Chile exposes smuggling ring that shipped US$917m in stolen copper to Chinese buyers
Chinese buyers were the end destination of a five-year smuggling pipeline that drained an estimated US$917 million worth...
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Whether the US-Israeli war on Iran wraps up quickly or drags on, the repercussions will be felt for years, reshaping war...
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Thailand confirms deaths of 3 cargo ship crew in Gulf attack
Thailand’s foreign minister confirmed on Wednesday the deaths of three Thai crew members of a cargo ship struck by Iran ...
Macron greets French detainees back in Paris after ‘terrible ordeal’ in Iran
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Israel says battle in Lebanon continues despite Iran war truce
Israel renewed its strikes in southern Lebanon and urged residents in parts of Beirut to evacuate on Wednesday, after Is...
Easter box office takings twice that of 2025 break despite exodus of Hongkongers
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PLA troops facing Taiwan Strait and Japan simulate response to nuclear attack
The People’s Liberation Army division responsible for the East China Sea and the Taiwan Strait carried out a decontamina...
Hong Kong car owner loses HK$500,000 in fuel membership card scam
A Hong Kong car owner has lost HK$500,000 (US$63,800) to scammers posing as petrol company staff who exploited surging f...
India’s space ambition set to soar after Artemis II moon mission’s success
As Nasa’s Artemis II crew loops around the moon, the mission involving four astronauts from the US and Canada is set to ...
China ZXMOTO founder revokes ‘not getting a cent’ from government remark after controversy
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China’s DeepSeek adds expert chatbot mode ahead of much-awaited V4 release
DeepSeek has introduced new “instant” and “expert” modes to its chatbot, the most significant update to its user interfa...
HSBC’s HK$5 billion headquarters opens in Hong Kong in 1986 – SCMP archive
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China enforces new security rules to defend supply chains from global threats
China has implemented a new regulation on supply chain security that hands officials the power to punish any entities de...
Japan’s ‘imperialist forces’ divided Taiwan from mainland, KMT’s Cheng Li-wun says
Taiwanese opposition leader Cheng Li-wun blamed Japanese “imperialist forces” for dividing mainland China and Taiwan, as...
Myanmar’s food security in crisis as fuel, fertiliser shortages threaten fragile economy
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Trump acknowledges China help in Iran ceasefire deal
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Police arrest man on suspicion of stealing personal data of 56,000 patients
Hong Kong police have arrested a man working for a contractor commissioned by the Hospital Authority on suspicion of ste...
HKUST launches 5-year study into long lifespans of Chinese people
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has launched a five-year study into why Chinese people often enjo...