Second Hong Kong school suspended over unauthorised courses
Hong Kong education authorities have suspended a second private school in their crackdown on institutions collaborating with third-party agencies to help students from outside...
China releases rare footage of DF-100 cruise missile to deter US
China has released rare footage of its mysterious DF-100 supersonic cruise missile in action, shedding new light on the specifications and mobility of the...
Hong Kong bank manager guilty in HK$21 million fraud against Japanese investors
A former manager at Standard Chartered Bank has admitted to helping an illegal syndicate deceive Japanese investors into pouring more than 400 million yen...
Singaporean chip equipment maker ASMPT to close Shenzhen plant, axe 950 workers
Singapore-based ASMPT, which makes semiconductor assembly and packaging equipment, will close its factory in Shenzhen and lay off 950 workers to streamline its operations...
Some relief, some worry – how did the world react to Trump’s new chip tariffs?
When US President Donald Trump announced Washington would be imposing a 100 per cent tariff on semiconductor and chip imports last week, it sent...
Chinese EV makers report sales dip in July amid narrower discounts
Published: 9:30pm, 11 Aug 2025Updated: 9:51pm, 11 Aug 2025 Electric vehicle (EV) sales in mainland China hit a speed bump last month, sparking worries...
Trump mulls new tariffs, China builds space debris device: 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...
Huawei’s Ren Zhengfei shares EV sector insights with Changan Automobile chairman
Huawei Technologies founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei, who has been the face of China’s resilience to US tech restrictions, has provided some guidance to...
China’s big yuan devaluation sent shock waves 10 years ago – what has changed?
In the decade since China shocked the world with a surprise devaluation of the yuan, the nation’s exchange-rate regime has steadily shifted towards market-based...