Will US tariff pressure on Japan and South Korea push them closer to China?
Published: 10:10pm, 8 Jul 2025Updated: 10:31pm, 8 Jul 2025 Even as Washington ramps up pressure on Japan and South Korea to settle trade disputes...
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Hong Kong police arrest boy, 13, on suspicion of drug trafficking
Published: 9:43pm, 8 Jul 2025Updated: 9:57pm, 8 Jul 2025 Hong Kong police have arrested a 13-year-old boy on suspicion of drug trafficking after uncovering...
Von der Leyen deepens gloom over China-EU summit with attack on Russia stance
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made some of her strongest criticisms of China to date on Tuesday, laying into Beijing’s stance on...
Alibaba expert envisions AI agents transforming daily life in 5 years
Digital colleagues will be a part of everyday life in the next five years, according to an artificial intelligence (AI) expert from Alibaba Group...
East Asia faces fresh US tariffs, China rare earth curbs: SCMP daily highlights
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider...
One-third of Hong Kong IB candidates attain near-perfect or full marks
Published: 9:00pm, 8 Jul 2025Updated: 9:23pm, 8 Jul 2025 A third of Hong Kong pupils taking this year’s International Baccalaureate (IB) programme have attained...
China’s ‘telepathy’ radio could hide military units in plain site
Since they debuted in World War I, military radios have played a vital role in sending strategic messages via electromagnetic waves, but it has...
Do Singapore’s insurers and private hospitals need a rethink as costs surge?
Published: 8:46pm, 8 Jul 2025Updated: 8:52pm, 8 Jul 2025 A major insurer in Singapore has suspended pre-treatment approval for policyholders seeking treatment in two...
China needs to help young students facing unique pressures in age of AI
Published: 8:40pm, 8 Jul 2025Updated: 9:55pm, 8 Jul 2025 Suicide rates among adolescents in China reveal an unusual pattern: some studies show that those...