https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/519496/feed en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg Phoebe Zhang,Alcott Wei Phoebe Zhang,Alcott Wei When you are denied a pay rise, when you feel anxious about your children’s education, or when you are alienated by colleagues, Chairman Mao can help. At least, that is what China’s online influencers and their hundreds of thousands of followers believe. Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Mao Zedong, founding father of the People’s Republic of China. Chinese authorities have not announced any plans to mark the date, as former state leaders are usually commemorated on the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/politics/article/3366813/young-chinese-turn-mao-zedong-life-advice-50-years-after-his-death?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/politics/article/3366813/young-chinese-turn-mao-zedong-life-advice-50-years-after-his-death?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Sep 2026 02:00:14 +0000 Ralph Jennings,Mia Nurmamat,He Huifeng Ralph Jennings,Mia Nurmamat,He Huifeng As the Strait of Hormuz reopened and closed again this week, manufacturers across China are navigating a roller coaster of concerns rooted in supply and pricing volatilities. Soaring oil prices have already filtered through to processed fuel and petroleum-based raw materials that help power China’s manufacturing sector – the world’s largest – and a fragile two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States is unlikely to restore pre-conflict stability in the near term, according to industry... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3349653/cancelling-orders-china-how-hormuz-oil-crisis-hitting-transport-manufacturing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3349653/cancelling-orders-china-how-hormuz-oil-crisis-hitting-transport-manufacturing?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:11 +0000 Ralph Jennings Ralph Jennings Australian comedian Jenny Tian set off a wave of deep laughter across an Adelaide audience at a recent comedy festival by saying she had tired of democracy at home. So, Tian explained, she moved to the US to give “fascism” a whirl instead. The 30-year-old showbiz pro was born to Chinese parents, making her race a rarity in Western stand-up comedy. But the crowd was a near sell-out. I saw Tian’s March performance during a visiting media tour of Australia after days of meetings with national... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3348468/australias-180-degree-shift-5-years-ago-china-favour-us-out?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3348468/australias-180-degree-shift-5-years-ago-china-favour-us-out?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:09 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Australia unveiled AU$3.9 billion (US$2.8 billion) in spending on Sunday as a “down payment” on a new facility to build nuclear submarines under the tripartite Aukus security pact with Britain and the United States. The Aukus pact aims to arm Australia with a fleet of cutting-edge submarines from the United States and would provide for cooperation in developing an array of warfare technologies. The submarines, the sale of which will begin in 2032, lie at the heart of Australia’s strategy of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/australasia/article/3343637/australia-unveils-billions-new-nuclear-submarines-under-aukus-security-pact?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/australasia/article/3343637/australia-unveils-billions-new-nuclear-submarines-under-aukus-security-pact?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Feb 2026 12:12:22 +0000 Maria Siow Maria Siow At a high-level conference in Washington last month, the US State Department unveiled an “America first” aid strategy that ties development dollars directly to the commercial and security goals of the world’s largest economy. This shift away from decades of framing the United States’ foreign assistance as a moral undertaking is a reflection, analysts say, of the Trump administration’s view that foreign assistance should advance America’s national interest above all else. Officials at the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/politics/article/3339382/us-strips-moral-framing-foreign-aid-america-first-pivot?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/politics/article/3339382/us-strips-moral-framing-foreign-aid-america-first-pivot?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Jan 2026 08:00:19 +0000 Denise Tsang Denise Tsang Hongkonger Candy Wu Suk-fun has attended parent-teacher meetings of her two children with such regularity that other parents get the impression she is a full-time stay-at-home mother. But she is not. Wu is a captain with the city’s flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways. She became the airline’s first home-grown female captain in 2009 and continues to juggle her career and raising her daughters, aged 12 and 15, by being extremely conscientious with time management. “As a mother, it is challenging.... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3334001/trailblazing-female-captain-hong-kongs-cathay-juggles-flights-and-motherhood?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3334001/trailblazing-female-captain-hong-kongs-cathay-juggles-flights-and-motherhood?