Russian goods seizures cause havoc on China-Europe rail link: ‘big impact’
Last week, China’s leaders made promises to support the China-Europe Railway Express – an overland freight link that has become a symbol of Beijing’s...
Luxury Hong Kong project vendor fined for violating property sales rules
The seller of a luxury residential project in Hong Kong’s upmarket Mid-Levels West area was fined by the city’s real estate watchdog for violating...
Trump halts doubling of tariffs on Canada metals, as Ontario pauses electricity hike
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he is “probably so” going to reduce the recently increased tariffs on Canada after Ontario suspended...
Trump Signs Order Prioritizing Local Leadership for Disaster Preparedness, Response
The new rules streamlining the federal government will help states and local communities in the event of emergencies, according to the White House. President...
AI agent Manus partners with Alibaba’s Qwen to develop Chinese version
The creator of Chinese general-purpose artificial intelligence (AI) agent Manus is working with Alibaba Group Holding’s large language model (LLM) team to develop a...
Brics nations divide on US dollar replacement, with India declaring ‘no interest’
India has “absolutely no interest” in undermining the US dollar, and its fellow members of the Brics grouping of emerging economies have not formed...
Hong Kong customs uncovers gold bars worth HK$46 million in Japan-bound shipment
Published: 9:23pm, 11 Mar 2025Updated: 10:06pm, 11 Mar 2025 Hong Kong customs has uncovered the largest gold bullion-smuggling case ever recorded by the department,...
China’s answer to ‘drill, baby, drill’, top scientist dies: SCMP daily highlights
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider...
ByteDance says new AI technology boosts model training efficiency by 1.7 times
Published: 9:00pm, 11 Mar 2025Updated: 9:22pm, 11 Mar 2025 TikTok owner ByteDance said it has achieved a 1.71 times efficiency improvement in large language...