https://www.scmp.com/rss/519224/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Reuters Reuters Danes were voting ⁠on Tuesday in an election that may hand Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen a third term thanks to her staunch line against US President Donald Trump over Greenland even though cost-of-living worries have hurt her leftist credentials. Opinion polls show her Social Democrats are headed for their weakest result since before World War II: many Danes blame Frederiksen for not doing enough to protect their Nordic welfare model, while others point to growing ‌weariness after nearly... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3347702/denmark-votes-election-shadowed-trumps-greenland-ambitions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3347702/denmark-votes-election-shadowed-trumps-greenland-ambitions?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:14:09 +0000 The deportation of an Indonesian passenger travelling from Hong Kong to Taiwan after being unable to pay a NT$200,000 (HK$48,430) fine for bringing in a lunchbox with Cantonese-style roast pork has drawn attention to food arrangements in other jurisdictions. The traveller arrived in Taipei on April 30 but the news surfaced on Sunday. He was deemed to have breached Taiwan’s import regulations and was told to settle the fine before entering the island again. The Post lists regulations for meat and... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3264295/bring-or-not-bring-meat-question-hong-kong-travellers-after-hk48430-fine-indonesian-passenger-taiwan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3264295/bring-or-not-bring-meat-question-hong-kong-travellers-after-hk48430-fine-indonesian-passenger-taiwan?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 May 2024 02:30:09 +0000 Greenland is about 80 per cent ice-capped and until the 1940s was a protected, isolated society. Today, the growing geopolitical and geoeconomic focus on the Arctic Circle has made the world’s largest island a major prize for powers including China, Russia, the United States and the European Union. As the region’s melting ice caps expose unclaimed ocean and land, what has been called a new gold rush has commenced for the Arctic’s territory, natural resources and strategic position. The economic... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3255776/europe-moves-join-china-and-us-arctic-gold-rush?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3255776/europe-moves-join-china-and-us-arctic-gold-rush?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:30:11 +0000 With the “Hello Hong Kong” campaign failing to lift off and tourism numbers sagging, the search is continuing for answers. Blaming the Covid-19 pandemic has been a regular feature of this exercise, but it does not explain why cities such as Bangkok, Tokyo and Macau – all emerging from their own pandemic woes – are packed with visitors. Copying the approach of other destinations would be like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, but that is a common bureaucratic response when ideas are... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3248499/time-showcase-real-hong-kong-draw-tourists-back?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3248499/time-showcase-real-hong-kong-draw-tourists-back?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Jan 2024 01:30:16 +0000 Thousands of foreigners are stuck in Israel and across the Palestinian territories, where a full-blown war has erupted since Hamas militants launched their attack. With the violence having already claimed thousands of lives on both sides, several countries have launched operations to repatriate their citizens, while others plan to do so in the coming days. Here is an overview of ongoing and planned evacuations, according to official sources: United States The US government will begin offering... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3237758/countries-rush-evacuate-citizens-israel-hamas-war-rages?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3237758/countries-rush-evacuate-citizens-israel-hamas-war-rages?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:24:53 +0000 Brazilian players are plentiful in Hong Kong men’s football these days, and the same could soon apply in the women’s domestic league, with top-flight newcomers 247FC bringing in South American talent. Set to make their debut in the women’s First Division when the new season kicks off next month, newly promoted 247FC are bringing in foreign recruits as they aim to challenge domestic heavyweights such as defending champions Kitchee, Citizen, Chelsea Football School and Sha Tin. Already arrived in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3233999/womens-football-club-hong-kong-looks-brazil-players-and-japan-could-be-next-source-talent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3233999/womens-football-club-hong-kong-looks-brazil-players-and-japan-could-be-next-source-talent?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Sep 2023 00:45:22 +0000 Sick of being ignored by faraway politicians, officials on Scotland’s remote Orkney Islands are mulling a drastic solution: rejoining Norway, the Scandinavian country that gave them away as a royal wedding dowry more than 550 years ago. Orkney Islands Council is due to debate options for “alternative models of governance” on Tuesday, including exploring the “Nordic connections” of the archipelago, which lies about 16km (10 miles) north of the Scottish mainland. Council leader James Stockan said... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3226472/550-years-ago-norway-gave-scotland-orkney-islands-now-some-islanders-want-rejoin-nordic-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3226472/550-years-ago-norway-gave-scotland-orkney-islands-now-some-islanders-want-rejoin-nordic-world?