South China Morning Post

Breaking news from Hong Kong, China and Asia - South China Morning Post

South China Morning Post - Breaking News App

South China Morning Post is an authoritative news app providing breaking news and in-depth analysis on Hong Kong, China, and Asia. With features like personalized news feeds, article bookmarking, and instant alerts, it delivers award-winning journalism and diverse content, including politics, lifestyle, and regional topics. Access special reports, podcasts, and more with this comprehensive app designed for Android users.
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App stats

Version: 6.3.16 (Last updated: 2024-12-13)
Creation date: 2013-05-27
Permissions
Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections
Other:
  • receive data from Internet
  • view network connections
  • full network access
  • control vibration
  • prevent device from sleeping

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App summary

The South China Morning Post (SCMP) has been the most authoritative voice reporting on China and Asia for more than a century. As Hong Kong’s English-language newspaper of record, our international team of Asia experts, reporters, journalists, photographers and filmmakers are dedicated to providing breaking news and analysis from Hong Kong, China and beyond.

Our unique home base of Hong Kong allows us to have in-depth understanding of the China story from an insider’s perspective, while enjoying a high level of press freedom and independence granted by the city’s special constitutional principle of “One country, two systems”. Today, our dedication to representing the region with our editorial motto, “truth and fairness” is more relevant than ever before.

Our new app is our biggest app update ever. The update lets you explore curated content tailored to your news interests with My News, and informs you on the stories that matter to you with the redesigned top menu that allows you customise your reading preferences.

AWARD-WINNING JOURNALISM
Download the South China Morning Post app and receive instant access to the SCMP’s award-winning journalism including coverage of the latest breaking news, both regionally and globally, including: Coronavirus, US-China trade war and tech war, Biden vs Xi Jinping, the Hong Kong National Security law, Hong Kong protests and electoral changes, China military, South China Sea news, China’s relations with the EU, India and Australia, health and wellness, fashion and lifestyle updates, climate change and much much more.

KEY FEATURES
Breaking news alerts to keep you updated with exclusives, explainers, live coverage and developing stories
Article bookmarking to save your favourite features and articles
‘My News’ - Follow your favourite topic/author and get five daily stories curated for you, plus a personalised feed of our most popular content
Customisable top menu so you can move what matters to the top
Resigned quick-access menu to browse articles with ease and speed
Store articles under ‘Reading history’ for later browsing

CONTENT AND COVERAGE
Keep informed with the latest Hong Kong and China headlines, opinion pieces, plus stories from the rest of the world
Full access to all SCMP content, including publications such as Post Magazine, This Week in Asia and Style
Full access to SCMP’s award-winning journalism including Hong Kong news, China news, Asia news, Business, Politics, Economy, Lifestyle, Tech, Health, and Sports
Wide-range of regional topics from our Asia experts including North Korea, South China Sea tensions, China’s Economy, Belt and Road, K-pop, as-well-as a spotlight on China’s tech-giants such as Tencent, Baidu, Bytedance, and Alibaba, Huawei and Xiaomi
Explore new ways to discover our insightful, unique content and current issues with SCMP Films, SCMP Spotlight and SCMP Podcasts, plus video, infographics, pictures and special reports

TERMS OF USE
All content in the South China Morning Post is copyright South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd 2020. All rights reserved. Terms of use and privacy policy apply when accessing content via the South China Morning Post app.

Privacy policy:
https://www.scmp.com/privacy-policy

Terms and conditions:
https://www.scmp.com/terms-conditions

Feedback and Enquiries:
If you have questions or concerns, please contact us at [email protected] or (852) 2565 9388. Your feedback is important to us. If you have any suggestions for how we can improve the app please email us.

Support:
The app has been designed to run on Android OS versions 10 and above.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Well written articles
  • Good layout design and ease of use
  • Sleek and simple interface
Cons
  • Excessive advertisements even for paying subscribers
  • Frequent auto logouts
  • Unreliable performance causing app crashes
  • Poor user experience with navigation issues
  • Notifications issues leading to missed articles
Most mentioned
  • Too many ads detracting from user experience
  • Frequent crashing or exiting of the app
  • Frustrating user experience due to layout changes
  • Issues with notifications disappearing
  • Need to frequently log in despite subscriptions
User reviews
What is wrong with this app? Even for paying readers, it is loaded with tons of advertisements.
by ya saha, 2024-12-17

Can you stop auto logging me out every few days? I didn't buy all those 2-year subscriptions just to get paywalled.
by M.S. Cheung, 2024-12-03

This app doesn't seem to work with Android. It displays it's landing page on opening but once I click on any article to read, the app just exits.
by Austin Goh, 2024-11-07
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