What’s behind China’s recent spike in Covid-19 cases? And is it anything to worry about?
China has seen a spike in Covid-19 in recent weeks, overtaking influenza as the top respiratory pathogen for the first…
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China teenager wins praise for developing app to remind grandpa to take daily medication
An 18-year-old boy in Shanghai, who created a simple app using artificial intelligence (AI) to remind his grandfather…
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Top Los Angeles diabetes doctor Shen Yang joins China’s Westlake University
Even top American doctors are now relocating to China. On July 21, Westlake University in Hangzhou announced that Shen…
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Malaysia crypto event drops Ms Pui Yi as DJ after backlash over adult-content past
A major Malaysian blockchain conference has dropped Siew Pui Yi, an influencer previously known for adult content, as…
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Philippines seeks coders, hackers for military – will it be ‘a career killer’?
The Philippines is targeting to recruit more coders, engineers and cybersecurity specialists into the military, as…
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Malaysia’s ‘mobile electorate’ could swing Negeri Sembilan state poll
Malaysia’s Negeri Sembilan state heads to the polls on Saturday, but a growing portion of its young workers – and their…
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China’s rare earth reserves could be much larger than reported: leading geologist
The world’s largest known rare earth deposit in northern China could contain far more resources underground than…
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Hong Kong’s Asean charm offensive bags US$1.5 billion Malaysian bond listing
Hong Kong’s push to draw Southeast Asian companies and markets into its financing orbit has scored a milestone, with…
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5 dead, dozens injured after severe earthquake strikes Japan
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu on Tuesday, leaving several people dead and…
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China-made vessel carries record number of EVs in shipment from Shanghai to Europe
China has shipped a record number of electric vehicles (EVs) overseas from a Shanghai terminal, carried by a new…
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India spared worst of US ‘forced labour’ tariffs, but hard talks loom
India has been spared the worst of Washington’s latest tariff action, but analysts say much work still needs to be done…
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Myanmar approves death sentence in crackdown on scam centres
Myanmar’s military-backed parliament approved a law on Tuesday that authorises capital punishment for those who detain…
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Chinese husband jumps into deep well to stay with wife after cicada hunt goes wrong
A woman in eastern China who was catching cicadas one evening with her husband accidentally fell into a sewage manhole,…
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China tests first civilian drone that can fly 24 hours non-stop, fully loaded
The first tonne-class long-distance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) suitable for multiple civil purposes to be built to…
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Indonesia’s Singapore rival, India’s one-shot win over SpaceX: 7 Asia highlights
We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and…
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LVMH’s fashion and leather division reports 1% organic growth in second quarter
Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH) reported 1 per cent organic growth in the second quarter for its core fashion and…
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China’s robotics industry is quietly cornering a new niche – and shipyards stand to gain
After conquering the sky and land, China’s robotics industry is quietly building momentum in a niche segment:…
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Newlywed Malaysian killed in South Korea: thousands raised to bring him home
A Malaysian factory worker who had spent nearly seven years building a life in South Korea was killed after going to…
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Australia weighs first refinery in 60 years as Middle East war strains fuel supply
Australia will consider building its first new oil refinery in more than 60 years, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said…
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In 1976, earthquake in China’s Tangshan kills over 240,000 people – SCMP archive
This article was first published on July 29, 1976. Quake rocks Northern China by Staff Reporters Heavy casualties and…
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China turns to public for help in deadly dam collapse probe after Typhoon Maysak
The Chinese government has appealed to the public for information as part of its investigation into a reservoir dam…
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CATL-backed smart driving tech firm to kick off Hong Kong IPO this week: sources
NASN Intelligent Tech, a mainland Chinese smart driving motion control technologies company, is seeking to kick off its…
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How a displaced F1 race could be Malaysia’s ‘blessing in disguise’
Malaysia once decided Formula One was too expensive to keep, but Bahrain’s displaced Grand Prix has given it an…
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China court rules sharing family disputes in chat is domestic violence after dad embarrasses son
A Chinese court issued a personal protection order to restrict a man’s behaviour after he repeatedly posted arguments…
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China team unearths world’s oldest amber, hidden in ancient Xinjiang coal seam
Chinese scientists have uncovered the world’s oldest verified amber in the northwestern Xinjiang region, revealing that…
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Cambodia’s tourism slump leaves Angkor Wat eerily quiet
Watching the sun rise over Angkor Wat once meant fighting for elbow room, a hundred phone screens glowing in the dark…
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What to see at the Shenzhen Natural History Museum, from dinosaur fossils to meteorites
The Shenzhen Natural History Museum will open to the public on July 28 as the first dedicated large-scale institution…
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A tale of two markets: Wall Street cheers record highs while Beijing deflates bubbles
When the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record highs in early July, US President Donald Trump…
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US congressional group plans annual visits to China after trade trip
A congressional advisory panel focused on China has returned from a trip to Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou with…
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Brazil turns to China trade deal after Trump’s tariffs, as years of resistance end
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva agreed on Sunday night to accelerate…
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Trump, tariffs and ties with China at stake in Brazilian presidential race
With less than three months to go until Brazil’s presidential election, China is closely watching a high-stakes…
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From Moonshot to Enflame: how Tencent is betting big on China’s AI champions
Tencent Holdings is quietly reallocating its venture capital bets away from legacy internet assets to double down on…
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Philippines’ Marcos uses national address to promise relief, but funding questions loom
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr used his 2026 State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday to promise relief…
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China’s localised data centre push drives AI ambitions amid overbuilding concerns
Despite their strikingly different approaches to developing and deploying artificial intelligence, one aspect is common…
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Why use rare earths in rubber production? Chinese scientists are engineering tougher tyres
Chinese researchers have completed trials of a new rare earth-based synthetic rubber production facility,…
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Is Kim Yo-jong’s rebuke a sign North Korea is ditching Asean diplomacy?
A rare rebuke of Asean by the powerful sister of North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un signals the bloc’s waning relevance to…
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