Trump’s fresh tariff threat, China’s invisibility tech: 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...
Indonesian minister’s arrest tests Prabowo’s anti-corruption pledge
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s pledge to stamp out corruption is facing its first major test after a deputy minister was arrested, as speculation mounts...
SFC fines HSBC for breaching disclosure requirements over 8-year period
HSBC Holdings has been fined HK$4.2 million (US$538,423) for violating disclosure requirements involving public companies and new listing applicants over an eight-year period, the...
DeepSeek’s V3.1 model emerges as ‘key pillar’ for China’s chip self-sufficiency
Published: 9:00pm, 26 Aug 2025Updated: 9:33pm, 26 Aug 2025 DeepSeek’s recently released V3.1 AI model has unleashed fresh optimism about the prospects of China...
New tank shows China adapting to drone-era battlefield and landing operations: analyst
China is set to unveil a new-generation, lighter tank during next month’s military parade, designed to better survive drone strikes and be more suitable...
45% of Hong Kong’s needy will eat less, buy lower-quality food over prices: poll
Published: 8:59pm, 26 Aug 2025Updated: 9:04pm, 26 Aug 2025 More than 40 per cent of Hong Kong’s low-income residents will eat less and buy...
Ping An interim profit misses estimates as China’s economy sputters
The first-half profit of China’s most valuable insurance company missed analysts’ estimates, as one-off revaluations of investments eroded the increasing sales of life and...
US trade deal leaves EU as the sidekick in Trump’s China policy
Europe has surrendered to Washington’s China containment strategy, trading sovereignty for subordination in a consequential geopolitical realignment. Advertisement The August US-EU “Framework on an...
The ‘write’ stuff: Trump’s pen praise sends South Korean stock soaring
Shares in a South Korean penmaker surged on Tuesday, an unexpected outcome from the first summit between US President Donald Trump and his counterpart,...