15 in court over Hong Kong’s record HK$1.6 billion cryptocurrency fraud
A Hong Kong court has remanded an actor in custody while granting bail to lawyer-turned-influencer Joseph Lam Chok and 13 others, pending trial over...
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Deadly Typhoon Kalmaegi in Philippines raises more disaster readiness questions
The latest deadly typhoon to tear through the Philippines has killed more than 100 people, raising fears among experts that extreme weather events are...
China could win a contest with the US ‘before a shot is even fired’: strategists
The United States must take urgent action if it is to avoid a “logistical catastrophe” in any possible conflict with China, military strategists have...
Chinese students boost US education, Trump tariffs in court: SCMP daily highlights
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ByteDance deepens robotics push with China talent drive focused on embodied AI
TikTok owner ByteDance has launched a recruitment drive for senior specialists in embodied intelligence, signalling its growing ambition in the development of humanoid robots....
US government shutdown muddies China trade as agricultural officials miss expo
The ripple effects of the record-breaking US government shutdown have spread beyond Washington, denying US agricultural officials an opportunity to deepen cooperation with Chinese...
China crosses US second island chain with deep-sea cobalt mining rover
Chinese scientists and engineers have pushed far beyond a string of US military bases known as the second island chain, reaching a seamount in...
Hong Kong’s Housing Authority to boost subsidised flats size, relax resale rules
Published: 8:54pm, 6 Nov 2025Updated: 8:57pm, 6 Nov 2025 Hong Kong’s Housing Authority plans to enhance the city’s upward mobility by increasing the size...
US-China trade truce raises hopes of an EU-China reset
In recent months, the European Union has been more Trumpian on China, renouncing part of its free-trade DNA in favour of increasingly protectionist policies....