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AdvertisementLegislative Council election 2025Hong KongPoliticsWhat are Hong Kong Legco election candidates prioritising in their manifestos?The Post reviews the manifestos of all 161 candidates for December 7 poll, but only 38 contenders offer versions in English
Reading Time:4 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPMatthew ChengPublished: 8:30am, 17 Nov 2025Integration with mainland China and boosting Hong Kong’s sluggish economy have dominated the manifestos of candidates contesting functional and Election Committee constituencies in the Legislative Council election, while those running for directly elected seats have prioritised livelihood concerns, the Post has found.
AdvertisementA check by the Post of all 161 candidates’ manifestos on the government’s election website also found that only 38 of them, or 23 per cent, provided English versions.
Of the 161 hopefuls competing in the December 7 poll, 60 are contesting the 30 seats in the sector-based functional constituencies, while another 50..

AdvertisementMalaysiaThis Week in AsiaEconomicsIn Malaysia’s Johor, silicon dreams meet parched realitiesAs global tech titans invest billions in data centres to power the AI revolution, the state’s most precious resource is fast evaporating
Reading Time:4 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPUshar DanielePublished: 8:00am, 17 Nov 2025Malaysia’s southern state of Johor is being transformed by a torrent of tech investment.AdvertisementGlobal heavyweights – Microsoft, Nvidia, ByteDance – are pouring billions into vast data centres, the digital foundries that underpin the international AI industry and cloud economy.
For Malaysia’s government, these investments are nothing short of transformative, representing a once-in-a-generation opportunity to vault ahead in Southeast Asia’s technology race.
But for Johor residents like Muhammad Azrien Mohammad Ali, the future arrives with a simple, daily anxiety: will water still flow from the tap?
“This year I have experienced three water disruptions,” the 3..

Dates advance for Indians in employment category visas in December. US visa bulletin for December has good news for Indians as there has been some forward movement for EB-2 and EB-3 final action dates for Indians. For Indian applicants in the EB-1 category, Final Action Date advances 1 month with a cut-off date of March 15, 2022. In the EB-2 category, Final Action Date advances 1 month 14 days with a cut-off date of May 15, 2013. In the EB-3 category, Final Action Date advances 1 month with a cut-off date of September 22, 2013.Dates for Filing Applications remain unchanged for EB-1 category with a cut-off date of April 15, 2023; EB-2 category Filing Dates remains unchanged with a cut-off date of December 1, 2013; EB-3 category Filing Dates remain unchanged with a cut-off date of August 15, 2014.”A visa must be available before you can take one of the final steps in the process of becoming a lawful permanent resident. Because more prospective immigrants want lawful permanent residency t..

A section of MAGA is upset that Vivek Ramaswamy has Trump's endorsement but Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't. Amid MAGA mayhem triggered by President Donald Trump's rage against Marjorie Taylor Greene, GOP leader Vivek Ramaswamy still dominated social media chatter as MAGA supporters exclaimed that Trump rescinded support for Marjorie but made a fresh endorsement for Ramaswamy — as MAGA equations are changing. While Trump and Greene's fallout was mostly over the Epstein files, Greene objected to Trump's H-1B stand and said America does not need foreign workers. Greene said she would introduce a bill to stop H-1B visa program completely though Trump believes America needs certain foreign talent. The H-1B row amid MAGA was triggered last year during Christmas when Vivek Ramaswamy called out American culture and said American education system does not produce enough STEM workers needed for American tech companies and hence companies have to rely on H-1B. Ramaswamy ..

