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Nuuk

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King Frederik X

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Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede.

Danish troops train with Swedish, Norwegian, German and French peers in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, in September. Photo: Retuers

Nato

Use of US military to acquire Greenland ‘always an option’, White House says

Trump’s preferred option might be to buy Greenland from Denmark, but the White House says military action is being considered.

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US-Venezuela conflict

Not just oil: is Trump’s Venezuela takeover also about critical minerals?

6 Jan 2026 - 6:15PMvideocam

Donald Trump

‘End of Nato’: Denmark warns US against taking Greenland by force

6 Jan 2026 - 1:01PM

US-Venezuela conflict

Trump doubles down on Greenland after US intervention in Venezuela

US president’s comments on Greenland and a ‘SOON’ social media post by the wife of a top aide spur anxieties in the Arctic.

5 Jan 2026 - 2:57PM

US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One. Photo: AFP

From our archives

On This Day | ‘No mission impossible’: first Hongkonger to reach North, South Poles – SCMP archive

Twenty years ago on January 5, 2006, 52-year-old Chung Kin-man returned to Hong Kong after becoming the first person from the city to trek to both poles.

5 Jan 2026 - 1:00PM

Denmark

Denmark to buy US patrol planes despite rift over Greenland

Denmark finalises a deal for three P-8A aircraft amid diplomatic tensions over Trump’s bid for Arctic island.

30 Dec 2025 - 1:01PM

Donald Trump

Does the US want to conquer Greenland? Trump’s new envoy weighs in

Jeff Landry appears at odds with the US president’s past suggestions of taking over the Arctic territory from Denmark.

24 Dec 2025 - 1:13PM

Members of the Danish armed forces in military drills in Greenland in September. Photo: Reuters

Nordic nations

‘Respect our integrity’: Denmark summons US ambassador over Greenland envoy

Denmark warns US to respect its borders after Trump names Jeff Landry envoy to Greenland, asserting the mineral-rich island is not for sale.

22 Dec 2025 - 6:59PMvideocam

Climate change

Arctic has hottest year ever recorded, as climate impacts cascade

The region is warming far faster than the global average due to a phenomenon known as ‘Arctic Amplification’.

18 Dec 2025 - 6:25PMvideocam

US-China relations

Senior Democrat urges Rubio to fill Arctic post and halt rise of China, Russia

In a letter, Raja Krishnamoorthi asks US Secretary of State to restore key US role in ‘one of the world’s most strategically vital regions’.

12 Dec 2025 - 11:50PMvideocam

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has come under increasing pressure to fill the State Department’s vacant post for Arctic affairs to help curb China and Russia’s influence in the region. Photo: Xinhua

United States

Opinion | Venezuela? Trump’s real aim could be laying claim to the western hemisphere

In the aftermath of American exceptionalism, Trump and Xi could form respective ‘greater areas’, each ordered by their own nation’s political and legal norms.

23 Nov 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

A T-shirt worn by a Maduro supporter at a rally against US military activity in the Caribbean, in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas on October 30. Photo: AFP via Getty Images/TNS

US-China trade war

Explainer | Rare earths, chips and batteries – what China can and cannot weaponise

Experts explore how China balances export curbs with legal reforms as global partners diversify supplies, firms hunt rare-earth alternatives.

13 Nov 2025 - 1:32AMvideocam

US-China trade war

Rare earth diplomacy: how Trump’s Asia tour aims to lock in mineral supplies

From Tokyo to Bangkok, Washington is forging new partnerships to counter China’s dominance.

29 Oct 2025 - 7:00PMvideocam

Tourism

‘Unreal’: spend a night in a glass igloo atop an Arctic cruise ship at sea

Cantilevered over the ship’s edge, the National Geographic Endurance’s glass igloos let passengers enjoy an incredible night amid the fjords.

14 Oct 2025 - 10:15AM

Travel blogger Gastronomictraveler from Taiwan describes his experience on the National Geographic Endurance as “unreal”

John Lee policy address 2025

How much screen time should kids have? Hong Kong leader to seek expert advice

Government source rules out bans but backs tougher restrictions on device use in schools and homes under new initiative within policy address.

16 Sep 2025 - 9:17AM

Authorities will seek to further limit young children’s use of mobile digital devices, including social media access, by updating the city’s guidelines. Photo: Jelly Tse

Britain

Dozens arrested at latest UK protest for banned group Palestine Action

The pro-Palestinian group was banned under anti-terrorism legislation in July, making it a crime to support or belong to the organisation.

