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Scammers in China have traditionally preyed on young people looking for quick cash or older individuals seeking health and longevity. However, they have found a new target: academics. Liu Xia, a lecturer in economics and management at a private university in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province in central China, is still indignant when she recalls the experience in 2024 of a paper submission-based sca...
China’s proactive role in stabilising global energy and fertiliser markets amid the Strait of Hormuz crisis shows the country is a defender of global supply chains, rather than a disruptive force as “hyped” by the West, Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang said on Monday. “The fact that Chinese manufacturing never falters or fails at critical moments fully proves that China is a participant, a builder and a...
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s trip to Russia as part of an Asean delegation to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin was a pragmatic move that showed the city state could uphold its sanctions against Moscow while keeping diplomatic channels open, analysts said. They said the approach reflected Singapore’s need to balance its principled stance on the Ukraine war with its responsibilities...
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s trip to Russia as part of an Asean delegation to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin despite the city state’s ongoing sanctions against Moscow was a pragmatic move, analysts said. They pointed to considerations such as the island republic’s role as chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations next year, on top of the region’s search for energy secu...
Mature Chinese women are “renting” themselves to younger counterparts to listen to their worries and share life experiences. This service, commonly known as “sister commission,” has gone viral on social media platforms after some women in their 30s and 40s advertised such services. According to the posts, they offer “younger sisters” a listening ear, advice drawn from their richer life experiences...
A Hong Kong primary school’s decision to host a late-night screening of a Fifa World Cup semi-final match on campus has triggered a wave of excitement online, with some saying it will be a “once-in-a-lifetime” experience. In a circular to parents, Chi Lin Buddhist Primary School in Tseung Kwan O said the event, scheduled for the early hours of July 15, aimed to let students experience the atmosphe...
A Hong Kong primary school’s decision to invite pupils to watch one of the World Cup semi-final matches on campus late at night has triggered a wave of excitement on social media, with some internet users saying it will be a “once-in-a-lifetime” experience. According to a circular issued to parents by Chi Lin Buddhist Primary School in Tseung Kwan O, the event, to be held on campus in the early ho...
A Hong Kong primary school’s decision to invite pupils to watch one of the World Cup semi-final matches on campus overnight has triggered a wave of excitement on social media, with some internet users saying it will be a “once-in-a-lifetime” experience. According to a circular issued to parents by Chi Lin Buddist Primary School in Tseung Kwan O, the event, to be held on campus in the early hours o...
A recent meeting between the leaders of Myanmar and China has given the military junta an opening to persuade Asean to allow it to return to the bloc’s summits. Analysts also say, however, that Myanmar’s regime could feel emboldened to escalate action against resistance forces, revving up its “military approach” to deal with the country’s civil war. Last Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping met h...
While nine out of 10 Hongkongers aim to remain as self-sufficient as possible in their old age, they also expect 14 years of care dependency and 17 years of financial dependence, among the highest totals in Asia, according to survey results released on Monday. Based on the responses of 1,000 Hongkongers aged 18 and above, the Manulife Asia Care Survey 2026 found clear gaps between awareness and ac...
The two-month-old baby of a Hong Kong couple involved in custody battles for their two children has been sent to hospital after falling ill and could be tested for meningitis, according to his parents, who earlier caused controversy for failing to register the infant’s birth in the city and were arrested for alleged child neglect. The father of two-month-old Danny, Tsang Wai-bong, said on Monday t...
At least three teenagers were killed and seven others wounded on Monday in a rare school shooting in the central Philippines, police said. Two alleged shooters, aged 15 and 14, had fired “randomly” inside the school, police information officer Evalyn Diaz said of the incident, which took place at around 9am at San Jose National High School in Leyte province’s Tacloban City. One of the suspects was...
At least three teenagers were killed and seven others wounded on Monday in a rare school shooting in the central Philippines, police said. Two alleged shooters, aged 15 and 14, had fired “randomly” inside the school, police information officer Evalyn Diaz said of the incident, which took place at around 9am at San Jose National High School in Leyte province’s Tacloban City. One of the suspects was...
At least three teenaged students were killed and five others wounded on Monday in a rare school shooting in the central Philippines, police said. The two alleged shooters, aged 15 and 14, had fired “randomly” inside the school, police information officer Evalyn Diaz said of the incident, which took place at around 9am at San Jose National High School in Leyte province’s Tacloban City. A video wide...
Three people have died and five injured in a school shooting in Central Philippines, police said. One of the two alleged suspects – a 15-year-old Grade 9 student of the school – is now in police custody, the Inquirer reported. The shooting occurred at around 9am at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City on Monday morning. Tacloban City police chief Noelito Getigan told the Manila Bulletin ...
