Trump, 79, to undergo ‘semi-annual physical’ before Middle East trip
US President Donald Trump is undergoing what he has described as a “semi-annual physical” at Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre on Friday. Advertisement...
China retaliates on port fees, Trump eyes soybean talks: 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...
Over 100 Chinese village officials caught making illegal welfare claims
More than a hundred government employees in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan have been caught illegally claiming benefits for the unemployed. Advertisement In...
Hong Kong police strengthen fight against virtual asset crimes with new task force
Published: 8:41pm, 10 Oct 2025Updated: 9:21pm, 10 Oct 2025 Hong Kong’s new cross-departmental intelligence task force on virtual assets aims to tackle the security...
ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming makes rare appearance at Shanghai event
ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming on Friday made a rare public appearance in Shanghai to launch a talent incubator, as Washington and Beijing moved towards...
In a reverse Marshall Plan, Trump is squeezing US allies for cash
In what Martin Wolf at the Financial Times called “pure gangsterism”, US President Donald Trump has extracted pledged investments of at least US$1.5 trillion...
SF Express looks at drone deliveries between Hong Kong, 4 mainland China cities
Published: 8:23pm, 10 Oct 2025Updated: 8:51pm, 10 Oct 2025 China’s largest courier, SF Express, has said that it is looking at offering cross-border drone...
China’s rare earth export controls add new twist in US chip war, observer says
China’s latest rare earth export controls could open an unexpected new front in its chip war with the United States, a prominent Chinese industry...
China hailed as women’s rights role model as global summit nears
Ahead of a global summit on women next week, China’s state media is projecting the country as a role model for its years of...