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Chinese envoy urges UNSC reform on fairer representation
The ultimate goal of UN Security Council reform is to change the situation where developed countries are over-represented, a Chinese envoy said on Thursday.
A decade later, threat of Kidapawan unrest looms again as El Niño ravages farms
The Department of Agriculture estimates damage in the sector hitting P20 billion, affecting millions of farmers and fisherfolk
Honduras squeezes Chinese firms; Super Typhoon Champi nears Taiwan: SCMP’s 7 highlights
We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Honduras targets Chinese shops, state builder as president sits on Taiwan pledge Honduran migration officials have summoned or placed under review 41 Chinese nationals after inspecting shops in the capital and a hospital being built...
What do the protests in France look like from China? Internet users weigh in
Internet users in China are watching the protests in France with a mix of geopolitical cynicism, domestic pride and sadness at the damage to French landmarks. The protests started in September, when students and teachers in southeastern Paris rallied against deteriorating school conditions. Those specific grievances quickly escalated into nationwide protests at the rising cost of living and declining public services. What began as peaceful marches has since dissolved into violence, with rioters...
16 killed, 65 injured after M7.0 quake hits China's Xizang
16 killed, 65 injured after M7.0 quake hits China's Xizang
Stewardship not leadership: Chief justice aspirant Caguioa’s plans for the judiciary
'The law doesn't mean anything if it does not impact a life positively,' Supreme Court Associate Justice Benjamin Caguioa says in his Judicial and Bar Council interview
Plaintiffs In Trump Arch Project Seek Injunction To Stop Administration From Beginning Work Nov. 5
The arch is among the president’s pet construction projects.
New York City Bans Horse-Drawn Carriages Beginning June 2028
The New York City Council passed the bill following a tourist’s death this summer.
Xi orders all-out rescue efforts after M7.0 earthquake in Xizang
Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out search and rescue efforts for the missing and prompt medical treatment for the injured after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck a county in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Thursday night.
Chinese state media takes aim at Japanese firm KDDI over Mongolia wildfire
Chinese state media has called for a Japanese telecoms firm to apologise to China over a huge wildfire in neighbouring Mongolia, as diplomatic tensions run high between Beijing and Tokyo. The grassland fire broke out on October 8 and burned about 80 per cent of a nature reserve on the Mongolia-China border. According to Japanese media reports, the company, KDDI, has acknowledged that the fire was linked to activities involving its majority-owned subsidiary MobiCom – the largest mobile network...