Forget low-calorie food, Chinese youth turn to tasteless, chewy snacks to lose weight
Young dieters in China are increasingly turning away from low-calorie foods in favour of a new trend: chewy snacks. On social media, they are...
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Beijing pushes AI-assisted chip design as part of self-sufficiency drive
Artificial intelligence agents are increasingly taking the wheel in designing China’s next-generation semiconductors, as Beijing and domestic technology firms accelerate efforts to integrate AI...
France apologises for criticising US’ human rights record after backlash
The French UN mission said it regretted an online post criticising how the United States voted during a UN General Assembly meeting, with US...
India-Pakistan water row deepens after Hague court ruling
For 65 years, even as India and Pakistan fought wars, severed diplomatic ties and traded nuclear threats, one agreement held: the Indus Waters Treaty,...
US church co-founder took substantial payment from HKIS to end ‘bad marriage’: source
Published: 12:00pm, 13 Sep 2026Updated: 12:03pm, 13 Sep 2026 The US church group that co-founded Hong Kong International School (HKIS) accepted an out-of-court payment...
China bets on early port and power deals in Sudan to secure post-war economic edge
China is moving early to secure a role in Sudan’s reconstruction, pursuing port and power agreements with the army-backed government while the war continues...
Mainland Chinese HKUST student loses HK$1 million to scammer posing as official
A mainland Chinese university student in Hong Kong has lost about HK$1 million (US$127,500) in a scam, in which the fraudster claimed she was...
Missing Indonesian passenger ship found, 103 people rescued
Published: 11:29am, 13 Sep 2026Updated: 12:22pm, 13 Sep 2026 Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation on Sunday after authorities lost contact with a passenger...
Hong Kong mourns Mao Zedong’s death in 1976 – SCMP archive
This article was first published on September 10, 1976. Sense of grief in Hongkong A deep sense of grief was felt by great numbers...