority on Monday, came ...Posted 5 days 23 hours ago - 10/28/25
- http://www.scmp.com/economy/chin...links?utm_source=rss_feedChina has denounced the United Kingdom for sanctioning 11 Chinese companies over alleged connections with Russia despite Beijings diplomatic objections, warning the move could damage the UK-China relationship. The UKs actions constitute unilateral sanctions that lack both a basis in international law and authorisation from the United Nations, Chinas ...Posted 5 days 23 hours ago - 10/28/25
- http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...ge-76?utm_source=rss_feedHong Kong veteran actor Benz Hung Hui Shiu-hung has died at the age of 76 from complications arising from cancer, with a close friend announcing the news on Tuesday morning. TV host Luisa Maria Leitao revealed Hui had died at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital at 2.30am due to multiple organ failure caused by cancer. Hui was surrounded by his many family and ...Posted 5 days 23 hours ago - 10/28/25
- http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/ar...ights?utm_source=rss_feedWe have selected seven stories from the SCMPs coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Is the Big One coming? Earthquake mania grips Philippines as fears mount A spate of powerful earthquakes across the Philippines has ...Posted 6 days 6 minutes ago - 10/27/25
- http://www.scmp.com/business/ban...arket?utm_source=rss_feedHSBC Holdings, the largest banking group in Europe and Hong Kong by assets, reported a 25 per cent decline in third-quarter profits on Tuesday as a result of lower interest rates and provisions made for commercial property and lawsuits related to the Bernard Madoff fraud case. Net profit for the July to September quarter stood at US$4.58 billion, or 28 US ...Posted 6 days 6 minutes ago - 10/27/25
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