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Netanyahu rival Eisenkot tipped to seek government with backing of Arab lists

Former Israeli military chief secures 67 recommendations, but faces uphill battle to build majority.

Gadi Eisenkot, Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rival, has secured nods from a majority of lawmakers to try to form a government Photo: dpa

Celebrities

Louis Koo’s journey from action star to filmmaker – interview

Koo, who executive produced 2022’s record-breaking sci-fi epic Warriors of Future, muses on fostering a fresh generation of talent and why human creativity remains irreplaceable.

Hong Kong actor and film producer Louis Koo is Style’s cover star for our November 2026 issue. Outfit: Louis Vuitton. Watch: Vacheron Constantin Overseas Self-Winding Ultra-Thin. Photography: Olivia Tsang

Southeast Asia

A son in prison, a daughter gone: Singapore parents face heartbreak

Huang Bocan, once his sister’s carer, gets a life term for her murder as their parents grapple with grief and regrets.

Singapore’s skyline. A man was sentenced to life for his sister’s murder in the city state, leaving their parents heartbroken. Photo: Reuters

China Business

Tech stocks lead declines in Hong Kong, mainland China on US$2.3tr plunge in US

South Korea’s Kospi index, heavily weighted towards makers of memory chips, plunges more than 7 per cent.

The Nasdaq-100 Index plunged 6.4 per cent on Thursday, erasing US$2.3 trillion from its market capitalisation. Photo: Reuters

Investment Products

Defence or growth? Wealth managers weigh AI exposure in client portfolios

KKR executive Markus Egloff warns that investors whose portfolios simply track S&P 500 are heavily exposed to AI.

A modern data centre with rows of server racks. Photo: Getty Images
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People

Slums, day labour and forged IDs: how Japan’s 660 most wanted stay hidden

In a society ruled by red tape, police are still hunting murderers and radical bombers who slipped off the grid decades ago.

A makeshift settlement along the Tama River in Kawasaki, near Tokyo. Experts say Japan’s urban margins and cash-in-hand labour networks offer convenient cover for long-term fugitives. Photo: AP

China Opinion

Opinion | Chances are, US-China truce will be extended at Shenzhen Apec summit

The relationship between the US and Chinese leaders will be critical to consolidating the detente and developing cooperation on key issues.

Illustration: Mario Cameira

Military

China’s new PLA theatre chiefs identified as anti-corruption drive clears ranks

Insignia and seating arrangements at Beijing conclave reveal the emerging military commanders tasked with joint combat readiness.

The fifth plenum confirmed the expulsion of 33 full and alternate Central Committee members, including 16 senior military officers. Seating positions at the plenum also gave clues to their replacements. Photo: Xinhua

People

South Korea apologises for classing gay teens as delinquents

A counselling manual put homosexuality in the same bracket as theft and drug abuse, triggering a hasty climbdown.

People pose for photos in front of anti-homosexuality slogans during a gay rights march in Seoul, South Korea, in 2017. Photo: AFP

Education

Overseas institutions keen on Hong Kong university towns, happy to help peers

University heads urge government to provide affordable housing in new towns and roll out policy incentives to retain top global talent.

The first batch of land in Hung Shui Kiu will be formed by the end of this year. Photo: Karma Lo
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Hong Kong

Trailblazing World Fencing League sticking to guns ahead of Hong Kong debut

Disruptor organisation in ‘constructive discussions’ with global governing body as relations thaw, city ‘obvious choice’ for WFL Asian bow.

Miles Chamley-Watson (left) and Ryan Choi battling for a US$10,000 prize in the inaugural World Fencing League event in April. Photo: Getty Images

Food & Drink

A feast for the eyes: meet the ceramicists reshaping Hong Kong fine dining

In the age of mass-produced tableware, two haute-cuisine chefs in Hong Kong are turning to local ceramicists for plates designed around the food they hold.

Queenie Chan, ceramicist and founder of Ephelis, works on plates custom-crafted for Mono restaurant, in her San Po Kong studio. Photo: Alexander Mak

Companies

‘Bullish on China’: US brand Levi’s bucks retail headwinds through localisation

Executive vice-president predicts China will ‘become a much bigger portion of our business globally’.

Workers at the Nien Hsing International Garment’s Factory produce Levi’s jeans for the US market in Maseru, Lesotho. Photo: EPA-EFE

United States & Canada

Trump’s first move after midterms? Ensuring no one can change his Oval Office

It was the third day this week that the US president, a real estate mogul, delivered remarks fixated on his pet projects in Washington.

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks during an executive order signing ceremony in the Oval Office on Thursday. Photo: EPA

Economics

How Singapore confronts AI fears of ‘broken’ career ladder, no pause button

Minister Josephine Teo outlines five imperatives that guide Singapore’s AI policy at the Family Business Summit in Hong Kong.

