Hong Kong gears up for National Day celebrations as Xi delivers upbeat message
Hong Kong has started its National Day celebrations with an upbeat message from President Xi Jinping, two visiting PLA warships thrilling onlookers in Victoria...
Critics take aim at China’s new K visa for foreign STEM talent
Published: 10:00pm, 30 Sep 2025Updated: 11:30pm, 30 Sep 2025 Competition, a struggling job market and immigration fears are fuelling criticism in China of the...
Unrest in Philippine military? Ire of old guard could spell trouble for Marcos
Published: 9:46pm, 30 Sep 2025Updated: 9:50pm, 30 Sep 2025 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr is facing growing unrest from retired generals, with some veterans...
Xi renews warning against Taiwan independence in National Day address
Published: 9:36pm, 30 Sep 2025Updated: 9:58pm, 30 Sep 2025 Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a sharp warning over the issue of Taiwan in his...
Trump, Hegseth declare end to ‘woke’ US military culture, to end quotas
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth assailed what he called “decades of decay” caused by policies promoting diversity and inclusion in the US military at...
China’s own ‘Golden Dome’, Xi calls to Sinicise religions: SCMP daily highlights
Published: 9:15pm, 30 Sep 2025Updated: 10:27pm, 30 Sep 2025 Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would...
World Leaders Welcome Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan
World leaders have welcomed the U.S plan to end the Gaza conflict, unveiled by U.S. President Donald Trump on Sept. 29 and backed by...
Chinese yuan’s forex market share grows to 8.5% as global position firms: survey
Published: 9:00pm, 30 Sep 2025Updated: 9:40pm, 30 Sep 2025 The Chinese yuan’s share in global foreign exchange (forex) trading climbed to 8.5 per cent...
India poised to gain as Trump curbs H-1B visas
US President Donald Trump’s H-1B visa crackdown will hasten US firms’ shift of critical work to India, turbocharging the growth of global capability centres...