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1. Unstable weather in week ahead, with heavy showers on Wednesday as temperatures drop

   This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong is bracing for a sharp change in weather as a cold front and upper-air disturbances are set to bring heavy showers on Wednesday, followed by a sharp drop in temperature to as low as 20 degrees Celsius (68 Fahrenheit) on Thursday. The Observatory...

2. Hong Kong Disneyland profit drops 36% to HK$536 million as costs rise, visitors fall

   Hong Kong Disneyland Resort posted a 36 per cent drop in net profit to HK$536 million (US$68 million) last year, due to higher costs, increased outbound travel by Hongkongers and weather disruptions. The Lantau Island theme park on Tuesday reported its results for the financial year ending last September, with revenue down 1.35 per cent year on year to HK$8.69 billion and visitor numbers falling...

3. Vietnamese hiker survives 37-hour ordeal thanks to an unlikely Lunar New Year snack

   A college student stranded in the mountains of Vietnam reportedly survived for 37 hours on just Orion Choco Pies. The South Korean snack, already beloved across Vietnam and often exchanged as a gift during the Lunar New Year, is now drawing attention as a survival essential in emergencies. According to Vietnamese news outlet VnExpress, Nguyen Tuan Anh, a 19-year-old student at Dai Nam...

4. Chinese man in his 40s wakes up 40 hours after having no heartbeat following cardiac arrest

   A Chinese man has miraculously survived after his heart stopped beating for 40 hours, sparking an online discussion about the latest life-saving medical techniques. The case came to light after emergency doctor Lu Xiao from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine posted it on his social media account, which has three million followers. Lu said the 40-year-old man...

5. Philippines’ Sara Duterte hits back against wealth allegations as impeachment looms

   As impeachment looms, Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio and her spouse are firing back at allegations of ill-gotten wealth, with the couple’s combative responses seen as damage control over what critics say will be “smoking gun” evidence to be presented to the Senate. A handful of lawmakers are expecting the House of Representatives to submit Articles of Impeachment against...

6. Hong Kong breaks ground on third medical school’s interim complex, 7 professors hired

   A university in Hong Kong that is establishing the city’s third medical school has broken ground for an interim teaching and research complex, which will be completed in mid-2028 to welcome the first batch of students. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) president Nancy Ip Yuk-yu also revealed on Tuesday that the institution had hired seven clinical professors for the new...

7. Hong Kong adds spared Wang Fuk Court block to resettlement plan as most opt to sell

   Homeowners of the only block spared in the deadly Wang Fuk Court blaze in Tai Po will be included in the Hong Kong government’s resettlement plan after three-quarters indicated a preference to sell their flats to authorities, the South China Morning Post has learned. Wang Chi House, the only one of the estate’s eight blocks left unscathed by the November 26 fire that killed 168 people and...

8. China’s Politburo steps up policy response as Iran war shakes global economy

   China has vowed to take a holistic approach in responding to external shocks and safeguarding the country’s energy security, as fallout from the US-Israel war on Iran continues to spread across the global economy. The country’s top leadership also stressed the importance of boosting the nation’s technological self-reliance and control over its industrial supply chains. After a meeting of the...

9. Asean’s natural leader, Bali on edge over Japanese earthquake: 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. Why Indonesia is ceding its role as Asean’s natural leader to Singapore 2. Why Japan’s earthquake has Bali on edge over magnitude 9 ‘megathrust’ risk 3. 3 killed in...

10. Mexico captures top cartel leader ‘El Jardinero’ hiding in roadside ditch

    The Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Mexico’s most powerful criminal enterprise, suffered another blow on Monday when the Mexican military captured one of its top leaders in the northwest of the country, two months after the cartel’s leader was killed. Audias Flores Silva, also known as “El Jardinero”, or The Gardener, was seen as a possible successor to the killed leader and the United States had...