‘We don’t want an emperor’: Brazil’s Lula speaks up as Brics silent on tariffs
Published: 12:05am, 8 Jul 2025Updated: 3:26am, 8 Jul 2025 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva rebuked US President Donald Trump for his latest...
Surge in Hongkongers visiting Japan expected after manga ‘megaquake’ fears fade
Hongkongers’ enthusiasm for visiting Japan is expected to rebound “explosively” in the coming days and months after fears of a “megaquake” predicted in a...
Trump to Meet With Netanyahu Following Iran Strikes Amid Cease-Fire Talks
President Donald Trump is set to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on the evening of July 7, following...
White House Asks Americans to Pray After Deadly Texas Flooding
The White House asked Americans to pray amid flooding in Texas over the July 4 holiday weekend that left more than 80 people dead,...
University of Hong Kong plans to cut size of development site after backlash
Published: 10:40pm, 7 Jul 2025Updated: 10:54pm, 7 Jul 2025 The University of Hong Kong (HKU) plans to reduce the size of a development project...
The Chinese Dream Is Dead.
The CCP keeps talking about the Chinese Dream, but Chinese people have fallen into a Chinese nightmare, and there’s no waking up. Not Even...
China is making rapid space tech gains. Here’s how the military could use them
The new space race is heating up, with the United States warning that its major rival China is narrowing the gap as it makes...
China Expands Taiwan Strait Flight Route Ahead of Taiwan’s Military Drill
China’s aviation regulator said on July 6 that it had extended a flight route near the sensitive median line in the Taiwan Strait, just...
Chinese AI scientists, Beijing’s message to Brics: SCMP daily highlights
Published: 9:15pm, 7 Jul 2025Updated: 9:19pm, 7 Jul 2025 Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would...