China’s views on achieving ‘constructive, strategic and stable ties’ with US
This report was translated from Chinese into English using Alibaba’s Qwen3, then checked and tweaked for accuracy by a South China Morning Post journalist....
Senators Push FCC Review of Foreign Funding in Paramount–WBD Deal
Six Democratic U.S. senators urged for a rigorous review of foreign ownership plans in Skydance-backed Paramount’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. In a...
Allen & Gledhill hires Kevin Wang as a partner in Shanghai
The China-focused corporate lawyer has joined to bolster A&G’s cross-border M&A and private equity capabilities across China and Southeast Asia. Read More
Over 4,300 Southeast Asian species face extinction threat
Published: 5:16pm, 22 May 2026Updated: 6:53pm, 22 May 2026 The Javan and Sumatran rhinos are down to their last few dozen, just like the...
China’s AI start-up funding triples to US$16b in first quarter amid bets on LLMs, robotics
Funding for China’s artificial-intelligence-related start-ups jumped nearly threefold year on year in the first quarter, as investors poured capital into large language models (LLMs)...
Cuba clash, Putin visits Beijing, Xi may go to North Korea
China criticised the United States for filing criminal charges against former Cuban president Raul Castro, as the Trump administration stepped up pressure on the...
Hong Kong producer Raymond Wong found guilty of HK$1 million insider trading
Published: 4:50pm, 22 May 2026Updated: 6:26pm, 22 May 2026 Hong Kong film producer and actor Raymond Wong Pak-ming has been found guilty of sharing...
India and China are cautiously getting closer, thanks to Trump
Perhaps the most fascinating and important aspects of US President Donald Trump’s jolt to the global economy have been its unintended consequences, especially the...
Democrats release 2024 US election loss ‘autopsy’ report, only to disavow it
Published: 4:16pm, 22 May 2026Updated: 5:23pm, 22 May 2026 Bowing to pressure from within its ranks, the Democratic National Committee released on Thursday its...