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1. Hong Kong marathons throughout the years – SCMP archive

   The Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon attracts tens of thousands of people from all over the world every year but the sporting event had humble beginnings in the city. When Hong Kong held its first international marathon in 1969, there were only 28 participants. In this collection of pictures, we look at how the annual running event has grown throughout the years.

2. Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia plan defence pact as US-Iran row threatens Middle East

   As tensions between the United States and Iran threaten to plunge the Middle East into chaos again, regional military powers Turkey and Pakistan have revealed they are planning a tripartite defence partnership with Saudi Arabia. Thursday’s disclosure comes as Iran’s neighbours await clarity on US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 25 per cent tariff on the Islamic Republic’s trading...

3. Hong Kong government’s cargo-tracking digital platform launched with 2,300 firms

   A digital logistics platform developed by the Hong Kong government that offers real-time cargo tracking has been launched, with some 2,300 companies registered with the system. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Friday that the new Port Community System would streamline transport data and improve transparency for users. The system integrates sea, land and air data and uses...

4. Malaysian man arrested for forcing son, 10, to shoplift regularly

   A Malaysian man previously convicted of child abuse has been arrested again on suspicion of forcing his son, 10, to shoplift daily necessities. Police in Bahau, in Negeri Sembilan state’s Jempol district, were alerted to what initially appeared to be a simple case of theft on Wednesday, The Sun newspaper reported. Staff from a wholesale supermarket had caught the boy trying to steal a 200-gram...

5. South Korea’s Yoon gets 5 years in prison for obstructing justice during martial law bid

   A South Korean judge sentenced former president Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday to five years in prison for obstructing justice and other charges linked to his disastrous martial law declaration and its chaotic aftermath. It is the first in a series of verdicts for the disgraced ex-leader, whose brief suspension of civilian rule in South Korea on December 3, 2024, prompted massive protests and a...

6. China’s US envoy says world faces ‘stark choice’ as 2026 opens with instability

   China’s top diplomat in the United States delivered a sharply worded rebuke on Thursday over US President Donald Trump’s tumultuous approach to global relations, laying out a stark choice between a world informed by China-led stability and one battered by Washington. Chinese ambassador Xie Feng’s comments to the 1,000-member China General Chamber of Commerce come two weeks into Trump’s second...

7. Chinese woman swallows raw fish gallbladder, hoping to relieve headache, ends up in ICU

   A woman from eastern China ended up in the intensive care unit (ICU) hours after swallowing a raw fish gallbladder, believing it would cure her headache. The 50-year-old woman, surnamed Liu, from Jiangsu province, adhered to the folk remedy that claimed raw fish gallbladders could clear heat, detoxify the body, and alleviate a persistent migraine that had been troubling her. On the morning of...

8. Hong Kong’s Chris Tang defends police’s ‘difficult decision’ to shoot knife-wielding man

   Hong Kong’s security chief has defended police’s “difficult decision” to shoot a man who brandished a knife and took a woman hostage in a shopping centre, praising their bravery and decisiveness in saving lives. After police fatally shot the 34-year-old man on Thursday, Security Secretary Chris Tang Ping-keung revealed the suspect was mentally unstable at the time, possibly influenced by drugs,...

9. Carney calls for China-Canada relationship that adapts to ‘new global reality’

   Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pitched a new China-Canada relationship that could bring security and prosperity for both nations, in talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday. “Together we can build on the best of what this relationship has been in the past, and create a new one that adapts to [the] new global reality,” Carney said during his opening remarks, adding that it could...

10. China’s quantum warfare weapons; ‘rising star’ quits US: 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. Chinese military says it is developing over 10 quantum warfare weapons The People’s Liberation Army said more than 10 experimental...