An American lawyer who was jailed for assaulting a plain-clothes policeman during the social unrest of 2019 was deported from Hong Kong on Tuesday and headed back to the US after he was released from prison.Samuel Phillip Bickett, a former compliance...

Russia might look to its giant neighbour to replace Australian alumina supplies cut off by sanctions, but Chinese aluminium smelters need all the feedstock they can get and may be worried about secondary sanctions from the West, industry analysts sai...

The Russian stock market resumed limited trading on Thursday under heavy restrictions after prices plunged and the market was shut down following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.Trading of a limited number of stocks including energy giants Gazprom and...

“Dr Phi Phi”, a senior emergency doctor in Myanmar, remembered treating a patient with a gunshot wound to his chest and abdomen in Yangon last March.“We managed to put in the chest tube, but there was a lot of bleeding. One litre of blood came ...

North Korea fired what is thought to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) toward the sea off its east coast on Thursday, militaries in South Korea and Japan said, in what would be the first full-capability launch of the nuclear-armed state...

A senior Taiwanese official on Thursday said he did not see mainland China adopting a “reunification law” as it would put too much pressure on Beijing to set a timetable for bringing the island under its control, which could severely raise tensio...

A Hong Kong judge has found an architect guilty of carrying 2.3 litres of petrol and other items intended for use in vandalising property amid protests against the national anthem and security laws two years ago.Leung Hon-to was remanded in custody o...

The daily lives and businesses of Shanghai residents should not be neglected by authorities as they battle a surge in Omicron cases in China’s bustling east coast metropolis, prominent epidemiologist Zhang Wenhong said on Thursday.In a post on Weib...

Western nations will warn Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that his country will pay “ruinous” costs for invading Ukraine during an unprecedented one-day trio of Nato, G7 and EU summits that will be attended by US President Joe Biden....

An online love scam in which a lawyer in the United States was duped out of more than US$2.6 million has led to the arrest of a Hong Kong waitress on suspicion of money laundering.A police investigation suggested that the 30-year-old woman was the ho...

In a dry dock in the Tuscan seaside town of Massa stands the Scheherazade, the most infamous yacht in Italy today due to speculation it could belong to Vladimir Putin.With its bow facing the Mediterranean, the 140-metre craft worth an estimated US$70...

The UN Security Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly defeated a Russian resolution that acknowledged Ukraine’s growing humanitarian needs – but did not mention the Russian invasion that caused the escalating crisis, which has left millions of Ukra...

Hong Kong’s leader has said the city will chart its own way out of the coronavirus pandemic, emphasising there is no “one size fits all” strategy while seeking to play down comparisons with regional rival Singapore, where a fresh round of restr...

Allowing Russian President Vladimir Putin to sit with other world leaders at this year’s G20 summit would be “a step too far”, Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday.Putin has already been invited to the G20 heads of state...

Health authorities in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing have ordered a hospital to cease offering baby gender selection services.Edward Hospital, a private facility in the city’s Shapingba District, earlier this month launched the fetus cu...

Intel Corp came under fire during a Senate hearing from one of Congress’ most vocal China critics on Wednesday over an apology that the company issued after its response to alleged forced labour in the country.The Senate Commerce Committee hearing ...

Madeleine Albright, who died Wednesday, knew how to deliver a diplomatic message without even saying a word. She sent signals with her decorative pins and brooches.The first female secretary of state learned the power of her “pin diplomacy”, as s...

The jury in the trial of a former Goldman Sachs banker finally got a look at hard proof of the treasures bought with money allegedly looted in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB corruption scandal.But jurors didn’t get to see the actual US$23 million nec...

One of the prosecutors who led the Manhattan District Attorney’s investigation of Donald Trump last year and quit last month claimed that the office had more than enough evidence to win a conviction of the former US president.“I believe that Dona...

People in Singapore will no longer be required to wear masks outdoors and the city state will put in place its most significant easing of Covid-19 restrictions from next Tuesday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong saidMost restrictions for travellers wil...

Bread is a staple food for tens of millions of Egyptians. So much so that any shortage of it can be a major political issue and cause social upheaval.It was soaring prices during a global food crisis that led to protests in Egypt in 2007-08, and late...

Vaccine passports will probably become redundant as more people are inoculated against Covid-19, and efforts to create a common standard are stymied by differing entry requirements, the head of the world’s biggest airline alliance said.“There’s...

Thai actress Patcharasri Benjamas was experiencing seller’s remorse after unloading her gold bars three weeks ago. If she waited a little longer, she could have pocketed more money from soaring gold prices amid an investor rush to hoard the preciou...

“Guocheng, keep fighting! We will be waiting for you at gaokao,” senior classmates said one by one to the camera in a cheerful video sent to their class president Li Guocheng, 19, a bone cancer sufferer undergoing treatment in hospital.“Thank y...

When photos began circulating a few weeks ago showing a new bridge linking Hong Kong and Shenzhen, residents were surprised a project few knew about was already built.In the past, new infrastructure could be delayed for months and even years by lengt...

