https://www.scmp.com/rss/270238/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters The South China Morning Post has won 74 awards at the 47th edition of the Society for News Design’s Creative Competition, including three silver and 11 bronze medals. An infographic on Hong Kong’s fencing boom was a stand-out winner in results announced by the society on Friday, earning three silver and one bronze medal. “It’s a great honour to receive these awards that are often called the ‘Oscars of visual journalism’. This global recognition reflects the hard work and innovation happening in... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3351415/scmp-scoops-74-awards-led-hong-kong-fencing-infographic-design-competition?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3351415/scmp-scoops-74-awards-led-hong-kong-fencing-infographic-design-competition?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:14:12 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of Taiwan’s largest opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), spoke to the press in Beijing at 2.22pm on Friday, hours after her historic meeting with Communist Party chief Xi Jinping. It was the first meeting between leaders of the two parties in nine years after then-KMT chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu visited the mainland in November 2016. During the meeting on Friday morning, both Xi and Cheng highlighted a message of peace across the strait. “Compatriots on both sides are... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3349617/taiwans-opposition-leader-cheng-li-wun-speaks-after-historic-meeting-xi-jinping?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3349617/taiwans-opposition-leader-cheng-li-wun-speaks-after-historic-meeting-xi-jinping?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:22:29 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This document was translated from Chinese into English using Alibaba’s Qwen3.6-Plus, then checked and tweaked for accuracy by a Post journalist. It is for reference only, and is not the official English version of the original Chinese document. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3349381/explaining-chinas-supply-chain-security-rules?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3349381/explaining-chinas-supply-chain-security-rules?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:16:37 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. An independent committee investigating the cause of Hong Kong’s deadliest inferno in decades wrapped up its first round of hearing sessions on Thursday, with the role of the property management firm at blaze-hit Wang Fuk Court under scrutiny. Lam Man-yan, technical officer with ISS EastPoint - the property manager of the Tai Po housing estate when the fire... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3348730/tai-po-fire-hearing-committee-chairman-says-good-progress-made?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3348730/tai-po-fire-hearing-committee-chairman-says-good-progress-made?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:14:07 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trump-Xi summit will be very amicable, predicts former Biden official US President Donald Trump’s focus on short-term deliverables and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s bid for bilateral stability are likely to mean an exceptionally amicable summit when they finally sit down, despite “unusual”... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3348587/trump-xi-summit-hopes-un-manipulation-stand-comedy-7-us-china-relations-reads?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3348587/trump-xi-summit-hopes-un-manipulation-stand-comedy-7-us-china-relations-reads?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:30:08 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters The seventh session of the independent inquiry into Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades focused on ISS EastPoint, the property management firm for Wang Fuk Court. The blaze, which started on November 26 last year and raged through seven of Wang Fuk Court’s eight towers for about 43 hours, killed 168 people and displaced nearly 5,000 residents. ISS clerk Lok Sin-ying, who was stationed at the estate, resumed her testimony on Wednesday morning before the judge-led committee. On Tuesday, Lok told... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3348599/hong-kong-inquiry-deadly-wang-fuk-court-fire-focuses-property-manager?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3348599/hong-kong-inquiry-deadly-wang-fuk-court-fire-focuses-property-manager?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:26:41 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters These announcements were translated from Chinese into English using Alibaba’s Qwen3.5-Plus, then checked and tweaked for accuracy by a Post journalist. It is for reference only, and is not the official English version of the original Chinese document. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3348541/explaining-chinas-trade-probe-announcements?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3348541/explaining-chinas-trade-probe-announcements?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:42:44 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Public hearings by a judge-led independent committee investigating Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades entered their sixth day and focused on the deactivation of the fire alarm systems at the Wang Fuk Court housing estate. Chung Kit-man, director and engineer of Victory Fire Engineering, the contractor responsible for the estate’s fire services equipment,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3348467/tai-po-fire-hearing-contractor-admits-negligence-over-problems-water-tanks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3348467/tai-po-fire-hearing-contractor-admits-negligence-over-problems-water-tanks?