https://www.scmp.com/rss/326525/feed Chieu Luu leads SCMP’s award-winning video team, overseeing news, features, and podcasts. Named 2024 Video Executive of the Year by Digiday, he is a veteran journalist with a distinguished career including roles at CNN, CGTN, Al Jazeera, and the CBC. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Chieu Luu Chieu Luu Indonesian films and series are seeing a surge in interest on international streaming platforms. In recent years, several titles broke through to wider audiences and have made it into Netflix’s Global Top 10. Notable examples include The Elixir, which has been viewed by over 11 million people, and Norma, which has captured the attention of Southeast Asia, reaching No 1 in Indonesia and No 2 in Singapore in mid-August. So, how have Indonesian films managed to gain recognition on the global stage? https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3333673/how-indonesian-films-are-shaping-their-growing-dominance-netflix?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3333673/how-indonesian-films-are-shaping-their-growing-dominance-netflix?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:30:09 +0000 Chinese e-commerce giant Taobao has opened its first physical store in Hong Kong. Located in the city’s popular Tsim Sha Tsui shopping district, PapaHome offers more than 10,000 furniture and home decoration items for customers to view before ordering them online. Taobao is operated by Alibaba Group, which is also the parent company of the South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3299793/taobaos-first-physical-store-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3299793/taobaos-first-physical-store-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Feb 2025 06:12:03 +0000 The Communist Party of China has been the dominant political entity running the nation since 1949. During that time, the body also known as the Chinese Communist Party has led the country from a poor, insular existence to a role as a global economic powerhouse. But along the way, the party has kept a tight grip on power and quashed any form of dissent. The Post explains how the Communist Party works and how it runs China. https://www.scmp.com/china/how-does-chinese-communist-party-operate/article/3123864?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/how-does-chinese-communist-party-operate/article/3123864?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Mar 2021 10:31:01 +0000 Much of the world has been hit by Covid-19 and many countries are still struggling for months to get their individual outbreaks under control. Even for the handful of nations that have yet to report a single coronavirus infection to the World Health Organization, the effects of the global pandemic are devastating. https://www.scmp.com/business/these-countries-have-reported-no-covid-19-cases-theyre-still-hit-hard-pandemic/article/3101406?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/these-countries-have-reported-no-covid-19-cases-theyre-still-hit-hard-pandemic/article/3101406?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Sep 2020 10:50:37 +0000 Hong Kong marked the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown amid a police ban on the annual Victoria Park vigil because of Covid-19 social distancing restrictions. Thousands defied the ban and gathered in the park anyway. Elsewhere in the city, people gathered to light candles and held a moment of silence to commemorate those who died in the crackdown on June 4, 1989. https://www.scmp.com/politics/hongkongers-defy-ban-mark-tiananmen-crackdown/article/3087662?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/hongkongers-defy-ban-mark-tiananmen-crackdown/article/3087662?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Jun 2020 11:20:57 +0000 China normally holds its most important annual political meetings in March, when the top political advisory body and national legislature gather. But in 2020, the meetings were postponed to May 22, 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Although the “two sessions” take place only days apart on the political calendar, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Congress (CPPCC) and the National People’s Congress (NPC) are two very distinct gatherings. Here’s a closer look at how the two... https://www.scmp.com/politics/two-sessions-explained-chinas-most-important-political-meetings-year/article/3085393?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/two-sessions-explained-chinas-most-important-political-meetings-year/article/3085393?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 May 2020 11:47:46 +0000 Thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Hong Kong over the weekend. Many wearing masks, they defied a new anti-mask law introduced by the city’s leader, who invoked emergency powers as demonstrations grew increasingly violent. https://www.scmp.com/hong-kong-protesters-defy-anti-mask-law-weekend-marches/article/3031834?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/hong-kong-protesters-defy-anti-mask-law-weekend-marches/article/3031834?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Oct 2019 11:10:16 +0000 Downtown Hong Kong descended into chaos on Sunday as anti-government demonstrations entered their 17th straight week. Violent clashes took place two days before the People’s Republic of China marks 70 years since its founding. More protests are expected before and during the anniversary. https://www.scmp.com/china/tear-gas-petrol-bombs-and-mass-arrests-17th-straight-sunday-anti-government-protests-hong-kong/article/3030910?