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Typhoon Mangkhut nears Hong Kong with record strength

Super Typhoon Mangkhut is predicted to be one of the strongest storms to ever hit the city and presents a “great danger to Hong Kong”, a top weather expert said on Tuesday.

SCMP | 2018-09-13 11:44

Abe and Xi pledge Japan and China will deepen cooperation

The leaders of China and Japan have pledged to speed up cooperation in the latest sign that the two Asian rivals are mending ties strained by territorial and historical disputes.

SCMP | 2018-09-13 11:09

Son dies while defending his mother in China marketplace

A 23-year-old man has died after he was stabbed while trying to protect his mother from a snatch thief in a vegetable market in northern China. Local police said the incident happened at 7am on Saturday in Wuji county, Hebei province. The names of the man, who had a wife and a two-year-old daughter, and his mother have not been released. Police said a 31-year-old man had been...

SCMP | 2018-09-12 09:40

Redefining sexy - feel-good bras boom in China

Chinese women are increasingly saying goodbye to push-up bras - and reshaping one of the world's most important lingerie markets.

SCMP | 2018-09-06 15:03

'Dark Tourist' revisits Fukushima disaster, nettles local gov't

The recent Netflix series “Dark Tourist” is a grimy window into areas scarred by tragedy, providing a perspective as rare as it is compelling - but a controversial Japan-set entry in the series may have gone too far.

SCMP | 2018-09-06 14:21

Fewer Americans see China positively as trade tensions worsen

Americans have become less positive about China as trade tensions mount and they worry more about the Asian giant's growing economic clout, according to new data from the Pew Research Centre.

SCMP | 2018-08-30 11:44

Rise in unprotected sex among young points to 'lack' of education in Hong Kong

A growing proportion of sexually active 14- to 25-year-olds in Hong Kong are choosing not to use protection during the act, reflecting a “serious lack” of proper education on the subject in school, an HIV prevention NGO said on Tuesday.

SCMP | 2018-08-30 11:12

New visa system brings more mainland Chinese tourists to Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan

At least 7.8 million mainland Chinese residents will find it easier to get a visa to visit Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan from next month, with authorities announcing on Tuesday visitors will soon be able to apply for the document from their city of residence, rather than their registered household address - usually their birthplace.

SCMP | 2018-08-29 13:54

China 'keeping wary eye' on US and EU as trade pressure mounts

China is “keeping a wary eye” on the United States and the European Union - its two biggest trade partners - as they try to pressure Beijing to make changes, diplomatic sources and observers said. Amid an escalating trade war, Washington wants Beijing, among other things, to stop subsidising its industrial development and technology sectors and to significantly lower market b...

SCMP | 2018-08-29 10:22

'Thanks Mr. Trump': state media mocks US president for making China great again

China's biggest state broadcaster has produced a short, satirical video mocking the US president that opens with the line: “Thanks Mr Trump, you are GREAT!”

SCMP | 2018-08-23 11:13

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Choking on worsening air pollution