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Nov 2025 02:00:19 +0000 Denise Tsang Denise Tsang Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways will step up diversification efforts to mitigate growing geopolitical risks that have “affected our business a lot”, its CEO has said, as the airline expands the group’s network to 103 destinations by the end of this year. During a visit to a pilot training centre in Adelaide, Australia, Cathay Group CEO Ronald Lam Siu-por said the group also took a flexible approach to accommodating customers’ requests, such as ticket cancellations, in response to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3334000/hong-kongs-cathay-pacific-broadens-reach-regional-tensions-grow?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3334000/hong-kongs-cathay-pacific-broadens-reach-regional-tensions-grow?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:30:10 +0000 Shi Huang Shi Huang World leading Chinese scientist Guo Zaiping, who specialises in the field of batteries, has taken up a prestigious new role at City University of Hong Kong after a two-decade career in Australia. The university said she had beenappointed as chair professor of energy materials earlier this month. The university’s materials science programme is ranked number one in Hong Kong and number seven in the world, according to the latest USNEWS University Rankings. Before her move to Hong Kong, Guo was a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/science/article/3319365/australias-battery-scientist-guo-zaiping-joins-cityu-hong-kong-energy-material-chair?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/science/article/3319365/australias-battery-scientist-guo-zaiping-joins-cityu-hong-kong-energy-material-chair?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Jul 2025 07:21:58 +0000 The first openly gay man to play in Australia’s domestic soccer league says he is still subject to death threats four years after going public about his sexuality. Josh Cavallo, who plays for Adelaide United in the A-League, told the FIFPro Footballers Unfiltered podcast that “in a world of football, being a gay … player is a very toxic place”. “I still think we’re a very, very long way from being accepted in this space, unfortunately,” he said. Cavallo was 21 in 2021 when he decided to come... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/australasia/article/3302992/openly-gay-australian-football-player-still-faces-online-death-threats?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/australasia/article/3302992/openly-gay-australian-football-player-still-faces-online-death-threats?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:32:40 +0000 The reimposition of anti-dumping duty on canned pineapples from the Philippines has become a sticking point in Australia’s strategic trade partnership with Manila, highlighting some of the hurdles that could pose a threat to deeper Southeast Asian ties envisioned by Canberra. In 2021, Australia lifted a 15-year punitive measure against consumer canned pineapples, providing relief to Filipino producers battered by the pandemic. But the tariffs of between 5.9 and 22.9 per cent were reapplied a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/economics/article/3273375/anti-dumping-duty-philippines-canned-pineapples-thorn-australia-manila-strategic-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/economics/article/3273375/anti-dumping-duty-philippines-canned-pineapples-thorn-australia-manila-strategic-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Aug 2024 06:07:07 +0000 American comedy-rock duo Tenacious D, formed by actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass, suspended the rest of its Australian tour after comments made by Gass over the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump. A video widely shared on social media from the concert in Sydney on Sunday showed Gass being presented with a birthday cake and Black urging him to make a wish. Gass then seemed to say “don’t miss Trump next time” before blowing out the candles. Trump was shot in the ear during a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/australasia/article/3270735/after-dont-miss-trump-next-time-quip-jack-blacks-band-cancels-australia-tour?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/australasia/article/3270735/after-dont-miss-trump-next-time-quip-jack-blacks-band-cancels-australia-tour?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Jul 2024 03:28:25 +0000 China and Australia have agreed to “properly” manage their differences to enhance the “vitality and durability” of their bilateral relationship, following “candid” talks in Canberra. Chinese Premier Li Qiang met his counterpart Anthony Albanese in the Australian capital on Monday, as the most senior Beijing official to visit the country in seven years. The talks were “in-depth and fruitful”, Li said, highlighting “candid” exchanges on some differences and disagreements between the two... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3266914/china-australia-properly-manage-differences-premier-li-after-candid-talks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3266914/china-australia-properly-manage-differences-premier-li-after-candid-talks?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Jun 2024 08:25:38 +0000 Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s visit to Australia on Sunday focused on positive aspects of the bilateral relationship including shared giant pandas and a rebounding wine trade as he promised a new breeding pair of the rare bears. China’s most powerful leader after President Xi Jinping arrived late on Saturday in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia state, which has produced most of the Australian wine entering China since crippling tariffs were lifted in March that had effectively ended a 1.2... