Friday 29 March 2024
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Who is Truong My Lan? From market stall to Vietnam’s biggest fraud case, the rise and fall of an alleged scam mastermind
- ScmpChina Vanke boss acknowledges ‘pressure’ as 2023 profits slump amid liquidity distress rumours
- ScmpPhilippines’ Rodrigo Duterte and China’s Xi Jinping allegedly had unwritten pact on South China Sea status quo
- ScmpPoll shows fewer than 3 in 10 Americans support TikTok bill that would force Chinese owner to sell the app
- ScmpUAE prince and Hong Kong, Xi’s policy shift, Singapore ‘Asia’s happiest country’ again: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week
- ScmpMalaysia delays implementation of luxury goods tax to study its effect on economy, cost of living
- ScmpDubai prince vows to open family office in Hong Kong by end of May after abruptly postponing earlier launch
- ScmpWhat is drawing tourists to Hong Kong? Koreans seek ‘old city vibes’, Filipinos eye Disneyland and Thais tour temples
- ScmpChina’s 5G market set to expand, fuel economic growth as tech solidifies status as pillar industry
- ScmpAustralia is finally forging deeper ties with Asean. So why is it not making use of its Asian diaspora?
- ScmpJapan wants to enhance civilian air hubs and seaports for ‘contingency’. Are these also for the US military?
- ScmpElderly China father secretly uses surrogate to have baby girl after only daughter, 29, told him she would not have children
- ScmpWas the democracy summit in Seoul useful? Participants say open countries are ‘on the offensive’
- ScmpAll about nepo baby Nicholas Tse, the son of movie stars, Cecilia Cheung’s ex-husband and Faye Wong’s boyfriend
- ScmpSingapore jails Chinese national 3 months, for selling fake Taylor Swift tickets, helping trio gatecrash concert
- ScmpSouth China Sea: Beijing urges Southeast Asian nations to ‘cherish peace’ and help stop South tensions spiralling out of control
- ScmpIslamic State urges supporters to target ‘crusaders’ everywhere, especially in US, Europe and Israel
- scmp45 dead in South Africa bus crash, hours after President Ramaphosa issued Easter travel warning
- ScmpUAE prince’s US$500 million Hong Kong family office shares space with investment firm linked to late Macau casino king Stanley Ho
- ScmpWashington likely to be in ‘wait-and-see mode’ over new Hong Kong security law before considering any sanctions, says former Biden Senate aide
- ScmpBaltimore bridge collapse may lead to ‘largest single marine insurance loss ever’, Lloyd’s of London says
- ScmpChina’s EV sector a live wire for US, with war of words over excess capacity casting shadow over Janet Yellen visit
- ScmpArt Basel Hong Kong: gallerists say more seasoned collectors among visitors to this year’s event
- ScmpJimmy Lai trial: activist lobbied foreign politicians to sever extradition treaties with Hong Kong even after national security law took effect, court told
- ScmpUS Presidential election 2024: while Trump’s legal bills mount, Biden fundraiser with Obama, Clinton to net record amount
- ScmpSingapore jails Myanmar helper who punched, bit 101-year-old woman for ‘no reason’, and taped her mouth to stop her screams
- ScmpAlibaba’s AliExpress eyes European success with Euro2024 football sponsorship, after rival Temu cracked US market with Super Bowl ads
- ScmpRenowned Chinese conceptual artist Xu Bing named Hong Kong’s ambassador for cultural promotion
- ScmpE coli bacteria in London’s River Thames, sparks warning ahead of Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race: ‘it’s a national disgrace’
- Scmp‘First pests, now rats?’: timing of Philippine airport’s vermin outbreak sparks conspiracy theories
- ScmpBacklash as China students on ‘psychology of love’ university course are told to be sexy, please men by male teacher
- ScmpSingapore charges two ex-Sembcorp Marine employees with bribing Brazilian officials almost US$44 million
- ScmpChina’s short video and live streaming sector still growing, with more than 15 million hosts, as online shopping fuels demand
- ScmpHong Kong property: CK Asset prices first Blue Coast flats well below cost and cheaper than other Southside projects
- ScmpHong Kong health authorities, Science Park offer 200,000 patients’ data to biotech firms free of charge
- ScmpHong Kong’s No 2 official says no foreign officials or businesspeople raised domestic national security law concerns at international forum
- ScmpSouth China Sea: Philippines’ Marcos vows countermeasures to Chinese ‘attacks’, says Manila won’t be ‘cowed into silence’
