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The Nobel Prize may not seem very relevant to many, but we can certainly draw lessons from its winners. Earlier this year, Peter Howitt – an honorary professor and fellow alumnus of Canada’s Western University – was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences with two other professors for work on innovation-driven economic growth. Howitt’s work […]

ABU DHABI, 13th December, 2025 (WAM) -- Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Special Envoy of UAE President to China, and Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority, met with Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, during his official visit […]

ABU DHABI, 13th December, 2025 (WAM) -- At the invitation of H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China, paid a visit to the UAE on 12th and 13th December.During the visit, the two sides […]

A domestic helper who died in Hong Kong’s devastating Tai Po fire last month had planned to return home permanently to the Philippines to be with her 10-year-old son and was due to leave on Saturday, the Post has learned. Maryan Pascual Esteban, 39, died with her ward, five-year-old Hannah, in the inferno at the Wang Fuk Court housing estate, which killed […]

Hong Kong authorities have launched a professional services platform to provide support for mainland Chinese companies expanding overseas, while boosting business opportunities for local sectors. Speaking at the launch ceremony for the Hong Kong Professional Services GoGlobal Platform on Saturday, Deputy Secretary for Justice Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan said […]

The world is not entering a grey zone of international law. It is leaving it. What is taking shape is not an anomaly, nor a moment of tension, nor an exception justified by geopolitical circumstances: it is the normalization of plunder, carried out by states that proclaim themselves guardians of the global order while dismantling it piece by piece. The sea […]

A warehouse in northern Hong Kong caught fire on Saturday, forcing more than 30 people including dozens of residents of a nearby nursing home to evacuate. Police received multiple calls about the fire breaking out in the warehouse on Ma Liu Shui San Tsuen’s Lung Ma Road in Sheung Shui at around 5.27pm. Firefighters extinguished the blaze within an hour, […]

Washington DC [US], December 13 (ANI): US forces raided a cargo ship travelling from China to Iran last month, according to the Wall Street Journal, in the latest reported instance of increasingly aggressive maritime tactics by the administration of US President Donald Trump, Al Jazeera reported.Unnamed officials told the newspaper that US military […]

Exhibitors at one of Hong Kong’s largest annual bazaars expect sales to rise by up to 20 per cent from last year, citing higher attendance and good weather as they introduce modern twists to some traditional food products. The 59th edition of the Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo, organised by the Chinese Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong, opened […]

New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): The 2025 Taiwan Film Festival commenced in the national capital on Friday, December 12, showcasing contemporary Taiwanese cinema and strengthening cultural ties between India and Taiwan. The two-day festival, organised by the Ministry of Culture, Taiwan, will feature film screenings, discussions with filmmakers, and the […]

Hong Kong police have arrested a 71-year-old man on suspicion of attacking a woman and her son with a water bottle following a dispute over smoking. The 58-year-old mother called police at about 8.30am on Saturday, reporting that the man had poured water on her and used a water bottle to attack her 29-year-old son at a pedestrian tunnel at Che Kung Miu Road […]

A residential project in Yau Tong triggered buying euphoria on Saturday, with more than 70 per cent of the 150 units on offer snapped up by midafternoon amid heightened expectations for a recovery in Hong Kong’s home market next year. The flats at One Park Place, priced between HK$4.23 million (US$543,684) and HK$9.51 million, were in high demand after […]

Hong Kong’s constitutional affairs chief has dismissed suggestions that a record number of invalid ballots cast in the recent Legislative Council election was due to some people being forced to vote, adding that authorities may reconsider introducing “smart ballot boxes” to address the issue. Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick […]

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. Temperatures in Hong Kong are set to dip to as low as 14 degrees Celsius (57.2 Fahrenheit) on Sunday after a cold front moves across the coast of […]

Beijing [China], December 13 (ANI): Joint Secretary (East Asia) Sujit Ghosh in the Ministry of External Affairs and Liu Jinsong, Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, held talks on the momentum of bilateral relations.Spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in India, Yu Jing, said that the consultations […]

At a packed and tiny storefront in Hong Kong’s Sham Shui Po, Yau Yiu-wai busily explains the best way to open and shut umbrellas to an endless stream of interested buyers. But the 73-year-old shop owner only received a bump in customers after announcing earlier this week that he would be closing down the 183-year-old family business – one of the […]