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/australasia/article/3266797/chinas-li-qiang-promises-australia-more-pandas-pick-pair?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/australasia/article/3266797/chinas-li-qiang-promises-australia-more-pandas-pick-pair?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Jun 2024 07:24:13 +0000 Premier Li Qiang has said Australia and China must look for common ground despite their differences at the start of a visit where trade will feature prominently on the agenda. Li arrived in Adelaide on Saturday after a three-day trip to New Zealand and before a stopover in Malaysia. He was greeted by Foreign Minister Penny Wong, South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas and Chinese ambassador Xiao Qian. “China-Australia exchanges have a long history and the friendship between the two peoples... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3266756/chinese-premier-li-qiang-tells-australia-lets-try-set-aside-our-differences?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3266756/chinese-premier-li-qiang-tells-australia-lets-try-set-aside-our-differences?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Jun 2024 11:13:56 +0000 Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Thursday his nation’s differences with New Zealand must not become a “chasm”, pledging greater trade and “friendship” after touching down in Wellington for rare bilateral talks. Li is embarking on a six-day tour of New Zealand and Australia, key trading partners that have become increasingly vocal critics of China’s expanding influence in the South Pacific. “It is natural that we don’t always see eye-to-eye with each other on everything,” Li told reporters after... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/australasia/article/3266448/premier-li-qiang-pledges-more-trade-china-extends-visa-free-travel-new-zealanders?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/australasia/article/3266448/premier-li-qiang-pledges-more-trade-china-extends-visa-free-travel-new-zealanders?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Jun 2024 07:36:38 +0000 Ahead of Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s historic visit to Australia this week, a new poll shows that despite Australians’ lingering wariness of the Chinese government, most recognise the importance of maintaining a robust relationship with China. In a similar spirit, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday that the meeting with his Chinese counterpart would span discussions on panda diplomacy – in particular the continued loan of two animals to Adelaide Zoo – as well as the recent... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/politics/article/3266246/li-qiang-visits-persistent-duality-australias-china-thinking-show?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/politics/article/3266246/li-qiang-visits-persistent-duality-australias-china-thinking-show?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Jun 2024 06:00:17 +0000 Singapore Airlines has sent out offers of compensation to passengers of turbulence-hit flight SQ321, with those who suffered minor injuries able to claim US$10,000 from the carrier. An aviation law expert who spoke to This Week in Asia said that while it was standard practice for airlines to offer compensation after such incidents, the payout for light injuries in this case was more generous, given the serious turbulence and massive publicity it attracted. In a social media update on Tuesday,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/economics/article/3266116/singapore-airlines-offers-sq321-victims-least-us10000-compensation-generous?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/economics/article/3266116/singapore-airlines-offers-sq321-victims-least-us10000-compensation-generous?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Jun 2024 04:28:46 +0000 China were beaten 2-0 by Australia in front of 76,798 fans on Monday, with Real Madrid’s Hayley Raso and Everton’s Clare Wheeler scoring the goals. It was the Matildas final home match before the Olympics. They finished fourth at the last Games in Tokyo and again at the World Cup in 2023, with Tony Gustavsson’s side desperate to do better in Paris. After an uninspiring 1-1 friendly draw with China in Adelaide last week, a near full-strength team started at Sydney’s Stadium Australia. Wheeler... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3265236/chinas-women-beaten-australia-front-more-75000-fans-matildas-prepare-head-paris-olympic-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3265236/chinas-women-beaten-australia-front-more-75000-fans-matildas-prepare-head-paris-olympic-games?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:21:57 +0000 China led for more than an hour before succumbing to a stoppage-time equaliser against Australia as a friendly between the two ended 1-1 on Friday. Ante Milicic’s debut in the Steel Roses’ dugout got off to a dream start when Zhang Linyan gave them the gave them the lead on the half-hour mark. It looked like China would record an impressive victory in front of a sell-out 52,912-crowd in Adelaide, but they were pegged back in the fifth minute of stoppage time through Michelle Heyman. The visitors... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3264954/china-women-suffer-late-heartbreak-friendly-australia-first-match-new-head-coach-ante-milicic-ends?