- ScmpHong Kong’s Article 23 law: legal experts argue axing national security prisoners’ early release does not violate human rights
- ScmpHong Kong’s Security Bureau allocates HK$1 million in emergency assistance to help Christian charity involved in alleged HK$50 million fraud
- ScmpChina-US ties: world powers urged to keep ‘finger-pointing and scapegoating’ in check to preserve global stability
- ScmpHonesty in Japan: Tokyo marks record US$29.1 million in lost cash found, 20% surge in belongings returned
- ScmpMeta’s Mark Zuckerberg gushes about Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang, calls him ‘Taylor Swift of tech’
- Scmp‘Historic breakthrough’: China’s installed wind turbine cost drops to one-fifth of the US in green energy race
- ScmpMother of 3 in China dies during liposuction surgery after medical staff assume monitor warning alarm is faulty
- ScmpHong Kong’s National Security Education Day: pupils to be briefed on Xi Jinping’s focus on protecting country, Article 23 law ‘safety barrier’
- ScmpUkraine war: Russia’s Putin says nuclear-capable F-16 fighter jets won’t change things on battlefield
- ScmpWhat inspires today’s explorers to venture ever farther, higher, and deeper to the ends of the Earth?
- ScmpEgg-cited for Easter? Hong Kong offers carnivals, markets and a dash of culture over the holiday
- ScmpUS rapper Cardi B sees China fan base grow as increasing numbers copy singer’s iconic style, run online make-up tutorials to imitate looks
- ScmpHong Kong to host about 100 masterpieces from the Palace of Versailles as part of Beijing, Paris 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations
- ScmpSoutheast Asia’s cyber scam rings have become a global network, making up to US$3 trillion yearly: Interpol
- ScmpFamilies of Indonesian Lion Air crash victims welcome Boeing resignations, call for more safety accountability
- ScmpDisney and Florida settle lawsuit over control of special district, easing tensions in bitter fight
- ScmpNBC cuts ties with former Republican committee chief Ronna McDaniel after employee objections
- ScmpUS Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to press China on green energy spending, subsidies that distort global market
- ScmpHong Kong customs providing extra training, revising internal guidelines following domestic national security law enactment
- ScmpLittle-known Dubai prince who made a splash with US$500 million family office plan in Hong Kong postpones its opening at eleventh hour
- ScmpChinese social media platform Weibo removes fake images showing a rapidly ageing Tencent founder Pony Ma
- ScmpChinese President Xi Jinping warns Dutch leader Mark Rutte not to put up barriers after ban on chip technology exports
- ScmpWealth for Good summit: Hong Kong launches project linking charities with donors as part of latest charm offensive to lure global capital and talent
- ScmpLeader of a US Pacific territory tells of ‘lonely’ pivot away from China amid a dire economic crunch
- ScmpHong Kong education authorities to replace test for English teachers with IELTS, as lawmaker raises concerns over shake-up
- ScmpLong-delayed China-Japan-South Korea leaders’ summit needed ‘as soon as possible’ as countries face ‘polycrisis’
- ScmpUK politician asked Jimmy Lai to cover foreign efforts to retaliate against 2020 national security law, Hong Kong court hears
- ScmpUN says households wasted 1 billion meals a day in 2022 as about 800 million people face hunger
- ScmpApple’s iPhone shipments slumped in February, highlighting why CEO Tim Cook went on a charm offensive in China
- ScmpChina’s home-grown C929 widebody passenger jet enters ‘crucial’ development stage amid Beijing’s aviation push
- ScmpMainland China says it will watch Taiwanese military exercises closely for signs of ‘provocation’
- ScmpHong Kong must continue to promote itself to attract international listings, capital and investors, Paul Chan and Bonnie Chan tell forum
- ScmpChina to woo Belt and Road partners at ‘digital silk road’ forum in April amid an increasingly divided cyberspace
- scmpUS should not ‘oppress and contain’ China, globalisation facing ‘headwinds’: top Beijing official
- ScmpUniversal Music Hong Kong, home to Cantopop legends Jacky Cheung and Eason Chan, fires staff as part of global restructuring, Post learns
- ScmpFrance’s Macron thinks he is the right fit for running Europe’s foreign policy but not everyone agrees
