Online rental platforms have become scammers’ latest tool for swindling Hong Kong residents, as the number of online investment fraud cases rose by nearly a quarter in the first six months of 2025 compared with the same period last year, with losses surging 36.4 per cent to HK$1.48 billion (US$189.5 million). Police Senior Superintendent Carmen…
1/5 stars The court of public opinion is in session and casts its judgemental eye over a freak incident at a public hospital in the mainland Chinese thriller Malice, produced and co-scripted by blockbuster filmmaker Chen Sicheng and directed by Lai Mukuan and Yao Wenyi. Zhang Xiaofei (Hi, Mom) stars as Ye Pan, an ambitious…
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces launched attacks Monday in a famine-stricken displacement camp outside of el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur province, killing 40 people, local rights groups said. The Emergency Response Rooms group working at the Abu Shouk displacement camp said in a statement on Facebook that the RSF — which…
A model in a bikini posing for pictures on a pedestrian crossing in the heart of Hong Kong has caused an internet stir, while also triggering a lighthearted reminder from a bus operator about road safety. A social media user posted a photo on Friday, showing a woman in a white bikini sunbathing on a…
Some Hong Kong tour agencies have received inquiries from Filipino travellers about safety in the city following the death of a tourist from the Philippines who was struck by a taxi, but arrival numbers are not expected to be affected. Hong Kong-based travel agencies catering to Filipinos, both in the city and abroad, said on…
With the rise of social media and generative AI, how much of what we see online is true? In this new series, SCMP Fact-Check, the Post investigates claims circulating online and debunks viral misinformation impacting the daily lives of Hongkongers. “Air India flight AI-315 from Hong Kong sparked panic after a fire broke out in…
With the rise of social media and generative AI, how much of what we see online is true? In this new series, SCMP Fact-Check, the Post investigates claims circulating online and debunks viral misinformation impacting the daily lives of Hongkongers. “Air India flight AI-315 from Hong Kong sparked panic after a fire broke out in…
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy is calling for stronger guidelines for social media use among children and teens, pointing to a growing body of research that the platforms may pose what he described as a “profound risk” to young people’s mental health. In a report issued on Tuesday, Murthy urged technology companies and lawmakers…
Scammers have conned a woman out of HK$180,000 (US$23,077) over tickets for Korean singer G-Dragon’s coming sell-out concerts in Hong Kong, one of nearly 30 victims cheated out of more than HK$610,000 for the three shows. Hong Kong police on Monday urged the public to exercise caution when buying tickets to events after receiving more…
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