PhD for landfill supervisor raises a stink over credential excess in China
A county-level sanitation office in southern China has invited ridicule and stoked a public debate after posting a job that requires a PhD to...
No plan for Japan-China meeting at G20 as Taiwan Strait row deepens
Published: 3:21pm, 17 Nov 2025Updated: 6:57pm, 17 Nov 2025 China has ruled out a leaders’ meeting with Japan at the coming G20 summit in...
What US anti-scam ‘strike force’ means for Southeast Asia’s cybercrime fight
A US-led crackdown on online scams may hand Southeast Asia an opportunity to combat the scourge, analysts say, as Washington and Beijing find common...
Alibaba’s Qwen app challenges AI subscription models with free access
Alibaba Group Holding has officially launched its multipurpose artificial intelligence app, Qwen, promising a “free-for-all” gateway for consumers to access a variety of AI-powered...
6 dead as landslide buries bus on Vietnam’s scenic Khanh Le pass
Published: 2:54pm, 17 Nov 2025Updated: 2:57pm, 17 Nov 2025 A landslide buried a passenger bus on a treacherous mountain pass in Vietnam, killing six...
AI-generated scenes ‘from France’s 2025 Louvre heist’ circulate in Hong Kong
With the rise of social media and generative AI, how much of what we see online is true? In this new series, SCMP Fact-Check,...
Yuan rapidly gaining ground as Chinese firms plot global expansion
Chinese companies expanding overseas are increasingly using the yuan for financing and payments to build their international operations, boosting the currency’s growing clout in...
Tech war: Huawei bets on AI tech to squeeze more performance from GPUs
Chinese technology giant Huawei Technologies is expected to unveil a new artificial intelligence infrastructure technology on Friday that could double the utilisation efficiency of...
‘Don’t mention the war’: EU recalibrates China discourse amid rare earths deal
Under pressure from Beijing’s chokehold on rare earths and the simmering feud over chipmaker Nexperia, EU officials have been asked to tone down their...