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Tennis

Coleman Wong beats world No 29 to reach quarter-finals of Delray Beach Open

The 21-year-old books meeting with world No 20 Flavio Cobolli after straight sets victory over Brandon Nakashima in ATP 250 event in USA.

Coleman Wong, here in action during last month’s Australian Open qualifiers, is into his second successive ATP 250 quarter-final. Photo: Handout

Design & Interiors

This Hong Kong home sleeps six – and still feels serene

This luminous, Japanese-inspired bolt-hole in Tsim Sha Tsui is a far cry from its gloomy, fragmented beginnings.

Living area of the flat in Tsim Sha Tsui designed by GAAN. Photo: Eugene Chan

South Asia

Bill Gates backs out of India AI summit speech amid Epstein storm

The Gates Foundation said the Microsoft co-founder wanted to ‘ensure the focus remains on the AI summit’s key priorities’.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Photo: AFP

100 Top Tables

Dish in focus: crab claw porichettu at Prince and the Peacock

Chef Palash Mitra’s signature crab claw porichettu is a richly layered curry of mud and snow crab cooked in a traditional earthen pot.

Crab claw porichettu at Prince and the Peacock in Hong Kong is inspired by the cuisine of Kerala in South India. Photo: Handout

Lifestyle

Appeasing the tai sui, Hong Kong-style borscht: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From an executive’s weight loss journey to the luckiest time to open lai see, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Worshippers visit the Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong on Monday to pray for good luck in the Year of the Fire Horse. Photo: Sam Tsang
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Middle East

Satellite photos show Iran has been repairing and fortifying key sites

New satellite imagery offers a glimpse of Iranian activities as the White House warns it ‘would be very wise to make a deal’.

Ongoing efforts to harden and strengthen a facility’s two tunnel entrances at a complex near Nantanz. Photo: Vantor via Reuters

Video | 12 killed by Lunar New Year fireworks blast in China

The explosion at a shop in Hubei came days after a similar incident in Jiangsu that prompted government calls for prevention efforts.

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Entertainment

Review | A New Dawn: climate crisis meets fireworks in confusing Japanese anime

Yoshitoshi Shinomiya’s beautiful debut feature is sure to excite fans of Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki, even if a muddled plot lets it down.

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A still from A New Dawn, directed by Yoshitoshi Shinomiya. Lead characters voiced by Riku Hagiwara and Kotone Furukawa. Photo: A New Dawn Film Partners

Diplomacy

Why China’s fast turnaround gives its projects an edge in Kenya over the West

A Kenyan investment agency says most projects signed off in 2025, including a steel processing plant were either operational or being built.

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John Mwendwa is the CEO of the Kenya Investment Authority. Photo: Handout

Big Tech

Chinese AI and robotics firms appoint millennial, Gen Z stars as chief scientists

Young talent drive AI innovation at Chinese tech firms, focusing on fundamental research and strategic planning for future technologies.

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Futuristic tech companies such as AgiBot are appointing a new crop of fresh faced millennial and Gen Z talent to take on top jobs of chief scientist. Photo: Reuters
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Hong Kong Economy

How Guangdong drivers are celebrating Lunar New Year in Hong Kong

‘I’m a fan of Hong Kong’s car culture, so I wanted to see how local owners modify their vehicles and chat with them about cars,’ one visitor says.

Mainland tourists take pictures at New Praya, Kennedy Town. Photo: Sam Tsang

Business

Copper, lithium unlikely to match gold’s gains as output rises: Goldman

Record gold prices have lifted sentiment across raw materials, but analysts expect differentiated returns as producers ratchet up output.

Gold has surged to record highs, while a range of other commodities have also climbed, as governments and investors seek the perceived “insurance” value of hard assets. Photo: dpa

Food & Drink

Why do Chinese love water chestnuts? All about the lucky ‘horse’s hoof’

A humble and vastly underrated ingredient, water chestnuts are used in a popular Lunar New Year dessert and also have many health benefits.

The water chestnut, a versatile ingredient known as “horse’s hoof”, is celebrated for its crisp texture and auspicious meaning in Lunar New Year dishes. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Society

Hong Kong authorities offer support to family of man found dead in Taipei hotel

A suicide note and chemical substances were found in the hotel room, with investigators ruling out foul play, according to media reports.

A man was found dead in a hotel in Taipei. Photo: EPA-EFE

Americas

Top US commander makes surprise visit to Venezuela

US Southern Command chief met with Venezuela’s president and other leaders for security talks.

US General Francis Donovan speaking with soldiers after his arrival at the Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela on Wednesday. Photo: US embassy in Venezuela via AFP
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United States & Canada

‘Baby blue’ out, gold in: how Air Force One will look after Trump’s order

Air Force One’s next look marks a big departure from the current white and two-tone blue livery.

