China’s food, energy supplies secure without US imports, official says
China’s food and energy security would not be compromised if the country were to halt purchases of grain and fuel from the United States,...
China rejects Trump’s Xi trade talk claims, Chinese marriages drop: SCMP daily highlights
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Singapore election: race, foreign meddling hot topics with hot seats too close to call
Published: 9:03pm, 28 Apr 2025Updated: 9:57pm, 28 Apr 2025 Singapore’s nine-day election campaign reached its halfway mark on Monday, with visceral issues such as...
Hutchison ports deal: China’s foreign ministry tells parties to ‘act prudently’
Published: 9:00pm, 28 Apr 2025Updated: 9:43pm, 28 Apr 2025 China’s foreign ministry has urged all parties in the controversial sale of CK Hutchison Holdings’...
Chinese quantum computing firm tackles breast cancer screenings, drug design
Chinese quantum computing firm Origin Quantum has successfully applied its advanced technology in several biomedical fields, including breast cancer treatment, in a sign of...
China’s high-power microwave gun fires 10,000 shots in test, proving new vacuum tech
Chinese scientists have reached a milestone in directed-energy weapon technology, successfully testing a compact high-power microwave (HPM) system capable of firing over 10,000 times...
Singapore Orders Meta to Block Social Media Posts During Election Campaign
With just days before Singapore heads to the polls on May 3, the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued strict directives to curb alleged...
Thai rice farmers brace for impact of US tariffs: ‘we won’t survive’
Published: 8:54pm, 28 Apr 2025Updated: 8:55pm, 28 Apr 2025 Thai farmer Daeng Donsingha was already worried for her family of nine when rice prices...
US farmers’ loss is Brazil’s gain as China diversifies soybean imports
Amid an escalating trade war with the US, China has turned to Brazil for more agricultural imports, and April has seen a significant rise...