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:16:16 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. An independent committee investigating a fire that killed 168 people at a Hong Kong housing estate held its third public hearing on Tuesday, with three residents testifying after a government lawyer delivered an opening statement. Leung Ho-hin, Tse Yuk-wa and Ko Yee-lui were identified as the first three witnesses in the series of evidential hearings into the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3347652/residents-testify-hearing-deadly-tai-po-fire-enters-third-day?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3347652/residents-testify-hearing-deadly-tai-po-fire-enters-third-day?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Mar 2026 02:13:00 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. A public evidential hearing into a devastating fire that engulfed a residential complex in Hong Kong and killed 168 people entered its second day on Friday. Victor Dawes SC, lead barrister for an independent judge-led committee overseeing the hearing, continued his opening speech, a day after he cited a preliminary investigation report that the tragedy was... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3347228/hearing-deadly-tai-po-fire-enters-second-day?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3347228/hearing-deadly-tai-po-fire-enters-second-day?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:59:49 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The first session of a public evidential hearing into a fire that engulfed a residential complex in Hong Kong and killed 168 people began on Thursday, nearly four months after the disaster. Ordered by the city’s leader and overseen by a judge-led independent committee, the hearings are meant to “clarify the relevant facts through oral evidence, written... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3347090/public-hearings-begin-who-responsible-deadly-tai-po-fire-tragedy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3347090/public-hearings-begin-who-responsible-deadly-tai-po-fire-tragedy?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:24:23 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This live blog is freely available to our registered users. Please log in or create an account below. For full coverage of the 15th five-year plan, including policy and economic shifts plus Trump’s visit, subscribe with our China Super March offer now. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi faced the media on Sunday morning to outline Beijing’s foreign policy direction in one of the most-watched events during the annual “two sessions”. The press conference was held as China carefully manages its... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3345844/foreign-minister-wang-yi-sets-forth-chinas-foreign-policy-direction-amid-two-sessions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3345844/foreign-minister-wang-yi-sets-forth-chinas-foreign-policy-direction-amid-two-sessions?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Mar 2026 01:45:41 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This live blog is freely available to our registered users. Please log in or create an account below. For full coverage of the 15th five-year plan, including policy and economic shifts plus Trump’s visit, subscribe with our China Super March offer now. China’s top economic officials held a press conference on Friday as part of the “two sessions”, the country’s annual policymaking meetings. The leaders of the National Development and Reform Commission – Beijing’s top economic planner – the... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3345694/two-sessions-2026-china-lays-out-its-economic-agenda-press-conference?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3345694/two-sessions-2026-china-lays-out-its-economic-agenda-press-conference?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:55:23 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This live blog is freely available to our registered users. Please log in or create an account below. For full coverage of the 15th five-year plan, including policy and economic shifts plus Trump’s visit, subscribe with our China Super March offer now. Premier Li Qiang presented the government’s annual work report at the opening ceremony of China’s top legislature, the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing on Thursday. This year’s annual meetings of the top legislature and the top advisory... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3345488/chinas-annual-two-sessions-kick-amid-planning-trump-visit-and-pla-progress?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3345488/chinas-annual-two-sessions-kick-amid-planning-trump-visit-and-pla-progress?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:12:55 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Born in China, raised in the US: adoptees explore their identity at Lunar New Year The Lunar New Year is a time for Chinese people to come together to celebrate family. But for those who were born in China and adopted by US couples, the holiday period can bring up complicated feelings about... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3344939/996-comes-america-hasan-pikers-chinese-thoughts-7-us-china-relations-reads?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3344939/996-comes-america-hasan-pikers-chinese-thoughts-7-us-china-relations-reads?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:00:09 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This document was translated from Chinese into English using Alibaba’s Qwen3.5-Plus and edited for accuracy by a Post journalist. It is for reference only and is not the official English version. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3344891/chinas-february-politburo-readout?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3344891/chinas-february-politburo-readout?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:16:25 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong finance chief Paul Chan Mo-po unveiled his latest budget on Wednesday, revealing an earlier-than-expected operating surplus after three years of deficits. While the improved fiscal position – driven by a stock market boom – had sparked calls for more sweeteners in this year’s financial blueprint, Chan had sought to manage public expectations by... