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1. Thailand eyes US$1 billion bounce from Tomorrowland music festival

   Thailand is eyeing a billion-dollar tourist bounce over the next five years from hosting Tomorrowland, which makes its Asia debut in December. An estimated 150,000 young ravers are expected to flood the resort city of Pattaya for the world’s largest electronic music festival. For years a touchstone of global tourism, the kingdom recently has seen its popularity wane as the strong baht deters...

2. New show to replace ‘A Symphony of Lights’ at tourist spots in second half of year

   A brand new light show to replace Hong Kong’s 22-year-old “A Symphony of the Lights” will be launched in various tourist spots such as The Peak as early as the second half of this year, the city’s tourism minister has said. Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui also said on Friday that the new show would build on last year’s “Immersive Light Show in Central”, which...

3. Chinese regions cut growth targets for 2026

   Twenty-one of China’s 31 provincial-level regions have set lower annual growth targets ahead of the unveiling of the national goal on March 5. Guangdong, the most populous region, cut its target for 2026 to a range of 4.5 per cent to 5 per cent, versus “around 5 per cent” last year. Tianjin, Hebei and Shanxi are also among provinces with lower economic targets. Jiangxi is the only region with an...

4. Gloomy weekend forecast for Hong Kong, with showers from Saturday

   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. Hong Kong can expect gloomy weather and occasional rain this weekend, with showers persisting into next week, according to the city’s weather forecaster. The Observatory said on Friday...

5. Trump puts fate of world’s top conflicts in hands of 2 men

   US President Donald Trump put his son-in-law Jared Kushner and long-time friend Steve Witkoff in charge of resolving the war in Ukraine and a stand-off with Iran. On Thursday, they juggled those momentous issues within hours of each other. Dispatched to Geneva, Switzerland, Kushner and Witkoff met Iranian officials at the Omani ambassador’s residence in a bid to seal a deal over Tehran’s nuclear...

6. Chinese tourists flock to Seoul, child shoved in Tokyo crossing: 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. Is China flexing its intelligence muscle by tracking US military moves near Iran? A Chinese private company has drawn the attention...

7. US military laser shoots down government drone in Texas incident

   The US military shot down a US government drone with a laser-based anti-drone system, an accident that prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to bar flights on Thursday in an area around Fort Hancock, Texas, congressional aides told Reuters. The Pentagon did not immediately comment, but the FAA cited “special security reasons” in its ‌notice about the restrictions on the airspace near the...

8. Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison vows legal action over ‘unlawful’ Panama ports seizure

   Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings has vowed to pursue all possible domestic and international legal action to protect its interests, and called Panama’s move to take over its two ports unlawful. The conglomerate, led by the family of Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, issued the warning in its second statement in a week after the Panama Maritime Authority acted on a presidential decree allowing it to...

9. Pertamina corruption trial: 9 jailed in Indonesia over US$17 billion state loss

   An Indonesian court has jailed nine people in a major corruption case involving subsidiaries of state energy firm Pertamina, including two former chief executives of its units, which prosecutors say caused US$17 billion in state losses. The case, which centres on alleged illegal leasing of a fuel terminal and illegal imports of crude oil, among other offences, is one of the biggest launched...

10. Legendary Hong Kong actor Ng Man-tat dies at 70 in 2021 – from the SCMP archive

    This article was first published on February 27, 2021. By Phila Siu Legendary Hong Kong actor Ng Man-tat, best known for co-starring alongside “king of comedy” Stephen Chow Sing-chi in many popular films, died on Saturday afternoon of liver cancer. He was 70. Ng’s friend, Tenky Tin Kai-man, chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers, said the famous actor died peacefully at Tai Wai’s...