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Hong Kong Economy

Mega-events drive HK$5.8 billion visitor spend in first half of year: Paul Chan

Finance chief says more than 1.75 million visitors attended over 130 events from January to June, calling Hong Kong ‘an event capital’ rich in culture, arts and sports.

Fans of Inter Milan celebrate during the Hong Kong Football Festival friendly match against Manchester City at Kai Tak Stadium. Photo: Elson Li

Law and Crime

Police dismantle alleged triad group accused of laundering HK$600 million

Force arrests 147 people after conducting a citywide operation code-named ‘Rapidhorse’.

Police have arrested 147 people after uncovering a triad syndicate suspected of setting up centres to coordinate bank accounts. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Politics

Maldives’ plea to restart South Asian bloc hits India-Pakistan brick wall

Calls for reviving Saarc are likely to fall on deaf ears as long as the two neighbours are at loggerheads, analysts say.

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Pakistani hardline organisation Jamaat-ud-Dawa supporters burn a poster of then Indian home minister Rajnath Singh as he arrives in Lahore for a Saarc summit in Lahore on August 3, 2016. Photo: AFP

Health & Environment

Hong Kong records hottest day in 142 years as Typhoon Dolphin brings extreme heat

Observatory records 36.8 degrees at headquarters in Tsim Sha Tsui, with temperatures surpassing 38 degrees in other parts of city.

Tourists visit Tsim Sha Tsui in scorching weather. Photo: Jelly Tse

Europe

German arms giant boss says no ‘chickening out’ amid alleged Russian threats

‘These jobs must be done and anyone that can’t take the pressure doesn’t belong in this job,’ Rheinmetall’s Armin Papperger says.

Bavaria’s state Premier Markus Soeder holds a grenade launcher as Rheinmetall’s CEO Armin Papperger (left) watches during a ceremony in southern Germany last month. Photo: AFP
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China

Red alert: Shanghai cancels 60% of flights as Typhoon Dolphin closes in

The storm is expected to make landfall in east China by Monday morning, bringing heavy rain and flood risks.

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Huge waves crash into the coastline near Lianjiang county in Fujian province as Typhoon Dolphin approaches east China. Photo: via Reuters

Australasia

Jetstar plane brakes suddenly to avoid colliding with Boeing 777 in Sydney

An investigation was launched into the ‘near collision’ that also injured a cabin crew member.

A Jetstar plane and a Qatar Airways flight were involved in a near miss at Sydney airport on Sunday. Photo: X/itsdanibrown

Arts

How the Shenzhen Natural History Museum was designed to reflect its landscape

Architects from Danish firm 3XN and Hong Kong’s B+H talk about the museum’s unique design that reflects its green and water-edged location.

The free-flowing curves of the Shenzhen Natural History Museum mirror the local river systems and surrounding hills. Photo: Adam Mork

Racing

Hong Kong’s talent on full display as city’s involvement ‘elevates’ Shergar Cup

Maiden winners at Ascot for Luke Ferraris and Jerry Chau proves city’s jockeys can win ‘anywhere in the world’.

Jerry Chau, Vincent Ho and Luke Ferraris (left to right) pose at Ascot. Photo: Handout

Economics

Vietnam pays the price at home for sending workers abroad

Between 130,000 and 150,000 Vietnamese go abroad to work annually, leaving seafood and garment sectors scrabbling for labourers.

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Workers stitch clothes at a garment factory in Vietnam’s Thai Nguyen province last year. Photo: AFP
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Asia

Video | Single Koreans seek soulmates at Buddhist temple

The South Korean government expects the country’s 51.8 million population to shrink by almost a third to 36.2 million by 2072.

Single men and women in their 20s and 30s gathered at South Korea’s Naksansa Temple for a two-day matchmaking retreat. Such events are being hosted in a bid to help reverse the country’s falling birth rate, which is among the lowest in the world.

United States & Canada

Privacy fears drive ‘patriotic Americans’ to destroy licence plate cameras

Grass-roots activists across the US are smashing Flock’s surveillance devices, saying the cameras can be used to infringe on privacy.

An American flag flies behind a Flock Safety camera mounted to a light pole in Burbank, California. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Southeast Asia

‘I felt like ‌we weren’t going to survive’: how Thai school shooting unfolded

Eyewitness accounts reveal chaos as students barricaded classrooms and hid near the windows during the mayhem.

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Relatives of a Thai teacher killed in the Debsirin Nonthaburi School shooting weep as they collect the body for funeral rites at a hospital in Bangkok on Saturday. Photo: EPA

Politics

5-year plan to create more jobs, widen housing ladder for young people: John Lee

‘The government has been diversifying the housing ladder. The Northern Metropolis gives us an opportunity with more land and the size [of the flats] can be larger,’ the city’s leader says.

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Chief Executive John Lee (centre) attends the second town hall on his policy address 2026 and Hong Kong’s first five-year plan. Photo: handout

China Economy

China’s factory-gate prices growth slows to 3.5% in July amid lower fuel prices

Amid lower domestic fuel prices and weak domestic demand, the national consumer price index rose 0.5 per cent last month.