New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): Congress MP Jairam Ramesh, reacting to India's exclusion from the US-led Pax Silica initiative, said the move is a result of the deteriorating relationship between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi since May 10, and added that India would have benefited had it been part of the initiative. In a […]

Hong Kong authorities have expressed confidence in swiftly identifying a location in Tai Po to build subsidised flats as part of resettlement options being reviewed for residents left homeless by the deadly inferno last month. Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun on Saturday outlined several options to resettle the displaced residents of Wang Fuk […]

Christine Fong Kwok-shan, a long-time district councillor in Hong Kong known for defending constituents’ rights with fiery and sometimes controversial political acts, has pledged to abandon her past protest methods, now that she has been elected as a lawmaker. The city’s new “Queen of Votes” in the Legislative Council election, who previously […]

BEIJING, 13th December, 2025 (WAM) -- China has achieved another year of bumper grain harvest in 2025, with total output hitting a record high of 714.88 million tonnes, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed.The figure represents a year-on-year increase of 1.2%, according to the NBS.The bumper harvest was driven by increases in both […]

Former Hong Kong commerce minister Gregory So Kam-leung has died at the age of 67. It was understood that So, a lawyer by profession who served as the city’s secretary for commerce and economic development between 2011 and 2017, had suffered a stroke two months ago and was in hospital in Singapore before he died on Saturday morning. He oversaw a number of […]

The principal of a Hong Kong primary school opposite the scene of the deadly Tai Po fire has expressed hope that the institution can relocate, saying the horrifying view of the charred buildings will make parents feel uncomfortable and affect enrolment. Tai Po Baptist Public School head Siu Ting said the campus was still sealed off and there was currently […]

A 51-year-old man is suspected of setting his flat on fire in northern Hong Kong, leaving him in a critical condition in hospital with severe burns and forcing 400 residents to flee the building. Authorities received multiple calls at 3.43am on Saturday from residents reporting the blaze at Tin Chak Estate in Tin Shui Wai, with occasional sounds of […]

Once every decade, villagers in Kam Tin build a nearly 30-metre (100-foot) tall bamboo structure – large enough to hold almost half the capacity of the Hong Kong Coliseum – to stage rituals and Cantonese opera performances for an audience of residents, deities and spirits alike. The colossal structure, adorned with vibrant plaques and a flag, is the […]

Taipei [Taiwan], December 13 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected nine sorties of Chinese Military Aircraft and seven naval vessels operating around its territorial waters as of 6:00 am (local time) on Saturday.Of the nine sorties, four crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the northern and southwestern Air Defence […]

McDonald’s Hong Kong was voted Company of the Year at the 2025 Business Awards organised by SCMP Live, a highlight for the company as it marks half a century of operating in the city. The restaurant chain’s CEO Randy Lai and chairman Zhang Yichen received the award from SCMP’s CEO Catherine So during a lunch ceremony in Hong Kong on Friday. The […]

Ambiguous rules, lax supervision and uncoordinated policies involving at least four departments are among some deep-rooted problems contributing to the inferno that killed 160 residents in Hong Kong, analysts have said, as the Post reviewed what went wrong. Some industry insiders also questioned whether housing authorities, who oversee a lesser-known […]

New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): Foreign Affairs Expert Robinder Sachdev described India's recent decision to expedite tourist and business employment visas for Chinese nationals as a clear sign that both countries are quietly recalibrating their relationship, despite the border dispute between the two countries.Speaking to ANI on Friday, Sachdev said […]

Beijing [China], December 13 (ANI): India and China held a fresh round of diplomatic consultations in Beijing as Joint Secretary (East Asia) Sujit Ghosh visited China from December 11 to December 12, the Ministry of External Affairs said.According to a release issued on Friday, the MEA stated that during the visit, Ghosh called on Chinese Vice Foreign […]

New Delhi [India], December 12 (ANI): Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday flagged the air pollution crisis in northern India and other parts of the country, demanding a parliamentary discussion to develop a systematic plan to address it. Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju assured the LoP that the government is […]

