{"topic":"hk_news","count":10,"items":[{"title":"Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: veteran who keeps flame of Cantonese opera alive","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3370881/spirit-hong-kong-awards-veteran-who-keeps-flame-cantonese-opera-alive?utm_source=rss_feed","summary":"Veteran Cantonese opera teacher Leung Sum-yee does not expect every child who enters her classroom to become a performer. If they leave knowing what good Cantonese opera sounds and looks like, she considers that worthwhile too. “My purpose was not to train stars or idols. I wanted more people to und","time":"Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:15:05 +0000","source":"SCMP"},{"title":"Filipino migrants torn between safety and survival risks amid Middle East dangers","url":"https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3370917/filipino-migrants-torn-between-safety-and-survival-risks-amid-middle-east-dangers?utm_source=rss_feed","summary":"Lorelai Jacinto had worked as a domestic helper in Riyadh for two and a half years before she flew home to the Philippines on September 19, increasingly worried that the conflict in the Middle East was making it unsafe to stay. “When the conflict with Iran happened, I started feeling like it wasn’t ","time":"Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:00:12 +0000","source":"SCMP"},{"title":"Costa Rica latest to adopt Bukele blueprint with new mega-prison","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3370948/costa-rica-latest-adopt-bukele-blueprint-new-mega-prison?utm_source=rss_feed","summary":"Costa Rica, considered for decades a peaceful enclave in turbulent Central America, has now made fighting drug trafficking one of its main goals. And it is turning to one of its Central American neighbours for inspiration in its hardline crackdown. On Wednesday, President Laura Fernandez inaugurated","time":"Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:53:38 +0000","source":"SCMP"},{"title":"5 Guangdong-registered yachts to sail into Hong Kong as southbound scheme launches","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3370946/5-guangdong-registered-yachts-sail-hong-kong-southbound-scheme-launches?utm_source=rss_feed","summary":"Five Guangdong-registered yachts will sail into Hong Kong waters on Friday when the Southbound Yacht Travel Scheme launches, the city’s marine chief has said, adding that officers will step up patrols. A ceremony marking the scheme’s maiden voyages will also take place. The launch is a key step in t","time":"Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:51:43 +0000","source":"SCMP"},{"title":"North Korea tests submarine-launched cruise missiles, heightening tensions with Seoul","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3370943/north-korea-tests-submarine-launched-cruise-missiles-heightening-tensions-seoul?utm_source=rss_feed","summary":"Pyongyang test-fired two types of cruise missile from a submarine, its state news agency said on Thursday, after weeks of friction with Seoul over a landmine explosion along their border. The missiles were fired into the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, on Wednesday without “any adverse imp","time":"Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:38:54 +0000","source":"SCMP"},{"title":"How a fuel crisis is threatening Bangladesh’s reform goals: ‘it hit our citizens hard’","url":"https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3370930/how-fuel-crisis-threatening-bangladeshs-reform-goals-it-hit-our-citizens-hard?utm_source=rss_feed","summary":"Confronted by a fuel crisis beyond its control, Bangladesh’s government is spending hundreds of millions of dollars each month to insulate its people from surging prices. But as growth slows and inflation rises, the new government’s reform plans are being tested before it has had much time to clean ","time":"Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:00:12 +0000","source":"SCMP"},{"title":"Longevity-first healthcare takes spotlight at Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit","url":"https://www.scmp.com/native/news/world/middle-east/topics/transforming-health-future/article/3370736/longevity-first-healthcare-takes-spotlight-abu-dhabi-future-health-summit?utm_source=rss_feed","summary":"Issues affecting ageing populations worldwide will form the core of discussions for policymakers and health industry leaders gathered at the Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit, with a particular emphasis on how practising prediction and prevention can help ensure life is lived to its fullest. The United","time":"Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:00:08 +0000","source":"SCMP"},{"title":"Ancient Chinese families gave babies humble nicknames – ‘Dog’, ‘Pig’ – to ward off bad luck","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3370937/ancient-chinese-families-gave-babies-humble-nicknames-dog-pig-ward-bad-luck?utm_source=rss_feed","summary":"Like people elsewhere in the world, Chinese people often have nicknames in addition to their official names. Some of these may surprise people from other cultures because they sound humble or even unflattering. Chinese parents have traditionally given their children humble, sometimes vulgar, nicknam","time":"Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:56:08 +0000","source":"SCMP"},{"title":"Malaysian tycoon goes on Singapore property buying spree to ‘catch up with the rest’","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3370933/malaysian-tycoon-goes-singapore-property-buying-spree-catch-rest?utm_source=rss_feed","summary":"Malaysian property tycoon Lee Yeow Seng is making waves as one of the most aggressive buyers of commercial real estate in Singapore, and he is not done yet. His IOI Properties Group is in exclusive talks and due diligence to purchase two property assets – Chijmes, a retail venue inside a former Cath","time":"Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:40:24 +0000","source":"SCMP"},{"title":"Hong Kong teen makes cents of finance, taps AI to tackle economic inequality","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3370901/hong-kong-teen-makes-cents-finance-taps-ai-tackle-economic-inequality?utm_source=rss_feed","summary":"At 17, Hong Kong secondary school student Agastya Rekhi has been teaching finance and economics to younger children for nearly three years. Meeting families struggling to understand how prices, investments and economic news impacted their daily lives during voluntary work convinced him that access t","time":"Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:15:06 +0000","source":"SCMP"}],"updated_at":"2026-10-15T04:34:34.008Z"}