While many Western nations have Halloween, in Asia there’s the Hungry Ghost Festival. In this episode, Post reporter Lisa Cam shares what she learned from a feng shui practitioner who helps ghosts move on to the next realm – a spiritual negotia

What to expect from China under third-term President Xi Jinping

Mar 24th, 2023 1h 4m

China recently wrapped up the “two sessions'' of its national legislature and top political advisory body. Beyond the confirmation of an unprecedented third term for President Xi Jinping and the unveiling of his new leadership team, the annual

Asia in 2023: the post-pandemic new order

Feb 1st, 2023 53m 31s

After a turbulent 2022 - which saw changes of leadership in countries like the Philippines and Malaysia, fluctuating stocks and foreign exchange markets, along with a gradual economic recovery from the pandemic - how will Asia look in 2023, pol

China’s Covid crisis: what went wrong and how bad is it?

Jan 18th, 2023 57m 10s

China is struggling to contain the fallout from suddenly ending its draconian Covid-control regime. How bad is the situation and what’s next for the world’s second-largest economy?Former SCMP editor-in-chief Wang Xiangwei, one of the most cre

‘China knows it’s getting stronger’: George Yeo on US-China tensions

Nov 25th, 2022 37m 35s

Former Singapore foreign minister and long-time Hong Kong resident George Yeo has been called a “China whisperer” for his ability to explain Beijing’s ambitions and perspective to the rest of the world. In this extended version of Talking Post,

Neil deGrasse Tyson on China’s space program, science ignorance and UFOs

Nov 21st, 2022 57m 49s

Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of the most recognizable and renowned science communicators in the world. He is famous for combining wisdom and wit to break down complex ideas for the masses and was recently interviewed for SCMP’s Talking Post vi

From non-consensual porn to sextortion: exposing image-based abuse in Asia

Sep 21st, 2021 51m 47s

Image-based abuse, including sextortion and non-consensual porn for profit, is on the rise in Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, the Philippines & Indonesia. SCMP presents a multinational collaboration, led by the SCMP Asia reporter Raquel Carv

Inside the yoga ball murders: how police solved one of Hong Kong’s most calculated crimes

Dec 17th, 2020 15m 49s

In 2018 a professor from a Hong Kong university was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his wife and daughter using a gas-filled yoga ball as his murder weapon. Prosecutors had accused the anaesthesiologist, who pleaded not guilty to mur

Hong Kong Halloween special

Oct 30th, 2020 15m 38s

Upon this Halloween the staff of the SCMP gather around a candle-lit microphone to tell some of Hong Kong's legendary ghost stories. Hear about the curse of the Seven Sisters, the haunted movie soundtrack that Hong Kong radio DJs call 'the Forb

Quitting alcohol in Hong Kong: a sport reporter's journey

Nov 15th, 2019 26m 33s

How hard is it to quit alcohol if it defines your lifestyle? Patrick Blennerhassett moved to Hong Kong and quickly became immersed in a culture of long work hours and even longer hours drinking each night. Listen as he shares his journey and th

Roman Tam – singer of Hong Kong anthems and godfather of Canto-pop

Oct 18th, 2019 23m 14s

The "Godfather of Canto-pop" left an indelible mark on Hong Kong culture with a prolific career that began in the 1970s, and his anthems are still being sung to unite protesters today.

Reporting the Lunar New Year in the Year of the Pig

Feb 4th, 2019 29m 30s

James Legge speaks to SCMP journalists, video producers and editors about what stories always come around for Lunar New Year and what stories they’ve found for the coming Year of the Pig