US boy, 15, rescued after clinging to capsized boat for days in Alaska’s Bering Sea
A 15-year-old boy survived on top of an overturned skiff in Alaska’s frigid Bering Sea for roughly two days, losing his…
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Sweden heads into final stretch before key election
Sweden’s party leaders campaigned on Friday in the final stretch of a close election race that could see either the…
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No pit stops: Chinese coal mine makes big upgrade with autonomous electric trucks
In north China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, home to the country’s largest coal reserves, a vast open-pit mine…
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‘Pillar of Shame’ sculptor to ask Denmark to negotiate for artwork’s return
The creator of a sculpture commemorating those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown will ask Danish…
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Study reveals link between Tibetan Plateau heat and record rain in California
Abnormally high temperatures across the Tibetan Plateau in early winter can trigger catastrophic rainstorms in…
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Chinese investors snap up government bonds amid global market jitters over US Treasuries
While US Treasuries remain at the centre of a global bond sell-off despite efforts by US Treasury Secretary Scott…
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As Singapore weighs joining China-led AI body, does it risk US retaliation?
As Singapore considers joining a China-led body on artificial intelligence, analysts say membership would give the city…
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‘Key pillar’: the 5-year powerhouse plan for China’s car industry
China is set to secure its place among the global automotive powerhouses by 2030 through further efforts to boost…
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Beijing can rewrite China’s property rules, but it can’t undo the damage
Financial markets are notoriously prone to mistaking a fundamental institutional shift for a temporary liquidity…
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Fresh photos offer clearest view yet of China’s ‘WZ-X’ spy drone
Fresh clues are emerging about a new type of Chinese drone being developed as a long-range intelligence and…
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Beijing freezes plant approvals for energy-storage batteries amid overcapacity fears
Beijing has put a freeze on new approvals of production facilities for energy-storage batteries amid worries about…
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Death toll from Philippine ferry fire jumps to 35
Philippine rescuers recovered 30 bodies from a burned-out ferry on Friday, raising the death toll from the blaze to…
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Beijing lodges diplomatic protests over Taiwan official’s visit to Italy
Beijing has strongly condemned a visit to Italy by senior Taiwanese officials and lodged formal diplomatic protests…
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Singapore and mainland China top global student assessment as OECD scores hit record low
Singaporean and Chinese students led the world in educational performance in 2025, according to an assessment by the…
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Why Marcos’ Brics trip is ‘low-risk opportunity’ for Philippines to make new friends
President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr is set to be the first Philippine leader to join the Brics Summit in New Delhi this…
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Yoon Suk-yeol acquitted in case linked to South Korean marine’s death
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol was acquitted on Friday in a case related to a marine’s drowning death in a…
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China’s young investors embrace risk. Why are their portfolios so safe?
Young Chinese investors may be just as willing to take risks as their global peers, but their portfolios remain more…
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I’ll write romance novels if AI solves all maths problems, Chinese Fields winner jokes
Deng Yu, the 37-year-old Chinese mathematician who won the 2026 Fields Medal, has a backup plan if artificial…
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Chinese milk tea chain sparks heated debate over ‘military-style’ onboarding programme
A Chinese milk tea chain has ignited a debate about workplace culture and employee autonomy after reports of its…
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Emma Bonino, Italian politician who fought for abortion rights, dies aged 78
Emma Bonino’s life in politics began with a crime. In 1974, at a time when abortion was illegal in Italy, she…
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Xi in India, bank capital injections, EU-China trade
Chinese President Xi Jinping is heading to India for the first time since 2019 and finalising plans for a US trip as he…
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From Pakistan to Uzbekistan: how China’s J-10CE is widening its overseas reach
Battle-testing modern weapon systems can come at a steep price: a country must send its forces to war. But for China’s…
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What Ukraine has that Japan and Taiwan lack
On September 1, former Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced that Alex Karp, CEO of artificial…
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Why AI experts are ‘freaked out’ over safety fears ahead of Xi-Trump summit
A flurry of cybersecurity breaches, internal whistle-blowing, and declining visibility into model safety has sparked…
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‘I could go to Japan for free’, says US woman caught with smuggled cannabis
Tokyo police arrested two American women for allegedly smuggling US$1 million worth of cannabis, with one suspect…
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Hong Kong star Deanie Ip wins best actress at Venice Film Festival – from the SCMP archive
This article was published on September 12, 2011. Veteran Ip wins best actress in Venice by Adrian Wan Veteran Hong…
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Umno seeks early Malaysian election to cement conservative Malay bloc
Malaysia’s once-dominant Umno party has given its clearest indication yet that it will break with the country’s current…
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US coastguard sails into troubled waters with mission to counter China in Pacific
The United States is leaning on its coastguard to reinforce its presence in the western Pacific as its navy comes under…
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US Treasury yield hits 19-year high, Japanese yen strengthens: the numbers moving markets
China’s buoyant stock market lifted brokers’ earnings in the first half, while Hong Kong saw continued growth in…
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Indonesia steps in to save baby orangutans found motherless at Indian forest
Indonesian authorities are working to repatriate five baby orangutans allegedly trafficked to India, where they were…
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Thai PM Anutin’s US$90,000 amulet back in spotlight after disgraced monk’s arrest
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has come under intense social media scrutiny after photos resurfaced showing…
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Chinese school restricts students to 1 bathroom break per term during class, sparks probe
A secondary school in southern China has faced significant backlash since implementing a quota that restricts students…
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Malaysia pauses Najib’s pardon decision amid public backlash
Malaysia’s Pardons Board has postponed discussions on disgraced former leader Najib Razak’s pardon application, days…
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Malaysian mother’s death in Australia stirs calls to end domestic abuse stigma
Any sign of domestic violence must never be dismissed, with families, friends and neighbours urged to step in and help…
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Vance takes centre stage as Trump wraps up GOP midterm convention with voter warnings
US President Donald Trump and Vice-President J.D. Vance wrapped up the Republican Party’s first-ever midterm convention…
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South China Sea: Manila says flares fired at aircraft near Subi, Mischief reefs
The Chinese military appeared to fire flares near a Philippine aircraft operating close to the Subi and Mischief reefs,…
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