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3264954/china-women-suffer-late-heartbreak-friendly-australia-first-match-new-head-coach-ante-milicic-ends?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 May 2024 13:07:22 +0000 Aston Villa coach Josep Gombau said he owed a huge debt of gratitude to Kitchee owner Ken Ng-kin for a coaching career that has allowed him to work with Ange Postecoglou and Unai Emery. Spaniard Gombau, who managed Kitchee for four years from 2009, was in charge of the Premier League’s under-21s side who finished as runners-up at the HKFC Soccer Sevens last Sunday. The role involves working closely with “one of the best managers in the world” in Emery, who will lead Villa in next season’s Uefa... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3264402/aston-villa-u21-coach-who-worked-unai-emery-and-ange-postecoglou-praises-kitchee-owners-influence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3264402/aston-villa-u21-coach-who-worked-unai-emery-and-ange-postecoglou-praises-kitchee-owners-influence?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 May 2024 11:00:23 +0000 If horror is about saying the unsayable, it is no wonder that Australian writer-director Jennifer Kent’s 2014 debut, The Babadook, is held in such high regard by those in the know. Legendary author Stephen King called it “deeply disturbing”, and The Exorcist director William Friedkin said, “I’ve never seen a more terrifying film.” Based on Kent’s 2005 short, Monster, inspired by silent films and infused with Freudian psychology, The Babadook tackles a taboo hardly ever explored on screen: what... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/post-magazine/film-tv/article/3263958/babadook-10-supernatural-horror-film-stephen-king-called-deeply-disturbing-unafraid-tackle-taboo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/post-magazine/film-tv/article/3263958/babadook-10-supernatural-horror-film-stephen-king-called-deeply-disturbing-unafraid-tackle-taboo?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 May 2024 20:15:09 +0000 Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification Hong Kong must confront the barriers hijab-wearing Muslim women face in securing employment and fully participating in public life. The recent case of Saana Qalsoom, a qualified Hong Kong graduate... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3263656/hong-kong-should-uphold-muslim-womens-right-wear-hijab?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3263656/hong-kong-should-uphold-muslim-womens-right-wear-hijab?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 May 2024 03:30:10 +0000 Australia and New Zealand said they will send government planes to New Caledonia on Tuesday to evacuate nationals from the French territory, which has experienced a week of deadly riots, sparked by electoral changes by the French government in Paris. France’s High Commission in New Caledonia said on Tuesday the islands’ airport remains closed for commercial flights, and it will deploy the military to protect public buildings. There were around 3,200 people waiting to leave or enter New Caledonia... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/australasia/article/3263451/australia-new-zealand-scramble-evacuate-tourists-riot-hit-new-caledonia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/australasia/article/3263451/australia-new-zealand-scramble-evacuate-tourists-riot-hit-new-caledonia?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 May 2024 04:51:31 +0000 China have charged Ante Milicic with turning around the fortunes of their women’s national team, naming the 50-year-old Australian as successor to Shui Qingxia over the weekend. Milicic takes over a squad that slumped out of last year’s Women’s World Cup in the group stage with one win and two losses, and missed out on qualification for the Paris Olympics. Shui was sacked because of the failure to qualify for the Olympics last November, less than two years after she had led the Steel Roses to a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3262448/china-women-hire-ex-assistant-tottenham-boss-ange-postecoglou-manager-ahead-2026-asian-cup-and-2027?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3262448/china-women-hire-ex-assistant-tottenham-boss-ange-postecoglou-manager-ahead-2026-asian-cup-and-2027?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 May 2024 07:30:17 +0000 In the four years that global IT consultancy Waterstons has allowed its 20 Sydney-based staff to work whenever and wherever they want, only one employee’s performance has suffered. The UK-based business, which has around 300 employees worldwide, first adopted “flexi-working” practices some 30 years ago – and also allows its employees to take as much annual leave as they need. “If you treat your people like adults, that’s how they will behave,” Waterstons’ Asia-Pacific Managing Director Charlie... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/economics/article/3262262/work-home-looks-here-stay-australia-new-zealand-its-not-everyone?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/economics/article/3262262/work-home-looks-here-stay-australia-new-zealand-its-not-everyone?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 May 2024 00:00:47 +0000 DHL Express expects its business in the Asia-Pacific market to outperform other regions this year, driven by volume recovery in Southeast Asia, which is benefiting from inflow of supply chain businesses moving out of China amid geopolitical tensions. These trends, which began in 2018 after then-president Donald Trump launched a trade war against China, have gathered pace with even Chinese firms moving supply chains out of the country to manage business risks. “Asia-Pacific is probably the most... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/companies/article/3262352/dhl-express-expects-supply-chain-shifts-boost-its-se-asia-business-reposes-faith-hong-kongs-role?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/companies/article/3262352/dhl-express-expects-supply-chain-shifts-boost-its-se-asia-business-reposes-faith-hong-kongs-role?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 May 2024 06:00:18 +0000 What did visitors to Hong Kong experience in the mid-1930s? International leisure travel, then, was only for the affluent; almost anyone else who ventured beyond their home countries did so for work opportunities; tourist activities encountered en route were just a welcome bonus. After the free-spending, worldwide economic boom that characterised the Roaring Twenties abruptly ended with the 1929 stock market crash and subsequent Great Depression years, leisure travellers became a relatively... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3261468/hong-kong-1930s-tourists-shopping-sedan-chair-rides-side-trip-southern-china-recommended-guidebook?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3261468/hong-kong-1930s-tourists-shopping-sedan-chair-rides-side-trip-southern-china-recommended-guidebook?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 May 2024 23:45:23 +0000 Brooks Koepka fired a warning shot ahead of the defence of his PGA Championship in 10 days’ time, winning LIV Golf Singapore by two shots on Sunday. The American carded a three-under-par 68 to finish at 15 under for the tournament, with Australians Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman tied for second, and 2023 winner Talor Gooch alone in fourth at 12 under. Koepka began the day three shots clear of the field and, while challengers came and went, most notably in the shape of Leishman, kept his head as... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/golf/article/3261477/liv-golf-singapore-brooks-koepka-keeps-head-take-title-and-warm-pga-championship-defence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/golf/article/3261477/liv-golf-singapore-brooks-koepka-keeps-head-take-title-and-warm-pga-championship-defence?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 May 2024 07:56:54 +0000 You’re strolling along the beach when you see a sign that says, “Beyond this point you may encounter nude bathers”. Do you make a swift U-turn and hurry back the way you came, or continue walking, eyes peeled for a patch of sand where you can discard your clothing? Nude sunbathing isn’t widely accepted in Asia. In Thailand, public indecency laws forbid nudity and parting with your swimsuit is a legal grey area in Bali, Indonesia. Officially no nudist beaches exist, but that does not stop... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3261288/8-worlds-best-nudist-beaches-miami-florida-berlins-wannsee-and-vancouvers-wreck-beach?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3261288/8-worlds-best-nudist-beaches-miami-florida-berlins-wannsee-and-vancouvers-wreck-beach?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 May 2024 10:15:11 +0000 Japan has dispatched its top diplomat on a whirlwind tour of Global South countries in recent days, as Tokyo seeks to showcase its commitment to the emerging economies of Asia and Africa – where it continues to jostle with China for influence. Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa began her 10-day tour last Saturday in the Indian Ocean island nation of Madagascar, off Africa’s east coast, where she discussed economic cooperation and Japan’s “free and open Indo-Pacific” strategy – a vision it shares... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/politics/article/3261373/japan-sells-itself-global-souths-china-counterweight-whistle-stop-tour-africa-south-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/politics/article/3261373/japan-sells-itself-global-souths-china-counterweight-whistle-stop-tour-africa-south-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 May 2024 04:00:10 +0000 Sebastian Munoz produced the best round of his LIV Golf season in Singapore on Friday, and said he felt his game was finally moving in the right direction. The Colombian fired a six-under-par 65 at Sentosa Golf Club to sit on top of a stacked leaderboard, where just two shots separate the top 15 players. Brooks Koepka and Abraham Ancer were among a group of six players in a tie for second a shot further back, with Joaquin Niemann, who has won twice on the circuit this year, one of eight players... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/golf/article/3261323/liv-golf-singapore-colombias-sebastian-munoz-finds-his-rhythm-and-seasons-best-form-lead-first-round?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/golf/article/3261323/liv-golf-singapore-colombias-sebastian-munoz-finds-his-rhythm-and-seasons-best-form-lead-first-round?