Hong Kong authorities have announced plans to step up traffic management at the revamped Huanggang Port to prevent a repeat of last weekend’s congestion caused by Halloween and concert crowds. A government spokesman said on Monday night that police would further strengthen road traffic control and management near the crossing. “Depending on traffic flow, they will implement contingency plans and open vehicle buffer zones as needed to effectively channel cross-boundary buses, private cars, and...

The South China Morning Post has won six prizes at the World Association of News Publishers’ (Wan-Ifra) prestigious Asian Media Awards 2026 in Singapore, including a clean sweep for best news photography. The SCMP emerged as a big winner on Wednesday with five gold and one silver for its photojournalism, infographics, design and offerings for young readers. In the best news photography category, senior photographer Sam Tsang’s image of a man whose wife was trapped in last November’s Tai Po fire...

A seafood feast relies on a healthy ocean

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s re-election preserves Beijing’s most critical foothold in Latin America, while positioning Brasilia to leverage the US-China rivalry over its vast rare earth reserves without picking sides. Lula, 80, secured an unprecedented fourth term on Sunday after winning 51.8 per cent of the run-off vote to defeat right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro. The son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro and Trump ally has, however, refused to concede. Beijing...

The SS United States first sailed the ocean in 1952 and carried American icons including Walt Disney and John F Kennedy during its glory years.

Startling video footage of the shindig, held at Banbury United FC's clubhouse last Saturday night, showed nude male models engaging in shockingly intimate sexual acts with the audience.

Even in the bulging annals of royal scandals, which have accommodated almost every conceivable plot over the centuries, it is as unique as it is unsavoury.

Those who earn even £1 in private pension above their state pension look set to be excluded from the new tax rate - and over-75s on the old state pension could lose out too.

Authorities are currently trawling through a trove of child abuse images that allegedly belong to Meghan Markle's 82-year-old father.