Xi Jinping calls for education overhaul to ramp up China’s tech ambitions
China’s education system needs to change to produce the scientific talent the country requires for its grand technology ambitions, Chinese President Xi Jinping said...
China has more tools in ‘reserve’ to face economic headwinds amid Trump threats
Published: 10:11pm, 6 Mar 2025Updated: 10:37pm, 6 Mar 2025 Beijing has pledged to deploy more fiscal and monetary tools if need be, underlining its...
ASML to build reuse-and-repair centre in Beijing despite US-China tech tensions
ASML Holding, the world’s top supplier of advanced chipmaking equipment caught in the US-China tech rivalry, will build a “reuse and repair” centre in...
‘We are not alone’: Zelensky thanks Europe at crisis summit
Volodymyr Zelensky thanked EU leaders on Thursday for standing by Ukraine’s side, as the bloc kicked off crisis talks on confronting US President Donald...
Hong Kong private hospital patients left in dark on prices, watchdog finds
Hong Kong’s private hospitals lack transparency in their pricing information and charging mechanisms, the consumer watchdog has said, revealing that a knee surgery patient...
JD.com nearly triples quarterly profit on back of revived consumer spending
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com saw its December-quarter profit nearly triple from a year earlier on the back of increased consumer spending in the world’s...
Cleantech, mineral security demand drive China miners’ overseas buying spree: MMG chair
Published: 9:15pm, 6 Mar 2025Updated: 10:04pm, 6 Mar 2025 Chinese miners have accelerated their investments in critical mineral projects overseas to support electric vehicle...
Navigating the Trump ‘chaos’, China’s economic priorities for 2025: SCMP daily highlights
Published: 9:15pm, 6 Mar 2025Updated: 9:38pm, 6 Mar 2025 Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would...
Appeals Court Lets Trump Remove Federal Watchdog
President Donald Trump’s removal of Hampton Dellinger had been blocked by a lower court. President Donald Trump can remove the head of a federal...