China’s 3-satellite surveillance network, Hong Kong’s inflation surge: SCMP’s 7 highlights
We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region…
Style Edit: IWC Schaffhausen celebrates its Pilot’s Watch’s 90th anniversary with cosmic new designs
IWC Schaffhausen takes to the skies this year as the Swiss luxury watch brand celebrates 90 years of…
Rise in mental illness cases among Hong Kong students ‘reflects growing openness’
Hong Kong’s education minister has said the surge in students diagnosed with mental illness partly reflects parents’ growing…
Number of Hong Kong secondary students with mental illness doubles in 5 years
The number of secondary school students diagnosed with mental illness in Hong Kong has doubled over the past…
Medical intern suspended after complaint over patient data in social media post
Hong Kong’s public hospital operator has suspended a medical intern and launched an investigation following a complaint that…
Yellen says ‘no alternative’ to dollar, urges US-China cooperation for sake of the world
A decoupling between China and the United States is something “that you don’t want to see”, says former…
How PayMe’s 3.3 million users and Hong Kong firms could start using stablecoins
For Hong Kong’s 3.3 million PayMe users, everyday transactions such as buying coffee or splitting bills with friends…
Hong Kong taxpayers face HK$28 billion Covid bad-loan burden from SMEs
Hong Kong taxpayers may have to shoulder nearly HK$28 billion (US$3.57 billion) in bad loans from a now-defunct,…
US, China seen as top AI beneficiaries in new growth forecast from ‘Doctor Doom’ economist
The economist famously dubbed “Doctor Doom” for predicting the 2008 financial crisis has seemingly morphed into a bullish…
From toilet paper to travel: why inflation could soon hit Hongkongers hard
With various Hong Kong industries battered by the world’s highest petrol and diesel prices, economists and business leaders…
Controversial Hong Kong documentary pulled from Italian film festival
Award-winning Hong Kong documentary To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self has been withdrawn by its distributor from an Italian film…
Frankey draws on childhood memories for Lucky Dragon
Street artist Frankey has created Lucky Dragon, a playful interactive sculpture at the Rosewood hotel in Hong Kong…