- ScmpKing warns Malaysians against taking advantage of ‘Allah’ socks scandal after petrol bomb attack, death threats
- ScmpMan in China fails to find life partner after 20 blind dates, sees role reversed, helps more than 300 couples find love in 7 years
- scmpAlibaba’s logistics unit Cainiao to double year-end bonus for employees, in morale-boosting move after scrapped IPO
- ScmpCollapsed Baltimore bridge could take months to reopen, disrupting industries from cars to coal
- ScmpChina condemns Pakistan suicide bombing that killed 6, pledges to continue belt and road projects despite attacks
- ScmpHong Kong’s TVB reduces losses by 5.5% to HK$763 million last year, points to cost-cutting efforts
- ScmpUBS marks completion of new building in West Kowloon that will house the Swiss bank’s Hong Kong staff
- ScmpHong Kong’s Article 23 law: security chief Chris Tang condemns New York Times for ‘scaremongering remarks’ about legislation
- scmpHong Kong’s MTR Corp fare adjustment formula should include broader profits, lawmakers say after fresh increase
- ScmpHong Kong court closes case against robber involved in HK$6.57 million heist after found hanging
- ScmpAnt International pushes ‘significant’ expansion of Alipay+ tourist payment service amid major group overhaul
- ScmpDiaper dilemma: Japan firm switches to adult nappies, ditches baby products amid demographic crisis
- ScmpSingapore man accused of bomb threats against Taiwanese legislative speaker, 1 other politician
- ScmpHong Kong welcomes 100,000 visitors this month on 20 cruise ships, as Serenade of the Seas arrives for first-time visit
- ScmpChina’s moon programme: 3 satellites enter lunar orbit while fate of 2 that did not reach planned altitude is not clear
- scmp‘Shut up, idiot’: China actress Zhang Ziyi snaps back at netizen who claims she needs young actors to boost new film, gets 200 million views
- ScmpElderly Hong Kong man with mouth, nose taped shut found dead, wife hospitalised in suspected murder-suicide attempt
- ScmpHong Kong student sentenced to 8 weeks in jail for making fake withdrawal applications in organ donation system
- ScmpSuharto’s mate: how a little-known Australian became a secret go-between for Indonesia’s leader and the West
- ScmpUS Federal Trade Commission could reach settlement with or sue TikTok over probe on children’s privacy, says source
- ScmpBaltimore bridge collapse: 6 presumed dead after Singapore ship rammed structure, rescue work suspended
- ScmpHSBC launches tokenised gold for retail customers in Hong Kong as government pushes for publicly accessible digital assets
- ScmpChina’s anxious jobseekers face reality as career aspirations vanish, youth unemployment pressure remains
- ScmpJapan’s royals are joining Instagram – with Kate Middleton’s cancer saga in Britain top of mind?
- scmpFormer China Olympic champion who homeschools children to allow more play time criticised for depriving them chance to socialise
- ScmpHong Kong’s Security Bureau allocates HK$1 million in emergency assistance to help Christian charity involved in alleged HK$50 million fraud
- ScmpMother of 3 in China dies during liposuction surgery after medical staff assume monitor warning alarm is faulty
- ScmpSingapore jails Myanmar helper who punched, bit 101-year-old woman for ‘no reason’, and taped her mouth to stop her screams
- ScmpChina-US ties: world powers urged to keep ‘finger-pointing and scapegoating’ in check to preserve global stability
- ScmpChina’s EV sector a live wire for US, with war of words over excess capacity casting shadow over Janet Yellen visit
- ScmpHong Kong’s Article 23 law: legal experts argue axing national security prisoners’ early release does not violate human rights
- Scmp‘Historic breakthrough’: China’s installed wind turbine cost drops to one-fifth of the US in green energy race
- ScmpArt Basel Hong Kong: gallerists say more seasoned collectors among visitors to this year’s event
- ScmpBaltimore bridge collapse may lead to ‘largest single marine insurance loss ever’, Lloyd’s of London says
- ScmpIslamic State urges supporters to target ‘crusaders’ everywhere, especially in US, Europe and Israel
- scmpAlibaba’s AliExpress eyes European success with Euro2024 football sponsorship, after rival Temu cracked US market with Super Bowl ads
- ScmpUS Presidential election 2024: while Trump’s legal bills mount, Biden fundraiser with Obama, Clinton to net record amount
- ScmpWashington likely to be in ‘wait-and-see mode’ over new Hong Kong security law before considering any sanctions, says former Biden Senate aide
