Amber warning in Hong Kong amid thunderstorms as week of rain persists on Sunday
More than 30mm of rainfall recorded in most parts of the city, with heavy rain expected on Monday before easing later in the week
· Eric Jiang
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Public anger in Hong Kong over low signal during 2006 Typhoon Prapiroon – SCMP archive
20 years ago, Typhoon Prapiroon sparked outrage when the Hong Kong Observatory did not raise the No 8 signal despite risk, chaos
· SCMP
Public anger in Hong Kong over low signal during 2006 Typhoon Prapiroon – SCMP archive
20 years ago, Typhoon Prapiroon sparked outrage when the Hong Kong Observatory did not raise the No 8 signal despite risk, chaos
· SCMP
Flash flood sweeps a street market in China’s Xian | South China Morning Post
In China’s northwestern province of Shaanxi, heavy rains triggered by severe convective weather battered the capital city Xian.
From meteorites to Monet: Shenzhen’s new museums draw Hongkongers beyond dining
Museum-goers say Shenzhen’s new cultural venues offer exhibitions and scale hard to find in Hong Kong
· Ambrose Li
From meteorites to Monet: Shenzhen’s new museums draw Hongkongers beyond dining
Museum-goers say Shenzhen’s new cultural venues offer exhibitions and scale hard to find in Hong Kong
· Ambrose Li
Stronger social security? Proposed law sparks a pushback by gig workers
With China’s flexible workforce estimated at nearly 300 million, Beijing pledges to strengthen their safety, wages and basic social security
· He Huifeng
Stronger social security? Proposed law sparks a pushback by gig workers
With China’s flexible workforce estimated at nearly 300 million, Beijing pledges to strengthen their safety, wages and basic social security
· He Huifeng
‘Especially meaningful’: John Lee on debuting 5-year plan with policy address
Hong Kong leader, joined by ministers, meets more than 130 residents at school in Tuen Mun on Sunday and pledges to consider their views
· Matthew Cheng
‘Especially meaningful’: John Lee on debuting 5-year plan with policy address
Hong Kong leader, joined by ministers, meets more than 130 residents at school in Tuen Mun on Sunday and pledges to consider their views
· Matthew Cheng
Chinese police AI algorithm tracks bitcoin money laundering with 90% accuracy
AI framework uses a memory module and large language model to detect pseudonymous cross-border illegal trading practices in crypto crackdown
· Chao Kong
Chinese police AI algorithm tracks bitcoin money laundering with 90% accuracy
AI framework uses a memory module and large language model to detect pseudonymous cross-border illegal trading practices in crypto crackdown
· Chao Kong
‘Little Warren Buffetts’: Chinese parents pay top dollar to send kids to financial literacy camps
‘Poverty is a mindset, not a status,’ resonates as a powerful mantra often heard echoing through the FQ training camps
· Alice Yan
‘Little Warren Buffetts’: Chinese parents pay top dollar to send kids to financial literacy camps
‘Poverty is a mindset, not a status,’ resonates as a powerful mantra often heard echoing through the FQ training camps
· Alice Yan
Alonso welcomes Mudryk’s return after doping ban, Ukrainian to join Chelsea in Hong Kong
Winger was suspended for four years after failing a 2024 drug test, but was cleared to resume his career last week
· Agence France-Presse
Alonso welcomes Mudryk’s return after doping ban, Ukrainian to join Chelsea in Hong Kong
Winger was suspended for four years after failing a 2024 drug test, but was cleared to resume his career last week
· Agence France-Presse
What Hong Kong’s districts can learn from Sham Shui Po’s governance
Grass-roots political achievement should be judged by whether residents’ lives become measurably safer, healthier and more secure
· Ray Gai
What Hong Kong’s districts can learn from Sham Shui Po’s governance
Grass-roots political achievement should be judged by whether residents’ lives become measurably safer, healthier and more secure
· Ray Gai
Trump's diplomacy is nudging Thailand toward China
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, center, shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump, right, as Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet looks on during a Thailand-Cambodia peace accord ceremony in Malaysia in October 2025. Renewed fighting months later allowed China to assume a larger mediation role. © Reuters
· TORU TAKAHASHI
Shady lip service: experts warn against illicit beauty treatments in Hong Kong
Beauticians from outside city offer illegal procedures, with clients seeking services through chat groups formed by middlemen
· Fiona Chow
Shady lip service: experts warn against illicit beauty treatments in Hong Kong
Beauticians from outside city offer illegal procedures, with clients seeking services through chat groups formed by middlemen
· Fiona Chow
New Zealand seals trio of Pacific defence pacts to counter China’s reach
Wellington’s four-month diplomatic blitz aims to lock down regional allies as Washington’s commitment wavers
· Maria Siow
Where more than 200 Chinese dialects are spoken, how is China united by ‘common speech’? | South China Morning Post
Speakers of different Chinese dialects may not understand each other, but they can still communicate with the country’s standard language, Putonghua.
