News - South China Morning Post
June 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Chinese investors in Indonesia’s nickel industry recently sent a formal protest letter to President Prabowo Subianto. The message reflects their concerns over Indonesia’s political and economic direction, and the long-term trajectory of Chinese investment and Indonesia’s industrialisation programme will hinge on how Indonesia resolves them. The letter, submitted by the China Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia (CCCI), complained about a series of government policies, including proposed royalty...
Read full story →
Turkmenistan News
June 13, 2026 at 11:45 AM
KABUL, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan has freed 763 Afghan inmates from its prisons over the past week, while 3,700 Afghan refugees returned home from the country in a single day, Afghan officials said on Saturday. The freed prisoners, who were held on various charges, crossed into Afghanistan through the Spin Boldak border crossing in southern Kandahar province and the Torkham crossing in eastern Nangarhar provin
Read full story →
News - South China Morning Post
June 13, 2026 at 10:25 AM
The United States said it downed multiple Iranian drones targeting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz early on Saturday, hours after both sides said a deal to end the Middle East war was closer than ever. The interception came after weeks of halting talks between Tehran and Washington, mediated by Pakistan, that have been marked by threats and exchanges of fire despite a fragile truce agreed in April. US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees operations in the region, posted on social...
Read full story →
News - South China Morning Post
June 13, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Hong Kong’s Development Bureau will test whether heavy-duty drones, weighing nearly 150kg (330.6lbs) each, can carry essential items across up to six sites over the next 12 months, the South China Morning Post has learned. In response to queries from the SCMP, the bureau revealed it was partnering with two companies to test whether the devices could carry heavy materials such as cement and manhole covers for construction work. Other potential applications include clearing drains and cleaning...
Read full story →
News - South China Morning Post
June 13, 2026 at 3:00 AM
In an era of naval warfare defined by air superiority, precision missiles and autonomous drones, China’s navy appears to be bringing back the “big guns”. A new naval gun system is said to be in development which takes 155mm, or 6.1-inch, artillery shells. That would make it the largest of its kind in the world today. The naval gun has recently been spotted undergoing sea-based performance testing from an experimental warship, which suggests it is moving closer to being deployed by the People’s...
Read full story →
News - South China Morning Post
June 13, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Catapulted by the market debut of his rocket company SpaceX, Elon Musk is now the world’s first trillionaire. That level of wealth, all owned by just one person, was once unfathomable. Before Friday, the trillion dollar mark was reserved for measures like the GDP (or staggering debt) of a handful of major economies – and, in the last decade alone, the value of some of the biggest companies to ever trade on the stock market. Musk’s new title arrives amid a wider acceleration for the richest of...
Read full story →
BBC News
June 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM
The protesters warn wasteful government spending risks driving the country into bankruptcy.
Read full story →
Kyrgyzstan News
June 12, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Washington DC [US], June 12 (ANI): Apple Original Films has acquired the romantic comedy One Month Mark, with Oscar-winning actor Jennifer Lawrence attached to star in and produce the project, The Hollywood Reporter. The film, based on an original spec script by playwright, writer and director Sophie Fleur de Bruijn, reportedly attracted strong interest from multiple studios and producers before Apple secured th
Read full story →
Tajikistan News
June 12, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Washington DC [US], June 12 (ANI): Apple Original Films has acquired the romantic comedy One Month Mark, with Oscar-winning actor Jennifer Lawrence attached to star in and produce the project, The Hollywood Reporter. The film, based on an original spec script by playwright, writer and director Sophie Fleur de Bruijn, reportedly attracted strong interest from multiple studios and producers before Apple secured th
Read full story →
Turkmenistan News
June 12, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Washington DC [US], June 12 (ANI): Apple Original Films has acquired the romantic comedy One Month Mark, with Oscar-winning actor Jennifer Lawrence attached to star in and produce the project, The Hollywood Reporter. The film, based on an original spec script by playwright, writer and director Sophie Fleur de Bruijn, reportedly attracted strong interest from multiple studios and producers before Apple secured th
Read full story →
News - South China Morning Post
June 12, 2026 at 11:22 AM
A major immigration corruption scandal could mar Indonesia’s ambition to entice foreign funds and high-skilled workers, according to observers, further tanking investor confidence in Southeast Asia’s largest economy. The country’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) last week arrested eight high-ranking immigration officials, including then deputy minister Silmy Karim, for allegedly extorting foreigners seeking residency and work permits in Indonesia. KPK also detained nine visa agents...