Beijing is making a bold bid to shape how the world thinks about war, peace, and power in the decades ahead China's newly released white paper on arms control, disarmament, and nonproliferation comes at a m

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] The new intelligent dialogue application developed by HKChat OmniServe achieved a significant milestone within five days of its trial launch release on November 20. In that short time, HKChat claimed the top spot on the city’s app store free app rankings, a success which […]

Cuttack (Odisha) [India], December 12 (ANI): Unnati Hooda, Tasnim Mir, Isharani Baruah, Kiran George and Rounak Chouhan all continued their strong run at the Odisha Masters to secure semi-final spots on Friday, according to a release.In men's singles second seed Kiran George stayed solid with a commanding 21-11, 21-17 win over Rithvik Sanjeevi in 33 […]

Civilian agencies were used to mask defense-related research, Major General Aleksey Rtishchev has saidThe US Agency for International Development (USAID) could have been involved in testing pharmaceutical drugs on Ukrainians, a senior Russian military official said on Friday. The agency was officially closed by the administration of US President Donald […]

New Delhi has removed most restrictions for short-term visitors from China India has fast-tracked business visas for Chinese professionals as New Delhi continues to boost ties with Beijing, Reuters reported on Friday. The Indian government has dropped a layer of bureaucratic scrutiny and shortened visa […]

New Delhi has removed most restrictions for short-term visitors from ChinaIndia has fast-tracked business visas for Chinese professionals as New Delhi continues to boost ties with Beijing, Reuters reported on Friday.The Indian government has dropped a layer of bureaucratic scrutiny and shortened visa approval times to less than a month, the news agency […]

Hong Kong health authorities have urged the public to get the latest Covid vaccine as the next wave of the virus is set to arrive. The Centre for Health Protection said on Friday active periods of Covid-19 came in cycles of every six to nine months. More than five months had passed since the last periodic upsurge of Covid activity, it noted, as it asked the […]

Only civilization-states with real sovereignty can withstand the weight of the new age of empiresThe new world order takes shape through pressure, rivalry, and the rise of several commanding powers, not through declarations of equality. Multipolarity emerges as a harsh contest of sovereignty in which only civilization-states with real strength shape events […]

Yuen Long Tai Bo Cafe shot to Internet fame after it became the subject of a viral copypasta trend on Threads. The lengthy text, which has been copied and pasted on various online posts repeatedly, playfully referred to the cafe’s meat patties as “a tastebud nuke” and “Asia’s number one”, prompting a wave of customers to experience the hype, […]

Taipei [Taiwan], December 12 (ANI): The US Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) has released its annual report denouncing China's deepening repression, particularly drawing attention to the case of Taiwanese activist Yang Chih-yuan, who has been detained on politically motivated charges.The comprehensive report details numerous instances of […]

(New York) - Chinese authorities have formally charged well-known journalist and author Du Bin () with "picking quarrels and provoking trouble," Human Rights Watch said today.  Police in Beijing took Du, 53, into custody on October 15, 2025, a day before he had scheduled trip to Japan, his sister said in a

Manulife (International), one of the biggest life insurers and pension providers in Hong Kong and Macau, has finished moving its domicile to Hong Kong from Bermuda, making it the first insurer to successfully complete the process under a new regime, according to a statement on Friday. The insurer said the redomiciling was a “strategic milestone” that […]

Hongkong Land is set to launch what it expects to be the largest private real estate fund in Singapore, with more than S$8 billion (US$6.2 billion) in assets under management, including prime commercial projects in the waterfront Marina Bay district. At inception, the Singapore Central Private Real Estate Fund (SCPREF) would include one-third stakes in One […]

Hong Kong police have arrested nine men for suspected involvement in military-style combat training, the first such case under the domestic national security law, after raiding a factory space in San Po Kong. The force’s National Security Department said on Friday that some of the suspects were friends and had allegedly gathered near the scene of the Tai […]

New Delhi [India], December 12 (ANI): India is entering a pivotal phase in Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) deployment, with demand expected to rise sharply in the coming years even as the country works to overcome deep structural barriers in manufacturing, technology integration and supply-chain resilience, according to a sector update by Nuvama […]