China, North Korea pledge ‘dynamic development’ as Li Qiang, Kim Jong-un meet
Beijing is ready to deepen collaboration with Pyongyang to advance a “more just and equitable” international order, visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang told North...
Drone terror plot foiled in Belgium, prime minister among targets
Published: 12:51pm, 10 Oct 2025Updated: 12:59pm, 10 Oct 2025 Belgian police on Thursday detained three people over a suspected plot to attack the country’s...
Petronas CEO’s F1 champagne shower, Kyoto hotel tax: SCMP’s 7 highlights
We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our...
Chinese and Spanish scientists tap into salt-laced ice to generate electricity
Scientists from China and Spain have discovered that adding salt to ice can enable it to generate electricity, opening up the possibility of harnessing...
Trump’s Gaza deal forged by diplomacy blitz, help from Arab and Muslim allies
Published: 11:34am, 10 Oct 2025Updated: 11:38am, 10 Oct 2025 After months of gridlock, US President Donald Trump finally landed a long-sought Israel-Hamas ceasefire and...
China’s regulators step up efforts to cool down industry price wars
Published: 11:21am, 10 Oct 2025Updated: 12:10pm, 10 Oct 2025 Chinese regulators have launched renewed efforts to tackle the phenomenon of disorderly price competition, including...
China’s chip stocks test traders’ patience with soaring valuations
China’s chip stocks have staged a world-beating rally in the past few months on the nation’s self-sufficiency push, but some investors are beginning to...
‘Shaking was so strong’: earthquake in Philippines triggers tsunami warning
Published: 10:58am, 10 Oct 2025Updated: 2:43pm, 10 Oct 2025 A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck offshore in the southern Philippines on Friday, its...
Boy, 8, turns himself in after hoax 999 calls about hill fire in Hong Kong
Published: 10:50am, 10 Oct 2025Updated: 10:56am, 10 Oct 2025 An eight-year-old boy turned himself in for making hoax calls about a hill fire trapping...