Apparently impatient Trump slaps 25% tariffs on Japan, South Korea
US President Donald Trump, apparently impatient with the slow progress of negotiations, on Monday slapped 25 per cent unilateral tariffs on Japan and South...
Hong Kong economy’s ‘mixed signals’ portend retail ‘turbulence’, analysts say
Hong Kong’s retail industry will experience mixed fortunes in coming months, as rising unemployment threatens to dent consumer spending even as the economy and...
‘Historic opportunity’: why China is betting on a poor province in trade war
The 2025 trade war launched by the United States is shaping up to become a watershed moment for Chinese policymakers. Advertisement While the country’s...
To quieten drumbeats of war in US and China, cool heads must prevail
While the Ukraine war drags on and new conflicts rage in the Middle East, we cannot overlook the drumbeats of great power tension across...
‘We don’t want an emperor’: Brazil’s Lula speaks up as Brics silent on tariffs
Published: 12:05am, 8 Jul 2025Updated: 3:26am, 8 Jul 2025 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva rebuked US President Donald Trump for his latest...
Surge in Hongkongers visiting Japan expected after manga ‘megaquake’ fears fade
Hongkongers’ enthusiasm for visiting Japan is expected to rebound “explosively” in the coming days and months after fears of a “megaquake” predicted in a...
University of Hong Kong plans to cut size of development site after backlash
Published: 10:40pm, 7 Jul 2025Updated: 10:54pm, 7 Jul 2025 The University of Hong Kong (HKU) plans to reduce the size of a development project...
China is making rapid space tech gains. Here’s how the military could use them
The new space race is heating up, with the United States warning that its major rival China is narrowing the gap as it makes...
Chinese AI scientists, Beijing’s message to Brics: SCMP daily highlights
Published: 9:15pm, 7 Jul 2025Updated: 9:19pm, 7 Jul 2025 Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would...