SCMP Reporters

Donald Trump set to hold talks with China’s Vice-President Wang Qishan in Davos

Diplomacy

Trump set to hold talks with China’s Wang Qishan in Davos

5 Jan 2019 - 11:15pm 29

The Story of Yanxi Palace was one of the most popular Chinese and Korean TV series in 2018.

Entertainment

Your favourite Chinese and Korean TV dramas from 2018

1 Jan 2019 - 5:39pm

Sarah Lee Wai-sze celebrates gold at the Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong

Asian Games success headlines Hong Kong sporting triumphs in 2018

30 Dec 2018 - 9:17pm

A man walks past Huawei’s global headquarters in Shenzhen. The company faced tough prospects in its overseas markets after the US put pressure on its closest allies to block the Chinese company from participating in 5G mobile network projects due to security concerns. Photo: AFP

Policy

A look back at the tumultuous year in China tech

24 Dec 2018 - 4:16pm 2

Clockenflap 2018: live from the music festival

Music

Clockenflap 2018: live from the music festival

11 Nov 2018 - 9:08pm

US House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi arrives onstage to celebrate the Democratic House wins at a Democratic celebration of the results. Photo: Reuters

United States & Canada

How the US midterms unfolded, as Americans delivered a verdict on Trump

7 Nov 2018 - 1:56pm 81

A rickshaw in Hong Kong circa 1971. Picture: SCMP

Long Reads

Six of Hong Kong’s biggest achievements in Post’s 115-year history

2 Nov 2018 - 11:45am

Lam used her policy address to stress that her government would lead “Hong Kong to make progress”. Photo: Fung Chang

Politics

Policy address brings good news for working mothers and house-hunters

10 Oct 2018 - 4:48pm 13

Zhou Dongyu is the face of Boucheron’s new Quatre Red Edition, which consists of a ring and a pendant.

Watches & Jewellery

STYLE Edit: Boucheron launches its Quatre Red Edition

2 Oct 2018 - 9:00am

Mangkhut was hurtling towards the northern Philippines on Thursday night, and forecast to hit Luzon as early as Saturday morning. Photo: EPA

Society

Hong Kong ramps up typhoon preparations, with Taiwan set to escape direct hit

14 Sep 2018 - 8:32am 14

The Hong Kong government held an interdepartmental meeting to discuss preparedness for the oncoming storm. Photo: Dickson Lee

Society

Super Typhoon Mangkhut threatens Hong Kong, Philippines and Taiwan

13 Sep 2018 - 6:32pm 32

Fan Bingbing topped last year’s Forbes list of best paid Chinese celebrities with earnings estimated at US$45 million in 2017. Photo: EPA-EFE

Society

Mystery over disappearing report on Fan Bingbing’s ‘travel ban’

3 Oct 2018 - 12:39pm 11

Jho Low, accused by agencies in several countries in connection with the 1Malaysia Development Berhad financial scandal. Photo: Sam Tsang

Society

1MDB scandal: China’s searches ‘find no sign’ of financier Jho Low

14 Jul 2018 - 10:28am 6

Thousands march through Causeway Bay for the annual July 1 rally. Photo: Winson Wong

Politics

Thousands march in Hong Kong to express discontent with city’s governance

2 Jul 2018 - 8:25am 54

Last year, China sold 777,000 EVs, up 53 per cent from 2016 and is on track to hit the 1 million mark in 2018. (Above) a Baojun E100 electric vehicle stands plugged in to a charging station outside a SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile customer experience centre, in Liuzhou, Guangxi province. Photo: Bloomberg

Companies

Can China’s electric car market grow if Beijing pulls the plug on subsidies?

3 Jul 2018 - 8:22pm 3

Vuvuzelas provide the soundtrack for 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Photo: Reuters

Football

Alternative Fifa World Cup predictions – what will define Russia 2018?

14 Jun 2018 - 10:17am

Phone scammers typically impersonate officials from Chinese embassies and consulates. Photo: Alamy

Law and Crime

Ethnic Chinese in US, Canada and Australia new targets in phone scams

7 Jun 2018 - 10:59pm 10

The atmosphere was peaceful as attendees, many dressed in black, sang patriotic songs. Photo: Dickson Lee

Politics

Robust June 4 turnout spurs organisers to call for more at 30th anniversary

5 Jun 2018 - 1:33pm 97

Taiwanese restaurants are a rarity in Hong Kong, so, having recently tried newcomer Liu Liang San in Tsim Sha Tsui, we checked our archives for a few other places fans of the island’s favourite dishes can try in the city

Food & Drink

Three more places for great Taiwanese food in Hong Kong

15 Apr 2018 - 4:20pm 1

A train believed to have been carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-un departs Beijing railway station on Tuesday afternoon. Photo: Reuters

Diplomacy

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un leaves Beijing after surprise visit

27 Mar 2018 - 7:45pm 31

The motorcade and the car believed to be carrying the North Korea leader passes Tiananmen Square on Tuesday afternoon, Photo: Simon Song

Politics

Beijing residents left in dark over Kim Jong-un’s secret visit

27 Mar 2018 - 7:15pm 7

Ye Jianming, a merchant from Fujian, emerged from obscurity to become head of the country’s fourth-largest oil conglomerate in just five years. Photo: Handout

China

Another Chinese tycoon vanishes as business empire begins to crumble

21 Mar 2018 - 1:08pm 13

Trump’s tech tariffs may lead to higher prices for US consumers

Big Tech

Are you ready to pay more for that iPhone and ThinkPad laptop?

