37 die in Morocco in torrential rain and flash floods
Floods triggered by torrential rains have killed at least 37 people in the Moroccan coastal city of Safi, the Interior Ministry said on Monday....
Tokyo’s latest bid to ease tensions with Beijing, Liu Cixin on AI: 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...
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai used personal ties to seek foreign sanctions: court ruling
A landmark ruling of Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s marathon trial has revealed how the former media boss used his personal ties with foreign political figures...
National Assembly Pushes Through Record Number of Laws, Expands Police Powers Over the Media
Key Events Việt Nam Rushes Laws through its National Assembly under Fast-Tracked Procedures; New Press Law in Việt Nam Hands Police the Power to...
Do Party Central Committee Meetings Outweigh National Assembly Sessions?
The National Assembly’s 10th session concluded its agenda on Dec. 11, 2025. [1] As the last session of the 15th tenure, it carried a...
Huawei’s Kirin 9030 processor shows China’s chip progress despite US export curbs: report
Huawei Technologies’ latest Mate 80 series smartphones are powered by an upgraded in-house chip after its foundry partner made improvements to the 7-nanometre node...
Why China’s growing demand for rare-earth steel is bad news for US F-35
At a sprawling industrial complex in the Inner Mongolian city of Baotou, workers feed bag after bag of rare earth additives into roaring furnaces,...
China’s fertility push: IVF grants grow, but high costs still deter couples
From cash handouts to reimbursed procedures, local governments across China are throwing money at in vitro fertilisation and related fertility treatments in a bid...
US global retreat shows Japan’s folly in defying China
Retrenchment appears to be the buzzword following the Trump administration’s release of its new National Security Strategy (NSS). Under the heading “Balance of Power”,...