A world-class mobile news reading experience

Over the last year we have listened carefully to our readers to find out what you liked as-well-as what you didn't like from the SCMP mobile and tablet apps. As a result of your feedback, we have spent the last 12 months rebuilding all of our native apps from the ground. Our newly release suite of apps for iOS mobile, Android mobile and iPad have been built with an emphasis on great user experience, speed and stability. We hope you'll give them a try and let us know what you think!

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Around-the-clock updates

The SCMP Mobile Edition is updated 24hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year

Expanded social sharing

Share articles via email, SMS, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger…

User comments

Comment directly within the app to join the conversation

Fast Fast Fast!

We’ve streamlined the app to make sure it loads as quickly as possible

Features

Breaking News Alerts

Keep up-to-date with breaking stories as they happen.
Daily Alerts

Get the latest updates from your favourite sections.
Personalise your menu

Add/remove sections & topics and order them just the way you like them.
Search our archive

You can now search through our 20 year archive quickly and easily.

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Trending

Find out which articles are most viewed, most shared and most commented.
My Topics

From Occupy Central to Edward Snowden, follow the topics that matter to you most.
Apple Watch

Receive notifications directly on your Apple Watch and save articles for later reading on your iPhone.
Save Articles

Save up to 20 of your favourite articles for reading offline.