A year after near total blackout, China builds world’s largest smart transformer
Just over a year after an incident that nearly triggered a cascading failure across China’s national power grid, engineers have developed the most powerful...
China influencer with 44 million followers banned for zooming in on women’s breasts in live-stream
A Chinese influencer with 44 million online followers has been banned for live-streaming a “vulgar” pool party at a hot spring. The influencer, who...
‘Hell car parks’: mainland Chinese drivers hit bumps navigating Hong Kong roads
Published: 3:54pm, 27 Dec 2025Updated: 4:54pm, 27 Dec 2025 A mainland Chinese driver under Hong Kong’s southbound travel vehicle scheme has been fined for...
How Trump ‘stunned’ China; why Western hegemony has ended: 12 key interviews from 2025
Advertisement SCMP Highlights China From acclaimed academics and writers to influential economists and policymakers, here are some of our best Open Questions interviews of...
Russia likely moving nuclear hypersonic missiles that are hard to intercept to Belarus
Moscow is likely stationing new nuclear-capable hypersonic ballistic missiles at a former airbase in eastern Belarus, a development that could bolster Russia’s ability to...
Nexperia China eyes new wafer suppliers in 6 months amid legal fight with Dutch chipmaker
Nexperia China, the estranged unit of the Dutch chipmaker, is pushing forward with efforts to secure new wafer suppliers in six months, as the...
White House Press Secretary Reveals Pregnancy With 2nd Child
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed Friday that she is expecting her second child, a girl, due in May. The 28-year-old press secretary...
White House to Present Plans for Trump’s East Wing Ballroom in January
PALM BEACH, Florida—The White House will unveil new details on President Donald Trump’s planned East Wing ballroom during a hearing early next month, according...
Soaring to the top: China appoints first female captain for flights on home-grown C919
China has appointed its first female pilot to exclusively captain flights on its home-grown C919 jet, with more aspiring women waiting in the wings...