Mixing old-world taste and new-world tech, digital wine sommelier Yahyn prepares for its debut

Malaysia’s High Court has cleared the way ‌for jailed former prime minister Najib Razak to start ⁠his house arrest, ‌state news agency Bernama ‌reported on Tuesday. Najib was ⁠last ⁠week expected ‌to be transferred from ‌jail ‌but the process ‌was stopped ⁠after an intervention ⁠by the attorney general. On Tuesday, the attorney general filed ⁠an application to ⁠the court to ⁠review the order allowing Najib to serve the rest of his prison sentence under house arrest. “The [Attorney-General’s...

Indonesia is turning to China for a major expansion of solar power and energy storage, but a new report warns that a multibillion-dollar funding gap and demands for greater domestic control will complicate the plan as the country’s energy ties deepen. The report, published on Monday by the Jakarta-based Centre of Economic and Law Studies (Celios), found that Chinese investment in Indonesia’s energy sector was expanding beyond nickel processing and electric-vehicle battery production, which had...

The killing of a Chinese food delivery rider in Melbourne has renewed safety concerns across the city just weeks ahead of the Victorian state election, where law and order is expected to be a key campaign battleground. Feng Jianming, a 47-year-old Chinese national from Shaanxi province, worked as a rider for HungryPanda – a UK-headquartered delivery platform catering to the Chinese diaspora across 10 countries, including Australia. Feng died of stab wounds last Friday night near Melbourne’s...

China’s factories are finding eager buyers worldwide, but the export boom is raising concerns about its impact on trading partner nations.

South Korea is facing growing concerns over the fallout from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s alleged affair with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy, amid fears that the scandal could disrupt global AI supply chains and trigger tighter US export controls on Seoul’s semiconductor champions. The highly publicised “bromance” between Huang and South Korea’s top technology leaders – notably Samsung Electronics executive chairman Lee Jae-yong and SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won – has played a crucial...

Eurovision, the live song contest that has launched the likes of Abba, Celine Dion and Olivia Newton-John onto the world stage, is set to make its Asia debut in Bangkok this weekend, with a coterie of singers from South Korea and Bangladesh to Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Organisers of the 11-country contest are hoping to tap Asia’s thriving fan culture and love of music – and at the same time sidestep some of the gaffes and geopolitical controversies that have made the European event an...

We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Nvidia scandal, China chip claims put Singapore firm Megaspeed under scrutiny A little-known Singapore-registered company is embroiled in a mounting love scandal surrounding Nvidia chief Jensen Huang and US allegations of Chinese espionage. 2. Diploma dispute fuels...

Singapore on Tuesday launched a gold storage service for foreign central banks and other financial institutions, as it seeks to bolster its position as a major precious metals trading hub. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said the facility, housed in the city state’s national currency vault, could store 500 tonnes of gold but could expand that as demand grows. The service will provide foreign central banks, international financial institutions and sovereign entities “with a secure...

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Huawei brought together nearly 100 industry experts and ecosystem partners at the HDD (Huawei Developer Day) HarmonyOS Ecosystem Executive Summit in Hong Kong on November 9, 2026, as regional enterprises increasingly collaborate to meet the surging demand for seamless outbound travel and lifestyle experiences across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). Held under the theme "Open Innovation · Mutual...

Flash floods during a Deepavali picnic in Malaysia have killed a man and left seven others missing, as authorities evacuated hundreds from flood-prone areas in Selangor and Perak states amid a strengthening monsoon season. The shifting monsoon winds also triggered a surge in thunderstorms across the country, helping clear out a months-long curtain of transboundary haze. Local officials said they found the body of the victim, identified as V. Vijayan, at around 1.30am on Tuesday at a bridge about...

Two mainland Chinese chip suppliers made sharply divergent trading debuts in Hong Kong on Tuesday after raising a combined HK$2.2 billion (US$280 million), underscoring investors’ selective appetite for semiconductor stocks despite a pickup in new listings. Suzhou Denglin Technology, the week’s largest listing, closed 7.7 per cent lower at HK$213 after raising HK$1.4 billion in its initial public offering (IPO). The graphics processing unit maker priced its shares at HK$231 – the bottom of its...

Vietnam’s To Lam is expected to use his visit to Japan this week to expand trade and investment options with Tokyo, especially in technology, amid continued uncertainty surrounding America’s future policy direction. After talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Monday, the two leaders pledged to speed up public-private cooperation on critical minerals, with a joint statement calling economic security a top priority in bilateral relations and promising deeper cooperation on...