A staff member examines electric tricycles before shipment in China’s Shandong province on July 30, 2026. Photo: AFP
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Politics

Is China’s Communist Party newspaper highlighting women’s role as mothers?

Analysis of 125,000 articles from People’s Daily suggests it is increasingly framing women in a domestic rather than public context.

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Researchers found that official media consistently linked women to domestic roles, but the use of phrases connecting them to the professional sphere had dwindled. Photo: Getty Images

Health & Environment

Climate change in Malaysia turns up heat on youth

Unicef survey shows young people reporting significant concerns including worsening illnesses and heat-related health problems.

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A pedestrian carries an umbrella crosses a street in front of the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Tuesday. Photo: AP

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong’s 5-year plan can’t just be a laundry list

Repackaging familiar initiatives is not enough – city leaders must deliver clear directions, tangible targets and real accountability.

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Trending in China

Chinese man’s 3,000km search for pen pal from 24 years ago sparks deep nostalgia

Li’s heartfelt journey resonates with many, attracting 62,000 likes and over 7,000 comments, with some describing it as ‘romantic’.

A man from Shenzhen embarked on a journey of over 3,000 kilometres to Inner Mongolia, driven by his desire to reconnect with his pen pal, “Ice Rain,” whom he began corresponding with in 2002. Photo: Douyin

Education

Exclusive | CUHK chief Dennis Lo ‘calm’ about talk of Nobel Prize for groundbreaking test

Scientist who pioneered non-invasive prenatal testing credits success to his team and is focused on challenges as CUHK president.

Professor Dennis Lo is vice-chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Photo: Sun Yeung
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Asia

Video | Hanoi is building a new futuristic city where the old one stands

Vietnam recently approved its 100-year master plan for Hanoi that would radically change the historic capital.

A woman walks past the remnants of a house still standing after demolition to make way for an expanded road network in Hanoi on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)

Football

Will Asia turn its back on Fifa chief Infantino amid global divide in football?

Asian Football Confederation looks to be playing a waiting game, but a different picture is emerging behind closed doors of its stance.

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has friends around the world, including those in the South American Football Confederation. Photo: AFP

Culture

In pictures: 50 years of Hong Kong’s yum cha teahouse tradition

Five decades of Hong Kong’s beloved yum cha tradition – steamy dim sum, generational bonds and teahouse charm captured by the South China Morning Post.

Bird song was a signature feature of Mong Kok's Wan Loy Teahouse, seen here in 1987. Photo: SCMP Archives

Opinion

Editorial | A stacked sporting calendar gives Hong Kong the winning edge

From high-profile football to world fencing action, major events are serving up real social and economic rewards.

Chelsea fans pose for photos outside Kai Tak Stadium before the second of the Hong Kong Football Festival match, of Chelsea vs Juventus, on August 5. Photo: Elson Li

Health & Wellness

Hong Kong’s elderly risk ‘hidden malnutrition’. Expert tips on staying healthy

Many elderly people suffer from severe, unseen nutrient deficiencies. Experts describe the reasons, the signs and how to address it.

Despite the city having the highest life expectancy in the world, Hong Kong’s elderly face “hidden malnutrition” that sees nutrient deficiencies affecting health and independence. Experts describe the body’s key nutrient requirements as we age, and give advice on convenient ways to get them. Photo: Shutterstock
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United States & Canada

Joe Biden’s prostate cancer is spreading and causing him pain, son Hunter says

The former US president revealed his diagnosis in May last year, less than four months after he left the White House.

Former US president Joe Biden looks out at the crowd during the dedication ceremony for the Obama Presidential Centre in Chicago in June. Photo: AP

China Economy

In Focus | Why foreign workers are still climbing mountains of paperwork for a job in China

Beijing’s rigid visa points system and strict sponsorship rules frustrate young expats, but most are still undeterred in their job search.

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Celebrities

Who is Olympic skating champion Alysa Liu’s transgender sibling Jaylin Liu

The younger sibling of the US figure skating prodigy is also good at sports, loves going to concerts and has met Laufey backstage.

Alysa Liu’s transgender sibling Jaylin Liu (right) has been making headlines. Photo: @alysaxliu/Instagram

Africa

1,500 couples tie the knot at mass wedding in Nigeria

The two-day ceremony in Kano State was aimed at people who, for financial reasons, would otherwise struggle to afford a wedding.

Nigerian brides and grooms attend a mass wedding ceremony in Kano, Nigeria, on Saturday. Photo: AP

Asia Opinion

Opinion | South Asia’s Gen Z protests offer one lesson in common

From Sri Lanka and Nepal to Bangladesh and India, youth protests have shaken or even toppled governments, but creating lasting change has been more challenging.

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Protesters in Mumbai, India, celebrate after the country’s education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, resigned following nationwide protests over irregularities in the conduct of the national medical school admission exams, on July 26. Photo: AP