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3344514/budget-2026-27-what-can-hongkongers-expect-paul-chans-financial-plans?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3344514/budget-2026-27-what-can-hongkongers-expect-paul-chans-financial-plans?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Feb 2026 02:45:36 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. US President Donald Trump delivered the traditional State of the Union address to a divided Congress, reviewing his first year in office and outlining priorities ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. In the longest speech of its kind, Trump spoke of a “golden age of America”, saying... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3344525/us-president-donald-trump-deliver-state-union-address?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3344525/us-president-donald-trump-deliver-state-union-address?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Feb 2026 01:54:21 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This document was translated from Chinese into English using Alibaba’s Qwen3.5-Plus and edited for accuracy by a Post journalist. It is for reference only and is not the official English version. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3344443/explaining-chinas-2026-rural-blueprint?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3344443/explaining-chinas-2026-rural-blueprint?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:02:47 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trump faces rare pushback within his party over tariffs as polls slide President Donald Trump faced noteworthy pushback in February over his signature tariff policy in the US Congress while his popularity slipped and more lawmakers in his party appeared willing to risk his wrath. Read the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3343380/secret-nuclear-testing-claims-military-ai-race-7-us-china-relations-reads?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3343380/secret-nuclear-testing-claims-military-ai-race-7-us-china-relations-reads?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:00:08 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters A Hong Kong court sentenced former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying to 20 years in prison on Monday for violating the national security law, closing a chapter on what has become a geopolitical flashpoint between China and the West. In a hearing that lasted less than 10 minutes at West Kowloon Court, three High Court judges handed down penalties to Lai, six senior executives of his Apple Daily tabloid-style newspaper, three companies associated with the now-defunct outlet and two activists. Lai,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3342862/hong-kongs-jimmy-lai-faces-sentencing-national-security-trial?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3342862/hong-kongs-jimmy-lai-faces-sentencing-national-security-trial?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Feb 2026 01:45:58 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trump sells tariffs as farmers’ win in Iowa, but many aren’t buying it In January, US President Donald Trump said farmers were “going to be the biggest beneficiary” of his tariff policy, even if it was “going to take a little while to kick in”. But many remained anxious that they could once... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3341910/tiktoks-new-owners-eyes-greenland-us-farmers-plight-7-us-china-relations-reads?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3341910/tiktoks-new-owners-eyes-greenland-us-farmers-plight-7-us-china-relations-reads?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:00:11 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters Nostalgia for 2016 has been circulating on the internet over the last few weeks. People welcomed the new year by reminiscing 10 years into the past, sharing decade-old photos of themselves online. There is even a Wikipedia page for “2026 is the new 2016”. Of course, 2016 was before the Covid-19 pandemic rocked the world and the widespread use of generative AI (artificial intelligence) made us question what on our feeds was real and fake. Back then, people used social media mostly to stay... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3341778/2016-trends-pokemon-go-poke-bowls-looking-back-10-years-goes-viral-2026?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3341778/2016-trends-pokemon-go-poke-bowls-looking-back-10-years-goes-viral-2026?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 Jan 2026 07:15:07 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters Online retailers and a Hong Kong pharmacy are offering slimming injections without prescriptions despite local authorities requiring a doctor’s approval before purchase, a Post investigation has found, with an expert warning it could lead to misuse. Weight-loss injections, which have been approved by Hong Kong authorities for use, have become increasingly popular around the world and work by targeting hormones, reducing appetite and slowing down food digestion. In Hong Kong, such products are... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3341117/no-prescription-no-problem-hong-kongs-grey-zone-weight-loss-injections?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3341117/no-prescription-no-problem-hong-kongs-grey-zone-weight-loss-injections?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Jan 2026 13:08:58 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters China’s government is likely to set this year’s economic growth target in a range between 4.5 per cent and 5 per cent, according to three sources briefed on the matter. Such a target would indicate a tolerance for a modest deceleration from last year’s 5 per cent gross domestic product growth as Beijing highlights the importance of “high-quality” development and urges local officials to embrace “the right concept of political performance”, the sources said. The range, if confirmed, would serve... https://www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3340889/china-set-gdp-growth-range-providing-policy-flexibility-2026-sources?