Josephine Teo, Singapore’s minister for digital development and information, listens as Joe Tsai, chairman and co-founder of Alibaba Group, speaks during the Family Business Summit in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Photo: SCMP
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Opinion

Editorial | A Democratic Congress won’t reset Beijing’s US strategy

A domestic shake-up in Washington may alter the tone, but China sees a bipartisan consensus on containment that transcends party lines.

The US Capitol building in Washington DC, on November 3. Photo: Xinhua

Entertainment

Profile | How Tony Leung Chiu-wai became Hong Kong’s most decorated movie star

Leung’s restrained performances and quiet intensity have sprung him from TVB to Marvel and made him one of Asia’s biggest stars.

Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai, who joined an acting class in 1981, in an interview with the SCMP in 2009. Photo: SCMP

Law and Crime

Hong Kong police to enable AI facial recognition on CCTV network this month

Use of technology will respect privacy rights and require authorisation by inspector or above, with data kept for up to 180 days, force says.

The smart surveillance network is being expanded to private locations with higher pedestrian flows, including shopping malls and transitional housing. Photo: Sam Tsang

Business

Hysan’s Lee Garden Eight draws Hong Kong law firm from Central: sources

Causeway Bay mixed-use development lures Woo Kwan Lee & Lo after 50 years in Jardine House, sources say.

Hysan Development and Chinachem Group’s Lee Garden Eight in Caroline Hill, Causeway Bay, spans more than 1.1 million square feet. Photo: Handout

United States & Canada

Wiener set to replace Pelosi in San Francisco, as Chan concedes

The Hong Kong-born Chan, who was hand-picked by the former US House speaker, says she has no ‘clear path to victory’.

Scott Wiener (centre) poses for a selfie with supporters at an election night watch party in San Francisco on Tuesday. Photo: San Francisco Chronicle via AP
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United States & Canada

California Governor Newsom granting clemency to all 548 death row inmates

The US debate over capital punishment intensified recently after the failed ⁠execution of Christa Pike by the ⁠state of Tennessee.

California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks in Los Angeles in October. Photo: Reuters

Celebrities

Meet Jennifer Lawrence’s supportive brothers, Ben and Blaine Lawrence

Older brother Ben is now vice-president of a financial services group, while Blaine runs Camp Hi-Ho, the family day camp their mother Karen founded.

Jennifer Lawrence and her brothers Ben Lawrence and Blaine Lawrence at the Oscars Governors Ball at Hollywood & Highland Center in 2013. Photo: Getty Images

Global Economy

In Focus | ‘Quid pro quo’: under Lula, Chinese firms must invest in Brazil, not just sell

Following Brazil’s knife-edge election result, uncertainty remains for Chinese investors navigating a complex, politically polarised country.

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US Elections

Defiant Hegseth tells US Democrats their impeachment push ‘won’t work’

US Secretary of Defence also vows to press ahead with Trump’s agenda and urges Congress to approve US$350 billion in defence funding.

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US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth has dismissed Democrats’ calls to impeach him, while defending his efforts to overhaul the Pentagon. Photo: dpa

World Opinion

Macroscope | The AI sell-off is a taste of things to come

Companies with aggressive AI spending plans and negative free cash flow are being punished. Beneficiaries of AI spending might be next.

Google co-founder Sergey Brin speaks to US President Donald Trump during the Golden Age of American Innovation summit at the Institute of Peace on October 8. Shares of Google parent Alphabet had their worst day on October 29, after the company reported a second straight quarter of negative free cash flow. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
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United States & Canada

Investors wipe US$2.5 trillion off Nasdaq as Democratic sweep prompts AI fears

Midterm victory sparks investor concerns that the buildout of data centres could stall.

People take part in a protest against the CoreWeave AI data centre outside the municipal building in Kenilworth, New Jersey, in October. Photo: TNS

United States & Canada

India-born democratic socialist Nithya becomes LA mayor, beating incumbent

Her victory is another win for candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America.

Nithya Raman dances with her supporters at her election party in Los Angeles, California, on Wednesday. Photo: EPA

Europe

Mass protests sweep France again, as workers strike for ‘dignified wage’

The rallies come on the back of a wave of student anger that has swept across the continent, from Germany and Spain to Greece and Italy.

Protesters hold red flares as they stand on a bus stop during a demonstration in Paris on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

Diplomacy

US sanctions Chinese firms over alleged military supplies to Cuba

Washington also expands sanctions authority over four sectors of Cuba’s economy as independent journalist Yoani Sanchez detained in Havana.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that Cuba’s foreign backers supplied military equipment that sustained its armed forces and enabled repression. Photo: AFP

Americas

Cuba detains award-winning journalist Yoani Sanchez

This was the third detention of an independent journalist in Havana this week.

Yoani Sanchez speaks at the Freedom Tower of Miami Dade College in Florida in April 2013. Photo: AP