A team of scientists said on Wednesday they had developed an oral male contraceptive that is 99 per cent effective in mice without causing side effects, and could enter human trials by the end of this year.The findings will be presented at the Americ...

The Chinese embassy in Washington called on Wednesday for closer US-China cooperation to help bring an end to the war in Ukraine.The appeal by Liu Pengyu, the embassy’s spokesman in Washington, follows growing calls in the US and Europe for Beijing...

Searches on a leading travel booking site surged nearly three times on the back of news that Hong Kong will lift a coronavirus-related flight ban on nine countries next month, according to the online service provider.Expedia said that in the 48 hours...

China’s financial regulator has taken a step towards ending the long-standing stalemate with the United States over corporate audits, making an overture to relieve some of the tensions that have routed New York-listed Chinese stocks in the past yea...

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness told Prince William and Kate on Wednesday that the British commonwealth intends to become fully independent in an unexpected announcement that comes as other countries consider cutting ties with the monarchy.Hol...

China is doubling down on nuclear power and promoting advanced technologies under its energy plan for 2025 as the world faces an energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.The plan calls for more demonstration projects of advanced reac...

Nato estimated on Wednesday that 7,000 to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in four weeks of war in Ukraine, where fierce resistance from the country’s defenders has denied Moscow the lightning victory it sought.By way of comparison, Russia ...

The leaders of the United States and European Union will discuss China’s perceived support for Russia’s war against Ukraine at a flurry of major summits on Thursday, after US President Joe Biden arrived in Brussels on Wednesday evening.Biden will...

US President Joe Biden’s administration will reinstate tariff exemptions on more than 350 Chinese imports, his trade office said on Wednesday, accounting for about two-thirds of waivers that had expired at the end of 2020.News of the exemptions, wh...

The Ukraine war and upcoming federal elections in Australia are adding a new layer of complexity to a protracted trade dispute between Canberra and Beijing, with potentially far-reaching consequences for Australian businesses affected by trade bans.A...

The Biden administration on Wednesday made a formal determination that Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine and said it would work with others to prosecute offenders, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.“Today, I can announce that...

Madeleine Albright, who came to the United States as a child refugee and rose to be the first female secretary of state, shaping American foreign policy at the end of the 20th century, has died at the age of 84.Tapped by president Bill Clinton as amb...

Miley Cyrus is assuring fans she is safe following a harrowing flight incident.The singer, 29, shared Wednesday morning on social media that her plane was struck by lightning as she travelled to Asunción, Paraguay, after a Monday show in Bogotá, Co...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has wed his fiancée at a small ceremony in the London prison where he is held.Assange, 50, has been held in the high-security Belmarsh prison in southeast London since 2019 on a series of charges related to WikiLeaks...

Russia will seek payment in roubles for gas sold to “unfriendly” countries, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, and European gas prices soared on concerns the move would exacerbate the region’s energy crunch.European nations and the Uni...

Hong Kong will seek to promote itself as a vibrant commercial hub by inviting up to 200 top foreign investors to attend a summit, watch rugby games and visit mainland China in November, the city’s finance chief has revealed.Financial Secretary Paul...

China is doubling down on self-reliance and import diversification to safeguard energy security in the latest blueprint for the sector, though closer cooperation with Russia is predicted following its invasion of Ukraine.The country is in a “critic...

Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to attend the next G20 summit in Indonesia later this year and received valuable backing from Beijing on Wednesday in a resistance to suggestions by some members that Russia could be barred from the group.The Un...

A Chinese cybersecurity company subject to US sanctions has alleged that a group of hackers backed by the US government has been attacking China for over a decade.Qihoo 360, founded by Chinese entrepreneur Zhou Hongyi, said in a recent report that a ...

Chinese researchers have made significant progress in building an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can design new hypersonic weapons by itself, according to the team behind the project.The machine could identify most of the shock waves occurr...

South China Morning Post economy desk reporter Ji Siqi recently flew home to mainland China from Hong Kong having not seen her family in her hometown of Shenyang in the northeastern province of Liaoning for over a year due to coronavirus restrictions...

All ethnic groups in Xinjiang are living happily, according to a top Beijing official who hit out at “smears” and “slanders” ahead of May’s visit by the United Nations human rights chief.Wang Yang, a member of the Politburo Standing Committ...

Chinese e-commerce hub Zhejiang has released guidelines for live-streamers to further tighten screening of suppliers and products sold via the popular sales channel, amid a government crackdown on faulty goods and tax evasion.The guidelines were rele...

New Zealand’s flagship airline said on Wednesday it has started selling tickets for direct flights to and from New York, a new route that will take more than 17 hours southbound and be among the longest nonstop flights in the world.Air New Zealand ...

The Chinese navy intensively exercised its upgraded J-11B fighter jets over the disputed South China Sea following mass delivery of the advanced model, according to state media reports.More than 10 fighter jets from the People’s Liberation Army’s...