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Hong Kong’s top drama school to stage entrance as university town expands campus

Hong Kong is set to nearly double the campus area of one of three university towns planned for the Northern Metropolis to 75 hectares, with space reserved for a second campus for the city’s only public institution specialising in performing arts. According to a paper submitted to North District Council by the Develo…

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Is China getting faster at integrating new nuclear missiles into its forces?

China’s newest land-based intercontinental ballistic missile, the DF-61, has made its way into routine military training much faster than earlier ICBMs, according to state broadcaster CCTV. That raises the question of whether the People’s Liberation Army is becoming more efficient at integrating new strategic missil…

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DOST to host International Bamboo Conference in 2027

WITH the growing global demands for bamboo products, the Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI), the country’s premier agency on bamboo research and development, invites bamboo industry stakeholders to join the International Bamboo Congress (IBC) from Sep…

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Clean and accessible water for Filipinos in underserved areas with 212.7 million Euros World Bank financing

THE Department of Finance (DOF) has secured 212.7 million Euros (around P14.98 billion) worth of financing from the World Bank — International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB-IBRD) to improve water security, supply, and sanitation in underserved areas in the Philippines.

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What flawed Western assumptions about China teach us

Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. For decades, not a few Western politicians and commentators have assumed that China’s integration…

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Uyghurs facing deportation by Thailand say they will be ‘like slaves’ in China

Activists fear Bangkok will give in to pressure from Beijing despite reports of torture and human rights abuses against the mostly muslim ethnic minorityThe deportation of two more Uyghurs to China from Thailand would put their lives in grave danger, activists have said, with one of the men saying he would be “like …

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Canadian plan to clear Hongkonger migration backlog welcomed but questions remain

A Canadian goal of clearing a backlog of more than 30,000 applications from Hongkongers awaiting permanent residency is “encouraging” but questions remain about whether it can be achieved by 2027, advocates and immigration experts have said. Experts and Canadian parliamentarians said on Saturday that Ottawa’s new on…

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Test of trust for Hong Kong’s new housing checks unit after Wang Fuk Court blaze

For former Wang Fuk Court resident Dorz Cheung, seeing will be believing when it comes to reforms initiated after the deadly inferno in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district. The 34-year-old questioned whether the new oversight bodies would prevent another disaster, saying systemic reforms to tackle shoddy building maintenanc…

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Here’s why Pyongyang is testing an array of missile capabilities

North Korea’s accelerating missile development has entered a new and potentially consequential phase. According to media reports available as of November 6, 2026, Pyongyang has conducted approximately 20 missile-related tests and exercises since the beginning of the year. The significance of these developments canno…

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‘Food security spending tilted toward agriculture’

THE government's growing investments in food security remain heavily concentrated in agricultural development, while fragmented programs and weak coordination among agencies make it difficult to determine whether public spending is translating into better access to affordable and nutritious food, a study by the Phil…

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Ombudsman to inspect jails over alleged Romualdez VIP treatment

MANILA, Philippines — Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla will personally conduct surprise inspections of Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) facilities housing detainees facing Sandiganbayan cases to check for alleged special treatment, including the reported arrangement allowing former House speaker Martin R…

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Denmark’s top court to rule on ‘parallel societies’ after ‘non-western’ people evicted

Government claims removal of former residents of housing complex in Helsingør is unrelated to their ethnicityDenmark’s supreme court is expected to rule on whether the state’s classification of residents with “non-western” backgrounds is covered by racial discrimination law.The appeal by residents who were evicted f…

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‘Every day, someone loses a hand or a leg’: the brutal reality of India’s textile recycling industry

In Panipat, 1m tons of used clothing a year are turned into products for global brands, but dangerous machinery and few safeguards mean life-changing injuries are commonFor three months, Suraj Kumar’s job was to feed discarded clothes into shredding machines in Panipat, an industrial city in the north Indian state o…

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World Bank taps 2nd Korean vice president

The World Bank Group named former Asian Development Bank executive Um Woo-chong to lead its new accountability body, making him the second South Korean appointed to a vice-presidential post at the group. Um will take office Jan. 18 as vice president and director general of the Independent Accountability Mechanism, S…

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Trump’s Israel aid cut reveals push to trade grants for tech cooperation

The close defence relationship between the United States and Israel is set to be restructured over the coming two years, with billions of dollars in direct annual military aid being phased out in favour of joint weapons technology programmes. US President Donald Trump shocked Israelis and Americans alike on Tuesday …

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Overseas institutions keen on Hong Kong university towns, happy to help local peers

Leaders of overseas institutions have expressed keen interest in taking part in Hong Kong’s planned university towns in the Northern Metropolis megaproject and stress that while financing remains a challenge, they will collaborate on activities to help ensure projects are financially viable. The university heads als…

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Trump’s first move after midterms? Ensuring future presidents can’t change his Oval Office

US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a proclamation that he says will preserve the Oval Office and Cabinet Room as a national monument, his first official action after his party was swept aside in midterm elections on Tuesday. But the action does not prevent future presidents from restyling the iconic office…

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Hong Kong developer Hysan’s Lee Garden Eight draws law firm out of Central: sources

Hong Kong law firm Woo Kwan Lee & Lo is reportedly relocating to Causeway Bay after more than five decades in Central’s Jardine House, reserving about 39,000 square feet in Hysan Development’s Lee Garden Eight in a major lease for the new commercial complex. Market sources identified the firm as the incoming tenant …

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