23 Mar 2018 - 12:05pm 18

Both the culture ministry and the media watchdog monitor online content. Photo: EPA

Politics

China culture ministry merger in works for overseas soft power push

16 Apr 2018 - 1:43pm 12

Interviews with residents at subdivided flats in Sham Shui Po. 09OCT16 SCMP / Edward Wong

Politics

How the Hong Kong budget affects you

1 Mar 2018 - 7:08am

Paul Chan appeared more confident this time. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

Politics

Hong Kong reboots with ‘back to the future’ budget and massive spending

1 Mar 2018 - 12:01pm 34

From left: Duan Weihong, Liu Fengzhou, Huang Suzhi and Sun Zhengcai. Photo: Handout

Politics

Businesswomen ‘held in fallout from Sun Zhengcai graft probe’

14 Feb 2018 - 10:16am

Gary Liu, chief executive officer of the South China Morning Post, speaks at the SCMP's China Conference on “Globalisation: The China Perspective and the US Factor” in Hong Kong on Thursday. Photo: Nora Tam

Diplomacy

China or US: Experts look for the new leader in a global age

11 Jan 2018 - 5:47pm 11

A Palestinian man walks past graffiti depicting US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and US President Donald Trump on the controversial Israeli wall separating the West Bank town of Bethlehem from Jerusalem. Trump taking over as US leader was the year’s biggest story. Picture: AFP

Post Magazine

2017 bumper quiz – test your recall of Hong Kong and world events

31 Dec 2017 - 6:15am

How China's global relationships with the US, North Korea and more have changed in 2017

Diplomacy

How China's diplomatic ties changed in 2017

30 Dec 2017 - 9:04pm

Metallica rocked Hong Kong at AsiaWorld-Expo earlier this year. Photo: Jarrod Watt

Music

Our top Hong Kong musical moments from 2017

27 Dec 2017 - 2:44pm

From Duterte’s war on drugs and Modi’s war on cash to Myanmar’s war on its own and a near-war between India and China, we had it all covered in a significant year for the region

This Week in Asia

What kept us busy writing, and you reading, in 2017

25 Dec 2017 - 10:59am

Liu He masterminded Xi Jinping’s supply side reforms. Photo: Bloomberg

Politics

President Xi Jinping assembles team to lead China into the future

11 Dec 2017 - 11:31pm 20

Wang, 69, left the Politburo Standing Committee in the reshuffle at the party’s five-yearly national congress in October

Politics

Wang Qishan at top party meetings and in line for vice-presidency

1 Dec 2017 - 11:35pm

Liu He (NDRC / economic adviser). Undated Handout.

Politics

Where will Liu He, the mastermind of China’s economic policies, go next?

23 Oct 2017 - 11:32pm

Wang Qishan, a key ally of President Xi Jinping, could be given position on powerful National Security Commission

Politics

He might be leaving China’s top leadership, but it’s not over for anti-graft tsar

26 Oct 2017 - 3:59pm

Wang Huning, who has advised Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping, tipped for elevation to party leadership

Politics

Party theorist behind three Chinese presidents moves to top spot

23 Oct 2017 - 3:39pm

Hu Chunhua and Chen Miner unlikely to win promotion to Communist Party’s top decision-making body

Politics

Why China’s Xi Jinping is unlikely to anoint a successor

23 Oct 2017 - 3:32pm 1

Key ally Li Zhanshu in line to become head of National People’s Congress, while Zhao Leji is set to succeed Wang Qishan as anti-corruption tsar

Politics

Meet the pair poised to become two of China’s most powerful men

19 Oct 2017 - 11:39pm

Financial Secretary Paul Chan will deliver his maiden budget on February 22. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Hong Kong economy

Budget surplus will benefit all, new financial chief promises

31 Aug 2018 - 2:32pm 13

SCMP's publishing office at Leighton Road. Photo: May Tse

Hong Kong economy

SCMP receives preliminary offer from unnamed buyer; says committed to continued growth of business

25 Nov 2015 - 11:35pm 1

Who Shot Thebarman was a seven-length victor of the Zipping Classic, with Jockey Club officials hoping to entice connections to the Hong Kong Vase. Photos: Melbourne Racing Club, Kenneth Chan

Racing

Rising Romance out of Hong Kong international races, but Who Shot Thebarman in?

14 Nov 2015 - 11:41pm

The cool dude with his lovely lasses. Photo: SCMP Picture

News

No Hong Kong media debate with old boss for former aide of New People's Party vice-chairman Michael Tien Puk-sun

31 Aug 2018 - 2:39pm

All eyes are on outgoing HKU council chairman Leong Che-hung as he shows up yesterday for his last meeting. Photo: Sam Tsang

Education

Two University of Hong Kong scholars fight rulings over handling of Occupy Central donations

31 Aug 2018 - 2:39pm 5

Probe: Michael Wu said the council is investigating the price of the tour. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong economy

Tourism watchdog probes low price tours, 'forced' shopping in wake of mainland Chinese man killed in jewellery shop

22 Oct 2015 - 7:55pm 2

Joshua Wong Chi-fung in London this week. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong

English skills not part of tools of trade for some Hong Kong politicians

31 Aug 2018 - 2:39pm 4

Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison demonstrate the rescue of an injured comrade by helicopter in an anti-terrorism operation during a PLA garrison open day at Shek Kong. Photo: Nora Tam

Politics

Political move or defensive measure? PLA set to base surface-to-air missiles in Hong Kong

14 Oct 2015 - 2:19am 4