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Jul 2023 04:32:51 +0000 Luxury holidays to the regions around the North and South Poles are becoming more accessible – and fabulous – attracting affluent tourists to winter getaways in far-flung destinations such as Alaska, Norway, Iceland, Greenland and Antarctica itself. Boasting stunning views of glaciers, icebergs and polar wildlife, many properties also offer tailored expeditions to give a taste of adventure without sacrificing on comfort (or warmth). Happily, sustainability is a top priority at these luxury... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3216185/chill-out-these-5-luxury-icy-escapes-antarctica-iceland-norway-greenland-and-alaska-feel-call-wild?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3216185/chill-out-these-5-luxury-icy-escapes-antarctica-iceland-norway-greenland-and-alaska-feel-call-wild?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Apr 2023 05:00:12 +0000 Denmark’s left-wing bloc led by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen reached out to the centre for broader collaboration on Wednesday after winning a one-seat majority in a nail-biter general election. Frederiksen’s five-party “red” bloc had looked set to lose its majority as vote counting wore on throughout Tuesday evening, but as the last votes were tallied, the bloc eked out the 87 seats it needed in mainland Denmark. Together with another three seats from the autonomous overseas territories of... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3198083/denmark-election-left-wing-bloc-led-pm-mette-frederiksen-clings-power-razor-thin-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3198083/denmark-election-left-wing-bloc-led-pm-mette-frederiksen-clings-power-razor-thin-win?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Nov 2022 03:05:28 +0000 You can only get there by boat or helicopter, but chef Poul Andrias Ziska hopes his restaurant in remote Greenland, far above the Arctic Circle, is worth the journey. The 30-year-old chef relocated his restaurant Koks from the Faroe Islands in mid-June, leaving behind a relatively accessible address for Ilimanaq, a hamlet of 50 inhabitants hidden behind icebergs on the 69th parallel north. Housed in a narrow, black wooden house, one of the oldest in Greenland, the restaurant can only accommodate... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3185296/michelin-star-restaurant-arctic-perfect-gastronomic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3185296/michelin-star-restaurant-arctic-perfect-gastronomic?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Jul 2022 08:15:17 +0000 The Faroe Islands said Sunday it would provisionally limit its controversial dolphin hunt to 500, following a public outcry over the practice. “An annual catch limit of 500 white-sided dolphins has now been proposed by the Ministry of Fisheries on a provisional basis for 2022 and 2023,” said the government of the Danish autonomous territory, in the North Atlantic Ocean between Iceland and Scotland. The quota was set after the “unusually large catch” of 1,423 white-sided dolphins in September... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3184794/faroe-islands-limits-killing-dolphins-500-year-after-anger-over?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3184794/faroe-islands-limits-killing-dolphins-500-year-after-anger-over?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Jul 2022 14:45:56 +0000 Having reviewed restaurants for more than 15 years, I’ve always told those new to the game to avoid describing anything as “to die for” – we love food, just honestly not that much. Fittingly, this hyperbolic life-or-death trope is now the premise of The Menu, a new horror-comedy film starring Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult, the delicious trailer for which dropped on June 1. Fiennes plays Slowik, the emotionless executive chef of high-end restaurant Hawthorne – a churchlike... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3180165/menu-film-starring-ralph-fiennes-and-anya-taylor-joy-gets-cult?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3180165/menu-film-starring-ralph-fiennes-and-anya-taylor-joy-gets-cult?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Jun 2022 08:52:55 +0000 Dining at Michelin-star restaurant Koks has always been something of an expedition. To get there, you first have to fly to the Faroe Islands, a rugged semi-autonomous Danish archipelago 360km (200 miles) north of Scotland in the frigid North Atlantic. Once in country, you take a twisting drive along narrow roads cutting through a Lord of the Rings landscape and through an undersea tunnel to arrive at the lonely edge of Lake Leynavatn. From there, you must abandon your car and, fortified with... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3170172/worlds-least-accessible-michelin-restaurant-more-remote-still?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3170172/worlds-least-accessible-michelin-restaurant-more-remote-still?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Mar 2022 09:15:20 +0000 Denmark warned on Thursday of a rising espionage threat from Russia, China, Iran and others, including in the Arctic region where global powers are jostling for resources and sea routes. The Danish Security and Intelligence Service said there had been numerous examples of attempted spying on Denmark, whose active global role had helped make it a tempting target. “The threat from foreign intelligence activities against Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands has increased in recent years,”... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3163271/denmark-accuses-china-russia-and-iran-spying?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3163271/denmark-accuses-china-russia-and-iran-spying?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Jan 2022 10:43:59 +0000