How Nobel-winning biologist David Baltimore helped the rise of science in China
David Baltimore, the Nobel Prize-winning American biologist who died this month at 87, built a legacy in China through decades of scientific exchange that...
Trump, UK’s Starmer sign tech deal to seal ‘unbreakable bond’
Donald Trump hailed America’s “unbreakable bond” with Britain on Thursday as he and Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a huge tech deal on the...
Ship company head accused of lying in 2012 Hong Kong Lamma ferry crash inquest
A director of a ship company has been accused of lying in a court inquest about a structural flaw that caused a ferry it...
Chinese state firm to help build Chilean railway, expanding global business base
A Chinese state-run company will help build a section of Chilean capital Santiago’s commuter rail system, as a host of contractors from China bid...
Warsaw turns to Kyiv after Russian drones enter Polish airspace
Poland is drawing on Ukraine’s expertise in battle-tested drone warfare, establishing joint military training programmes and manufacturing projects, officials from Warsaw and Kyiv announced...
Chinese defence minister’s speech, US Fed cuts rates: SCMP daily highlights
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider...
China marks grim anniversary tied to Japan with air raid sirens, film debut
Air raid sirens sounded in more than 100 cities across mainland China on Thursday to mark the anniversary of the “Mukden Incident” in 1931,...
Can a Xi-Trump phone call deliver an off-ramp from US-China tensions?
An expected phone call between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump on Friday could pave the way for further engagement and...
Alibaba releases open-source AI agent to rival OpenAI’s Deep Research
Alibaba Group Holding has unveiled a “leading open-source deep research” artificial intelligence agent that it says matches the performance of OpenAI’s flagship Deep Research...