Hong Kong protests
Hong Kong burns during another weekend of violence
3 hours ago

Water cannons fire jets of blue dye at protesters while bricks and petrol bombs hurled at police, before late-night clashes on trains.

Hong Kong burns during another weekend of violence

Water cannons fire jets of blue dye at protesters while bricks and petrol bombs hurled at police, before late-night clashes on trains.

3 hours ago
Five years on from ‘831 framework’ problem of electoral reform persists
6 hours ago
First-time protester enters the fray – unmasked, angry and certainly not alone
4 hours ago
Five years on from ‘831 framework’ problem of electoral reform persists

Stringent measures handed down by Beijing for election of Hong Kong’s chief executive triggered protests that led to Occupy Central. Government remains non-committal on universal suffrage though opposition says matter is at root of recent turmoil.

6 hours ago
Hong Kong protests
First-time protester enters the fray – unmasked, angry and certainly not alone

‘I just want to test the rule of law in Hong Kong,” said the 25-year-old accountant as she walked from Causeway Bay to Wan Chai.

‘I just want to test the rule of law in Hong Kong,” said the 25-year-old accountant as she walked from Causeway Bay to Wan Chai.

4 hours ago
US-China trade war: All stories
Beijing says US attempts to use Hong Kong as ‘bargaining chip’ will fail

Donald Trump on Friday claimed US-China trade talks were ‘keeping down the temperature’ in the protest-hit city.

Donald Trump on Friday claimed US-China trade talks were ‘keeping down the temperature’ in the protest-hit city.

5 hours ago
31 Aug 2019 - 5:53PM
Mainland Chinese students call for peers in Hong Kong to end protests
31 Aug 2019 - 5:41PM
Two Hong Kong lawmakers arrested for protest-related offences released on bail
3 hours ago
As it happened: stand-off outside police station as protesters vent anger over beatings
Beijing says US attempts to use Hong Kong as ‘bargaining chip’ will fail
5 hours ago
Mainland Chinese students call for peers in Hong Kong to end protests
31 Aug 2019 - 5:53PM
Two Hong Kong lawmakers arrested for protest-related offences released on bail
31 Aug 2019 - 5:41PM
As it happened: stand-off outside police station as protesters vent anger over beatings
3 hours ago
Just Saying | ‘How to kill Hong Kong police’ and what comes next

Yonden Lhatoo warns that relentless war being waged by protesters against the city’s police force has crossed a dangerous new line after an officer was knifed by masked men while returning home from work.

3 hours ago
Just Saying | ‘How to kill Hong Kong police’ and what comes next

Yonden Lhatoo warns that relentless war being waged by protesters against the city’s police force has crossed a dangerous new line after an officer was knifed by masked men while returning home from work.

3 hours ago
Opinion | Hong Kong’s people must solve city’s problems for themselves
31 Aug 2019 - 7:43PM
On Reflection | Why the Hong Kong protests are a huge opportunity for the government
31 Aug 2019 - 11:54AM
The View | Hong Kong is irreplaceable. That’s why the PLA hasn’t rolled in yet
30 Aug 2019 - 9:04AM
Remember A Day | Killer rabbits, a lost tribe and two-martini lunches: headlines from 40 years ago

A journey back through time to look at significant news and events reported by the South China Morning Post from this week in history

29 Aug 2019 - 6:26PM
Opinion | Why Hong Kong’s business isn’t just China’s business, but the world’s
29 Aug 2019 - 9:04AM
Opinion | How Hong Kong protesters are turning off their mainland supporters
29 Aug 2019 - 10:59AM
Hong Kong’s overtime work culture is a ticking time bomb

Manpower crunch in sectors, a culture of sucking up to superiors for rewards and exploitation of flexible workforce among drivers.

Manpower crunch in sectors, a culture of sucking up to superiors for rewards and exploitation of flexible workforce among drivers.

27 Jul 2019 - 8:59PM
Coffee a universal language for deaf barista who has conquered all

Joanna Hu began as a dish washer for store owner Gigi Tsang, but her employer’s encouragement means she’s now the first Home Brew Coffee Master with a hearing impairment, and helps run part of the business.

Joanna Hu began as a dish washer for store owner Gigi Tsang, but her employer’s encouragement means she’s now the first Home Brew Coffee Master with a hearing impairment, and helps run part of the business.

3 Aug 2019 - 10:00AM
The Hong Kong magician inspired by a French author and Canto-pop

Jane Kong has been practising magic for five years and her performances focus on the emotion her art form conveys, and wants audience to remember their childhood dreams.

Jane Kong has been practising magic for five years and her performances focus on the emotion her art form conveys, and wants audience to remember their childhood dreams.

10 Aug 2019 - 5:00PM
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Just Saying | ‘How to kill Hong Kong police’ and what comes next

Yonden Lhatoo warns that relentless war being waged by protesters against the city’s police force has crossed a dangerous new line after an officer was knifed by masked men while returning home from work.

3 hours ago
Opinion | Hong Kong’s people must solve city’s problems for themselves

There is always a deeper reality that feeds mass protests and it usually concerns socio-economic questions

There is always a deeper reality that feeds mass protests and it usually concerns socio-economic questions

31 Aug 2019 - 7:43PM
Hong Kong’s people must solve city’s problems for themselves
On Reflection | Why the Hong Kong protests are a huge opportunity for the government

Crises are an invaluable opportunity to remake organisational habits that are no longer fit for purpose, and the current situation in Hong Kong is a chance to embark on socioeconomic policy and institutional reforms, writes Donald Low

Crises are an invaluable opportunity to remake organisational habits that are no longer fit for purpose, and the current situation in Hong Kong is a chance to embark on socioeconomic policy and institutional reforms, writes Donald Low

31 Aug 2019 - 11:54AM
Why the Hong Kong protests are a huge opportunity for the government