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. South Korean killer’s drone escape from Philippine prison foiled by test footage A South Korean crime lord convicted of murder in the Philippines reportedly planned to escape prison by strapping himself to a drone – until his own accomplice’s rehearsal footage gave the..
South Korean killer’s escape foiled, Singapore minister’s Mandarin speech: 7 Asia highlights
From Singaporean minister’s Mandarin diplomacy to Indonesia’s Whoosh debt burden, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
A South Korean crime lord convicted of murder in the Philippines reportedly planned to escape prison by strapping himself to a drone – until his own accomplice’s rehearsal footage gave the game away.
Starke Vorgaben aus den USA dürften den DAX heute weiter anschieben. Die Hoffnung auf eine diplomatische Lösung im Nahen Osten sorgt für freundliche Stimmung. An der Wall Street waren KI-Aktien gefragt.
China has broken ground on the world’s first utility-scale combined supercritical carbon dioxide power generation and molten salt energy storage project, which could help reduce energy waste and improve grid stability. On September 16, construction began on the Ruitan demonstration project at China Huaneng’s Bajiao power station in Yantai. The project in Shandong province, eastern China, is expected to go into operation next year. During periods when energy demand is low, surplus electricity...
Perquisizioni e sequestri nei confronti di quattro giovanissimi che fabbricavano molotov. Il provvedimento, emesso dalla Procura di Pesaro, è stato eseguito dai Carabinieri del nucleo investigativo del Comando provinciale di Pesaro e Urbino, con l'ausilio dei comandi competenti per territorio. Ai quattro giovanissimi, due dei quali residenti nelle province d…
Believing that a lorry driver in the same neighbourhood had punctured his tyres, a private-hire driver twice left urine and faeces outside his neighbour’s flat in Singapore. Martin Chua Kim Soon, a 67-year-old Singaporean, was fined S$5,000 (US$3,920) by a court on Tuesday. He paid the fine in full after pleading guilty to two counts of insulting behaviour under the Protection from Harassment Act. The court heard that Chua was a private-hire driver with Tada at the time of the offences and lived
Hong Kong authorities have expanded their search radius to capture stray dogs and installed new surveillance cameras in the area where a suspected fatal canine attack took place, in a bid to “completely remove” safety risks in the neighbourhood. The heightened measures came three days after a 27-year-old woman was found dead on a cycling path in Yuen Long after being chased by three dogs. She suffered lacerations to her head, face, neck, arms and legs, with some of the wounds believed to have...
The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) nations have condemned what they called “unacceptable continued strikes” by Yemen’s Houthis against Saudi Arabia. The ministers issued the statement on Monday following an informal meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3UK to…