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 May 2024 07:49:40 +0000 A Singapore-born veterinary surgeon based in Adelaide, Australia has been sanctioned and fined A$5,000 (US$3,289) for engaging in a series of inappropriate acts involving animals, Australian news media reported. Marcus Tan Wei Sheng, who studied in Australia for six years before first working in veterinary practice in 2019, has not been banned from practising as a veterinary surgeon there but has to do so under strict conditions and supervision, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/australasia/article/3261267/singapore-born-veterinary-surgeon-fined-and-sanctioned-sex-acts-animals-australia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/australasia/article/3261267/singapore-born-veterinary-surgeon-fined-and-sanctioned-sex-acts-animals-australia?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 May 2024 02:35:41 +0000 Talor Gooch is waiting for golf “to get easy again” ahead of the defence of his LIV Golf Singapore title this week. The American finished top of the circuit’s individual standings in 2023, but has struggled so far this season, and was in a tie for 26th in Adelaide last week when he was also defending champion. A tie for second in Las Vegas has been his best result so far, and he is presently 10th in the player standings this time around, some distance behind leader Joaquin Niemann. Gooch said... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/golf/article/3261250/liv-golfs-gooch-waiting-game-get-easy-again-li-hunt-volvo-china-open-kang-chasing-korean-glory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/golf/article/3261250/liv-golfs-gooch-waiting-game-get-easy-again-li-hunt-volvo-china-open-kang-chasing-korean-glory?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 May 2024 23:00:10 +0000 New York is known for its fast-paced, glamorous life, but all that glitz comes with a rather hefty price tag. After all, this is a major financial capital and one of the world’s most expensive cities. It also boasts a rep as the kind of place where hard work, some business savvy and a little luck can go a long way – which is why so many people are driven to move here and chase their dreams. So it’s no surprise that the Big Apple is home to the largest concentration of billionaires – 110 to be... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3261199/5-new-yorks-richest-billionaires-net-worths-ranked-michael-bloomberg-who-once-ran-president-julia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3261199/5-new-yorks-richest-billionaires-net-worths-ranked-michael-bloomberg-who-once-ran-president-julia?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 May 2024 21:00:18 +0000 Next month’s T20 World Cup will help build cricket’s profile and popularity in the United States ahead of its appearance at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, the sport’s world body said. The showpiece 20-over event will be co-hosted by the West Indies and the United States in June with New York, Florida and Dallas as venues. The International Cricket Council (ICC) said it was confident the tournament would help the sport leave a mark in a land where baseball rules. “The fact that a World Cup has... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3261067/t20-world-cup-stepping-stone-building-us-fan-base-2028-olympics-los-angeles-says-icc?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3261067/t20-world-cup-stepping-stone-building-us-fan-base-2028-olympics-los-angeles-says-icc?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 May 2024 12:30:10 +0000 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined demonstrations protesting against domestic violence after a spate of murders. At least 26 women have been killed this year, or one every four days, according to rights lobby group Destroy The Joint. That is on track to top last year’s 64 deaths, often perpetuated by their current or former partners. “Violence against women is an epidemic,” Albanese said in a post on X. “Governments need to do better and as a society we need to do better,” he... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/australasia/article/3260707/australias-albanese-joins-protests-against-domestic-violence-epidemic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/australasia/article/3260707/australias-albanese-joins-protests-against-domestic-violence-epidemic?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Apr 2024 13:15:08 +0000 Former PGA Tour stalwart Brendan Steele captured his maiden LIV Golf title on Sunday in Adelaide, keeping his cool to hold off a chasing pack led by Louis Oosthuizen and Jon Rahm to win by a shot. The 41-year-old American led overnight by one and after an early bogey refocused to reel off five straight birdies on the front nine in a four-under-par 68 to finish at 18-under. In front of bumper crowds and a carnival atmosphere at the Grange Golf Club, South Africa’s 11-time European Tour winner and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/golf/article/3260678/liv-golf-nerves-steele-help-brendan-seal-first-title-while-ripper-gc-claim-maiden-team-victory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/golf/article/3260678/liv-golf-nerves-steele-help-brendan-seal-first-title-while-ripper-gc-claim-maiden-team-victory?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Apr 2024 08:11:56 +0000 Three-time PGA Tour winner Brendan Steele shot an 8-under 64 Saturday to take a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the LIV Tour’s Adelaide tournament at The Grange Golf Club. The 41-year-old Steele’s last PGA Tour victory came in 2017 when he won his second Safeway Open. He lost in a playoff to Cameron Smith at the 2020 Sony Open in Hawaii. Steele had a 36-hole total of 14-under 130. He had a stretch of four birdies, a bogey and two more birdies in the middle of his round. Danny Lee was a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/golf/article/3260623/liv-adelaide-brendan-steele-leads-danny-lee-one-stroke-after-second-round-firing-8-under-64?