https://www.scmp.com/rss/524447/feed The latest news and updates on Simon Wang (also known as Wang Haoxi), a Chinese-born ice hockey defenceman who recently made history as the highest-drafted Chinese-born player, selected 33rd overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 2025 NHL Draft. Standing at 6-foot-6, he is recognised for his powerful skating, mobility, and physical presence on the ice. Wang previously played for the OHL’s Oshawa Generals and the OJHL’s King Rebellion. He is committed to Boston University for the 2026-27 season... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words We were heartbroken to read about the infant found in Causeway Bay on March 23. Now that further details of this tragic case have been made clear, it highlights a deeper and more uncomfortable truth about our city: some people still feel they have no one to turn to when facing a... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3348543/hong-kong-must-better-support-those-facing-unplanned-pregnancies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3348543/hong-kong-must-better-support-those-facing-unplanned-pregnancies?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2026 03:30:08 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words Artificial intelligence in 2026 is moving from a passive tool to an active partner. Big tech companies are throwing more money at capex to stand out in the AI race. Meanwhile, tech firms are raising funds to make technological breakthroughs and solidify their competitive edge.... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3345673/hong-kong-can-do-more-connect-mainland-funds-tech-stocks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3345673/hong-kong-can-do-more-connect-mainland-funds-tech-stocks?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Mar 2026 03:30:08 +0000 Letters Letters The fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po has shocked the world. Public discussion has understandably focused on who may be legally responsible. But stopping there misses a more uncomfortable issue: the government’s failure to understand how industries actually operate, and to regulate accordingly. I can’t help linking this disaster to something I witnessed years ago. In the 1980s, when I was still in secondary school, I took a one-month summer job in a factory assembling hairdryers for export. Short... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3338454/lesson-tai-po-fire-hong-kong-must-close-regulatory-loopholes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3338454/lesson-tai-po-fire-hong-kong-must-close-regulatory-loopholes?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Jan 2026 03:30:10 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words As professors who have spent over a decade studying educational technology, we’ve seen both sides of the digital revolution in classrooms: its incredible promise to transform learning, and its pitfalls when adopted without evidence. At the recent Global EdTech Startups Awards in... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3333063/edtech-tools-grow-schools-need-know-which-ones-really-work?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3333063/edtech-tools-grow-schools-need-know-which-ones-really-work?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Nov 2025 03:30:10 +0000 Letters Letters We refer to “No deal, no answers: Trump-Putin summit ends with ‘progress made’” (August 15). In the light of Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s Alaska summit over the future of Ukraine, it may be worth considering an unusual, even intriguing historical parallel. Alaska’s peaceful transfer from Russia to the United States in 1867 is not often discussed in the context of today’s territorial conflicts. Indeed, the analogy is far from straightforward – Alaska was transferred by mutual... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3322639/do-trump-and-putin-remember-how-alaska-was-peacefully-sold-1867?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3322639/do-trump-and-putin-remember-how-alaska-was-peacefully-sold-1867?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Aug 2025 03:30:08 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification As a middle-aged man and a breadwinner, I totally understand the struggles facing men (“Silence is deadly for Hong Kong men as suicide rate worsens over past decade”, July 26). From a young age, men... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3321233/how-we-can-support-silently-stressed-out-men-around-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3321233/how-we-can-support-silently-stressed-out-men-around-us?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Aug 2025 03:30:12 +0000