Hong Kong’s new cash incentives of up to HK$45,000 (US$5,740) to encourage welfare recipients to take up jobs are expected to benefit many single-parent families, lawmakers have said, while urging more flexible eligibility rules and stronger employment support.
Legislators made the remarks on Tuesday as the government unveiled a three-year pilot scheme, funded by the Community Care Fund, set to launch on October 1. The programme aims to help welfare recipients achieve self
The footage shows a man in a black T-shirt loitering in a corridor outside what is believed to be the victim’s home in Shah Alam, before reaching through a grille to grab her footwear and sniff it.
The victim lodged a police report on Sunday after the post drew widespread attention, claiming to have been repeatedly
From Japan’s bid for a massive tourism boom to a look at the illegal baby trade, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
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The proposal has reignited a decade-old debate over insurance and legal loopholes amid calls for phased policy changes
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Jeju’s renewed push to allow Chinese tourists to drive rental cars on the South Korean resort island is reigniting a decade-old debate over safety, insurance and legal loopholes.
On July 2, the island’s Vice-Governor Park Cheon-su said allowing Chinese tourists to drive could boost
The actor’s Penang visit for ‘The Big Fix’ filming also showcased Malaysia’s appeal for global productions
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Mark Wahlberg shed the aura of a Hollywood star when he savoured street food and mingled with locals in Penang while filming Netflix’s The Big Fix . His trip delighted Malaysians and highlighted the country’s growing appeal to global productions.
Videos of Wahlberg, who played a former Boston police
Ma, 67, became the third member of the Politburo – the ruling party’s elite political body – to come under investigation in the current term that began in 2022, a situation unseen in decades.
The Politburo reviewed and approved the report on Ma’s cases by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI)
Emergency measures remain in place on Tuesday in Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province, where Bavi continues to lash the city, despite weakening into a tropical storm.
Across the province, more than 360,000 people have been evacuated as a result of
The London Clearing House (LCH) has begun accepting offshore yuan-denominated Chinese government bonds as eligible non-cash collateral, marking a structural milestone in Beijing’s decade-long push to internationalise its currency and integrate its debt into global financial pipelines.
The decision by LCH – a major derivatives clearing house owned by the London Stock Exchange Group – allows investors to use offshore yuan sovereign bonds, or dim sum bonds, to meet margin
A new deal gives Delhi access to the world’s largest known uranium reserves for ‘peaceful’ use, advancing its nuclear energy goals
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