AdvertisementJapanThis Week in AsiaLifestyle & CultureJapan’s ‘monster parents’ heap misery on teachers with absurd demandsThings have got so bad that Tokyo is creating guidelines recommending police and lawyers be called to handle difficult parental encounters
Reading Time:4 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPJulian RyallPublished: 8:00am, 16 Nov 2025Updated: 8:13am, 16 Nov 2025When the cherry blossoms fail to bloom on cue or a lunch menu falls short of expectations, teachers in Japan know what to expect: a barrage of late-night emails, angry phone calls and, increasingly, a sense of despair.AdvertisementThe problem has reached such proportions that authorities in Tokyo are planning official guidelines intended to protect educators from parental harassment and establish boundaries around what schools can be asked to do.
According to a draft released this month by the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education, the guidelines are “aimed at enabling teachers and other school staff to work with pea..

AdvertisementUnited StatesWorldUnited States & CanadaCharlotte, North Carolina, becomes latest target of Trump’s immigration crackdownFederal agents have been deployed as part of the US president’s push to conduct large-scale arrests in Democrat-led cities
Reading Time:2 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPBloombergPublished: 7:49am, 16 Nov 2025A new deployment of federal agents arrived in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday as part of US President Donald Trump’s expanding immigration enforcement campaign, marking the latest push to carry out large-scale arrests in Democratic-led cities.
Advertisement“We are surging DHS law enforcement to Charlotte to ensure Americans are safe and public safety threats are removed,” Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.
She did not provide any details of the deployment, including how many officers were there or what their duties would be.
The arrival in Charlotte marks the latest expansion of a campaign that has..

TABASCO, MEXICO — November 14, 2025 (17:30 local time) An industrial accident occurred Friday evening at the Hokchi offshore oil…

Representative image LONDON: The Indian community in Ireland is relieved as finally the first arrests have taken place following a spate of racist attacks targeting them over the summer.On Friday morning the Gardaí (Ireland’s national police force) announced they had arrested a male in his 30s and a male juvenile teen for the brutal attack on the Indian Amazon employee in Tallaght, Dublin, on July 19, which was the first attack to hit the headlines in India.“Both males are currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Garda stations in South Dublin. Investigations are ongoing,” the Garda told TOI.A highly-skilled Indian national, aged in his 40s, was stripped naked, stabbed and left almost for dead by a gang near a roundabout in Kilnamanagh, Tallaght. He had only arrived in Ireland a week earlier and his 11-month-old baby and wife were still in India.Local resident Jennifer Murray, who found him, said: “They gashed his forehead open, punched him in the head, th..

Candace Owens lists 10 TPUSA verifiable lies and raises big questions about Charlie Kirk’s assassination story (Image via Getty) Candace Owens spoke on her podcast on November 13, 2025. She said she found ten “verifiable lies” that she believes Turning Point USA (TPUSA) told after Charlie Kirk was killed. Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck on September 10, 2025, at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. The next day, 22-year-old Tyler James Robinson was arrested for the shooting. Owens said she will keep talking about this case because she feels she is getting “very close” to the real truth, and she believes some people at TPUSA are upset with her for this.In her show, Candace Owens said TPUSA gave wrong or confusing stories about what happened that day. She said some stories made people sound more heroic, more loyal, or more important than they really were. She also said some stories changed facts about Charlie Kirk, his beliefs, his staff, and what happened at the scene.Time Stamp: 15:..

AdvertisementHong Kong tourismHong KongSocietyBe mindful of trail runners passing Hong Kong’s Sunset Peak, hikers toldRunners taking part in TransLantau races will pass through popular sightseeing spot Sunset Peak over the weekend
Reading Time:2 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPLo Hoi-yingPublished: 8:00am, 15 Nov 2025Hong Kong authorities have warned hikers to be mindful of people taking part in a high-profile trail running race on Lantau Island over the weekend, as the route passes through a popular sightseeing spot.
AdvertisementThe Agricultural, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) on Friday warned hikers that large crowds were expected on Sunset Peak and other routes during the biggest trail race on Lantau.
“Participants will be passing through Sunset Peak, a popular spot for viewing silver grass, which is along section two of the Lantau Trail,” the department said in a post on its Hong Kong Country Parks social media account.
“Keep left, walk in a single file while hiking and..