If you’re one of those travelers who clings to your power bank like a lifeline mid-flight—we’ve got some electrifying news. Starting April 7, passengers flying out of Hong Kong will no longer be allowed to use power banks during flights, and—here’s the kicker—you can’t stash them in the overhead compartments either. Yes, you can still…
Flight delays are not uncommon, and so aren’t emergency landings. However, a fight returning to the source after spending hours in the air still raises an eyebrow. After Air India’s 10-hour mid-air saga, this time, a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to China took an unexpected U-turn. According to a CNN report, the China-bound…
Tien Nguyen | 500px Plus | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Tuesday as Wall Street gained overnight on hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs could be be softer than expected. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 climbed 0.53% in early trade. The country’s budget will be tabled by Treasurer Jim Chalmers later in the day. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225…
Hong Kong stocks fluctuated between losses and gains on Monday, as caution prevailed ahead of US President Donald Trump’s next round of tariffs. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.2 per cent to 23,584.56 as of 10.04am local time. The Hang Seng Tech Index added 0.2 per cent. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index gained…
China’s biggest electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD launched its most expensive model under its Denza brand to challenge BMW and Mercedes-Benz in the luxury segment as competition in the world’s largest auto market intensifies. The Denza unit on Friday unveiled the six-seat SUV called Denza N9, priced at 389,800 (US$60,860) to 449,800 yuan, which is…
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trump says Xi to visit Washington in ‘not too distant future’ US President Donald Trump on Monday said his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, would visit Washington in the “not…
Taiwan-based publisher Li Yanhe has been convicted on secession charges in Shanghai after nearly two years of detention, according to Taiwanese media. According to a report by Taiwan’s Central News Agency, the mainland’s Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) on Monday confirmed that Li had been indicted on secession charges and “faced a public trial in accordance…
Crowds walk below neon signs on Nanjing Road. The street is the main shopping district of the city and one of the world’s busiest shopping districts. Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly climbed on Monday, with investors keeping a close watch on Chinese equities. Mainland China’s CSI 300 closed 0.24% lower at 3,996.79, while…
“The Roman Catholic bishop of Hongkong, the Most Rev John Baptist Wu, will head a five-member delegation to China soon at the invitation of the Chinese Government,” reported the South China Morning Post on March 14, 1985. “Bishop Wu will be the first Catholic Bishop from Hongkong to visit China officially since the communists took…
The creator of global toy sensation Labubu is a Hong Kong-born artist who attributes his early creativity to his childhood years of reading arguably the city’s most famous writer, Louis Cha Leung-yung, also known as Jin Yong. The late wuxia novelist whose martial arts books have inspired generations of Chinese youngsters the world over also…