Is it or isn’t it a rare pink aurora above Kai Tak? Hongkongers have their say
Published: 10:52pm, 5 Jun 2025Updated: 10:59pm, 5 Jun 2025 Hongkongers looking at the morning sky on Thursday may have thought they were witnessing a...
Harvard speech by Chinese graduate exposes class disillusionment at home
Controversy surrounding a speech given by a Chinese Harvard graduate reflects the Chinese public’s “disillusionment” with elite education and “anger at class rigidity”, according...
Robo financial adviser Syfe bolsters Hong Kong expansion after new funding round
Syfe, a Singapore-based robo financial adviser and digital investment platform operator, has raised US$80 million in its Series C funding round, as the company...
AI might solve China’s labour woes, but could also fuel deflation, report says
While the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is set to mitigate an expected shortage of labour in China in the long run, market observers...
China will drop the Great Firewall for some users, but only in southern Hainan
China’s southernmost province of Hainan is piloting a programme to grant select corporate users broad access to the global internet, a rare move in...
Trump’s Harvard ban, how early birds conquered the skies: 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...
‘Unacceptable’: Thai teachers’ group slams deal on beer discounts
A group of Thai teachers has protested against a state agency’s partnership with a beer company, claiming the deal tarnishes educators’ integrity and sends...
Trump and Xi break months-long stand-off with a phone call
Published: 8:55pm, 5 Jun 2025Updated: 8:59pm, 5 Jun 2025 Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, on Thursday,...
Chinese app firm Newborn Town sets up in Hong Kong for AI, global push
Hong Kong-listed Chinese app company Newborn Town will open a global headquarters and set up an artificial intelligence (AI) research centre in Hong Kong...