US tariffs’ effect on China, Trump’s push for Afghan base: 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...
Hong Kong fencer Cheung Ka-long buys HK$16 million flat as market recovers
Hong Kong’s Olympic fencing champion Cheung Ka-long has bought a HK$16 million (US$2.05 million) flat in New Territories, joining a host of celebrities snapping...
‘Don’t judge too quickly’: Singapore defends Asean’s shifts amid China-US row
Southeast Asian countries should not be judged harshly on their shifting positions amid the heightened US-China rivalry, Singapore’s top diplomat has said, while emphasising...
FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2025: deadline extended
September 19, 2025 FinanceAsia’s annual Achievement Awards recognises excellence in bringing together those issuers, banks, investors, advisors and other market participants, who are working hard...
Gloomy population projections for China? Add a pinch of salt
In recent years, the world has seen a growing wave of confrontation, primarily in the realms of trade, finance and information. At the same...
Xi, Trump frame phone call in positive terms, but offer few details
Published: 8:05pm, 19 Sep 2025Updated: 2:10am, 20 Sep 2025 Chinese President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart Donald Trump have spoken by phone for...
Alibaba-Meituan battle heats up as rivals clash in in-store dining: report
Alibaba Group Holding’s competition with Meituan is expanding from instant commerce into the bricks-and-mortar market, as the Hangzhou-based tech conglomerate prepares to offer discounted...
China’s plan for a naval ‘Great Wall’ to fend off thousand-drone swarm attack
Chinese naval researchers have detailed plans to construct a multilayered defence architecture designed to protect warships from saturation attacks by up to thousands of...
US sanctions hit job prospects in Xinjiang, local official admits for first time
A senior official with the Xinjiang regional government said US sanctions would lead to reduced job opportunities in the region, in the first official...