Anthony Rowley is a veteran journalist specialising in Asian economic and financial affairs.
However, it is not enough to simply offer dismissive gestures towards the bond markets, as some political leaders have discovered to their cost
The situation has grown more desperate by the hour in Venezuela as people dig through the rubble of collapsed homes and flat blocks three days after the devastating one-two punch of 7.2 and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes, knowing time is running out to find survivors.
Authorities announced on Friday night that they would block access to La Guaira, the epicentre of the destruction, as chaos and traffic began to hamper search efforts. Officials said anyone who wanted to enter would now have to seek official permits, but provided
Online posts by the Mandopop star, who was earlier featured in the airline’s promotional campaign, trigger backlash against carrier
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Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has apologised to actor and singer Wu Chun after the star, who was featured in its recent promotional campaign, vented his frustration online at the airline’s failure to find
A single mother in eastern China has won widespread admiration online for her remarkable dedication, braving a job suspended hundreds of metres in the air to support her family.
In Hefei, Anhui province, Xu Junyun works on the exterior walls of high-rise buildings, secured by two safety ropes.
Known online as “Spider-Woman,” this 36-year-old cleans, repairs, and waterproofs structures to fund her son Xiaoyu’
‘I wanted to see aircraft, which is why I applied to visit Shek Kong barracks. They are bigger than I had imagined,’ visitor says
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This article was first published on June 28, 1977.
by SCMP reporter
Hongkong’s First International Film Festival got off to an impressive start last night (June 27, 1977).
It was not quite the glittering social occasion as the Cannes Film Festival and there certainly was not the profusion of topless models and eager starlets that the Mediterranean occasion produces.
But the cocktail
A Filipino teenager has drowned after losing his balance while walking on a bridge and falling into the sea off an outlying island in Hong Kong, the South China Morning Post has learned.
According to a source, the 17-year-old boy, who held a Hong Kong identity card, was chatting with two friends while sitting on the railings of Chau Tsai