6 Sep 2025 - 10:38PM

Hong Kong courts

Letters | Decision of tribunal in Hong Kong against solicitor is irreproachable

Readers discuss the banning of a solicitor from practising in the city, a Hong Kong tennis player’s achievements, and the effect of Trump’s tariffs on the Global South.

2 Sep 2025 - 11:30AM

China's military weapons

The Front Line | Chinese state media hints at variants of hypersonic missile in parade

One anticipated highlight is air-launched variant of the originally sea-based YJ-21, nicknamed an ‘aircraft carrier killer’.

2 Sep 2025 - 9:15AMvideocam

An undated image of a YJ-21, an advanced hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile, seen under a Chinese H-6K bomber in a People’s Liberation Army drill. Photo: Handout

Diplomacy

Editorial | Sense of urgency as SCO powers work to resist bullying from the West

Summit saw President Xi call for the setting up of an SCO development bank to be expedited and more exchanges to counter the US tech chokepoint.

2 Sep 2025 - 7:15AM

SCO

As US sanctions take toll, Xi Jinping presses SCO to target ‘bullying’

The bloc needs to underpin economic and security cooperation among members, Chinese president says.

2 Sep 2025 - 9:48AMvideocam

US-China relations

After The War | Once a forgotten WWII ally, China to reassert role as defender of world order

Experts say the country’s wartime sacrifice makes it a steward, not a disruptor, of the international system.

28 Aug 2025 - 12:52PMvideocam

Nordic nations

Denmark, Greenland apologise for historic mistreatment of Inuit women

Thousands of Greenlandic women and girls were fitted with IUDs without consent from 1966 to 1991.

27 Aug 2025 - 9:19PM

Nuuk City, the capital of Greenland. Denmark on Wednesday apologised for a scandal where many Greenlandic females were fitted with IUDs by Danish doctors, often without consent. Photo: Shutterstock

United States

Trump’s Greenland interest sparks diplomatic row, as Denmark summons US envoy

The US diplomat was summoned after three Trump-connected Americans allegedly ran covert operations to influence Greenland’s split from Denmark.

27 Aug 2025 - 5:27PMvideocam

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hongkongers warned of elevated chikungunya fever risk as cases rise across Asia

Director of Health Dr Ronald Lam highlights shorter incubation period in mosquitoes, allowing virus to replicate quickly.

10 Aug 2025 - 9:00PM

US-China relations

Open Questions | ‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended

American economist sees China as key to the global energy transition to zero-carbon energy, especially in markets outside US and Europe.

4 Aug 2025 - 11:00AMvideocam

Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)

Hong Kong’s war chest grows the most in 2 decades on bull market

The Exchange Fund’s first-half return grew 76.6 per cent from the HK$110.1 billion gain last year, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority said.

1 Aug 2025 - 7:02PMvideocam

A tram is seen at Johnston Road in Wan Chai. Photo: Elson Li

Japan

Whale of a row in Japan as Interpol drops activist’s red notice

Tokyo’s foreign ministry has vowed to continue requesting the Sea Shepherd founder’s extradition to Japan.

24 Jul 2025 - 9:30AMvideocam

Interpol

Interpol removes anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson from red notice list

Paul Watson, pursued by Japan and briefly detained in Greenland, hails ‘small justice victory’ for him and ‘a major justice victory’ for whales.

23 Jul 2025 - 1:51PM

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Greenland

Use of US military to acquire Greenland ‘always an option’, White House says

Trump’s preferred option might be to buy Greenland from Denmark, but the White House says military action is being considered.

Not just oil: is Trump’s Venezuela takeover also about critical minerals?

‘End of Nato’: Denmark warns US against taking Greenland by force

Trump doubles down on Greenland after US intervention in Venezuela

US president’s comments on Greenland and a ‘SOON’ social media post by the wife of a top aide spur anxieties in the Arctic.

.css-sioo19{color:#c79a00;}On This Day | ‘No mission impossible’: first Hongkonger to reach North, South Poles – SCMP archive

Twenty years ago on January 5, 2006, 52-year-old Chung Kin-man returned to Hong Kong after becoming the first person from the city to trek to both poles.

