Leaders Xi, Putin meet over tea; rare earth find in northeast China: 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...
Vietnam sells disgraced tycoon’s Hermes bags to recoup US$27 billion in damages
Vietnam auctioned off two Hermes handbags owned by real estate tycoon Truong My Lan, convicted in the nation’s largest fraud case, for 14.21 billion...
China’s Tsinghua University honours German Gref, Russian banker sanctioned by US
A leading Chinese university has given a Russian banker sanctioned by the United States a prestigious honorary academic title, soon after they signed a...
China’s vast new canal link to Southeast Asia set to open earlier than expected
China’s landmark Pinglu Canal has entered its final phase of construction and is set to begin trial operations as early as September, with a...
Chinese gang caught using AI in Malaysia bungalow for Spanish job scam
A scam syndicate has been renting a bungalow in an upmarket area in Malaysia’s Johor state and using AI to carry out job scams...
China-US stability may not last, ex-Asia adviser to Obama says
Dr Evan Medeiros is the Penner family chair in Asia studies and the Cling family distinguished fellow in US-China studies at Georgetown University. He...
1 dead, 4 injured as Hong Kong subdivided flat fire forces 300 to be evacuated
A Hong Kong resident has died and four others were injured after a fire broke out late on Thursday in an old building under...
China-Russia: energy ties
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Boeing went to China to sell planes. Beijing is buying something else
When Air Force One touched down in Beijing, one of the most photographed passengers was Boeing’s chief executive, Kelly Ortberg, there to close a...