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A Ferrari caught fire near a light rail stop in Hong Kong’s Tin Shui Wai on Monday morning. Police said the driver reported the fire at 10.41am after exiting the black vehicle, which had no passengers on board, near Ginza Station. Photos and videos circulating online show firefighters extinguishing the blaze as traffic builds up behind the car, with smoke billowing from the scene. The fire was lat...
A black Ferrari caught fire near a light rail stop in Hong Kong’s Tin Shui Wai on Monday morning. Police said the driver reported the fire at 10.41am after exiting the vehicle, which had no passengers on board, near Ginza Station. Photos and videos circulating online show firefighters extinguishing the blaze as traffic builds up behind the car, with smoke billowing from the scene. The fire was lat...
Malaysian consumers and small business owners have welcomed the government’s decision to introduce subsidised diesel at 2.10 ringgit (50 US cents) per litre (0.3 gallons) nationwide from July 1, although some are seeking greater clarity on fuel allocations under the MyKad-based scheme. Malaysian Tamilan Tow Truck Association president Mathevaanan Mohanaraja said the effectiveness of the initiativ...
A huge blast at a Qatar gas hub killed 13 people and injured 66 others, the Gulf state’s energy minister said on Monday, one of the deadliest accidents at a Gulf energy facility. Authorities are investigating the cause of the incident, which energy minister Saad al-Kaabi said was “an accident and not sabotage or hostile in nature”, after Iranian attacks targeted energy facilities in the Gulf durin...
An explosion tore through Qatar’s key natural gas export terminal on Sunday night as workers tried to resume operations there after Iran bombed it during the war, causing a fire that hurt at least 54 people as another 18 were still missing hours later. The blast at the Ras Laffan industrial area – the world’s biggest LNG export plant – could cause further chaos in global energy markets, particular...
An explosion tore through Qatar’s key natural gas export terminal Sunday night as workers tried to resume operations there after Iran bombed it during the war, causing a fire that hurt at least 54 people as another 18 were still missing hours later. The blast at the Ras Laffan industrial area could cause further chaos in global energy markets, particularly as Qatar remains one of the world’s top n...
The market capitalisation of Hong Kong-listed artificial intelligence pioneer Zhipu AI surpassed HK$1 trillion (US$128 billion) on Monday, fuelled by investor optimism as the company goes head-to-head with its American rivals. Shares of Zhipu, which trades under the name Knowledge Atlas Technology, skyrocketed as much as 42 per cent on Monday morning to a peak of HK$2,980. The surge follows the re...
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. A judge-led panel investigating Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has resumed its public inquiry after a six-week break to hear expert evidence on the cause of the blaze that killed 168 people last year. The independent committee probing the Wang Fuk Court ...
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. A judge-led panel investigating Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has resumed its public inquiry after a six-week break to hear expert evidence on the cause of the blaze that killed 168 people last year. The independent committee probing the Wang Fuk Court ...
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. A judge-led panel investigating Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has resumed its public inquiry after a six-week break to hear expert evidence on the cause of the blaze that killed 168 people last year. The independent committee probing the Wang Fuk Court ...
Statements from the US and Iran following talks in Switzerland have cooled tensions that nearly derailed the peace process, signalling an intention to continue negotiations even as key issues remained unresolved, according to analysts. Tehran said the talks had led to the lifting of the blockade and the release of frozen assets for Iran, but that the real test remained deconfliction in Lebanon. “T...
The US-Iran talks in Switzerland have led to the lifting of the blockade and the release of frozen assets for Iran, Tehran said, but the real test remains deconfliction in Lebanon. “Tireless Pakistani and Qatari mediation has delivered major progress to end Lebanon War,” Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said in a social media post on Monday. “Oil and petrochem exports are waived, bloc...
Last week, Xia Baolong, Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong and Macau affairs, made a two-day trip to the city to review the Hong Kong government’s progress across many areas. Everything seems to have been orchestrated with precision. Ahead of Xia’s arrival, the government launched its two-month public consultation on the city’s first five-year plan. The day after Xia concluded his visit, the governm...
Australian police seized a record 2.7 tonnes of cocaine hidden in plastic tubs buried underground on the outskirts of Sydney, detectives said on Monday. It was the largest cocaine haul in Australian history, a joint organised crime investigation force said in a statement. Police allege a Sydney-based organised crime group arranged for a foreign vessel to offload the cocaine in northern Queensland ...
