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About 6,000 residents in Hong Kong’s Quarry Bay neighbourhood were to be evacuated by 11pm on Friday after a 1,000lb (454kg) wartime bomb described as “highly dangerous” was found at a construction site. Chief Superintendent Andy Chan Tin-chu of Eastern police district said specialists would begin disposal of the bomb, which was found at a…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong readers now get 50 per cent off their first year of subscription until September 21, 2025. A potential super typhoon next week has prompted Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways to…
The Ambalat Block sits in a remote corner of the Sulawesi Sea, but the choices Indonesia and Malaysia make there will echo far beyond Borneo. After years of stop-start talks and periodic flare-ups at sea, both sides now say they plan to pursue joint economic development of the block’s rich oil and gas reserves, with…
The number of babies born in Hong Kong is likely to drop in 2025 after increasing for the previous two years, with the figure potentially returning to near the record low of 2022, a Post analysis has found. A population expert said the impact of a three-year HK$20,000 (US$2,570) cash handout scheme for every newborn…
China is making a renewed push to boost service consumption by relaxing market access and increasing supply – across sectors such as culture, sports and healthcare – as Beijing doubles down on expanding domestic demand for economic growth. The measures, which also include strengthening fiscal support and investments, were released in a 19-point set of…
Russian drones recently violated Polish and Romanian airspace. These intrusions, whether intentional or not, caused Poland to shut down airports and both Polish and Romanian officials deployed their air forces. The Polish air force, ultimately, succeeded in downing 19 drones while Romania monitored but did not engage for fear of collateral damage. The media focus…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong readers now get 50 per cent off their first year of subscription until September 21, 2025. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster has said the No 1 typhoon warning signal will remain in effect…
Poland has rejected China’s request to reopen its border with Belarus after a series of Russian drone incursions, increasing political tensions between China and the European Union. The latest measures, including the closure of the vital Małaszewicze crossing used by the China-Europe Railway Express, immediately disrupted a key artery in Sino-European trade and signaled Warsaw’s…
Ahead of an anticipated interest rate cut from the US Federal Reserve this week, the offshore yuan strengthened past a rate of 7.1 against the US dollar for the first time in nearly a year – another milestone reached in a gradual shift of China’s monetary policy that has seen the currency gain ground over…
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s attendance at this month’s military parade in Beijing highlighted long-standing ties with China, forged during the African nation’s liberation struggle. More than two dozen world leaders joined the Victory Day event in Tiananmen Square on September 3, when China put its military might on display. Mnangagwa was one of just two…
