How Cleopatra’s bath loofah may help PLA jets to vanish from space radars
Over 2,000 years ago, in a secluded bath chamber along the banks of the Nile, Queen Cleopatra of Egypt may have reached for an...
UK’s Reeves unveils tax plan amid embarrassing budget leak
Published: 9:30pm, 26 Nov 2025Updated: 11:49pm, 26 Nov 2025 Britain’s unpopular centre-left Labour government sought to seize the political narrative on Wednesday with a...
How some Chinese exporters benefit from US dollar-backed stablecoins
The growing influence of stablecoins is beginning to reshape how some Chinese firms conduct cross-border settlements. In this explainer, the Post outlines four roles...
China’s private defence firms; Beijing sets yuan fix: 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...
Beijing demands clarity from Japan on one-China principle as row escalates
Published: 9:07pm, 26 Nov 2025Updated: 9:31pm, 26 Nov 2025 Beijing intensified its pressure on Tokyo and demanded a clear declaration of its stance on...
Average waiting time for a public rental flat in Hong Kong rises to 5.5 years
Hong Kong’s average waiting time for public rental housing rose to 5.5 years as of September, despite more flats being allocated, with authorities attributing...
AI scaling hasn’t reached a dead end yet, Chinese Google scientist says
There remains considerable potential to enhance artificial intelligence models by scaling up computing power and data, according to Yao Shunyu, a senior research scientist...
How AI, quantum and space technologies will define the Asian century
History rarely announces its turning points. More often, we wake up to find that the world we assumed was fixed has begun to shift...
China challenges US containment with global action plan for space industry
China’s space agency has released an action plan to take its commercial space sector worldwide, pledging to help integrate commercial projects into its international...