Trump’s cooking oil embargo threat, ‘red gift bag’ arrest: SCMP daily highlights
Published: 10:00pm, 15 Oct 2025Updated: 10:39pm, 15 Oct 2025 Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would...
Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to ceasefire amid escalating tensions
Pakistan said on Wednesday it agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire with Afghanistan following days of violence that have killed dozens of people on both...
US rivalry pushing China to apply domestic law abroad, legal experts say
China is increasingly applying domestic law beyond its borders in response to US pressure, legal analysts have suggested. Advertisement The “foreign-related rule of law”...
China punishes officials over fireworks publicity stunt in Tibet plateau
Published: 9:00pm, 15 Oct 2025Updated: 9:35pm, 15 Oct 2025 Several officials in China’s Tibet autonomous region have been punished after being held responsible for...
Chip supply at risk in fight over Nexperia, unit of China’s Wingtech
Nexperia, the European semiconductor subsidiary of Chinese electronics part maker Wingtech, is caught in the crossfire of the US-China tech war and faces an...
At China’s biggest export fair, the trade war’s rising toll is clear to see
The latest flare-up in US-China tensions is casting a fresh – albeit limited – shadow over the autumn edition of the Canton Fair, China’s...
Aid resumes in Gaza with Rafah crossing set to reopen after hostage body dispute
Published: 8:55pm, 15 Oct 2025Updated: 11:45pm, 15 Oct 2025 Aid trucks entered Gaza on Wednesday as Israel prepared to reopen the Rafah crossing after...
UK’s Starmer to release security statements after China spying case collapse
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday promised to release evidence provided to prosecutors by a senior official, seeking to distance ministers from the...
Given its rare earth vulnerability, US cannot risk all-out trade war
US President Donald Trump has returned to a trademark policy in announcing a new round of trade confrontation that clearly echoes the conflict he...