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1. 7 years’ jail for Singaporean who sexually assaulted jobseeker after dinner

   A man reached out to a 21-year-old woman who had declined a job offer from his employer and arranged to meet her for dinner in Singapore. After dinner, they went to a park where the man went into the woman’s toilet cubicle and sexually assaulted her and attempted to get her to perform sex acts on him. The assault was stopped only when the man heard footsteps outside and left in a hurry. The sex...

2. Academic innovation can help budding entrepreneurs overcome future challenges

   As globalisation and technological advancements continue to reshape the way we live and work, educational institutions must also evolve to help equip students with the right mindset and skills to tackle the challenges in our rapidly changing world. Academic innovation has been the guiding principle at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), in the city of Suzhou, in eastern China’s Jiangsu...

3. Malaysians’ foreign-policy satire, Japan’s fighter jet project boost: 7 Asia highlights

   We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week 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. ‘No oil here’: Malaysians turn US embassy space post into foreign-policy satire A well-intentioned US embassy post featuring a satellite image of Malaysia has sparked a...

4. Viral Zumba video triggers police probe in Malaysia over revealing attire

   A “back to school”-themed Zumba session in Malaysia is being investigated by police and Islamic authorities after viral footage showing headscarf-wearing instructors dressed in revealing attire piqued censorious conservatives’ anger. The aerobics session, live-streamed on Saturday morning, quickly triggered a social media pile-on, with critics accusing the organisers of violating religious and...

5. Don’t expect Greenland crisis to realign EU with China, former US diplomat says

   While there may be hopes in Beijing that Washington’s attempt to acquire Greenland has strained transatlantic ties and might draw European countries closer to China, a veteran US diplomat said such a fundamental realignment was unlikely. The core task of the European Union’s foreign policy will remain navigating intensifying US-China rivalry while seeking a workable balance between the two,...

6. Ex-Hong Kong logistics head stripped of award, 3 staff face action in water scandal

   Hong Kong authorities will hold three officers from the logistics department accountable over their roles in a bottled water procurement scandal, with its former director losing his Silver Bauhinia Star despite being cleared of direct oversight. Civil service chief Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan said a probe into the scandal involving the HK$166 million bottled water procurement contract last year...

7. Labubu maker Pop Mart holds first buy-back in 2 years, surging 10% in show of confidence

   Shares of Chinese toymaker Pop Mart rallied nearly 10 per cent on Tuesday morning after the company announced its first share buy-back in nearly two years, following a decline from last year’s peak. Pop Mart’s Hong Kong-listed shares rose to HK$198.70 at the open as investors welcomed the move. Shares were up 8.5 per cent at HK$196.10 at the noon break. The stock remains below last year’s...

8. Bangladesh’s student leaders ‘sidelined’ by Islamist allies in poll pact

   Bangladesh’s student leaders, one of the main driving forces behind the mass protests that brought down former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in 2024, now face an uncertain political future. Despite their central role in the uprising, the youth movement has been granted only a small share of parliamentary seats under a new electoral alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami – an Islamist party that was long...

9. Hong Kong to feel colder than 11 degrees Celsius overnight due to higher humidity

   This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. Temperatures in Hong Kong are expected to drop to 11 degrees Celsius (51.8 Fahrenheit) overnight into Wednesday morning under the influence of an intense winter monsoon, but the weather...

10. Shanghai maps global financial hub plan to 2035, for world-class and socialist metropolis

    Shanghai has laid out a full spectrum of goals on finance for the next five years and beyond, following an unequivocal push by China’s central leadership to grow the city into an international financial centre. China’s largest city-level economy aims to evolve into a world-class, socialist metropolis by 2035, with an intensified focus on innovation and manufacturing, according to a local...