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/tear-gas-petrol-bombs-and-mass-arrests-17th-straight-sunday-anti-government-protests-hong-kong/article/3030910?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Sep 2019 11:00:29 +0000 For the first time in 12 weekends of anti-government protests in Hong Kong, a police officer fired a warning shot during clashes with demonstrators on Sunday. Earlier in the day, police also deployed water cannons for the first time, threatening to use them in order to disperse hundreds of protesters who had occupied a road following a march. https://www.scmp.com/politics/shot-fired-and-water-cannon-deployed-police-and-protesters-clash-hong-kongs-western-new-territories/article/3024329?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/shot-fired-and-water-cannon-deployed-police-and-protesters-clash-hong-kongs-western-new-territories/article/3024329?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Aug 2019 08:02:36 +0000 The Chinese aren’t wasteful when it comes to food. There’s barely a part of an animal that won’t be eaten, somehow. In the colder months, many of the more unusual (well, unusual in the West) parts make their way to hotpot – thin slices of meat and vegetables cooked by diners at the table in a variety of simmering broths. Offal, including the stomach, intestines, blood and brains can all end up as hotpot ingredients. Some are prized for their texture, some for their taste… and some are said to be... https://www.scmp.com/food/offal-you-need-order-hotpot/article/2181163?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/food/offal-you-need-order-hotpot/article/2181163?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Jan 2019 09:28:43 +0000 Hamidah Abdullatif was on top of the world. It was the spring of 2017 and she had just graduated from college with a degree in computer science. She was ready to embark on a career in information technology in her beloved hometown of Marawi, the historic and picturesque Islamic city on Lake Lanao on the southern Philippines island of Mindanao. “It was a beautiful city,” Hamidah recalls of Marawi, the capital of Lanao del Sur province, where the Maranao, the dominant, mostly Muslim ethnic group,... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2175169/life-after-philippines-faces-its-next-battle-rebuilding-marawi?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2175169/life-after-philippines-faces-its-next-battle-rebuilding-marawi?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 Dec 2018 02:32:32 +0000 Faisal thought he was doing a good thing: giving his son and nephew a chance to escape poverty. In March 2017, two men approached the boys at their school in Piagapo, a small town in Lanao del Sur, one of the predominantly Muslim provinces on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines.  The men offered the boys – Kaheel, 10, and Abdullah, 16 – a chance to go to boarding school in Marawi, the provincial capital, about 20km away. The boys would study Arabic and learn self defence, said... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2175168/i-sold-my-son-how-battle-marawi-ripped-philippine-family-apart?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2175168/i-sold-my-son-how-battle-marawi-ripped-philippine-family-apart?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 Dec 2018 00:30:58 +0000 The Portuguese egg tart is a must-eat for visitors to the city of Macau, located on China’s southern coast. The sweet, soft tart consists of a baked egg custard inside a flaky case, caramelized on top. They’re close cousins of the Hong Kong-style egg tarts found in dim sum restaurants and Chinatowns across the world. But the name is misleading. The Portuguese egg tart is actually a 100% Macanese creation, invented by a Brit in Macau. Eileen Stow, sister to Andrew Stow, who invented the treat in... https://www.scmp.com/food/how-lord-andrew-stow-created-macaus-portuguese-egg-tarts/article/2173365?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/food/how-lord-andrew-stow-created-macaus-portuguese-egg-tarts/article/2173365?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Nov 2018 10:00:15 +0000 Forty years ago, China was a poverty-stricken nation riven by conflict and left stagnant after decades of war. Today, it is the world’s second-biggest economy. China’s economy has developed more rapidly than any other country in history, and it’s mostly down to an idea from one man: the late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, who introduced capitalist reforms into the communist economy in 1978. In the 40 years since Deng’s “reform and opening up policy,” China has completely transformed. But... https://www.scmp.com/china/how-40-years-reform-and-opening-have-transformed-china-inkstone/article/2172929?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/how-40-years-reform-and-opening-have-transformed-china-inkstone/article/2172929?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Nov 2018 10:14:01 +0000 President Donald Trump has accused China of trying to meddle in the November 2018 midterm elections. Speaking at the United Nations, Trump offered no immediate evidence to support his claim, saying only that “it will come out.” China was quick to hit back. Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the UN that Trump’s accusation was “unwarranted.” The comments came as the countries are embroiled in an increasingly bitter trade war that has cost each side billions of dollars in tariffs. https://www.scmp.com/politics/china-rebuffs-trumps-claim-it-trying-meddle-us-midterm-elections/article/2166032?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/china-rebuffs-trumps-claim-it-trying-meddle-us-midterm-elections/article/2166032?