China warned Myanmar syndicates, Trump urged Xi to talk to Takaichi: SCMP’s 7 highlights
We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond…
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Former Greentown China head charged for taking bribes over stake in real estate project
Hong Kong’s corruption watchdog has charged the former head of a listed company for allegedly accepting HK$20 million…
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160,000 Hongkongers register for ‘joint clearance’ ahead of Huanggang Port opening
More than 160,000 Hong Kong residents have registered to use “joint clearance” e-channels ahead of the revamped…
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Can China use its widening US yield gap to boost the yuan’s global role?
China should seize a window opened by the widening US-China yield gap to strengthen the financing, hedging and…
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Sacred splashes: ancient Chinese ritual of ‘elephant washing’ for good fortune
In ancient China, royal families washed elephants to pray for good fortune – until one elephant went rogue and brought…
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Xi Jinping meets foreign leaders: tracker, September 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping was busy travelling abroad last month. In September, he paid a historic state visit to the…
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Singapore film festival rejects South Korean party’s calls to drop The Assassin(s)
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) is standing by its decision to screen South Korean political thriller…
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Rare Chinese calligraphy scroll resurfaces after 81 years, sells for US$22.6 million
A rare work of Chinese calligraphy long presumed destroyed in the chaos of 1945 only to resurface 81 years later,…
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3 dilemmas on keeping AI under control are converging
In March, artificial intelligence agents powered by leading Chinese models reportedly displayed deception, concealed…
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3 siblings killed in Malaysia crash after insisting on going to haze-closed school
A boy and his sister lost their lives in a road accident after they wanted to attend classes despite their school being…
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How quickly is China learning from the Ukraine war’s latest drone tactics?
China is running the most systematic effort of any outside power to learn from the drone war in Ukraine, with military…
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From kitchen waste to sky-high costs: inside Hong Kong’s quest for green jet fuel
China’s once-notorious “gutter oil”, recycled from kitchen and drainage waste, has almost vanished from dining tables…
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South Korea struggles to curb sexual exploitation sites 10 years after Soranet scandal
A decade after the shutdown of Soranet – a sprawling online hub for secretly filmed and non-consensual sexual videos…
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Flavio Bolsonaro says he would work with China and US as Brazil’s president
Flavio Bolsonaro said he would work with the US and China if he becomes Brazil’s president, after a surprise election…
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China breakthrough projected to put sustainable aviation fuel gross profit margin past 50%
Chinese researchers have developed a catalyst that converts synthesis gas into sustainable jet fuel – an advance that…
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Hong Kong rejects US downgrade to lowest tier in human trafficking report
The United States has downgraded Hong Kong to the lowest tier in its annual human trafficking report, citing…
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Pentagon unveils US$350 million quantum computing push as China rivalry grows
The Pentagon announced on Thursday a new multimillion-dollar initiative for “maintaining American leadership” in…
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Christa Pike walks and eats after surviving failed Tennessee execution
Christa Pike has begun walking and eating again at a hospital a week after surviving Tennessee’s attempt to execute her…
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National security must not kill Philippines-China academic ties
Educational and cultural exchanges have become a new casualty of rising tensions between the Philippines and China.…
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USS Abraham Lincoln returns to US after 265 days at sea in Iran war mission
Thousands of emotional reunions unfolded Thursday as the USS Abraham Lincoln, whose lengthy deployment in the Gulf…
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US probes Harvard, Yale, MIT, other universities over alleged visa fraud, with China focus
The Trump administration is launching an investigation into nine US universities over alleged J-1 visa fraud, with…
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Suspect arrested in Germany after 2 officials killed in routine firearms check
Police have arrested a 60-year-old man suspected of shooting dead two local government employees during a routine…
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UK navy sailor charged with spying for Russia
A UK Royal Navy sailor appeared in a London court on Thursday to face charges of spying for Russia. Teddy Young, 24,…
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China’s BYD considering lithium battery plant in Argentina, foreign minister says
BYD is studying whether to manufacture lithium batteries in Argentina, Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno said on Thursday…
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Trump says US will not attack Iran before November midterms
US President Donald Trump said in a social media post that the US would “not be attacking Iran” before November’s…
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UK police accept ex-prince Andrew search warrants must be ‘legally quashed’
British police on Thursday said that search warrants they secured to search properties linked to Andrew…
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Washington’s transactional Taiwan policy puts Indo-Pacific at risk, ex-US officials warn
Washington’s policy towards Taiwan is increasingly tied to its relationship with Beijing, according to former American…
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UK signals ‘openness’ to Germany joining GCAP fighter jet programme
The United Kingdom is “open” to Germany joining an international coalition to build the next generation of fighter…
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South Korea test-flies its first home-grown hypersonic weapon
South Korea flight-tested on Thursday its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon, designed to fly at least five…
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Is the Philippines using new anti-spying laws to silence critics?
A Philippine bill expanding the country’s espionage law to cover peacetime activities is raising concerns among…
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Did a US warship lose power while chasing a Chinese destroyer in the South China Sea?
The Chinese navy says it had a rare South China Sea encounter involving a foreign warship that lost power, propulsion…
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It’s time for China to offer more than statements on Hormuz
Two summits in five months between US President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping have produced shared language but…
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Why the traditional Chinese practice of nominal age makes people up to 2 years older
Age calculation in China is probably one of the most confusing aspects of Chinese culture, even for Chinese people…
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How expanded Japan-US military exercises could complicate PLA planning over Taiwan
Japan and the United States will rehearse moving anti-ship missiles, air defences and communications networks onto…
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Amid battle for AI edge, Hong Kong presses HSBC over Singapore hub decision: sources
As Hong Kong and Singapore compete for leadership in businesses ranging from foreign exchange trading to wealth…
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China nominates Song Li for WHO chief as agency faces funding shake-up from US exit
China has nominated health official Song Li to run for director general of the World Health Organization, the foreign…
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