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A Pew survey found that China leads the US and the European Union in trust in AI regulation among mostly middle-income countries. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China relations

China edges US, EU on AI regulation trust in middle-income countries: Pew survey

US think tank study finds middle-income countries have ‘more positive views of China’ when it comes to regulating AI effectively.

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Sexual harassment and assault

‘Depraved’ Singaporean paedophile who abused daughter, granddaughters, jailed

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Banking & finance

How will Hong Kong’s new 5-year plan court global capital?

Indonesia

Indonesia’s Prabowo mulls labelling wildfires as ‘ecological terrorism’

Indonesia is battling its most intense wildfires in 11 years, with the hazardous haze also affecting neighbours Singapore and Malaysia.

The Singapore Flyer and commercial buildings are shrouded in haze at the Marina Bay area in Singapore on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
North Korea

North Korea at Japan’s Asian Games: sports diplomacy or propaganda stunt?

Pyongyang is sending its largest-ever delegation to Japan, signalling a calculated bid to test Tokyo and pave the way for US re-engagement.

Indonesia

‘My eyes sting, my head hurts’: health crisis grips Indonesians enduring haze

‘While working, my chest feels tight, my head dizzy, my eyes burning. Even with this unhealthy air, we still must work,’ a resident says.

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China trade

China mulls bid for Apec free-trade area to taunt US, tantalise Asia

Anticipated push for the FTAAP, covering all 21 Apec members, will burnish China’s reputation by casting the US as an obstacle, analysts say.

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A drone view shows a port in Shanghai on April 13, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

As appetite for US rivals grows, global funds flock to China’s Moonshot: sources

Start-up draws intense international interest through offshore vehicles chasing alternatives to US systems, insiders say.

Indonesia

How wildfires are threatening Indonesia’s economy and carbon market

Total economic and health costs from January to August as a result of the haze could reach US$6.9 billion, analysts warn.

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Law

Singapore court rejects 90-year-old’s spousal support claim against ex-wife, 89

The ex-wife claims that after she retired in 1992, she supported the household and gave her husband half of her monthly pension.

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A senior couple sits on couch at home, angry at each other. A 90-year-old man is denied the maintenance he sought as an incapacitated former husband under the Women’s Charter. Photo: Shutterstock
Banking & finance

Hong Kong rated Asia’s top financial hub for fourth straight year: report

City also ranked third overall in the Global Financial Centres Index as Asian hubs strengthened their positions in the top 10.

Hong Kong has retained its ranking as Asia’s top financial hub for a fourth consecutive year. Photo: Jelly Tse
Lawrence Wong

Singapore ministers earn millions. What do other Asian leaders make?

Political pay structures elsewhere in Asia are shaped by factors including bureaucratic hierarchy, austerity and symbolic restraint.

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Hong Kong property

Singapore-led Southeast Asian buyers expand Hong Kong commercial property assets

Southeast Asian capital, led by Singapore, now eclipses mainland Chinese as the city’s leading non-local commercial property investors.

Wealth management

Wrise Prestige accelerates mainland China expansion with new offices, AI lab

The wealth management firm has invested HK$30 million in AI-related development as it focuses on scaling up its business on the mainland.

Henry Shin, CEO of Wrise Prestige, poses for a photo during a media briefing in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Cambodia

Cambodia, Thailand take US$300 billion seabed dispute to UN

A rarely invoked UN legal process is trying to untangle the two countries’ row over 27,000 sq km of oil- and gas-rich waters.

Wellhead platforms, used for the offshore extraction of oil and gas, undergo refurbishment at a port in Chonburi province, Thailand, last week. Photo: Reuters
SCMP Highlights

Thais stage rare Israel protest; India-Pakistan water row: 7 Asia highlights

From Thai PM Anutin’s US$90,000 amulet to the Philippines’ big bet on railways, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s job outlook rebounds in fourth quarter as fewer employers plan cuts

Firms looking to hire after previous quarter’s slump as city’s economic environment improves, according to survey by ManpowerGroup.

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Science

Top Singaporean chemist Lu Yixin to join Chinese university EIT next year

The distinguished scientist is the latest prominent academic to sign up with the privately funded research powerhouse.

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The Eastern Institute of Technology in Ningbo, eastern China, is recruiting world-class talent. Photo: Handout
Indonesia

Toxic haze shrouds Singapore as air quality hits unhealthy levels

The financial hub’s air currently ranks among the 10 most polluted cities in the world, according to IQAir data.

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Malaysia

Singapore jails 6 Malaysians for ‘audacious’ US$3.9 million bungalow robbery

The prosecution said the theft at the home, where a woman held high-stakes poker games, was one of the highest-value robberies in Singapore.

Defence

Singapore’s Chan Chun Sing to visit China, speak at defence forum

The three-day visit comes at the invitation of Chinese defence chief Dong Jun and underscores both countries’ ‘warm and friendly’ ties.

Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing speaks at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on May 30. Photo: Singapore’s Ministry of Defence
Tung Chee-hwa

Foundation collects tributes to Hong Kong’s Tung Chee-hwa for online memorial

China-United States Exchange Foundation has collected more than 100 reflections on Tung from political and business heavyweights.

Tung Chee-hwa (centre) founded the China-United States Exchange Foundation in 2008. Photo: Handout
Thailand

Southeast Asia weighs energy transition amid LNG supply crunch

At Gastech 2026, policymakers implore pragmatism over net-zero targets and closer cooperation to ensure affordable LNG supplies.

Law

Singapore is open to chemical castration, but what are ethical, health concerns?

Experts point to considerations on who receives the treatment, duration of the process and whether it is proportional to the offence.

Urban planning

Opinion | Warming cities can’t afford to sacrifice their urban parks

Green spaces lower urban temperatures and boost quality of life. Cities may be short of space, but trading parks for concrete is a bad bargain.

Illustration: Huy Truong
Corruption in China

China’s anti-corruption law is going global. What does it mean for overseas firms?

Beijing’s draft legislation looks like its US precedent but with some far-reaching differences, analysts say.

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Malaysia

Who will look after ageing Asia when its carers grow old?

Asia’s care economy is booming, but its biggest supplier nations are ageing too, raising fears of a coming carer shortfall.

North Korea

Foie gras, puppies and water parks: North Korea gets a glow-up

Kim Jong-un wants his middle class to splurge and is funding a splashy leisure boom to soak up their excess cash.

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