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/golf/article/3260623/liv-adelaide-brendan-steele-leads-danny-lee-one-stroke-after-second-round-firing-8-under-64?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Apr 2024 09:30:13 +0000 A nerveless Jinichiro Kozuma fired seven birdies and an eagle in a sizzling nine-under-par 63 on Friday to upstage the big guns in round one of LIV Golf’s Adelaide leg. The former Japan Tour stalwart’s putter was on fire in front of large, boisterous crowds at the par-72 Grange Golf Club to take a one-stroke lead from New Zealand’s Danny Lee and Mexico’s Carlos Ortiz. Chile’s Mito Pereira, India’s Anirban Lahiri and Americans Peter Uihlein and Andy Ogletree were a shot further back. Last year’s... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/golf/article/3260493/liv-golf-adelaide-japans-kozuma-steals-spotlight-birdie-blitz-grange-rahm-lurks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/golf/article/3260493/liv-golf-adelaide-japans-kozuma-steals-spotlight-birdie-blitz-grange-rahm-lurks?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:23:36 +0000 Entertainment, star names and awareness of culture are the three key ingredients Greg Norman has used to build LIV Golf, with the Australian confident the formula can be transplanted anywhere to capitalise on pent-up demand. Now in its second full season and spanning 14 tournaments, the Saudi-backed league and its 54-hole format, punctuated by thumping music, has injected itself as a rival to the PGA Tour, poaching a slew of high-profile talent. Its fledgling success is nowhere more evident than... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/golf/article/3260330/entertainment-star-names-culture-greg-norman-sees-adelaide-success-formula-blueprint-all-liv-golf?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/golf/article/3260330/entertainment-star-names-culture-greg-norman-sees-adelaide-success-formula-blueprint-all-liv-golf?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:30:19 +0000 LIV Golf boss Greg Norman has denied making any financial offer for Rory McIlroy to jump ship from the PGA Tour, but said he was happy to “have a conversation”. A report in Britain last week said McIlroy – a long-time critic of the upstart Saudi circuit – was poised to switch to LIV in a staggering deal worth $850 million. But the four-time major winner from Northern Ireland swiftly debunked the rumours in an interview with NBC’s Golf Central. “LIV never put an offer to him,” Norman said on the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/golf/article/3260126/liv-golf-boss-norman-says-rory-mcilroy-welcome-join-denies-any-offer-was-made?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/golf/article/3260126/liv-golf-boss-norman-says-rory-mcilroy-welcome-join-denies-any-offer-was-made?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Apr 2024 02:59:19 +0000 Ceci Lee Sze-wing said she was stalked by worry and fear on the start line of her omnium event at last week’s UCI Track Nations Cup in Canada. Leading Hong Kong track rider Lee stuttered home in 20th position, despite entering the competition in fabulous shape, and finishing fifth in a thrilling elimination race 48 hours earlier. The 22-year-old nevertheless clung to an Olympic Games berth, which is expected to be confirmed when the sport’s UCI governing body releases its quota of qualified... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/article/3259593/i-am-afraid-i-will-do-badly-again-hong-kong-cycling-star-lee-plagued-start-line-fears-targeting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/article/3259593/i-am-afraid-i-will-do-badly-again-hong-kong-cycling-star-lee-plagued-start-line-fears-targeting?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:24:52 +0000 Talor Gooch said he would not be in favour of LIV Golf moving to a traditional 72-hole format, calling the number “arbitrary” and questioning whether fans wanted it. Among the myriad of rumours swirling around the state of the game during the Masters week, alongside claims linking Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland with a move to the Saudi-backed league, were suggestions the team circuit could change its 54-hole three-day approach. LIV Golf’s format has been the subject of intense debate given it... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/golf/article/3259344/liv-golf-talor-gooch-concerned-rumours-circuit-could-adopt-arbitrary-72-hole-format-why-not-108?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/golf/article/3259344/liv-golf-talor-gooch-concerned-rumours-circuit-could-adopt-arbitrary-72-hole-format-why-not-108?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Apr 2024 11:30:20 +0000 Australia’s wine industry cheered news that China would drop anti-dumping tariffs, reopening its market to imports, but the tougher economic conditions of 2024 are unlikely to deliver the sparkling growth winemakers seek. For two decades, China has driven growth in the global wine industry as many among the hundreds of millions entering its middle class acquired a taste for wines from Australia, Chile, Italy and France. But industry executives in China said the market, and domestic consumption,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3257937/despite-lifting-australia-wine-tariffs-chinas-market-offers-no-lifeline-global-industry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3257937/despite-lifting-australia-wine-tariffs-chinas-market-offers-no-lifeline-global-industry?