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Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, addresses members of the Security Council at the UN headquarters in New York on April 28. Photo: Reuters
War and conflict

Editorial | More than ever, we need a UN that can tackle global challenges

Restoring UN credibility and effectiveness is only possible if nations work together instead of allowing differences to derail progress.

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South Korea

South Korean YouTuber arrested in the Philippines for child abuse

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Opinion | Fallen world must ensure justice for future generations

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Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong must ensure a quality AI education is available to all

The government should introduce inclusive tech education policies to prevent AI from becoming another driver of social exclusion.

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Hong Kong has a chance to set a global example of responsible AI integration in education. Photo: dpa
The Philippines

Filipinos turn to online scams after losing jobs in Pogo crackdown

Many of those recently arrested for online scams were former Pogo workers who ‘branched out on their own’, cybercrime chief says.

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Hong Kong economy

50,000 elderly Hong Kong residents to receive HK$15 meal coupons

Government-funded scheme in July and October aims to reach the ‘hidden elderly’ as part of poverty alleviation efforts.

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Ethnic minorities in Hong Kong

Letters | Tackle discrimination against Pakistanis in Hong Kong at the roots

Readers discuss systemic inequality in the city, culturally responsive home-school partnerships, and Hong Kong football.

Pupils of Pakistani and Indian origin join a large-scale calligraphy event at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on September 14. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong housing

Hong Kong subdivided flat owners ‘may pass on costs to tenants under new rules’

As city moves to legislate minimum standards, industry players also worry that more operators will exit market due to stiffer penalties.

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Hong Kong housing

Hong Kong presses ahead with plans to regulate notorious subdivided flats

Authorities plan to enforce proposed new laws from 2027 but registered landlords will benefit from a 36-month grace period until February 2030.

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Hong Kong society

80% of Hong Kong’s disadvantaged children suffer nutritional imbalance: survey

Insufficient intake of fruits and vegetables, grains, meat and dairy also recorded among 426 children.

The study found that 80 per cent of children from low-income families had a serious nutritional imbalance, with only 13.6 per cent meeting the dairy intake target set by the Department of Health. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Spain

Ticket to nowhere: people seek refuge at Spain’s busiest airport as rents soar

With soaring rents pushing working people out of their homes, airports in Spain are becoming reluctant shelters for the displaced.

People sleep on the floor of Terminal 4 at Adolfo Suarez-Madrid Barajas Airport in Madrid, Spain. Photo: AP
Americas and the Caribbean

Suriname elects leaders to steer new-found oil wealth

Tiny South America nation – which has growing ties to China – is battling debt but recent offshore crude discoveries suggest this may change.

Hong Kong society

Charity’s proposed shelter for homeless Hongkongers rejected by government

ImpactHK questions whether government’s refusal to back proposed shelter in Lai Chi Kok could stigmatise people who are living rough.

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Indonesia

Indonesian governor’s vasectomy plan sparks debate on poverty, ‘body politics’

West Java Governor’s suggested sterilisation for poor men to access social welfare criticised as coercive and discriminatory.

Dedi Mulyadi has proposed making vasectomy a prerequisite for men to receive state welfare. Photo: Government of West Java
Viral stories

Thai politician’s cafe photo with workers behind glass, sparks ‘human zoo’ row

Healthcare company executive tries to explain away voyeuristic coffee shop gaffe but online critics are not satisfied.

A politician in Thailand has been accused of promoting a “human zoo” after posting a photograph of herself online in which she is looking at factory workers on the job through a floor-to-ceiling café window. Photo: SCMP composite/Facebook/X
Hong Kong economy

Explainer | How far will Hong Kong’s minimum wage rise of 5.25% go in helping workers?

The Post explores how authorities arrived at HK$42.10 per hour and what it means for workers such as cleaners and security guards.

China’s Communist Party

China extends anti-corruption rules to village chiefs and grass-roots officials

19,000 village officials have been investigated in first quarter of this year, according to Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

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Hong Kong housing

Tenancy details for only 52,700 subdivided flats filed in Hong Kong

Authorities must do more to enforce law covering city’s 108,000 subdivided flats, legislators say.

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The administration aims to draft a new law allowing only subdivided flats that meet minimum standards to remain on the rental market. Photo: Eugene Lee
China food security

China sees ‘strong agriculture’ in its future with rural modernisation plans

By 2035, China will have ‘basically achieved’ agricultural modernisation, and rural residents will have ‘basically met modern living conditions’, Beijing’s new plan says.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Letters | Why not let Hongkongers pay medical fees with MPF, like in Singapore?

Readers discuss ways to alleviate the fiscal healthcare burden, the impact of the fee revision on low-income families, and the Chinese term for primary healthcare.

China's economic recovery

Opinion | China’s economic recovery cannot leave migrant workers behind

China’s migrant worker population hovers around 300 million but work-relief job creation covers just 1 per cent of that.

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A job seeker from Sichuan province talks to a recruiter during a job fair at the Beijing West Railway Station on February 25. The fair is aimed at migrant workers who have just arrived in the city. Photo. Xinhua
Hong Kong housing

Editorial | Hong Kong’s public housing is for those most in need

Hong Kong cracks down on abuse of subsidised flats by tightening rules and raising rents for residents who can afford to pay more.

A public housing estate in Wong Tai Sin. Nearly 1,200 of the most well-off tenants in Hong Kong’s public rental flats will be forced out in four years’ time even if they are willing to pay higher rents, in a proposal by the Housing Bureau aiming to tackle abuse of public resources. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong housing

Hong Kong may extend grace period to 3 years to fix subdivided flats: sources

Insiders say landlords will also need to pay a registration fee of between HK$1,000 and HK$3,000 for landlords to operate legally.

China's economic recovery

China’s Xi Jinping calls for economic transition on Guizhou visit

On his first inspection tour since the national legislative session, China’s president said the relatively underdeveloped province should build ties with other regions.

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Two Sessions 2025

Amid ‘serious unemployment’, China wants to create over 12 million urban jobs

With migrant workers in mind, leadership is looking to ‘ensure there’s no large-scale relapse into poverty’.

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A migrant jobseeker from Sichuan province speaks with a recruiter during a job fair in Beijing on February 28. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Hong Kong minimum wage rise to benefit working poor

While proposed first hourly increase is a modest one, every little bit helps for Hong Kong’s cleaners and other low-paid workers.

A cleaner wipes handrail at a commercial building in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Nora Tam
Australia

Ageing Australians face a homeless retirement as rents soar

Most Australian retirees who privately rent have been pushed into poverty and don’t have enough savings to keep paying, a new report shows.

US-China trade war

Opinion | Another US-China trade war? How about a war on income inequality

Instead of hiking tariffs, the US and China should focus on reducing their wealth gaps so more people can enjoy the benefits of trade.

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