Hong Kong’s John Lee champions Shaw Prize vision, pays tribute to late physicist
Published: 10:29pm, 21 Oct 2025Updated: 10:34pm, 21 Oct 2025 Hong Kong’s leader has said late entertainment mogul Run Run Shaw’s vision of celebrating education...
Can US-Australia rare earth deal loosen China’s grip on critical minerals trade?
A critical minerals framework deal valued at US$8.5 billion between the United States and Australia will allow American buyers to rely less on Chinese...
Hong Kong drones hunt illegal filling stations, diesel worth HK$6 million seized
Hong Kong has started deploying drones to detect illegal refuelling stations in the city, with the Fire Services Department having seized diesel worth more...
Trump-Albanese meeting, China patrols disputed waters: 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...
Taiwan defence chief warns of delays on key US F-16V fighter jet deal
Published: 9:02pm, 21 Oct 2025Updated: 9:07pm, 21 Oct 2025 Completing the delivery of all 66 F-16V fighter jets ordered from the United States by...
China’s Unitree builds course for students to learn how to train robot dogs
Unitree Robotics has launched an education platform for students to train robot dogs and understand how they operate based on the start-up’s Go2 system,...
Can J.D. Vance’s visit to Israel cement Gaza’s fragile ceasefire?
Published: 8:31pm, 21 Oct 2025Updated: 2:16am, 22 Oct 2025 US Vice-President J.D. Vance and other envoys projected optimism on Tuesday about Gaza’s fragile ceasefire...
Why Trump’s ‘best for business’ diplomacy will fail with Russia or China
“All I’ve done all my life is deals,” US President Donald Trump told the Gaza peace summit, going on to say “maybe this is...
A ‘fantastic deal’ or more tariffs? Why US-China trade talks face uncertainty
As US President Donald Trump talked up meetings with President Xi Jinping and vowed on Monday to reach a deal with China, analysts said...