Is that a Chinese antenna at Scarborough Shoal? The Philippines thinks so
The Philippines has accused China of building an artificial structure at the hotly contested Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. Citing aerial monitoring,...
Pentagon blacklists China tech giants as US competition expands
The Pentagon added tech giants Alibaba and Baidu and carmaker BYD to a blacklist of Chinese companies with military ties amid widening competition between...
As Putin courts Southeast Asia, does ‘Russia need Asean more’?
A summit between Russia and Asean next week promises to ease Southeast Asia’s energy crisis and Moscow’s diplomatic isolation – but not all of...
With a global AI data shortage looming, China boosts its own supply
China is moving to leverage data as a core strategic asset, aiming to build industry-specific data sets to power its next-generation artificial intelligence models,...
With the ‘Indo-Pacific’ label losing its lustre, China has an opportunity
Beyond the diplomatic choreography of last month’s Xi-Trump summit, what are the structural implications of a less confrontational US-China relationship for the Asia-Pacific? The...
Trump’s forced-labour tariffs put Southeast Asia in the firing line
Southeast Asia’s extensive supply chains could be disrupted if it faces planned US tariffs over Washington’s accusations of forced labour in 60 economies, as...
SpaceX IPO: views from the ground
NEWSCMP Tech Series As Elon Musk’s SpaceX prepares to go public on June 12, the SCMP is covering the impact of the American commercial...
China’s rail gun milestone: guided projectile prototype passes real firing test
Published: 4:00pm, 9 Jun 2026Updated: 4:03pm, 9 Jun 2026 Inside a metal shell being hurled from a standstill to a speed many times faster...
Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korean war monument evokes ‘eternal historical memory’
Published: 3:44pm, 9 Jun 2026Updated: 4:22pm, 9 Jun 2026 Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasised the shared sacrifices and deep historical ties between China and...