As US sanctions take toll, Xi Jinping presses SCO to target ‘bullying’
China has urged member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to strengthen their collective financial security and voice in the world as pressure...
As US adds more semiconductor hurdles, Chinese firms could seize an opportunity
China’s drive for economic self-reliance is raising the spirits and prospects of its semiconductor industry, as insiders expect more home-grown technologies after Washington revoked...
SCO summit opening, self-charging smartwatches: SCMP daily highlights
Published: 9:15pm, 1 Sep 2025Updated: 10:51pm, 1 Sep 2025 Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would...
India signals no oil import cut from Russia, ‘eagerly’ awaits Putin visit
Published: 9:11pm, 1 Sep 2025Updated: 10:59pm, 1 Sep 2025 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday that the two...
Gazans despair: ‘stay and die, or leave towards nowhere’, as Israel pushes deeper
Published: 9:10pm, 1 Sep 2025Updated: 10:31pm, 1 Sep 2025 Israel pushed tanks deeper into Gaza City and detonated explosives-laden vehicles in one suburb as...
Charity urges live-in exemption for domestic helpers who give birth in Hong Kong
Published: 9:10pm, 1 Sep 2025Updated: 10:09pm, 1 Sep 2025 A charity has called for an exemption to the live-in rule for domestic helpers who...
Chip designer Cambricon stays in the spotlight amid market potential
Shares of Cambricon Technologies on Monday closed lower on the Shanghai Stock Exchange after a representative of Alibaba Group Holding denied speculation that it...
China’s exporters ahead in tariff game, paying estimated 9% share of costs
Chinese exporters appear to hold significant bargaining power in their trade with the United States, according to an estimate from one of Beijing’s top...
Western democracies are facing their greatest test – and it’s not AI
Western media outlets and think tanks have warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could pose an existential threat to democracy. The early internet and digital...