Top stories published by SCMP in 2018

In webcam sex revolution, women come out on top

‘Camgirls’ performing interactive sex acts online are pioneering a new type of pornography that gives them more control. Matteo Fagotto travels to Romania, the capital of this trend, to meet some of the stars. Pictures by Matilde Gattoni.

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Apr 24, 2018

Too many men: China and India battle with the consequences

In the world’s most populous nations, men outnumber women by 70 million. Both countries are trying to come to grips with the policies that created this generation of gender imbalance.

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Mar 24, 2018

MH370: mystery of the private company behind renewed search

Ocean Infinity has taken over the search for lost Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on a no-find, no-fee basis. But what is in it for the Texas-registered company?

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Feb 7, 2018

How Chinese overseas students are learning harsh life lessons

From conflicting ideologies to outright racism, for many youngsters from China, the reality of university life abroad is far from what was expected.

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Jan 25, 2018

Fukushima heroes on both sides of the Pacific still fighting effects of radiation, stress and guilt

Following the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami of 2011, selfless Japanese workers battled nuclear-reactor meltdown, and thousands of US troops provided…

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Jan 25, 2018

Lessons for today of USS Pueblo’s 1968 capture by North Korea

Political experts say there is much to be learned from the warship crisis 50 years ago that brought the Korean peninsula to the brink of a second war.

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Jan 29, 2018

‘Pyongyang Olympics’: How North Korea stole the Winter Games

Beware of pop stars bearing gifts: the arrival in Seoul of North Korean singer Hyon Song-wol is likely to be the first of many soft power salvoes aimed at stealing the South’s limelight.

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Apr 24, 2018

Did ancient Hindus surf the Web?

Many pushing for a Hindu state in India claim much of modern technology — from airplanes to plastic surgery — amounts to intellectual property theft from the faithful some 2,000 years ago.

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Mar 12, 2018

The true test for Xi will be when China’s luck runs out

Xi Jinping’s push to repeal the term limits of the Chinese presidency — a plan to be discussed and, no doubt, approved at the National People’s Congress in Beijing in early March — is the latest development to be seized on by those…

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Feb 2, 2018

Hong Kong’s ticking time bomb: unexploded wartime ordnance

Of the thousands of tonnes of bombs dropped over Hong Kong during the Japanese occupation, a significant proportion failed to detonate. Experts fear a catastrophe.

These were the top 10 stories published by SCMP in 2018. You can also dive into monthly archives for 2018 by using the calendar at the top of this page.

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