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Taiwan
Critics in Taiwan question true cost of US deal hailed for tariff cut
Debate centres on Taiwan’s financial commitment to the US – whether US$250 billion or US$500 billion – and if it will harm the economy.
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United States
How Project 2025 is reshaping immigration for Korean-Americans
20 Jan 2026 - 4:51PM
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Aviation
Seoul airport ‘suicide flight’ threat sparks police manhunt in South Korea
20 Jan 2026 - 4:22PM
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North Korea
Crossing a line: did military spies help a student fly drones into North Korea?
What began as a student’s claim of hunting radioactive waste has spiralled into a scandal linking military spies to dangerous border flights.
20 Jan 2026 - 5:26PM
Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks cap longest slide in 2 months on China slowdown
Investors hold off on bets after reports show fourth-quarter growth decelerated and property prices continued to slide.
20 Jan 2026 - 4:34PM
Brazil
Brazil beef exports seen as stable in 2026 as industry pivots beyond China
Beef lobby Abiec said volumes not sold to China could be redirected other markets.
20 Jan 2026 - 12:47PM
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Semiconductors
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Will Trump’s new industrial policy make the global memory chip shortage worse?
The US government warns major memory chipmakers to either pay 100 per cent duties or build their products in America.
20 Jan 2026 - 3:47PM
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US-Venezuela conflict
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Why the US really wants Venezuela’s oil
To win the geopolitical contest, a country needs ample resources, a self-sustaining production system – and the backing of a wider economic bloc.
18 Jan 2026 - 4:30PM
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Pop culture in Asia
Language Matters
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Senpai, bingsu, ramyeon: new Korean and Japanese words in the OED
The latest additions to the Oxford English Dictionary include many words and phrases from popular Korean and Japanese culture.
18 Jan 2026 - 4:15PM
North Korea
Seoul takes aim at North Korea’s leadership bunkers with ‘monster missile’
The missile, capable of carrying a warhead of up to eight tonnes, has been deployed to frontline military units.
18 Jan 2026 - 3:38PM
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China exports
Can China’s cosmetics brands rival K-beauty and refashion global markets?
Once the top export market for South Korean cosmetics, Chinese firms lead at home and have made headway overseas – but gaps remain.
18 Jan 2026 - 6:06AM
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K-drama news
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Who is Go Youn-jung, rising star of Netflix’s Can This Love Be Translated?
After starting out as a model, Go rose to K-drama stardom in series such as Alchemy of Souls and Moving. Now she leads her first romcom.
17 Jan 2026 - 5:15PM
From our archives
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Drama in Hong Kong’s first international marathon in 1969 – SCMP archive
Ahead of Sunday’s Hong Kong Standard Chartered Marathon, we look back at Hong Kong’s first international marathon, more than 55 years ago.
17 Jan 2026 - 3:30PM
K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop
BTS’ comeback concert sparks Dynamite price hikes in South Korea’s Busan
The K-pop group’s show in Busan is months away but already room prices have soared beyond the 1 million mark.
17 Jan 2026 - 11:35AM
Hong Kong society
Hong Kong passport ranks 15th globally, rising 3 places in visa-free access index
Hongkongers improve in travel mobility, with visa-free access to 171 destinations, but still trail leader Singapore, as well as Japan and South Korea.
17 Jan 2026 - 1:31AM
China society
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We are speeding towards a demography of loneliness
The swarming sociability of family life is fading as one-person households and lonely deaths rise. Coping with loneliness is now a life skill.
20 Jan 2026 - 4:04PM
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Australia
South Korean church deploys ‘special force’ to recruit Australian youths
The Shincheonji church compiles profiles of potential members to draw up personalised recruitment plans, according to a former member.
16 Jan 2026 - 4:54PM
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South Korea’s Yoon sentenced to 5 years in prison over martial law charges
The ruling comes days after prosecutors in a separate case demanded Yoon Suk-yeol be sentenced to death for masterminding insurrection.
16 Jan 2026 - 6:54PM
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Blackpink
Blackpink star Jennie’s 8 top brand collaborations as she turns 30
The K-pop singer has been a style icon for Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier, Calvin Klein, Jacquemus, Adidas and more.
16 Jan 2026 - 6:00AM
Obituaries
Nie Weiping, Chinese Go master known for victory over Japanese rival, dies at 73
The win catapulted him to national icon status and sparked a fever for the board game across China.
15 Jan 2026 - 7:57PM
China-South Korea relations
South Korean leader takes ‘pragmatic approach’ to reset ties with China, Japan
The president made back-to-back trips to the neighbouring countries as tensions are running high between Beijing and Tokyo.
15 Jan 2026 - 4:00PM
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SCMP Highlights
China’s Ningbo cuisine; Hong Kong goes Back to the Past: 7 Lifestyle highlights
From the rise of Korean-style cafes in Hong Kong to dementia’s link to ‘brain drains’, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.
15 Jan 2026 - 3:00PM
Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks snap 4-day winning streak as Chinese tech giants falter
Online travel-booking agency Trip.com slumps 19 per cent after China opens antitrust probe into the company.
15 Jan 2026 - 4:46PM
Hong Kong
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Time to end bid-rigging in Hong Kong with criminalisation, tougher enforcement
In the wake of the Tai Po fire, an all-too-common practice in building management and maintenance comes under the spotlight – and must be redressed.
15 Jan 2026 - 9:30AM
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IPO
Alibaba, JPMorgan said to back Chinese chip firm’s Hong Kong listing
Montage Technology could raise up to US$900 million in an IPO as soon as this month, sources say.
14 Jan 2026 - 9:30PM
Japan
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South Korea and Japan’s leaders jam to K-pop hits
South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung and Japan’s Sanae Takaichi played drums while covering two K-pop songs from the boy band BTS and the animated film Kpop Demon Hunters.
14 Jan 2026 - 8:01PM
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Cambodia
‘Not the end’: Cambodia keeps up scam crackdown after Chen Zhi sent to China
Phnom Penh signals zero tolerance for scam centres following the deportation of the Prince Group tycoon.
14 Jan 2026 - 7:38PM
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Japan
South Korea-Japan summit exposes ‘strategic’ divide amid great-power tensions
While Seoul urged broader regional cooperation that would include China, Tokyo emphasised closer alignment with Washington.
14 Jan 2026 - 8:17PM
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