Trump’s tariff threat to ‘US back door’, Shanghai woos Taylor Swift: SCMP daily highlights
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China and economy stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting,...
2 Private Lunar Landers Head Toward Moon in Roundabout Journey
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—In a two-for-one moonshot, SpaceX launched a pair of lunar landers Wednesday for U.S. and Japanese companies looking to jumpstart business on...
Hong Kong government staff among 57 food poisoning cases after eating roast
Hong Kong government employees were among 57 diners who suffered food poisoning after eating pre-cooked food at a restaurant in Kowloon Bay earlier this...
Will Beijing answer Taiwanese negotiation body’s call to revive cross-strait talks?
Beijing is expected to ignore the latest call to restore talks between a Taiwanese body for cross-strait consultations and its mainland counterpart amid tensions...
Hong Kong’s Nicholas Tse to put on 2 Kai Tak concerts soon after Coldplay
Cantopop star and actor Nicholas Tse Ting-fung is set to be the first Hong Kong musician to hold a solo concert at a new...
Chinese robotics firm UBTech aims to revolutionise Apple supplier Foxconn’s manufacturing
Shenzhen-based UBTech Robotics, China’s largest maker of humanoid robots, will deploy its robots in Apple supplier Foxconn’s factories to help with “complicated and delicate...
China’s AI aspirations boosted as public data allowed for labelling
For the first time, China has released a plan to allow the use of public data for labelling as the nation aims to empower...
Hong Kong minister defends failed legal bids challenging LGBTQ rights
Hong Kong’s justice minister has defended his department’s failed legal attempts to challenge the rights of same-sex couples amid calls from a top government...
India’s police arrest 5 more men in ‘nightmare’ sexual abuse of teen
Published: 8:35pm, 15 Jan 2025Updated: 8:47pm, 15 Jan 2025 More than four dozen men have been arrested in India for the repeated sexual abuse...