China’s space station crew to ‘maximise opportunities’ with extra month in orbit
The three astronauts stationed on China’s Tiangong space station will extend their stay by around a month, state broadcaster CCTV said on Friday. The...
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang warns Huawei chips for DeepSeek AI models would be ‘horrible’ for US
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on a recent podcast that if Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek optimised its new models on chips from Huawei...
‘Fire Roses’: China only all-female cremation team challenges stereotypes, reshapes mortality views
At Beijing’s Babaoshan Funeral Home, China’s only all-female cremation team works in searing heat, defying gender stereotypes while gaining a deeper understanding of life...
House Votes to Extend Surveillance Powers Until April 30
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill in the early hours of April 17 extending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act...
Tycoon Pan Shiyi slams China property ‘Ponzi’ as Evergrande boss pleads guilty
Property tycoon Pan Shiyi issued a rare critique of China’s real estate sector, describing its development model as a “Ponzi scheme” and urging the...
US-China tensions simmer, economy outperforms, Auto China begins
The China-US trade war bubbled away this week, even as the Strait of Hormuz shutdown dominated global headlines. The US is finalising a multinational...
Will South Korea’s ‘Goldilocks’ missile dent China’s Middle East arms ambitions?
South Korea’s combat-proven, interoperable and geopolitically accessible surface-to-air missiles could hinder China’s efforts to sell its own defence systems to the Middle East, analysts...
Hong Kong Observatory issues amber rainstorm signal, warns of hail, violent gusts
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The Hong Kong...
UK’s Starmer faces calls to resign as Mandelson scandal reignites
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced mounting pressure to quit on Friday over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as envoy to Washington, after it...