How China could shape future of the Middle East
Ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, including the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, have exposed the fragility of the US-led international order and Western double...
Trump, Putin leave Ukraine war summit with no deal – as it happened
Published: 2:28am, 16 Aug 2025Updated: 2:58am, 16 Aug 2025 US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will soon begin a high-stakes summit...
Hong Kong reports new imported chikungunya fever case
Published: 11:25pm, 15 Aug 2025Updated: 11:27pm, 15 Aug 2025 Hong Kong recorded a new imported case of chikungunya fever on Friday, bringing the total...
Why EU stance on Taiwan is a growing cause of concern for mainland China
This year marks half a century of formal diplomatic relations between China and the European Union as well as the 25th anniversary of the...
No deal, no answers: Trump-Putin meet ends with ‘progress made’
Published: 10:56pm, 15 Aug 2025Updated: 8:33am, 16 Aug 2025 The South China Morning Post’s live blog for the Trump-Putin summit is online. Check it...
China’s 600Wh battery triples drone endurance. Will it end EV ‘range anxiety’?
Chinese researchers have set up a pilot production line for a new type of lithium battery that has twice the energy density of the...
Hong Kong top talent scheme’s 54% visa extension rate ‘ideal’, labour chief says
More than half of the professionals admitted to Hong Kong under a top talent scheme launched two years ago have applied to extend their...
China’s high-speed jet drone, Beijing urges US restraint: 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...
Hong Kong worker dies after being pinned against wall at MTR Corp depot
Published: 8:11pm, 15 Aug 2025Updated: 8:15pm, 15 Aug 2025 A 20-year-old worker has died after being pinned against a wall by a railway motor...