- ScmpHong Kong’s No 2 official says no foreign officials or businesspeople raised domestic national security law concerns at international forum
- ScmpJimmy Lai trial: activist lobbied foreign politicians to sever extradition treaties with Hong Kong even after national security law took effect, court told
- ScmpCathay Pacific’s budget carrier HK Express eyes mainland China for expansion, aims to boost capacity
- ScmpUS Trade Representative Katherine Tai denounces China for filing WTO complaint over EV subsidies
- ScmpVietnam minister credits ‘bamboo diplomacy’ for balancing nation’s relations with China and US
- ScmpStrategic Support Force: China’s mission to win future wars hinges on this shadowy military branch
- ScmpTsinghua University offers ‘disruptive tech’ programme to undergraduates with up to 200,000 yuan in funding
- ScmpHong Kong global cultural summit in West Kowloon hosts 6,000 people, garners 400,000 views with live stream
- ScmpChina’s foreign investment, confidence push gathers speed as top officials highlight ‘win-win opportunities’
- ScmpFormer Chinese trade negotiator who backed Trump condemns Washington for ‘dismantling the system’ of global trade
- Scmp‘President did not dare attend’: Taiwan opposition questions Tsai Ing-wen’s absence from Taiping pier ceremony
- ScmpSouth China Sea: no risk of imminent war with Philippines over disputed claims, Beijing think tank says
- ScmpUK court delays decision on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s last-ditch extradition appeal bid
- Scmp‘Statement to China’: India’s strategic Sela tunnel raises tensions as New Delhi boosts border control
- ScmpTaiwan nanny sisters accused of torturing baby to death with beatings, sleep restraints, food deprivation in 3-month ordeal
- ScmpSingapore’s order to Israeli embassy to remove Koran-Palestine post reflects ‘heightened sensitivity’
- ScmpSouth Korean doctor dies, possibly from overwork, as strike piles more pressure on healthcare system
- ScmpSouth China Sea: Beijing’s ‘aggression’ during Philippine supply mission terrifies reporters on board
- ScmpNew Octopus card offering public transport access in 336 mainland China cities attracts strong demand from Hongkongers on launch day
- scmpHong Kong police seize pepper spray gun, handcuffs, baton after arresting man in connection with online employment scam
- ScmpJapan approves controversial plan to sell fighter jets in latest forfeit of pacifist principles
- Scmp‘Do not test the law’: Hong Kong’s John Lee warns national security offenders will find it hard to get early prison release after Article 23 legislation
- ScmpHong Kong police arrest 13 people in crackdown on illegal debt collection gangs accused of splashing red paint, intimidation
- Scmp‘Free’ China cat adoption scams which tie people into long-term pet-product spending plans under attack
- ScmpChina Resources Land posts 11.7% profit increase, sees stability ahead for property sector thanks to policy support
- ScmpHong Kong leader John Lee says ‘too early’ to judge whether waste-charging scheme roll-out needs changes amid calls for further delay
- Scmp10 months and counting: Hong Kong home prices worsen in February to the lowest level since September 2016
- ScmpHong Kong’s leader vows to step up intelligence collection, analysis for law enforcement after Article 23 legislation
- ScmpChinese scientists analysing Chang’e 5 lunar rock samples find clues to moon’s past in super-hard material
- ScmpIn Japan, thousands of dementia patients go missing every year – but AI could soon help find them
- ScmpJapan’s toilet tours: designer public loos to flush away dark, dirty reputation of old haunts
- ScmpIsrael-Gaza war: will Netanyahu defy Biden and press ahead with Rafah invasion after UN vote on ceasefire?
- Scmp‘Books without words’: parents of China boy, 6, sell up, buy camper van to take son on nationwide learning tour
- ScmpIndonesia’s indigenous community, rights groups slam eviction threat over Nusantara project: ‘violation of rights’
- ScmpForeign firms in Hong Kong review operations after domestic national security legislation, but insiders say changes already made in wake of 2020 Beijing-imposed law
- ScmpHong Kong court orders care home and ex-warden to pay HK$1.19 million to woman resident sexually assaulted a decade ago
- scmpDeadly Moscow shooting leaves China’s internet divided on need for tighter security measures as country seeks to open up
- Scmp Sources
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