Vietnam to ban gas-powered motorbikes in central Hanoi next year
Vietnam will ban fossil-fuel-powered motorcycles and mopeds in the heart of Hanoi starting in July 2026 in an effort to reduce air pollution, state...
Trump threatens Russia with 100% ‘secondary’ tariffs if no deal on Ukraine
Published: 11:49pm, 14 Jul 2025Updated: 12:23am, 15 Jul 2025 Voicing sharp frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened...
China’s rare earth exports swell in June as Beijing relaxes controls
China’s rare earth exports surged in June to their highest level since December 2009, in what analysts said could be an early sign that...
Hong Kong 47: court begins hearing appeals as prosecutors seek to quash acquittal
A Hong Kong court has started hearing appeals lodged by 11 opposition figures jailed for conspiracy to subvert state power following the city’s largest...
Malaysia’s PKR in bind over judicial crisis, Anwar’s daughter at protest march
A fresh quandary may be brewing in Malaysia’s ruling People’s Justice Party (PKR), after Deputy President Nurul Izzah Anwar joined a march calling for...
Stablecoin scams put China’s financial regulators in a high-stakes balancing act
Published: 10:00pm, 14 Jul 2025Updated: 10:35pm, 14 Jul 2025 A financial dilemma has sent local-level financial authorities across China scrambling as they try to...
Lawmakers warn SIM card limits won’t stem tide of phone scams in Hong Kong
Published: 9:24pm, 14 Jul 2025Updated: 10:26pm, 14 Jul 2025 A law amendment proposal to reduce the number of prepaid SIM cards per user from...
China’s ‘energy ring’; Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’: 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...
Could Elon Musk really move his tech empire to China?
Published: 9:00pm, 14 Jul 2025Updated: 9:25pm, 14 Jul 2025 Donald Trump’s recent spats with Elon Musk – which included threats to deport the South...