China challenges US freedom of navigation operations as having ‘no legal basis’
The Chinese government has hit out at US freedom of navigation operations in the first report of its kind. Advertisement The report – “Legal...
View of Coastline as Typhoon Kajiki Makes Landfall in Central Vietnam
Views of the coastline in central Vietnam as Typhoon Kajiki made landfall, bringing with it strong winds and heavy rain that have been compared...
Mass Evacuations, Airports Closed as Typhoon Kajiki Reaches Vietnam
Vietnam closed airports and schools and launched mass evacuations on Aug. 25 as it braced for Typhoon Kajiki, the most powerful storm to hit...
Beijing bets on AI, China’s ‘doll economy’ boom: SCMP daily highlights
Advertisement SCMP Highlights China From China’s ‘doll economy’ boom to the possible expansion of the ‘Great Green Wall’ to Mongolia, here’s a round-up from...
China’s server, chipmakers enter ‘super cycle’ as AI computing mushrooms
China’s domestic server and chipmakers are entering a “super cycle” as the country’s local governments spend lavishly on computing infrastructure to support artificial intelligence...
China travel risk ‘unchanged’ for US citizens despite exit bans: trade group
Published: 9:00pm, 25 Aug 2025Updated: 9:04pm, 25 Aug 2025 China’s recent exit bans on two American businesspeople do not raise the travel risk for...
Hong Kong ombudsman creates global academy to help fight sloppy administration
Hong Kong’s ombudsman has established an international academy to help prevent maladministration, as a minister urged officials to respond to residents’ complaints with an...
Abrego Garcia faces deportation again as he surrenders to ICE
Published: 8:37pm, 25 Aug 2025Updated: 8:46pm, 25 Aug 2025 Kilmar Abrego Garcia surrendered to US immigration authorities in Baltimore on Monday and faces possible...
Alaska summit heralds change of direction for global diplomacy
When Russian President Vladimir Putin met US President Donald Trump on August 15, in Anchorage, Alaska, the geographic significance of the event was not...