Crowds gathered in major cities around the world to celebrate the start of 2024 as the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve, with spectacular fireworks and festive light shows. #scmp #World #Fireworks

Tia Ray, also known as Yuan Yawei, is among the first singer-songwriters in China to put soul, jazz and rhythm and blues on the map. She began her musical career nearly two decades ago, writing original songs with her band and performing in small venues.

Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the far western region of Xinjiang on July 12-13, 2022, on his first trip to the area in eight years. The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is seen as a sensitive topic, with Beijing blaming years of violent attacks in...

Hundreds of people in hazmat suits were seen lining the streets of Wuxi, China, on July 1, 2022, waiting to be transported to a quarantine facility. This came after a cluster of 27 new asymptomatic Covid-19 cases were detected that day. China has adhered...

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died on July 8, 2022, after he was shot while delivering a speech in Nara, Japan. Abe showed “no vital signs” after the attack. Police arrested a man described as a suspect in the attack.

A searing heatwave has swept across northern and eastern China, causing extreme temperatures. On June 24, 2022, Zhengzhou topped 42.3 degrees Celsius (108°F), breaking the heat record in June since 1954.

Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant sailed away from its long-time home in Aberdeen Harbour on June 14, 2022. Talks to save the struggling 46-year-old tourist attraction failed, leaving its parent company with no option but to move it to an undis...

For two years, North Korea has said it has kept Covid-19 at bay. But on May 12, 2022, leader Kim Jong-un announced the country’s “first” outbreak. Within a matter of weeks, cases have blown up to over 3 million “fevers”, the term used for suspected Covid-...

US President Joe Biden says US military will defend Taiwan if attacked

Pakistani city on ‘front line of climate change’ sees record temperatures

Taliban orders Afghan female TV presenters to cover their faces on air