Killings of 2 Japanese men in Manila linked to overseas hit order: police
Published: 10:01pm, 21 Aug 2025Updated: 10:51pm, 21 Aug 2025 The shooting deaths of two Japanese men in central Manila last week were part of...
Kuaishou to pay first dividend since Hong Kong IPO as AI tools lift results
Kuaishou Technology on Thursday declared a special dividend totalling HK$2 billion (US$256 million), marking the first time China’s No 2 short video app operator...
Will China be Ukraine’s security guarantor? Unlikely, despite Russia’s wishes
Resource constraints and precedent mean China is unlikely to become one of Ukraine’s security guarantors – despite Russia’s suggestion that it could, according to...
Hong Kong police seek public’s help to find missing father and son
Published: 9:26pm, 21 Aug 2025Updated: 9:48pm, 21 Aug 2025 Hong Kong police have appealed for the public’s help to find a father and his...
China-Canada canola fallout, Beijing’s rocket launcher: 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...
Tech war: DeepSeek hints China close to unveiling ‘next generation’ AI chips
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek said that China will soon have home-grown “next generation” chips for AI stacking, fanning speculation over breakthroughs China may...
Overseas AI data centre demand powers up China’s diesel generator exports
China’s exports of diesel generator sets are on the rise as the global boom in artificial intelligence (AI) drives investment in data centres, which...
Hong Kong urged to quickly adopt residency rule for subsidised university spots
Published: 8:57pm, 21 Aug 2025Updated: 8:58pm, 21 Aug 2025 Hong Kong should immediately introduce a residency period for subsidised university degree places instead of...
Hong Kong judges, Jimmy Lai’s lawyers lock horns over ‘armchair punditry’
Lawyers for former Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying have argued that his “armchair punditry” did not support prosecutors’ contention that he masterminded...