Beijing tells new US consul general to Hong Kong to respect city’s rule of law
Published: 9:34pm, 28 Aug 2025Updated: 9:37pm, 28 Aug 2025 Beijing has called on the new US consul general to Hong Kong to uphold the...
US-China space rivalry, warning over stablecoin risks: SCMP daily highlights
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Hong Kong audit regulator imposes fine of US$245,000 on auditor Deloitte
Hong Kong’s audit regulator imposed a combined HK$1.9 million (US$245,000) fine on Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and two of its partners for multiple audit deficiencies...
Chinese AI model developers seek fast commercial adoption as training costs fall
Open-source artificial intelligence (AI) models from China are seeing increased adoption across various industries, according to research firm Frost & Sullivan, as major developers...
China’s leading private firms strike gold in overseas markets: survey
While many of China’s companies suffered last year amid soft domestic demand and an uncertain environment for international trade, the country’s leading private enterprises...
Dripping air conditioner? Hong Kong hygiene authorities plan to use AI to spot it
Published: 8:46pm, 28 Aug 2025Updated: 8:54pm, 28 Aug 2025 Hong Kong hygiene authorities plan to incorporate artificial intelligence into their third-generation cameras to detect...
ABC returns to Beijing after 5 years as Australia-China ties improve
Australia’s public broadcaster said on Thursday it will again base a correspondent in China, five years after two journalists fled the country under diplomatic...
Will lifestyle checks on Philippine agencies stem flood corruption?
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has ordered lifestyle checks on government officials as part of a sweeping review of flood control projects mired in...
Why world should focus on what China needs, not what it wants
China’s most recent national security white paper opens with a striking hierarchy, putting people’s security first, political security second and economic security third. That...