US President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One in Zurich, Switzerland in January. Photo: Reuters

Business

Exclusive | Mongolian buyer snaps up US$31.5 million Hong Kong home with retirement in view

Tselmuun Nyamtaishir, president and CEO of Mongolyn Alt, said the home is intended as a retirement residence for family use.

An entity linked to Mongolian magnate Tselmuun Nyamtaishir has signed a provisional agreement to acquire House 5 in One Stanley at 128 Wong Ma Kok Road. Photo: Elson Li

China Economy

Why are so many South Korean visitors flocking to China’s Guangzhou?

Safety concerns in Southeast Asia and China’s visa-free travel policy among factors fuelling boom in golf tourism.

Holiday Islands Golf Club in Guangzhou. Photo: Handout

Southeast Asia

Suspect’s brother recounts final moments before family of 5 killed in Malaysia

According to police, a man allegedly murdered his wife, mother and two daughters with a sharp weapon before turning it on himself.

Five members of a family were found dead at a house in Kuantan, Malaysia’s Pahang state. Photo: The Star

Law and Crime

Legal Tales | Uber robotaxi: uber-sophisticated in tech and uber-complicated in law

Who do you sue if you have a traffic accident sitting inside an autonomous taxi?

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The Uber robotaxi features Level 4 autonomous driving, deploying real-time AI processing of situational data. Photo: AFP
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China Opinion

Opinion | Lunar New Year doesn’t need a home-cooked feast to be full of flavour

The most important thing isn’t if you cooked the food yourself or followed tradition to the letter – it’s being with people you care about.

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People enjoy their reunion dinner at a restaurant in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok district on February 12, ahead of the Lunar New Year. Photo: Sam Tsang

Society

Hongkonger, 63, falls to his death from high-rise while trying to save cat

Deceased lost his footing and fell from his flat while attempting to retrieve his cat from a ledge outside, according to initial investigation.

A man has died after falling from a high-rise in To Kwa Wan while trying to rescue his pet cat. Photo: Google

Science

China on track to complete world’s ‘most difficult’ railway project before 2030

330km Dali-Ruili Railway is expected to transform transport in Yunnan’s mountainous west, and better link China to South and Southeast Asia.

A train seen during a trial run in 2022 on the Dali-Baoshan section of the railway line in Yunnan province. Photo: Xinhua

Trending in China

Spring Festival travel rush dates back to ancient China but only for rich, powerful

Epic New Year journeys by land and sea 2,000 years ago used to take a month to complete; then nation began developing transport systems.

China’s Spring Festival travel rush dates back to ancient times when journeys took nearly a month and were primarily undertaken by officials and merchants. Photo: SCMP composite/Sohu

Society

Breaking the cycle: Hong Kong parents wrestle with impact of their own abuse

Experts urge cultural change to end intergenerational violence as landmark study reveals childhood trauma still shapes parenting patterns.

A landmark study has found that over 53 per cent of adults in the city have experienced at least one of 10 types of adverse childhood experiences. Photo: Getty Images
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Food & Drink

On the Menu | What do an American reality TV show and Chinese aunties have in common?

A Chinese millennial woman talks fat and fortune as she contrasts the toxic culture of the early noughties with today’s body positivity.

Contestants from the first season of America’s Next Top Model in 2003 in Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model. The reality competition, wildly popular during the noughties, often told women that they were “too big” for the runway. Photo: TNS

People

‘Enormous failure’: naked man exposes gaps in Japan’s royal security

Princess Kako reportedly witnessed the chaos firsthand as a shrieking intruder stripped off and scaled a barrier below the royal balcony.

(From left) Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino, Crown Princess Kiko, Princess Kako, Prince Hisahito, Princess Nobuko and Princess Akiko attend the traditional new year’s greeting ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on January 2. Photo: AFP

Football

Ex-Real Madrid player Asier Illarramendi on loving Kitchee, winning in Hong Kong

Champions League-winning midfielder is playing key part in club’s title bid and hoping to win first top-flight domestic crown of his career.

Kitchee’s Asier Illarramendi (centre) celebrating after their 4-2 win over Tai Po in the Hong Kong Premier League last month. Photo: Edmond So

US

White House deflects as Trump weighs Taiwan arms sale delay amid Beijing pressure

US$11 billion package may be in jeopardy ahead of a Xi summit, raising concerns over Beijing’s leverage and Washington policy towards Taiwan.

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Taiwanese soldiers launch a US-made tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided (TOW)-2A missile from a M1167 TOW carrier vehicle at the Fangshan training grounds in Pingtung on August 26, 2024. Photo: Reuters

United States & Canada

Ex-Victoria’s Secret CEO Les Wexner says he was ‘conned’ by Epstein

The billionaire denied knowledge of Epstein’s crimes as US lawmakers pressed him on his decades-long relationship with the late sex offender.

Les Wexner in 2014. Photo: AP