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Apr 2024 05:21:38 +0000 Britain has slapped its first sanctions on Chinese state-affiliated entities in three years, a move made in response to alleged “malicious cyber activity” directed at members of parliament. The United States simultaneously joined the move, announcing alleged hacking of victims in the country’s defence industrial base, and more broadly the “confirmed and potential compromise of work and personal email accounts, cloud storage accounts and telephone call records belonging to millions of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/politics/article/3256689/uk-sanctions-chinese-entities-alleged-malicious-cyber-activity-against-mps?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/politics/article/3256689/uk-sanctions-chinese-entities-alleged-malicious-cyber-activity-against-mps?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Mar 2024 15:56:42 +0000 Cycling bosses want Herve Dagorne to “bring glory to Hong Kong”, after appointing the Frenchman to succeed retired Shen Jinkang as head coach of the city’s cycling team. Dagorne, a former Olympic team pursuit cyclist, has been acting head coach since the beginning of the year, and led the team at the Hong Kong leg of the Nations Cup this month. He was also in charge for January’s Nations Cup in Adelaide and at the Asian Track Championships in Malaysia last month, when Hong Kong claimed nine... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/other-sport/article/3256665/cycling-bosses-want-new-head-coach-herve-dagorne-bring-glory-hong-kong-frenchman-targeting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/other-sport/article/3256665/cycling-bosses-want-new-head-coach-herve-dagorne-bring-glory-hong-kong-frenchman-targeting?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Mar 2024 13:00:36 +0000 Concerns over the delivery of nuclear-powered attack submarines to Australia following a US budget cut are unwarranted as the three-nation Aukus alliance has options to build its naval deterrence in the Pacific. There is no reason why Washington would not stand by one of its most important allies in the region, with a shipyard in New South Wales where Australia and the US could co-produce the submarines being one such option, security analysts say. The US announced last week it would halve the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/politics/article/3256379/australias-fears-over-us-submarine-supply-cut-unwarranted-aukus-has-options-boost-deterrence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/politics/article/3256379/australias-fears-over-us-submarine-supply-cut-unwarranted-aukus-has-options-boost-deterrence?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Mar 2024 09:30:13 +0000 Australia said on Thursday the UK’s BAE Systems would build a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, a key step in fulfilling the landmark Aukus security pact between Canberra, London and Washington. Australia’s Submarine Agency said BAE would produce the state-of-the-art vessels, which will be delivered from the early 2040s. The agency did not reveal the exact number of submarines that will be built or financial details of the deal, but Australian defence officials have said the country would get... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/australasia/article/3256258/uks-bae-build-fleet-nuclear-powered-submarines-australia-under-aukus-pact?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/australasia/article/3256258/uks-bae-build-fleet-nuclear-powered-submarines-australia-under-aukus-pact?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Mar 2024 12:02:30 +0000 No owner has had more BMW Hong Kong Derby (2,000m) success than Larry Yung Chi-kin and on Sunday the former Citic chairman and his family will get their best chance in 22 years to add to their storied history in Hong Kong’s most sought-after race. Victorious in 1997 with Oriental Express and 2002 with Olympic Express, Yung will stand alongside his son Andy Yung Ming-tai at Sha Tin as Helios Express looks to complete a Classic Series clean sweep. “It’s just an honour to be here. My family has a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3256245/yung-familys-rich-hong-kong-derby-history-just-one-many-layers-sundays-feature?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/racing/article/3256245/yung-familys-rich-hong-kong-derby-history-just-one-many-layers-sundays-feature?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Mar 2024 10:59:29 +0000 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has asked Australian businesses and academics to visit China more and increase partnerships with Chinese counterparts, particularly in green energy, while reaffirming the two countries’ relations are back on track after a successful reset. In a first visit by a Chinese foreign minister to Australia since 2017 amid thawing relations, Wang met Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong for the seventh Australia-China Foreign and Strategic Dialogue in Canberra on... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/politics/article/3256117/australia-china-should-take-ties-far-wang-yi-says-he-urges-more-bilateral-cooperation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/politics/article/3256117/australia-china-should-take-ties-far-wang-yi-says-he-urges-more-bilateral-cooperation?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Mar 2024 11:30:28 +0000