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3340889/china-set-gdp-growth-range-providing-policy-flexibility-2026-sources?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jan 2026 22:00:09 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. US President Donald Trump tackled a slew of hot geopolitical topics at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday in a sometimes rambling speech that overran by almost 30 minutes. Trump, who complained that he had not received enough recognition for his achievements in world peace, said... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3340618/donald-trump-address-world-economic-forum-davos?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3340618/donald-trump-address-world-economic-forum-davos?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:08:12 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. BYD’s win, Tesla’s defeat, Ford’s pivot: the widening gap in US-China EV markets After years of competing head-to-head with China in electric vehicles, the United States is now widely seen as falling behind – a reality increasingly acknowledged even within Detroit. Read the full story... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3340062/teslas-defeat-harvards-success-trump-top-global-risk-7-us-china-relations-reads?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3340062/teslas-defeat-harvards-success-trump-top-global-risk-7-us-china-relations-reads?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:00:09 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. Hong Kong’s new Legislative Council held its first meeting on Wednesday, with lawmakers focusing on follow-up actions after last year’s Tai Po fire that claimed 161 lives. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu addressed the new batch of 90 lawmakers, highlighting government priorities that... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3339800/hong-kongs-john-lee-open-new-legcos-first-meeting-tai-po-fire-agenda?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3339800/hong-kongs-john-lee-open-new-legcos-first-meeting-tai-po-fire-agenda?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Jan 2026 02:59:56 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. Three Hong Kong judges who presided over former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s high-profile national security trial for more than 1½ years returned their verdict on Monday, finding him guilty on all charges. The 78-year-old founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily has spent most of the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3336418/jimmy-lai-trial-all-eyes-hong-kong-court-set-deliver-verdict?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3336418/jimmy-lai-trial-all-eyes-hong-kong-court-set-deliver-verdict?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Dec 2025 01:48:37 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This document was translated from Chinese into English using Alibaba’s Qwen3 and edited for accuracy by a Post journalist. It is for reference only and is not the official English version. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post. The official English translation published by Xinhua can be viewed here. https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3336247/chinas-central-economic-work-conference-cheat-sheet?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3336247/chinas-central-economic-work-conference-cheat-sheet?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:06:28 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. Some 31.9 per cent of registered voters cast their ballots in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council election on Sunday, surpassing the record low turnout four years ago in a poll held just over a week after the deadly blaze in Tai Po. While the turnout rate increased by 1.7 percentage points,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3335536/surprises-and-defeats-votes-tallied-hong-kong-legco-election?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3335536/surprises-and-defeats-votes-tallied-hong-kong-legco-election?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Dec 2025 23:07:40 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. Hongkongers headed to polling stations to elect their new representatives in the legislature on Sunday amid a sombre atmosphere, with the city dealing with the aftermath of the catastrophic fire in Tai Po that claimed at least 159 lives. Before the deadly blaze broke out at Wang Fuk Court... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3335486/how-will-tai-po-fire-affect-voters-hong-kongs-legco-election?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3335486/how-will-tai-po-fire-affect-voters-hong-kongs-legco-election?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Dec 2025 00:33:43 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. What we know so far: 159 people, including a firefighter, confirmed dead 79 injured, including 12 firefighters About 30 people remain unaccounted for HK$2.3 billion raised for rescue and relief efforts The eight blocks in Wang Fuk Court had been undergoing renovations since July... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334969/residents-block-return-fire-ravaged-hong-kong-estate-collect-personal-items?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334969/residents-block-return-fire-ravaged-hong-kong-estate-collect-personal-items?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Dec 2025 01:04:01 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. What we know so far: 146 people, including a firefighter, confirmed dead 79 injured, including 12 firefighters Around 40 people deemed to be missing; about 100 cases categorised as “unresolvable” The eight residential blocks in the estate had been undergoing renovations since July... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334650/mourners-gather-hong-kong-fire-site-1500-residents-relocated?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334650/mourners-gather-hong-kong-fire-site-1500-residents-relocated?