China-Canada canola fallout, Beijing’s rocket launcher: 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...
Tech war: DeepSeek hints China close to unveiling ‘next generation’ AI chips
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek said that China will soon have home-grown “next generation” chips for AI stacking, fanning speculation over breakthroughs China may...
Overseas AI data centre demand powers up China’s diesel generator exports
China’s exports of diesel generator sets are on the rise as the global boom in artificial intelligence (AI) drives investment in data centres, which...
Hong Kong urged to quickly adopt residency rule for subsidised university spots
Published: 8:57pm, 21 Aug 2025Updated: 8:58pm, 21 Aug 2025 Hong Kong should immediately introduce a residency period for subsidised university degree places instead of...
Hong Kong judges, Jimmy Lai’s lawyers lock horns over ‘armchair punditry’
Lawyers for former Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying have argued that his “armchair punditry” did not support prosecutors’ contention that he masterminded...
Hong Kong police arrest 10 in crackdown on HK$4 million upskirt photo operation
Published: 8:31pm, 21 Aug 2025Updated: 9:12pm, 21 Aug 2025 Hong Kong police have arrested 10 people for allegedly operating a social media group selling...
Trump’s talks with Putin, Zelensky signal end of multilateral security
The recent back-to-back meetings in Alaska and Washington offer a troubling portrait of today’s security order. Rather than demonstrating a collective search for peace,...
India to ban ‘harmful’ online money games, threatening US$3.6 billion industry
India’s parliament on Thursday passed a bill to ban online games played with money in a move that threatens the survival of the popular...
Huawei opens Douyin account to promote HiSilicon as it expands chip design work
Huawei Technologies has opened an account on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, to promote the custom design services of its HiSilicon chip unit, even...