Chinese families in ‘broken houses’; PLA’s warning: 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...
‘Extraordinary’: Taiwan’s William Lai hit by strong Japanese media backlash
Published: 9:00pm, 13 Aug 2025Updated: 9:05pm, 13 Aug 2025 An unprecedented wave of criticism from Japan’s major newspapers against William Lai Ching-te has sparked...
Apple eyes Douyin Pay for China App Store while speculation swirls on new iPhone
Apple has started testing Douyin Pay as a new mobile payment service on its China App Store, according to mainland media reports, while purportedly...
Mainland China tutorial centre undeterred by warning over Hong Kong school ties
Published: 8:42pm, 13 Aug 2025Updated: 8:43pm, 13 Aug 2025 A mainland Chinese tutorial centre has pressed on with promoting a programme costing nearly HK$200,000...
Unlike the US, China is not trying to shut out the future
In their op-ed in The New York Times, economists David Autor and Gordon Hanson – whose work first defined the “China Shock” – warn...
Sino Land wins Tuen Mun land tender with HK$1 billion bid as market improves
Published: 8:28pm, 13 Aug 2025Updated: 8:36pm, 13 Aug 2025 Sino Land has won a residential site tender in Tuen Mun for HK$1.09 billion, beating...
Chinese scientists build largest array of atoms for quantum computing
Published: 8:00pm, 13 Aug 2025Updated: 8:32pm, 13 Aug 2025 A team led by renowned Chinese physicist Pan Jianwei has built a key component for...
Ride-hailing account used by driver working ‘without Hong Kong ID card’ blocked
A ride-hailing service provider has permanently blocked a driver’s account after it was found to have been illegally used by another man in a...
Unitree founder: lack of advanced AI deters mass adoption of robots
The biggest obstacle to the mass deployment of robots is the lack of advanced artificial intelligence, according to Wang Xingxing, founder of China’s leading...