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 30 Nov 2025 04:05:27 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters Hong Kong began a three-day official mourning period on Saturday for victims of the city’s deadliest blaze in decades as residents queued at the site of the tragedy and various halls to pay their respects, penning tributes and laying flowers. For the first time since the fire broke out on Wednesday at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, the death toll remained at 128 on Saturday. No further human remains were recovered, while about 150 people remained “unreachable”, according to police. Graft-busters... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334642/hong-kong-begins-3-days-mourning-more-arrests-made-over-deadly-blaze?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334642/hong-kong-begins-3-days-mourning-more-arrests-made-over-deadly-blaze?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Nov 2025 16:59:59 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. What we know so far: 128 people, including a firefighter, confirmed dead 79 injured, including 12 firefighters Status of 150 people unclear The eight residential blocks in the estate had been undergoing renovations since July 2024, covered in bamboo scaffolding and green... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334598/hongkongers-mourn-fire-victims-citywide-condolence-points-toll-128?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334598/hongkongers-mourn-fire-victims-citywide-condolence-points-toll-128?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Nov 2025 03:02:40 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters William Li, 40, is one of the survivors of Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy. The deadliest inferno in decades set seven blocks in the Wang Fuk Court residential complex ablaze, claiming at least 128 lives as of Friday. Li was rescued from Wang Cheong House – the block that first caught fire – on Wednesday evening. Here is a translation of his personal account, which was first put up on his Facebook account. On the day of the incident, I was resting at home. When I was informed of the fire through... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334569/helplessness-more-suffocating-smoke-survivors-hong-kong-fire-ordeal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334569/helplessness-more-suffocating-smoke-survivors-hong-kong-fire-ordeal?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Nov 2025 13:44:01 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. What we know so far: 128 people, including a firefighter, confirmed dead 79 injured, including 12 firefighters Status of 200 people unclear More bodies are retrieved from fire scene wrapped in black bags Rescue work is ongoing, with a woman, an elderly man and pets evacuated The... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334435/hong-kong-fire-death-toll-rises-94-rescue-work-continues-day-3?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334435/hong-kong-fire-death-toll-rises-94-rescue-work-continues-day-3?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Nov 2025 23:51:23 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters The death toll in Hong Kong’s worst fire in seven decades climbed to 83 on Thursday as many remained missing and a grief-stricken city rallied as one with authorities, private companies, charities and ordinary folks donating hundreds of millions to the victims and their families. The towering inferno that tore through seven blocks at a Tai Po housing estate under renovation was gradually brought under control after raging for more than 24 hours. But firefighters were still battling untamed... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334428/death-toll-hong-kong-fire-rises-83-grief-stricken-city-rallies-help-victims?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334428/death-toll-hong-kong-fire-rises-83-grief-stricken-city-rallies-help-victims?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Nov 2025 17:57:48 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. What we know so far: 83 people, including a firefighter, have died 76 injured including 11 firefighters 25 calls for help remain unresolved Full-scale rescue work is ongoing, with a woman, an elderly man and pets evacuated The eight residential blocks in the estate had been... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334292/44-dead-279-missing-hong-kong-fire-3-arrested-investigation-launched?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334292/44-dead-279-missing-hong-kong-fire-3-arrested-investigation-launched?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Nov 2025 23:52:53 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters At least 36 people including a firefighter were killed and 279 are still missing after a ferocious blaze ravaged a housing estate in Tai Po yesterday, as scorching flames engulfed bamboo scaffolding and ripped through seven residential blocks. Some 29 people were hospitalised, with seven in a critical condition, a grim-looking Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu reported in an early morning conference at Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin while distraught families, fearing the worst, awaited news... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334279/least-13-dead-huge-fire-rips-through-hong-kong-housing-estate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334279/least-13-dead-huge-fire-rips-through-hong-kong-housing-estate?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:37:50 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. What we know so far: 44 people, including a firefighter, have died. Some 279 are still missing Among those hospitalised, 45 are in serious condition The eight residential blocks in the estate had been undergoing renovations since July 2024, sheathed in bamboo scaffolding and green mesh Authorities say the rapid spread of fire was “unusual”, with... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334217/major-fire-hong-kongs-tai-po-leaves-2-severely-burned-residents-trapped?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334217/major-fire-hong-kongs-tai-po-leaves-2-severely-burned-residents-trapped?