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Sep 2018 10:30:30 +0000 The trade war between the US and China is heating up once again, after a new round of $200 billion in US tariffs has been announced. One of the main points of contention has been China’s “Made in China 2025” initiative, which looks to make the nation a leader in high-tech industries within the next decade. Here’s why the Made in China plan has become such a contentious issue. https://www.scmp.com/business/how-us-china-trade-war-targeting-chinas-made-china-2025-initiative/article/2164650?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/how-us-china-trade-war-targeting-chinas-made-china-2025-initiative/article/2164650?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Sep 2018 09:45:45 +0000 In a trilateral meeting in Singapore on Saturday, officials from the US, Australia and Japan have expressed their concerns about developments in the South China Sea. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop and her Japanese counterpart Taro Kono issued a joint statement after the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue in opposition to "coercive unilateral actions that could alter the status quo and increase tensions." What tensions are these? Here’s what you... https://www.scmp.com/politics/south-china-sea-dispute-explained/article/2158644?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/south-china-sea-dispute-explained/article/2158644?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Aug 2018 09:15:45 +0000 Bombs so powerful they lit up the night sky. Countless bodies strewn on the battlefields. They are memories from more than six decades ago that are still crystal clear in the minds of the men and women who served in the Korean war. An estimated 2.8 million people were killed during the three years of fighting. Sixty-five years after the signing of the armistice that ended hostilities, we speak to South Korean and Chinese veterans about their memories of the war, what they think about present day... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2156906/korean-war-65-years-after-armistice-veterans-recall-horrors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2156906/korean-war-65-years-after-armistice-veterans-recall-horrors?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Jul 2018 02:30:30 +0000 Time is up on Beijing’s deadline for foreign airlines to fall into step with its demands. China wants them to recognize Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau as part of China, in a demand that expires on July 25. Hong Kong and Macau are both highly autonomous regions governed by China, whereas Taiwan is a self-ruled island which China sees as a province to be brought back into the fold. China warned of “severe consequences” if airlines didn’t comply… and most, including major US carriers, seem to be... https://www.scmp.com/politics/airlines-meet-chinese-deadline-recognise-taiwan-hong-kong-and-macau-part-china/article/2156828?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/airlines-meet-chinese-deadline-recognise-taiwan-hong-kong-and-macau-part-china/article/2156828?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Jul 2018 10:00:15 +0000 China and the US are the world’s two largest trading partners, but now they’re exchanging blows in what could ramp up into a full trade war. That’s going to affect individual consumers, and it’s bad news: you’re going to be paying more.   Watch our video to find out how it affects you. Additional editing by Cena Lau, Justin Chan and Gene Lin https://www.scmp.com/business/how-us-china-trade-war-will-affect-consumers-and-world/article/2152046?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/how-us-china-trade-war-will-affect-consumers-and-world/article/2152046?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Jun 2018 10:00:15 +0000 Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un meet on Tuesday, June 12 in a summit that could change the world. The location for their rendezvous? The city-state of Singapore. It may seem an unlikely place to host the first meeting between a US President and a North Korean leader. But there are several reasons the city-state is well positioned to provide a good venue for the historic event. https://www.scmp.com/politics/why-are-trump-and-kim-meeting-singapore/article/2150234?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/why-are-trump-and-kim-meeting-singapore/article/2150234?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Jun 2018 10:00:45 +0000 Both Beijing and Taipei agree there is only one China. The issue is over who should be in charge. Watch the video above to get to know how the disagreement came to be and where it stands today. https://www.scmp.com/politics/china-taiwan-and-one-china-explained/article/2146227?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/china-taiwan-and-one-china-explained/article/2146227?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 May 2018 10:15:15 +0000 Beijing relies on 850,000 public security volunteers to keep order in a city of 21.5 million people. They keep an eye out for “troublemakers” and "suspicious people." During China’s two big political meetings, or "two sessions", petitioners flock to Beijing. Inkstone caught up with two such volunteers on the streets of the bustling capital. The two retirees, both over 70 years old, were kind of adorable. https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-meet-beijings-security-volunteers/article/2136812?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-meet-beijings-security-volunteers/article/2136812?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Mar 2018 07:30:00 +0000