Trump-Xi meeting, China’s C919 jet at Dubai Airshow: 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...
Gaza peace in limbo as US plan fuels fears of prolonged division
Hopes for peace and reconstruction in Gaza have suffered a deadly blow after US envoys unveiled a plan that analysts say will split the...
Hong Kong aims to install smart fire alarms in 3,600 old buildings
Published: 9:07pm, 24 Oct 2025Updated: 9:16pm, 24 Oct 2025 Hong Kong authorities have launched a pilot scheme to install a new smart fire alarm...
State rare earth giant throws support behind China’s broad export controls
One of China’s largest producers of rare earth elements has pledged to “strictly enforce government guidance” on export controls, a show of support from...
Elon Musk’s proposed payout shows far reach of the ‘genius myth’
If Elon Musk’s 2018 battle for a US$56 billion payday seemed surreal to most average people, then the Tesla board’s proposal to offer him...
30% of Hong Kong family medicine clinics’ quota spots to go to poor, elderly
Hong Kong’s health authorities will set aside 30 per cent of public family medicine clinics’ quota spots for low-income and elderly patients under a...
Zelensky meets European leaders for talks on military aid for Ukraine
Published: 8:21pm, 24 Oct 2025Updated: 11:30pm, 24 Oct 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in Britain on Friday for talks with two dozen European...
Crypto tycoon Zhao Changpeng to make big comeback after Trump pardon: analysts
Freshly pardoned by US President Donald Trump, Binance founder Zhao Changpeng is expected to return at the helm of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange...
To win wars, PLA must fight corruption, China’s military mouthpiece declares
Following a reshuffle at a Communist Party conclave that endorsed continuing China’s military anti-corruption drive, the mouthpiece of the People’s Liberation Army said on...