Read full story →
News - South China Morning Post
June 12, 2026 at 11:00 AM
A one-legged teenage boy from a mountainous village in southwestern China has gone viral on social media for excelling at basketball using a wooden crutch handmade by his father. The story of the 13-year-old boy, nicknamed Apei, was first shared by an influencer under the handle @awenzaidajiating in late May, garnering one million likes. On June 5, the boy finally was able to wear an artificial limb which was tailor-made in Shenzhen, also in southern China, and donated by the charity Shenzhen...
Read full story →
BBC News
June 12, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Prosecutors argued that Yoon ordered the operation to provoke Pyongyang and create a pretext for martial law.
Read full story →
News - South China Morning Post
June 12, 2026 at 8:15 AM
This article was first published on June 13, 1966 36 feared dead in storm horror At least 36 people are feared to have died in the fierce floods following one of the worst rainstorms in Hongkong’s history. Last night (June 12, 1966) officials— still working on rescue operations — revealed that 32 people were still missing, and 33 were injured. More than 600 people were rendered homeless by the 78 landslides which occurred. Among the dead are two journalists, Mr John A. Stuart, 31, and Mr Kevin...
Read full story →
News - South China Morning Post
June 12, 2026 at 7:31 AM
A South Korean court sentenced ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol to 30 years in prison on Friday for sending military drones into North Korea, saying he planned the action as pretext for his disastrous martial law declaration in 2024. The drone flights two months before Yoon suspended civilian rule had sparked anger in North Korea, which accused the South of dropping propaganda leaflets as well. Judges said Yoon intended to provoke Pyongyang “into carrying out armed or equivalent acts against South...
Read full story →
Kyrgyzstan News
June 12, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Los Angeles [US], June 12 (ANI): Actor Jennifer Lawrence has been roped in to star in a romantic comedy titled 'One Month Mark'. Notably, she will also produce the project. David Ready and Peter Chernin of Chernin Entertainment, one of the companies behind horror hit Backrooms, are producing along with Lawrence, who is producing via her Excellent Cadaver banner, as well as Lawrence's producing partner, Justine Ciarrocc
Read full story →
Turkmenistan News
June 12, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Los Angeles [US], June 12 (ANI): Actor Jennifer Lawrence has been roped in to star in a romantic comedy titled 'One Month Mark'. Notably, she will also produce the project. David Ready and Peter Chernin of Chernin Entertainment, one of the companies behind horror hit Backrooms, are producing along with Lawrence, who is producing via her Excellent Cadaver banner, as well as Lawrence's producing partner, Justine Ciarrocc
Read full story →
Tajikistan News
June 12, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Los Angeles [US], June 12 (ANI): Actor Jennifer Lawrence has been roped in to star in a romantic comedy titled 'One Month Mark'. Notably, she will also produce the project. David Ready and Peter Chernin of Chernin Entertainment, one of the companies behind horror hit Backrooms, are producing along with Lawrence, who is producing via her Excellent Cadaver banner, as well as Lawrence's producing partner, Justine Ciarrocc
Read full story →
News - South China Morning Post
June 11, 2026 at 10:24 PM
The phenomenon El Nino has arrived, the US weather agency said on Thursday, and scientists expect the pattern synonymous with droughts, floods and soaring temperatures will intensify into the end of the year, potentially to historic strength. El Nino is a natural climate occurrence that warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, bringing worldwide changes in winds and rainfall patterns and erratic weather. Scientists fear it will exacerbate the heat of a...
Read full story →
News - South China Morning Post
June 11, 2026 at 5:42 PM
The People’s Bank of China, Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and Bank Indonesia signed an agreement on Thursday to create a framework for bilateral transactions between Indonesia and Hong Kong. The parties aimed to implement a currency transaction framework for the direct exchange and settlement of Indonesian rupiah and Chinese yuan in cross-border trade and investment activities among companies and institutions in Indonesia and Hong Kong, according to an HKMA statement. This initiative was...
Read full story →