India’s tech sector fears impact of Trump’s US$100,000 H-1B on US market
Published: 9:10pm, 23 Sep 2025Updated: 9:17pm, 23 Sep 2025 US President Donald Trump’s announcement of an up to fifty-fold increase in the cost of...
Pakistan interested in Chinese laser weapons, former navy commander says
Pakistan is eyeing Chinese laser weapons, according to a former senior commander. Advertisement “In the coming days, high-energy directed weapons will be more prominent…...
Duterte Accused by International Criminal Court of Killing 76 People
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Sept. 22 published details of the charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, which include allegations that he...
Chinese tech workers miss mainland wedding, rethink plans amid H-1B fee chaos
Chinese technology workers in the United States saw their travel plans disrupted and reassessed their future in the world’s biggest economy, after US President...
Xi Jinping in Xinjiang first, US-China military warning: SCMP daily highlights
Published: 8:33pm, 23 Sep 2025Updated: 8:35pm, 23 Sep 2025 Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would...
Why US-China health and drugs cooperation must top Trump-Xi agenda
Last month, I joined a US think tank delegation to China, participating in a round table at a top university in Beijing. A remark...
Secret Service foils New York telecoms threat ahead of UN assembly
The US Secret Service on Tuesday said it had dismantled a network of more than 100,000 SIM cards that could have crashed New York’s...
China flexes western Pacific muscle with Fujian launches: analysts
Published: 8:14pm, 23 Sep 2025Updated: 8:39pm, 23 Sep 2025 The successful launch of a batch of carrier-based fighter jets from China’s most advanced aircraft...
Waste-charging scheme will remain on the shelf indefinitely, Hong Kong confirms
Published: 8:01pm, 23 Sep 2025Updated: 8:28pm, 23 Sep 2025 Hong Kong has confirmed that a long-delayed waste-charging scheme will remain on the shelf indefinitely,...