China’s own ‘Golden Dome’, Xi calls to Sinicise religions: SCMP daily highlights
Published: 9:15pm, 30 Sep 2025Updated: 10:27pm, 30 Sep 2025 Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would...
World Leaders Welcome Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan
World leaders have welcomed the U.S plan to end the Gaza conflict, unveiled by U.S. President Donald Trump on Sept. 29 and backed by...
Chinese yuan’s forex market share grows to 8.5% as global position firms: survey
Published: 9:00pm, 30 Sep 2025Updated: 9:40pm, 30 Sep 2025 The Chinese yuan’s share in global foreign exchange (forex) trading climbed to 8.5 per cent...
India poised to gain as Trump curbs H-1B visas
US President Donald Trump’s H-1B visa crackdown will hasten US firms’ shift of critical work to India, turbocharging the growth of global capability centres...
Hong Kong’s ‘Mr Ho’ admits spraying insecticide on woman during street argument
Published: 8:32pm, 30 Sep 2025Updated: 8:47pm, 30 Sep 2025 An elderly Hong Kong man, known on the internet as “Mr Ho” after a whirlwind...
Forced sale of Spanish TV network foreshadows TikTok’s saga
In reaching a compromise on the forced sale of TikTok, Beijing has emphasised that it welcomes companies to conduct business negotiations “in line with...
Far-right German politician’s former aide jailed for spying for China
Published: 8:27pm, 30 Sep 2025Updated: 8:35pm, 30 Sep 2025 A German man who used to work for a far-right member of the European Parliament...
Hong Kong government urged to save island school facing axe from low numbers
Hong Kong education authorities have been urged to retain a secondary school on the outlying island of Cheung Chau as the century-old institution faces...
Woman killed by moving crane on Hong Kong construction site
Published: 8:07pm, 30 Sep 2025Updated: 9:05pm, 30 Sep 2025 A woman has been killed after being struck by a crane while working on a...