Asian travelers stick close to home at theme parks and aquariums
Visitors watch a Pixar-themed parade during a media preview at Hong Kong Disneyland in June. The theme park was travel platform Agoda's most-booked attraction in Asia in the first half of 2026. © AP
· LIEN HOANG
This week in PostMag: from Hong Kong tea to Peruvian spuds, a global food adventure awaits!
Discover Hong Kong’s hillside tea revival, Peru’s 4,000 potato varieties, Stephen Yan’s wok legacy, artisan cleavers and Shaoxing wine’s gourmet renaissance – a feast for food lovers
· Jen Paolini
This week in PostMag: from Hong Kong tea to Peruvian spuds, a global food adventure awaits!
Discover Hong Kong’s hillside tea revival, Peru’s 4,000 potato varieties, Stephen Yan’s wok legacy, artisan cleavers and Shaoxing wine’s gourmet renaissance – a feast for food lovers
· Jen Paolini
‘We were just two kids’: how this Hong Kong Gen Z pair started a Chinese wine business
Anson Sik and Edson Bichon’s Purple Rain Wine is bringing Chinese natural wines – many from obscure vineyards – to drinkers in Hong Kong
· Chloe Loung
‘We were just two kids’: how this Hong Kong Gen Z pair started a Chinese wine business
Anson Sik and Edson Bichon’s Purple Rain Wine is bringing Chinese natural wines – many from obscure vineyards – to drinkers in Hong Kong
· Chloe Loung
Hong Kong classrooms must balance tech integration with safeguards
The city is taking the right approach by harnessing the power of AI and social media while actively protecting student well-being
· SCMP Editorial
Hong Kong classrooms must balance tech integration with safeguards
The city is taking the right approach by harnessing the power of AI and social media while actively protecting student well-being
· SCMP Editorial
Road to improving Hong Kong’s taxi services far from smooth
Without a stronger pipeline of drivers, even the best-designed premium fleet cannot deliver the service standard the public expects
· SCMP Editorial
Road to improving Hong Kong’s taxi services far from smooth
Without a stronger pipeline of drivers, even the best-designed premium fleet cannot deliver the service standard the public expects
· SCMP Editorial
From Mao to now: why China’s Communist Party is intent on control over the military
Beijing’s anti-corruption clean-up of the military reflects a historic commitment to party control, ensuring the armed forces strictly serve party goals
· Yuanyue Dang
From Mao to now: why China’s Communist Party is intent on control over the military
Beijing’s anti-corruption clean-up of the military reflects a historic commitment to party control, ensuring the armed forces strictly serve party goals
· Yuanyue Dang
China’s next export is the world’s factory itself
The next phase is building factories and Chinese brands abroad as well as embedding its tech, industrial standards in global supply chains
· Howard Yu
China’s next export is the world’s factory itself
The next phase is building factories and Chinese brands abroad as well as embedding its tech, industrial standards in global supply chains
· Howard Yu
PH deposits Panatag Shoal chart with UN, despite China control
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has formally deposited its official nautical chart of Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal and its surrounding waters with the United Nations, setting the maritime limits to its claim over this West Philippine Sea feature on the international record despite China’s continued control over…
· Gabryelle Dumalag
Asia's AI boom runs into a power wall
An engineer conducts an inspection in a data center in Urumqi in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China on Feb. 13, 2025. © Getty Images
· Mayank Maheshwari
China has banned hidden retractable car door handles. How are they dangerous – and will Australia follow their lead?
The handles, which were popularised by Elon Musk’s Tesla EVs, have a record of failing and trapping passengers inside burning vehicles during deadly accidents
· Catie Mcleod
China's 'push towards assimilation' could drive its minorities to extinction
Topic:Cultural Identity
· Fergus Gregg
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Redefining our stand in the West Philippine Sea: from restraint to resolute defense
THE violent confrontations between the Philippine Navy (PN) and the China Coast Guard (CCG) at the Second Thomas (Ayungin) Shoal have been our country’s defining moments in protecting our territorial integrity, sovereignty and sovereign rights.
· Edgard A. Arevalo
China realiza maniobras militares cerca de banco de arena disputado con Filipinas
BEIJING (AP) — China realizó ejercicios militares cerca del disputado banco de arena de Scarborough, en el mar de China Meridional, al intensificarse las tensiones territoriales con Filipinas el sábado.
· The Associated Press
Manchester City pay penalty against Inter Milan in Hong Kong, but Maresca happy with start
English Premier League club beaten following 1-1 draw at Kai Tak Stadium as new boss begins reign
· Paul McNamara
Manchester City pay penalty against Inter Milan in Hong Kong, but Maresca happy with start
English Premier League club beaten following 1-1 draw at Kai Tak Stadium as new boss begins reign
· Paul McNamara
Hong Kong set for heavy showers, squally thunderstorms over next few days
Authorities receive six landslide reports between Friday and Saturday evening
· Fiona Sun
Hong Kong set for heavy showers, squally thunderstorms over next few days
Authorities receive six landslide reports between Friday and Saturday evening
· Fiona Sun
Nepal’s famed climber and 9 others die in avalanche in Pakistan
Nirmal Purja, who set a record for the fastest ascent of the world’s 14 highest mountains, died in an avalanche
· Reuters