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Opinion | To be a better connector, Hong Kong needs to know Asean better

We should not be complacent about Southeast Asia, and must cultivate stronger arts and cultural connections on the ground.

We should not be complacent about Southeast Asia, and must cultivate stronger arts and cultural connections on the ground

10 Oct 2024 - 6:05AM

Chinese burglary gang bust raises crime concerns in Malaysia amid visa-free policy

9 Oct 2024 - 4:40PMvideocam

China pledges to combat terrorism after Pakistan attack kills Chinese nationals

9 Oct 2024 - 9:48PMvideocam

Ex-mayor Alice Guo skips Philippine election in U-turn to ‘clear my name’

Guo is facing human trafficking charges and accusations that she has links to Chinese intelligence.

8 Oct 2024 - 7:41PMvideocam

Dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo speaks during a Senate hearing in Pasay City, Philippines last month. Photo: AP

Editorial | Pakistan killings send China a grim reminder

Real life-and-death threats face those who work in high-risk areas and authorities must attempt to contain violence.

8 Oct 2024 - 1:15AM

6 Chinese nationals arrested during burglary raids in Malaysia

The suspects, who targeted homes while occupants were away, are believed to be responsible for multiple burglaries across Malaysia.

7 Oct 2024 - 10:04PM

China calls on Pakistan to ‘severely punish’ attackers after 2 Chinese killed

Baloch Liberation Army finds targeting Chinese interests ‘a useful tool’ in its separatist campaign, says academic.

7 Oct 2024 - 8:12PMvideocam

A Pakistan Airport Security Force member stands guard near the wreckage of vehicles after an explosion near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi on October 6, 2024. Photo: Reuters

Attack on Chinese nationals near Karachi airport leaves 2 dead, 8 injured

Pakistani separatist group BLA claimed responsibility, saying it had ‘targeted a high-level convoy of Chinese engineers and investors’.

7 Oct 2024 - 2:08PM

Philadelphia’s Chinatown rallies against development of new 76ers arena

The diaspora enclave was founded 1871, and has resisted and suffered gentrification and development before.

6 Oct 2024 - 11:18PM

As Chinese firms expand overseas, spotlight turns on cross-border disputes

Beijing urged to consider importance of international arbitration in resolving issues and protecting national interests in global markets.

6 Oct 2024 - 6:00AMvideocam

Chinese firms are becoming increasingly aware of arbitration as a key dispute-resolution mechanism, according to experts. Shutterstock Images

Being Chinese | From my Chinese Malaysian childhood, a lifelong reality check

A defining childhood moment came when I was warned my identity as a Chinese female would count as ‘two strikes’ against me.

5 Oct 2024 - 10:05AM

Children play with firecrackers in a temple ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations outside Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia in 2017. Photo: Getty Images

This 54-year-old has no secrets to ageing well, beyond self-love

After years of being self-conscious, it clicked: ‘This is my body, I want to respect it,’ says Ting Ma, who posts about ageing and self-love.

5 Oct 2024 - 7:56AM

Indonesia’s enforcement ‘weakness’ exposed in trial on illegal mining

Analysts say illegal mining has become a problem that is ‘intentionally not resolved’, given lack of supervision, authorities’ alleged complicity.

4 Oct 2024 - 5:24PMvideocam

190 Chinese workers among 250 detained in Philippine scam farm raid

Officials said the suspects were allegedly involved in ‘love scamming’ schemes targeting foreign nationals.

4 Oct 2024 - 4:11PMvideocam

Philippine police raid a scam centre in Manila in August. Photo: NCRPO-PIO/AFP

Alleged Chinese agent, ‘Formosa’ exercise in Brazil: 7 US-China relations reads

From a presidential debate to US and Chinese troops in Brazil, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in September 2024.

3 Oct 2024 - 11:00PM

Linda Sun, former aide to New York Governor Kathy Hochul, leaves Brooklyn Federal Court in New York on September 3. Sun has been accused of acting as a Chinese agent. Photo: AP

5 Chinese nationals charged with covering up midnight trip to US military site

The men, who were students in the US at the time, were spotted near Camp Grayling and later found to have photos of military vehicles.

3 Oct 2024 - 10:55AM

Chinese national arrested after 3 children hurt in Switzerland stabbing attack

A five-year-old boy is in hospital with serious injuries and two other boys suffered moderate wounds during the incident at a Zurich daycare.

2 Oct 2024 - 10:39AM

Chinese woman arrested in Germany for alleged espionage, aiding suspected spy

German authorities arrested a Chinese national for allegedly supplying espionage data on a major air freight hub to a suspected Chinese spy.

1 Oct 2024 - 6:35PM

The Chinese national flag waves in front of the country’s embassy in Berlin. Photo: AP

Alarm in Philippines as new evidence links Alice Guo to Chinese espionage

With Guo accused of soliciting funds from a gaming kingpin and confessed Chinese ‘asset’, concerns grow over foreign infiltration via Pogos.

1 Oct 2024 - 12:00PMvideocam

LA Chinatown fire displaces 50, residents angry over ignoring warnings

Residents had warned officials about squatters and safety issues at a construction site from where the blaze spread to a nearby building.

29 Sep 2024 - 2:00PMvideocam

Singapore jails Chinese woman who overstayed for almost 19 years

Chen Yueying, a repeat offender with an ‘extremely long’ period of overstay, was jailed for six months and fined US$3,125.

29 Sep 2024 - 1:45PM

Singapore’s skyline. A Chinese national was jailed for overstaying in the city state for more than 18 years. Photo: Reuters

Beijing hits back at New Zealand ‘intelligence concern’, alleges ‘harassment’

Ministry of State Security condemns ‘deeply malicious’ investigations that labelled China an ‘intelligence threat’, warns of harm to bilateral relations.

27 Sep 2024 - 5:48AMvideocam

China’s MSS has dismissed a recent New Zealand security threat report as part of a broader pattern of rumours being spread about China. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Most Chinese-Americans say not enough being done to fight discrimination in US

Respondents note struggles with psychological issues, particularly those who are younger, female and regularly experience racial prejudice.

26 Sep 2024 - 5:16AM

How China’s diversifying overseas investment has opened doors into Global South

Chinese firms are seizing opportunities in less-developed countries to sell goods, avoid tariffs and insulate themselves against an economic slowdown back home.

26 Sep 2024 - 12:46PM

Philippines set to file criminal case against Chinese businessman Tony Yang

Tony, the elder brother of an economic adviser of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte, is accused of having links to illegal gaming operators.

25 Sep 2024 - 4:51PMvideocam

Chinese businessman Tony Yang appears before the Philippine Senate on Tuesday. Photo: Facebook/senateph

Taiwanese suspect in Philippine double murder ‘to stand trial in mainland China’

Woman, 44, held in Seoul is a suspect in the deaths of a Chinese national and a Chinese-American kidnapped in the Philippines in June.

24 Sep 2024 - 10:38PM

Taipei-born Chen Yu-hsuan is believed to have been working in the Philippines. Photo: Handout

Chinese man jailed for stealing credit card on Malaysia-Singapore flight

Jiang Yangbo was caught after another person spotted him taking the card from the victim’s laptop bag.

22 Sep 2024 - 1:45PM

The state of the art: China’s graduates out of work despite culture craze

Though China’s interest in the arts is at an all-time high, a glut of graduates remains unsure of the field’s career prospects.

23 Sep 2024 - 12:05PMvideocam

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Latest news, features and opinion on ethnic Chinese people overseas, including students studying abroad, the Chinese diaspora and the experiences of immigrants in countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia and Britain and regions such as Southeast Asia.

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9 September, 2024