Hong Kong’s hawkers could ‘disappear’ by 2033 unless rules are eased: lawmaker
Hong Kong should relax hawker licensing rules so assistants who are not family members can take over stalls, a lawmaker and district councillor have...
The EU-China reset that never was: summits begin but divisions remain
For six months, Europe has debated how Washington’s shake-up of the Western order might reshape its relations with China. As a weeks-long flurry of...
Quad Nations Agree to Cooperate on Building Critical Minerals Resilience
Foreign ministers from the Quad alliance agreed on July 1 to cooperate on securing and diversifying critical mineral supply chains amid efforts to tackle...
‘Something is rotten’: concerns mount over Malaysia’s judicial vacuum
Malaysia’s largest party in the ruling coalition has made a last-minute appeal to extend the tenure of the country’s two top judges as concerns...
CCP Leaders Propose Regulations to Rein In Xi’s Superagencies
News Analysis China’s top leaders are proposing new rules to regulate a set of powerful commissions and groups established nearly a decade ago by...
Going beyond code: MAS and AWS urge cultural rethink on AI
July 02, 2025 The biggest change AI is driving in finance may not be in infrastructure — but in mindset.
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How US under Trump 2.0 plans to combat China’s military strength
NEWSCMP China Series This series looks at how America’s view of China as a “pacing threat” has shaped its defence priorities as the military...
Exail to supply uncrewed mine countermeasures systems to Indonesian Navy
French technology company Exail has been awarded a contract to deliver uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) and mine identification and disposal systems to the Indonesian...
University of Hong Kong scientists explore growing organs with 3D printing tech
Scientists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) are attempting to integrate 3D-printed respiratory tissue with lab-grown “mini-organs” to help patients in need of...