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Hong Kong bookshop owners bailed after arrests on suspicion of sedition

Pair accused of breaching national security laws over talks and sale of publications inciting hatred towards authorities, as well as money laundering.

Leticia Wong, owner of Hunter Bookstore in Sham Shui Po. Photo: Connor Mycroft

Health & Environment

Asia’s ‘dangerous’ humid heatwaves push human body to its limits

Parts of Southeast Asia are set to experience at least six months of dangerous humid heat days annually, a report says.

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Pedestrians use portable fans while walking on a street in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua

Society

Hong Kong court places baby Danny in Social Welfare Department care for 3 years

Father Tsang Wai-bong says couple will not appeal court decision but hope to take back home-born child within one to two years.

Tsang Wai-bong, left, and Kwan Pui-sin, parents of Danny, arrive at the West Kowloon Juvenile Court for a hearing on Friday. Photo: Sun Yeung

Politics

Chinese translation of Tokyo war trial records fill ‘critical gap’: state media

The 40-volume project marks the first time that the complete court records from the tribunal have been published in Chinese.

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Former general and Japanese prime minister Hideki Tojo is surrounded by members of the military court in Tokyo during his trial on January 19, 1948. Photo: Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images

Business

Xtep opens first Saucony store in Hong Kong, eyes more premium retail sites

Chinese sportswear group positions premium running brand in Hong Kong as improving market sentiment draws retailers back to prime sites.

A promotional installation at K11 for the opening of the Saucony store in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
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Heroic Chinese delivery rider dies saving others; final wish was to buy dad a car

Jin’s heroism sparks online debates about whether it is ‘worth it’ to sacrifice one’s life to save others.

A 20-year-old food delivery rider died while saving others. He will be remembered as a kind, devoted son who deeply cared for his family. Photo: Sina

Celebrities

Meet Ewan Mitchell, who plays Prince Aemond Targaryen in House of the Dragon

Before finding himself at the centre of the Game of Thrones prequel’s shocking kiss, the actor was in Saltburn with Jacob Elordi and Barry Keoghan.

Prince Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell) and Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) share a disturbing mother-son kiss in the season three premiere of House of the Dragon. Photo: @hbomax/Instagram

Russia & Central Asia

Hundreds of drones: Russia reports one of biggest Ukrainian attacks

The latest strike by Kyiv, involving over 600 drones, hit 12 Russian regions and the annexed Crimean peninsula overnight, Moscow said.

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A woman and her dog walk in a park as smoke billows in the background following a reported Ukrainian drone attack in Moscow on June 18. Photo: EPA

Football

Ex-England striker Michael Owen delights Chinese fans at Village Super League

One-time Liverpool and Real Madrid star plays in friendly match in Guizhou to fulfil promise he made in 2025 after region was hit by floods.

Michael Owen captained Rongjiang Niubi and scored two goals as they lost 4-3 to Guizhou Cili in a friendly match at the Village Super League stadium on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua

Politics

US and allies flex military muscle on China’s doorstep with multi-front drills

Analysts say the near-simultaneous exercises reflect a shift in US strategy that enables allies to play a greater role in regional security.

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About 10,000 personnel are taking part in Valiant Shield 2026 across Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and surrounding waters. Photo: X/US Navy
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China Business

EV influx, US rare earth miners blacklisted, China-EU trade talks

This week: Automakers ready to debut 150-plus EVs before year-end, China blacklists US companies including rare earth miners, foreign businesses encouraged to sell shares in China. Next week: Commerce Minister Wang Wentao heads to Brussels, new overseas investment rules take effect, June factory activity data release and more.

Photo: AFP

China Business

China’s unicorns rise to 381 as ByteDance ranks in top 3 globally: Hurun index

The tech firm is valued behind only OpenAI and Anthropic – while DeepSeek enters the global top 15.

Unicorns typically refer to privately held start-up companies that have achieved a valuation of over US$1 billion. Photo: Shutterstock Images

China Economy

China to generate 50% of electricity from nuclear and non-fossil sources by 2030

Recent oil shocks have strengthened Beijing’s resolve as it tries to balance decarbonisation efforts with securing future energy demand.

Solar panels at the Dalad Banner Photovaltic Base in Ordos, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Photo: Reuters

Law and Crime

Football players, coaches among 19 arrested over match-fixing and illegal betting

ICAC and police break up syndicate linked to five clubs, which placed more than HK$6m in illegal bets on local and overseas matches.

