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Philippine Inequality Widens as Jeepneys Struggle and Oil Firms Profit
Economic disparities in the Philippines are deepening as the traditional jeepney transport sector languishes under financial pressure while oil companies continue to post gains. The contrasting fortunes highlight structu...
Hong Kong Firms Uneasy Over China's Renewed Anti-Sanctions Law Push
Hong Kong businesses are expressing concern over a renewed push by Beijing to advance anti-sanctions legislation in the city. Companies fear the law could complicate their international operations and expose them to coun...
Asian Gold Buyers Remain Committed Despite War-Linked Price Dip in March
Asian consumers and investors continued to show strong interest in gold even after war-related volatility caused prices to fall in March. Demand across the region remains resilient, with buyers viewing price dips as buyi...
Asia Fuels Netflix Q1 Revenue Growth, Driven by BTS and Baseball
Asia emerged as a key engine of Netflix's first-quarter revenue performance, with Korean pop phenomenon BTS and baseball content cited as major drivers of subscriber engagement and growth across the region....
Japanese Firm Turns to Insect-Based Fish Feed as Aquaculture Costs Rise
A Japanese company is betting on fish raised with insect meal as a cost-effective alternative feed amid rising aquaculture expenses. The initiative reflects growing industry interest in sustainable protein sources to red...
Cash Handouts to Women Voters Emerge as Key Tool in India State Elections
Direct cash transfer schemes targeting women voters are reshaping electoral dynamics in India's state elections, with parties increasingly deploying such welfare promises as campaign centerpieces. The trend raises questi...
Eight Killed Including Malaysian National in Helicopter Crash on Indonesia's Borneo
All eight people on board — two crew and six passengers — died when a private Airbus H130 helicopter crashed in dense forest in West Kalimantan province on Indonesia's Borneo island. The helicopter, operated by Matth...
Elderly Man Stabbed in Hong Kong's Sheung Wan District
An 80-year-old man was stabbed in the leg and elbow near Cosco Tower in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, on Friday morning by an unidentified attacker wielding a knife. He was taken to Queen Mary Hospital for treatment, and police...
Myanmar Frees Former President Win Myint, Reduces Suu Kyi's Sentence in Mass Amnesty
Myanmar's military government released former president Win Myint and reduced imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi's 27-year prison sentence as part of a broad amnesty that freed 4,335 prisoners. The pardon was anno...
Hong Kong Customs Arrests 7 in Crackdown on Illegal Karaoke Sets at Party Rooms
Hong Kong customs officers arrested seven people during Operation Magpie, a citywide crackdown on party rooms offering copyright-infringing karaoke sets. More than 100 officers raided 14 party rooms, a bar, and two onlin...
China's Quirky Daily Life: Wrong Tomb Swept, Homework at Police Station, Courier Feeds Village
A collection of unusual human-interest stories from mainland China highlights the unexpected in everyday life. During the Tomb Sweeping Festival, a Guangdong woman discovered her family had been visiting the wrong grave ...
Hong Kong Outlying Island Primary School to Close in 2029 Over Dwindling Enrolment
CCC Cheung Chau Church Kam Kong Primary School will shut down in the 2029–30 academic year after failing to submit a survival plan amid insufficient Primary One pupil numbers. The school is the first of 15 under-enroll...
Escaped Wolf Recaptured After Gripping Nationwide Manhunt in South Korea
Neukgu, a two-year-old wolf that escaped from a zoo in Daejeon, South Korea, was found after its disappearance captured national attention. Details on how or where the wolf was located were not disclosed in initial repor...
China's Structural Energy Mismatch Poses Long-Term Supply Challenges
A South China Morning Post analysis examines the structural mismatch in China's energy sector, where supply and demand imbalances create systemic challenges for the country's long-term energy security....
South Korean Mother Faces Child Abuse Charges for Feeding Rice Cake Soup to 2-Month-Old
A woman in her thirties in South Korea is under investigation for child abuse after photos she posted online showed her feeding tteokguk, a traditional rice cake soup, to her two-month-old infant. Incheon Metropolitan Po...
Europe Convenes 30-Nation Paris Summit to Reopen Strait of Hormuz Without US or Iran
France and Britain are hosting a coalition of more than 30 nations in Paris for a summit aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz, closed amid an ongoing US-Israeli bombardment on Iran. The US, Israel, and Iran were all e...
SCMP Weekly Highlights: China's 3-Satellite Surveillance Network, Hong Kong Inflation Surge
South China Morning Post's weekly digest spotlights top stories including China's release of radar imagery confirming a three-satellite geosynchronous orbit surveillance network capable of tracking targets, which has hei...
South African Opposition Leader Malema Sentenced to 5 Years for Firearm Offence
Julius Malema, leader of South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters, was sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of illegally firing a rifle at a political rally in 2018. He was released pending an appeal; ...
Cuban President Warns Country Is Ready to Resist US Military Aggression
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, speaking at a rally marking the 65th anniversary of the declaration of the Cuban Revolution's socialist character, said Cuba does not seek conflict with the United States but is prepare...
Asian Refiners Turn to US Crude as Iran War Disrupts Middle Eastern Oil Supply
Asian oil refiners are increasingly purchasing US crude to offset supply disruptions caused by the war involving Iran. Japanese buyers led early purchases of May-loading cargoes, with South Korean, Singaporean, and Thai ...