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Chinese President Xi Jinping during his last Southeast Asian visit in December 2023, pictured being welcomed to Vietnam. Photo: AP
China-Asean relations

Exclusive | China woos the neighbours with Xi said to be planning 3-country tour in April

The Chinese leader is expected to spend three days in Malaysia as well as visit Vietnam and Cambodia.

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Banking & finance

HSBC bets big on Hong Kong to tap Asia’s wealth-management boom: Elhedery

Malaysia

Actor Shaun Chen says no ‘revenge’ after father killed in Malaysia hit-and-run

Malaysia 1MDB scandal

Chasing Jho Low: blockchain bounty breathes new life into hunt for 1MDB fugitive

Can a memecoin help uncover Jho Low’s whereabouts? New evidence is surfacing about the scandal, thanks to a crypto reward system.

An undated photo surfaced by the ‘WhereIsJho’ project and shared on social media shows Jho Low in Las Vegas in 2013 or 2014. Photo: X/whereisjho
Malaysia

Asian Angle | Data centres are booming in Johor. Now comes the hard part – job creation

Talent creation, retention and lucrative pay offered by firms in neighbouring Singapore pose challenges to the state’s thriving sector.

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Tourism

‘It’s easy’: as Singaporeans rediscover China, young travellers lead the way

Fuelled by visa-free entry and social media buzz, tech-savvy Gen Z travellers are discovering a modern China that shatters old stereotypes.

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Banking & finance

Venture-capital club expands to Hong Kong, plans US$250m fund

London Technology Club opens in the city with a focus on fast-scaling companies in AI, fintech.

A view of Victoria Harbour taken from Hong Kong Observation Deck in Sky 100, West Kowloon, on February 27, 2025. Photo: Sam Tsang
Malaysia

Alamak! 12 words in Malaysia, Singapore enter Oxford dictionary

Food names form the bulk of additions, but other notables include the Malay expression ‘alamak’ and a colloquial meaning for the word ‘terror’.

SenseTime

SenseTime’s 2024 loss narrows even as it misses analysts’ forecasts

The company reported net loss of 4.3 billion yuan (US$592 million) in 2024, compared with estimate of 4 billion yuan loss.

Malaysia

Name your ‘wish’: Johor-Singapore special zone dangles more investor perks

Malaysian official reveals more benefits on sidelines of Korea-Asean Business Forum in Seoul, as UOB bank rolls out support for Korean firms eyeing the region.

Vehicles at the causeway coming from Malaysia’s state of Johor to enter Singapore. Photo: AFP
Thailand

Police hunt for Singaporean man after girlfriend found dead in Thailand

Officers found the victim’s body wrapped in a bedsheet and blanket in the bathroom of a building.

Thai police are searching for a Singaporean man wanted in connection with the death of a woman in Bangkok. Photo: EPA-EFE
Hong Kong economy

ComplexCon Hong Kong draws 35,000 over 3-day event, rakes in HK$87.5 million

A record 22,911 attended the pop culture festival’s final day on March 23, during which NJZ, formerly NewJeans, announced their hiatus.

US-China relations

Opinion | Why the US could lose more ground in Southeast Asia

While the US remains Asean’s biggest investor, its investment in core infrastructure is limited. Meanwhile, China makes its presence felt.

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Malaysia

Will Malaysia’s chip rules satisfy US concerns over Nvidia diversions to China?

Malaysia is enhancing semiconductor tracking to reassure the US amid investigations into alleged Nvidia chip diversions to China.

A smartphone with a displayed Nvidia logo is placed on a computer motherboard. Photo: Reuters
Global South

Global South must lead world economy as US retreats, Boao Forum told

At annual gathering in south China, experts call for developed world to unite and build new economic system as Trump threatens trade.

The developed world is “no longer a united whole”, according to Kirill Babaev, director of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia at the Russian Academy of Sciences. Photo: Tsinghua University
Hong Kong stock market

‘China is back’ as Goldman, Morgan Stanley whet global appetite for equities

Morgan Stanley raised its year-end index targets for MSCI China and Hang Seng by more than 7 per cent on improved outlook for earnings and valuations.

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Crime

Singapore jails man who pressured 13-year-old girl into adult photo shoot

Details of Tnee Chin Kiat’s offences only came to light after he was arrested for approaching an 11-year-old girl to also model for him.

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Food and Drinks

Hong Kong in 2nd, 3rd spots in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025 – full list

Bangkok restaurant Gaggan regains top spot in the 13th edition of the annual rankings announced at a ceremony in Seoul, South Korea.

Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025 awardees on stage at the awards ceremony held in Seoul, South Korea, on March 25, 2025. Photo: Charmaine Mok
Hong Kong transport

Explainer | Power banks on flights: which airlines and regions have tightened rules?

Hong Kong is restricting the use of power banks on flights. Here’s how other jurisdictions and carriers are dealing with the devices following recent incidents.

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Banking & finance

Hong Kong deepens push into AI, tech to boost its edge over Singapore: Paul Chan

Artificial intelligence is the future, as it has the potential to boost Hong Kong’s competitiveness, financial secretary says.

Vietnam

Move over Singapore, Vietnam is now Southeast Asia’s third-most-visited country

Vietnam now ranks behind only Malaysia, which it aims to edge out by 2030, and regional tourism hotspot Thailand.

A tourist takes photos of a pagoda in Hanoi earlier this month. Vietnam is the regional leader in terms of its tourism recovery pace. Photo: EPA-EFE
SCMP Highlights

Thais reject ‘dark skin’ stigma, Singapore payouts: 7 Asia highlights

From Singapore offering unemployment payouts to a slap heard around Malaysia, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

Miss Thailand Anna Sueangam-Iam 2022 walks onstage at a Miss Universe contest. While some beauty pageants now celebrate more diverse aesthetics, Thailand’s most popular television shows still star fair-skinned leads. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
Donald Trump

Trump outsources ‘Made-in-America’ investments to Singapore crypto firm

The US president’s Trump Media & Technology Group says it plans to work with Singapore-based Crypto.com on exchange-traded funds.

Law

Singapore Law Society vice-president resigns over rape comments

The online comments made by Chia Boon Teck, a senior lawyer in Singapore, were denounced as ‘victim shaming’.

Asia housing and property

The View | Why the future looks so promising for luxury property in Asia

With clear benefits for stakeholders, the region’s branded residences are poised to boost liquidity and set high transparency standards.

A woman poses for a photo at a gold plated infinity pool of a luxury hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam in 2020, after the government eases a nationwide Covid-19 lockdown. Photo: Reuters
Thailand

Thailand’s trillion-baht plan to bypass the Malacca Strait moves ahead

Thailand aims to complete a 100km project bisecting the country’s southern peninsula with a new highway and rail line by 2030.

Container and cargo ships travel through the Strait of Malacca between Singapore and Malaysia. Thailand’s Landbridge project would cut shipping times between the Indian and Pacific oceans by bypassing the strait. Photo: Roy Issa
Artificial intelligence

AI boom drives record loans for data centres in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia has become a data-centre hotspot as tech multinationals diversify beyond China amid geopolitical tensions.

Artificial intelligence

Opinion | Hong Kong’s vision of becoming AI hub demands clear road map

Success requires strong leadership, a clear development path, community buy-in and bold, forward-thinking policies from the government.

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