PLA landing ship spotted off northern Taiwan ahead of major military drill
Published: 10:01pm, 2 Jul 2025Updated: 10:18pm, 2 Jul 2025 A People’s Liberation Army (PLA) landing ship has appeared unusually close to northern Taiwan, raising...
China AI champion Baidu rolls out sweeping changes to online search platform
Baidu, one of China’s artificial intelligence (AI) champions, said it is using the technology to upgrade and make the most significant changes to the...
Chinese sellers bracing as Amazon Prime Day sale and tariff pressure to collide
Ahead of Amazon’s annual Prime Day sales event, Chinese sellers are already walking a tightrope as they try to strike a balance between staying...
Kurdish PKK May Disarm Within Days After Decades of Violence, Turkey’s AK Party Says
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) may soon begin handing over its weapons in line with a groundbreaking disarmament deal reached earlier this year, Turkey’s...
Taiwan to test war readiness, EU-China summits: SCMP daily highlights
Published: 9:15pm, 2 Jul 2025Updated: 9:31pm, 2 Jul 2025 Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would...
Mainland China chipmaking capacity to outstrip Taiwan by 2030: report
Mainland China is on track to surpass Taiwan in semiconductor foundry capacity by 2030, according to a report from Yole Group, underscoring Beijing’s progress...
Communication expert Julian Cheng leaves Canada career for China university
Julian Cheng Zhizhen, a global expert in optical and radio frequency wireless communication, has left his position in Canada to join the newly established...
Hong Kong government proposes system to recognise same-sex partnerships
Published: 8:57pm, 2 Jul 2025Updated: 10:47pm, 2 Jul 2025 The Hong Kong government has proposed a system to recognise same-sex partnerships in accordance with...
Honor’s AI agent-equipped foldable smartphone is world’s thinnest and lightest
Honor, the Chinese smartphone maker spun off from Huawei Technologies, has unveiled what it touted as the world’s “thinnest and lightest” foldable smartphone, boasting...