Denmark to buy US patrol planes despite rift over Greenland

Denmark finalises a deal for three P-8A aircraft amid diplomatic tensions over Trump’s bid for Arctic island.

Does the US want to conquer Greenland? Trump’s new envoy weighs in

Jeff Landry appears at odds with the US president’s past suggestions of taking over the Arctic territory from Denmark.

‘Respect our integrity’: Denmark summons US ambassador over Greenland envoy

Denmark warns US to respect its borders after Trump names Jeff Landry envoy to Greenland, asserting the mineral-rich island is not for sale.

Arctic has hottest year ever recorded, as climate impacts cascade

The region is warming far faster than the global average due to a phenomenon known as ‘Arctic Amplification’.

Senior Democrat urges Rubio to fill Arctic post and halt rise of China, Russia

In a letter, Raja Krishnamoorthi asks US Secretary of State to restore key US role in ‘one of the world’s most strategically vital regions’.

.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}Opinion | Venezuela? Trump’s real aim could be laying claim to the western hemisphere

In the aftermath of American exceptionalism, Trump and Xi could form respective ‘greater areas’, each ordered by their own nation’s political and legal norms.

Explainer | Rare earths, chips and batteries – what China can and cannot weaponise

Experts explore how China balances export curbs with legal reforms as global partners diversify supplies, firms hunt rare-earth alternatives.

Rare earth diplomacy: how Trump’s Asia tour aims to lock in mineral supplies

From Tokyo to Bangkok, Washington is forging new partnerships to counter China’s dominance.

‘Unreal’: spend a night in a glass igloo atop an Arctic cruise ship at sea

Cantilevered over the ship’s edge, the National Geographic Endurance’s glass igloos let passengers enjoy an incredible night amid the fjords.

How much screen time should kids have? Hong Kong leader to seek expert advice

Government source rules out bans but backs tougher restrictions on device use in schools and homes under new initiative within policy address.

Dozens arrested at latest UK protest for banned group Palestine Action

The pro-Palestinian group was banned under anti-terrorism legislation in July, making it a crime to support or belong to the organisation.

Letters | Decision of tribunal in Hong Kong against solicitor is irreproachable

Readers discuss the banning of a solicitor from practising in the city, a Hong Kong tennis player’s achievements, and the effect of Trump’s tariffs on the Global South.

The Front Line | Chinese state media hints at variants of hypersonic missile in parade

One anticipated highlight is air-launched variant of the originally sea-based YJ-21, nicknamed an ‘aircraft carrier killer’.

Editorial | Sense of urgency as SCO powers work to resist bullying from the West

Summit saw President Xi call for the setting up of an SCO development bank to be expedited and more exchanges to counter the US tech chokepoint.

As US sanctions take toll, Xi Jinping presses SCO to target ‘bullying’

The bloc needs to underpin economic and security cooperation among members, Chinese president says.

After The War | Once a forgotten WWII ally, China to reassert role as defender of world order

Experts say the country’s wartime sacrifice makes it a steward, not a disruptor, of the international system.

Denmark, Greenland apologise for historic mistreatment of Inuit women

Thousands of Greenlandic women and girls were fitted with IUDs without consent from 1966 to 1991.

Trump’s Greenland interest sparks diplomatic row, as Denmark summons US envoy

The US diplomat was summoned after three Trump-connected Americans allegedly ran covert operations to influence Greenland’s split from Denmark.

Hongkongers warned of elevated chikungunya fever risk as cases rise across Asia

Director of Health Dr Ronald Lam highlights shorter incubation period in mosquitoes, allowing virus to replicate quickly.

Open Questions | ‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended

American economist sees China as key to the global energy transition to zero-carbon energy, especially in markets outside US and Europe.

Hong Kong’s war chest grows the most in 2 decades on bull market

The Exchange Fund’s first-half return grew 76.6 per cent from the HK$110.1 billion gain last year, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority said.

Whale of a row in Japan as Interpol drops activist’s red notice

Tokyo’s foreign ministry has vowed to continue requesting the Sea Shepherd founder’s extradition to Japan.

Interpol removes anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson from red notice list

Paul Watson, pursued by Japan and briefly detained in Greenland, hails ‘small justice victory’ for him and ‘a major justice victory’ for whales.

On This Day | ‘No mission impossible’: first Hongkonger to reach North, South Poles – SCMP archive

Opinion | Venezuela? Trump’s real aim could be laying claim to the western hemisphere