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Nov 2025 08:44:15 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu is scheduled to speak in a fireside chat on Friday during the third Family Business Summit in Hong Kong, as the city burnishes its role as the offshore fundraising hub and ‘superconnector’ between the Chinese mainland and the rest of the world. The speech is the highlight of the conference, curated by the South China Morning Post and Blue Pool Capital, with UBS as the presenting partner. The attendees – by invitation only – comprise about 150 private business... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3331821/hong-kong-leader-john-lee-speak-third-annual-confab-family-owned-businesses?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3331821/hong-kong-leader-john-lee-speak-third-annual-confab-family-owned-businesses?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Nov 2025 23:30:09 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. Top corporate leaders, athletes and members of ethnic minority groups hit the streets on Sunday to carry the torch for the Hong Kong section of the National Games relay. The 90-minute 10km relay began at the government’s headquarters in Tamar Park, passing the Central harbourfront and... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3331197/flame-unity-burns-bright-national-games-torch-relay-hits-hong-kong-streets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3331197/flame-unity-burns-bright-national-games-torch-relay-hits-hong-kong-streets?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Nov 2025 01:11:45 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. Chinese President Xi Jinping has held talks with his American counterpart Donald Trump, their first in-person meeting since Trump’s return to the White House, as the rivals seek to manage heightened tensions, particularly over trade. The closed-door talks took place on the sidelines of... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3330835/xi-and-trump-meet-apec-summit-trade-and-resources-high-agenda?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3330835/xi-and-trump-meet-apec-summit-trade-and-resources-high-agenda?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Oct 2025 01:44:51 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. After China’s ruling Communist Party concluded the fourth plenum of its powerful Central Committee on Thursday, a press conference was held on Friday morning to review the events of the conclave and the committee’s conclusions. Among those who attended the briefing were the head of the country’s top economic planner, the minister of commerce, the minister... https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3330134/chinas-communist-party-meets-press-after-fourth-plenum-wraps?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3330134/chinas-communist-party-meets-press-after-fourth-plenum-wraps?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Oct 2025 01:50:18 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters The world’s oldest orchestra, a jazz diva’s performance and a production of a popular children’s story are just some of the enticing live shows that you can see in Hong Kong’s neighbouring cities across the Greater Bay Area this autumn. Read on for more details. 1. Nine Treasures – Seeking The Absolute Tour 2025 Catch the Nine Treasures, an Inner Mongolian folk metal band, on their nationwide tour in Guangzhou and Shenzhen at the end of October. View this post on... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3327984/jacob-collier-west-end-play-5-china-greater-bay-area-events-october-and-november-2025?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3327984/jacob-collier-west-end-play-5-china-greater-bay-area-events-october-and-november-2025?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Oct 2025 23:15:07 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters The South China Morning Post’s editorial video team has won two major international awards presented by a US visual arts academy. The SCMP film Rainbow’s End: Where’s home for Manila’s Golden Gays won gold for best general video – diversity, equity and inclusion at the W3 Awards, presented by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts in the United States. The 23-minute short documentary by supervising video producer Jayson Albano shows how a group of elderly LGBTQ men living in the Philippine... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3327491/posts-video-team-hong-kong-wins-2-major-international-awards?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3327491/posts-video-team-hong-kong-wins-2-major-international-awards?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Oct 2025 07:11:56 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong has marked National Day with a range of activities to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu delivered a speech at a reception at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on Wednesday morning, with local and central government officials as well as leading... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3327439/hong-kong-get-national-day-celebrations-under-way-flag-raising-ceremony?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3327439/hong-kong-get-national-day-celebrations-under-way-flag-raising-ceremony?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Sep 2025 23:52:39 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters Hong Kong is gradually returning to normality after Super Typhoon Ragasa paralysed the city for nearly two days, with authorities racing to clear 1,200 toppled trees and a backlog of 1,000 flights that affected 140,000 passengers. The deadly super typhoon, which triggered the highest-level No 10 hurricane warning for nearly 11 hours, edged as close as about 100km (62 miles) to the south of Hong Kong on Wednesday morning, disrupting work and transport services and forcing the suspension of school... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3326734/hong-kong-back-action-after-super-typhoon-ragasa-paralyses-city-2-days?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3326734/hong-kong-back-action-after-super-typhoon-ragasa-paralyses-city-2-days?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:16:57 +0000