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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 ...
Hong Kong Police Hunt Suspect Who Snatched Phones from Women at MTR Stations
Hong Kong police are searching for a man who snatched mobile phones from two women at Lai King and Mei Foo MTR stations within minutes of each other on Thursday evening. The suspect, believed to be around 30 years old, e...
Comedian Jus Reign Explores Identity and Pace in New Dramedy 'Late Bloomer'
Canadian comedian Jasmeet Raina, known online as Jus Reign, reflects on stepping back from his YouTube persona to create the dramedy 'Late Bloomer,' dedicated to people finding their own pace in life. He describes the cr...
AI Tools Seen as Bridge to Better Cleft Care for India's 30,000 Annual Cases
India records an estimated 30,000 children born with cleft lip and/or palate each year, and while surgical access has improved, significant gaps remain beyond the operating room. Artificial intelligence is being explored...
India Urged to Build Community-Based, Sustainable Eye Care Infrastructure
Health experts are calling for a shift in India's eye care model away from high-volume urban centers toward low-maintenance, community-based facilities focused on early intervention. Sustainable models are seen as more r...
Indian Annatto Seed Farmers Struggle Without Government Certification Support
Annatto seed farmers in India, who grow the world's second most important natural colorant on nearly 10,000 acres, face falling prices due to the absence of government-backed organic certification, proper procurement mec...
Andhra Pradesh Millet Initiative Turns Women into Rural Entrepreneurs
A state government initiative in Andhra Pradesh is building women-led millet enterprises that connect farms, kitchens, and local markets into sustainable livelihoods. The program is part of a broader push to revive mille...
Hong Kong Tai Po Fire Inquiry Focuses on Wang Fuk Court Management
An independent panel investigating Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades continued hearings into the Wang Fuk Court blaze in Tai Po, with the management committee of the owners' corporation expected to face scrutiny. A f...
Trump Congratulates T.S. Sandhu on Appointment as Delhi Lieutenant Governor
U.S. President Donald Trump publicly greeted Taranjit Singh Sandhu on his appointment as Delhi's Lieutenant Governor, a post to which Sandhu was named on March 5. The gesture underscores continued high-level personal eng...
Trump Reports 'Very Good' Call with Modi, Discusses West Asia and Bilateral Ties
U.S. President Donald Trump described a phone call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 14 as 'very good,' with the two leaders discussing bilateral relations and sharing perspectives on the situation in Wes...