ICAC’s chief investigator Ricky Cheuk, left, and principal investigator Bill Ng, alongside Superintendent Chiew Tsi-huen and Chief Inspector Ho Yan-kit of the organised crime and triad bureau. Photo: Jess Ma

Hong Kong

Gallery | Viewpoint: through the lenses of SCMP photographers

Endgame.AI, left, and Dragon Chilling compete in the grand final of the FIDE World Team Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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Lifestyle & Culture

Marital duty, faith drive Malaysian women to give in to sex requests: survey

Only 44 per cent of Malay and Muslim women were able to refuse sex, compared with three-quarters of Chinese and Indian Malaysians.

Women ride a tandem bicycle at a lake near the capital city in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: EPA-EFE

Global Economy

Indonesia set to issue US$1 billion in panda bonds in China

The Southeast Asian country will offer the bonds in an attempt to better stabilise its national finances as the rupiah continues to fall.

Indonesia and China flags. Photo: Shutterstock

World Opinion

Outside In | US the ultimate loser as Iran war ushers in global power upheaval

Defeated by asymmetric warfare and spurned by allies, the US has ended up boosting China’s economy and standing instead.

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US President Donald Trump arrives to deliver a speech at the Mack Trucks Lehigh Valley Operations facility in Macungie, Pennsylvania, on June 23. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Health & Environment

Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew seen as cool guy amid Europe’s deadly heatwave

In the midst of record-breaking temperatures, social media users are praising the late statesman’s foresight in embracing air conditioning.

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People cool down near water misters in Cologne, Germany, on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Asia

Video | Online hide-and-seek game takes to Hong Kong’s streets

Over 5 million copies of the game have been sold online just over a week after its release.

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Banking & Finance

Hong Kong FDI inflows up 36% so far this year: InvestHK data

A total of 413 companies set up or expanded their businesses in the city in the first six months.

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee speaks at the annual InvestHK reception on Tuesday. Photo: Handout

Special Reports

Tech pioneers flocking to Hong Kong thanks to revamped listing rules

An AI-driven surge of Chapter 18C listings has pushed HKEX past New York in IPO fundraising, but how has the listing route impacted economic growth?

Lingyi iTech robots perform a thousand-hand Guanyin dance at the opening of Honor’s Alpha Global Flagship Store last September in Shenzhen. The store is a sign of AI’s growing ubiquity, something also demonstrated by the sector’s increasing importance to the HKEX. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

K-drama

Review | Notes from the Last Row: Choi Min-sik lifts soapy academic thriller K-drama

Choi Min-sik and Choi Hyun-wook star in this exploration of the seductive power of fiction that occasionally overindulges in melodrama.

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Choi Min-sik (left) as literature professor Heo Mun-oh and Choi Hyun-wook as engineering student Lee Kang in a still from Notes from the Last Row. The new Korean drama is now streaming on Netflix. Photo: Yu Ara/Netflix

Science

China tests satellite-linked tracking devices on China-Europe railway express

Home-grown navigation system will allow for real-time tracking of containers, improving security and safety on vital transport route.

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BeiDou is a Chinese developed satellite navigation system. Photo: Getty Images

East Asia

South Korean ex-first lady Kim Keon-hee gets 7 years in jail for bribery

Kim was found guilty of accepting ‘high-value precious metals’ in exchange for favours in personnel appointments.

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South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon-hee arrives at the special prosecutor’s office in Seoul last year. Photo: Reuters
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China

Asia defence spending

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Asian allies to raise military spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP at the 2026 Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, saying that countries could no longer “free ride” on American taxpayers.

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Law and Crime

Hong Kong beautician pleads guilty to luring 2 women into Myanmar scam factory

Victims offered free flights, accommodation and reward for transporting 48 million baht before being ‘sold’ to compound.

Poon Sum-yi, 33, pleaded guilty to a count of fraud for luring the two victims into travelling to Thailand. Photo: Jelly Tse

Politics

Malaysia demands US$257 million from Norwegian firm over axed missile deal

The country says it is asking Norway to mediate between the two parties so that the company can settle the claims.

Kongsberg’s Naval Strike Missile is displayed at the Australian International Airshow in Avalon, Australia, in March last year. Photo: Reuters

Middle East

Ex-general seen as main Netanyahu rival ahead of Israel elections

Gadi Eisenkot’s new centrist party is surging in polls ahead of Israel’s October parliamentary elections.

Gadi Eisenkot is running for prime minister in the next Israeli elections. Photo: Reuters

Global Economy

‘Too many uncertainties’: why China’s exporters remain wary despite US-Iran deal

Traders and logistics companies fear disrupted supply chains and doubts about the agreement’s durability will continue to weigh on business decisions.

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A cargo ship remains anchored on May 16 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran. Photo: Getty Images