Hong Kong official urges ‘heightened alertness’ among staff after water scandal
Hong Kong’s logistics chief has issued a set of guidelines to senior civil servants, urging them to “heighten their alertness” and conduct due diligence...
Who are the North Korean officials joining Kim Jong-un on China visit?
Published: 9:35pm, 2 Sep 2025Updated: 10:52pm, 2 Sep 2025 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in China by train on Tuesday, leading a delegation...
Why huge China-Russia gas pipeline deal could face ‘key obstacle’
President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin stood shoulder to shoulder at this week’s Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, fuelling speculation about their...
Xi hails China-Russia ties, EU ‘lost’ solar power fight: SCMP daily highlights
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Chloe Malle succeeds Anna Wintour as American Vogue editor
Published: 9:06pm, 2 Sep 2025Updated: 1:44am, 3 Sep 2025 Anna Wintour ended weeks of fashion-world speculation on Tuesday when she named Chloe Malle her...
Chinese missile destroyer seen passing Japanese island in East China Sea: Tokyo
A Chinese missile destroyer was seen passing by a Japanese island in the East China Sea, having nearly circled the country’s archipelago in a...
Why US export controls won’t stop China’s AI rise
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has warned that export controls alone are not an effective strategy to curb China’s development of artificial intelligence (AI). He’s...
Xi urges Russia and Mongolia to block ‘external interference’, forge closer ties
Published: 8:17pm, 2 Sep 2025Updated: 9:54pm, 2 Sep 2025 Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday urged Russia and Mongolia to deepen their energy and...
Ant Group acquires stake in Chinese memory chip firm InnoStar
Published: 8:17pm, 2 Sep 2025Updated: 8:34pm, 2 Sep 2025 A subsidiary of Ant Group has acquired a minority stake in memory chip developer InnoStar...