One more infection identified in outbreak at Kowloon Tong kindergarten, taking number of people affected to six pupils and a teacher.

Legislators grill city official on request for an extra HK$391.2 million

The scope of the test will extend to different schools and teachers ‘in a gradual manner’, says education minister.

China has cut its forecast for domestic sugar output as nations move to limit exports of the sweetener because of food security fears stoked by the Ukraine war.

Suspect, 28, accused of taking mobile phone video of woman on Pedder Street footbridge, according to police.

Students gather in their hundreds to demand certainty on their final exams and whether they will be allowed to return home.

China’s slowing economy, reeling under strict coronavirus containment measures, and US interest rate increases have resulted in a surge in outflows in recent months.

A 28-year-old woman is now under police investigation after she is accused of lying on her civil service examination application by claiming to have a doctorate from Tsinghua University – one of the top schools in the world.

Beijing’s vow to prioritise energy security in a time of global market turmoil appears to be casting doubt on decarbonisation efforts and progress in the short term.

A similar projection in 2012 estimated as many as 9,600 people would be killed, and about 304,000 homes and buildings damaged.

Consultant says ‘golden time’ is now as Kitty Hui might succumb to complications at any time in coming weeks or months.

US President Joe Biden decried the deaths of 19 children and a teacher at a Texas school as senseless, and demanded action to try to curb the violence.

Commodities Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin says Malaysia, the world’s second-biggest palm oil producer has ruled out curtailing cooking oil exports as it has enough supplies to meet local demand.

Decomposing bodies found in basement of apartment building in Russia-held Ukraine port city.

The Communist Party of China will undergo a major leadership shake-up at its party congress in the second half of 2022. In this series, the South China Morning Post looks at what the party’s next generation of leaders might look like.  

A rampage at a Uvalde, Texas, junior school on Tuesday is the deadliest shooting at a US junior school since the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre that horrified the nation.

Cabinet Office report also revised its view on the world economy downward for the first time in 25 months, saying that recovery appears to be “pausing” in China due to strict Covid-19 restrictions.

A giant sinkhole discovered in south China features a pristine ancient forest with 40 metres tall trees that explorers said could contain previously undiscovered plant or animal life.

Researchers call for development of anti-satellite capabilities including ability to track, monitor and disable each craft.

Singapore’s core inflation gauge accelerated in April to its fastest in more than a decade, complicating the outlook for the Monetary Authority of Singapore, which tightened policy last month.

Wednesday was the first time in seven days that all three tallies turned negative, putting city authorities on track to end the lockdown and standstill orders in place across the city of 25 million residents since April 1.

Ukraine is gathering the bodies of dead Russian soldiers strewn among the rubble of formerly occupied towns.

The logistical gauntlet Tesla is negotiating just to resume near-normal production shows the challenges faced by companies seeking to continue operations in zero-Covid China.

Most cases of the disease have been recorded in Africa, but the current outbreak has seen it spread to 16 countries where it is non-endemic.

Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will hold dual charge as finance minister, the president’s office announced on Wednesday, and will lead talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the crisis-hit nation seeks a bailout.

Global powers are increasingly seeing the Indo-Pacific as a prime spot to diversify their foreign policy. Interest from the US and its allies as well as Russia and China shows the emerging global order is likely to have the Indo-Pacific as a top prio...

A shocking video circulating on social media of a student in China being brutally beaten in class by a teacher has triggered a debate on school safety.

The Guoxin 1 is almost as big as an aircraft carrier and will allow thousands of tonnes fish to be farmed in the deep seas

Political pundits say Beijing-imposed national security law has sounded a death knell for assemblies commemorating 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

Anthony Albanese met international students, learned about marginalised people at university in 1980s, where he was active in Labor politics; such experiences may inform his foreign policy, with a focus on relationship with ‘future superpower’ Ja...

Shihab Ahmed Shihab Shihab, 52, wanted to assassinate the ex-president in retaliation for the Iraq War, US authorities say.

A job crisis is looming for new graduates in China as more companies withdraw offers amid a sudden downturn in business caused in part by the strict Covid-19 lockdowns.

Launches follow fears that Pyongyang would conduct a nuclear test during the US president’s visit.

During a visit to Renmin University, President Xi Jinping called for Chinese universities to create an independent knowledge system and safeguard their independence. In addition, Chinese universities, having already gained global prestige from their ...

The US president was not signalling a shift from America’s strategic ambiguity policy on the island, observers say.

The attack in Uvalde, Texas – a small community about an hour from the Mexican border – is the latest in a spree of deadly shootings in America.

The Treasury Department says it does not plan to renew a licence that allows Russia to pay international investors through American banks.

The country’s special operations forces released footage showing the device barrelling towards an armoured vehicle.

The director general became a familiar face during the pandemic, but new challenges loom, including mystery hepatitis cases in children and the swelling number of monkeypox infections.

Paid surrogacy is legal in Russia but has been criticised for commercialising the birth of children; Some 40,000 babies born to surrogate mothers had left the country to be raised by foreigners, lawmaker said.

Newly unveiled policy items are expected to help alleviate the severity of China’s economic growth slowdown, but economists remain cautious on the full-year growth outlook.

Topping the World Economic Forum’s list for the first time, the country ranked highly for its cultural resources and infrastructure; next highest ranking Asia-Pacific countries were Australia and Singapore.

Computer technician and his parents arrested in their flat, where one of the bedrooms was converted into mini laboratory; around 30kg (70lbs) of chemicals for making explosives found.

Airline’s chief executive Algernon Yau confirms official recognition from government but says company unlikely to commence flights until after July 1.

Shoppers only allowed two Classic Flaps bags a year – costing US$10,000 each; ‘We have sometimes to limit the number of items a single client can buy,’ CFO said; purchases are already limited in South Korea.

Woo Tak-yan, former senior environmental protection inspector, applied for judicial review after being told to ‘retire in the public interest’ for insisting declaration signed with ‘irrelevant wording’ be recognised.

The State Department spokesman says the US will work with its allies to seek accountability after the release of thousands of photos and documents from official Chinese databases.

While Tokyo and Seoul have shown willingness to cooperate with Washington, the Asian business community is unlikely to give up on their profitable Chinese ties, which have been developed through decades of collaboration, analysts said.

Father says he realised he was ‘misled’ about incident after video footage was posted on social media on Sunday, and that store has called him to offer apology and refund.

Hong Kong Democracy Council says in report city has one of the fastest-growing populations of ‘political prisoners’ in world.