The Passing of International Law Should Worry ASEAN 
US bars executives of Costa Rica’s leading newspaper La Nación from entry 
Prabowo’s Free Lunch Plan Under Fire Why North Korea’s Kim may shake hands with Trump again despite missile tests
North Korea’s recent string of weapons tests, including cluster munitions, marks its renewed show of military strength ahead of the US-China summit next month, even…
Samantha Johnson
More Chinese banks claw back bonuses, cut salaries despite mixed profit recovery
Several major Chinese banks have clawed back staff bonuses or cut salaries amid a sluggish economic recovery and Beijing’s ongoing scrutiny of the financial sector.
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Man jailed for 11 months for providing account used to defraud Tai Po fire donors
A Hong Kong man has been jailed for 11 months and fined HK$4,500 (US$574) for selling his digital wallet so it could be used by…
10,000 suspected fake football jerseys seized in HK$64 million customs crackdown
Hong Kong customs has seized about 10,000 suspected counterfeit football jerseys and other unlicensed goods worth an estimated HK$64 million (US$8 million) ahead of the…
Philippines expands South China Sea footprint with permanent Thitu Island base
The Philippine Coast Guard unveiled on Thursday its first dedicated command centre in the Spratly island chain, a flashpoint in the disputed South China Sea…
Quirky China: haunted house auctioned 3 times, lift serves only 1 floor, ‘mouse run’ at eatery
China never fails to deliver strange, funny and almost unbelievable viral stories.
Today, the SCMP offers a glimpse into some recent quirky moments, from a “haunted”…