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1. South Korean police raid Unification Church ‘palace’ in bribery sweep

   South Korean police launched a raid on Monday to search the offices and compounds of the Unification Church in and near Seoul, including an imposing “palace” northeast of the capital that serves as its international headquarters, police said. The search is being carried out at 10 of the church’s locations, police said in a text message sent to reporters. Police officials could not be reached for...

2. 2 people found dead in Los Angeles home of director Rob Reiner

   Two people were found dead at a Los Angeles home owned by director-actor Rob Reiner on Sunday, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation. The official could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The Los Angeles Fire Department said it responded to a medical aid request Sunday afternoon and found a...

3. Japan’s retreat from global health funding hands China diplomatic opening

   Japan’s sharp reduction in funding for a leading international body fighting infectious diseases risks damaging Tokyo’s credibility and long-held “peace diplomacy”, in a move analysts say could give China an opening to expand its influence across developing nations. The Switzerland-based Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, established in 2002, has saved an estimated 70 million...

4. Japan risks 199,000 deaths in overdue megaquake amid fresh tremor swarm

   A cluster of tremors off Japan’s northeastern coast has raised alarms among seismologists, as a new government study warns that up to 199,000 people could be killed if a magnitude-9 earthquake strikes. The most recent quake, a magnitude 4.9 offshore tremor recorded on Sunday evening near Miyako in Iwate prefecture, was small and caused no reported damage. Yet authorities are urging residents to...

5. Beijing sanctions former Japanese military chief for ‘colluding with Taiwan separatists’

   Beijing has imposed sanctions on Shigeru Iwasaki, former chief of the Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defence Forces, saying he had “colluded with separatist forces” in Taiwan, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday. It comes after Beijing lodged a protest with Tokyo in March over the appointment of Iwasaki, a retired four-star air force general, as an honorary adviser to the Executive Yuan,...

6. China’s growth engines sputter as retail and investment hit in November

   China faces mounting pressure to ramp up stimulus as new data shows its growth engines sputtering, with retail sales growth slowing for six straight months and investment showing renewed signs of strain in November despite recent policy support. The deceleration in consumption growth and the deepening property slump underscore the challenges Beijing faces in revitalising the economy heading into...

7. Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai found guilty on all charges in national security trial

   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. Three Hong Kong judges who presided over former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s high-profile national security trial for more than 1½ years returned their verdict on Monday, finding him...

8. Hong Kong’s political parties are embracing change for the better

   The dust has settled and Hong Kong’s eighth Legislative Council is getting ready, with new lawmakers finding their way. There were quite a few surprises, looking at the results. With many new candidates and political groups vying for seats, the contest for the directly elected geographical constituencies was highly competitive. Some candidates were fielded by groups with strongholds in the...

9. China’s AI sector poised for growth despite US tech restrictions, venture capitalist says

   China’s artificial intelligence still needs to improve in six aspects, from ecosystem to funding, but the emergence of DeepSeek has significantly boosted the sector’s confidence in overcoming US restrictions, according to a mainland venture capital firm. China and the US were the two top players in global AI development, with the former leading in humanoid robotics and open-source large language...

10. Beyond bipolar: why China-US rivalry defies the Cold War model

    The world has not slid into a simple US–China bipolar order but has become “two superpowers and many strong powers”, veteran Peking University scholar Wang Jisi has warned, pointing to a relationship plagued by structural confrontation, deep misunderstandings and rising risks of conflict. In a wide-ranging virtual conversation on Friday at the University of Hong Kong’s Centre on Contemporary...