Why America’s brute-force effort on rare earths may not work against China
Published: 6:00am, 6 Aug 2025Updated: 6:25am, 6 Aug 2025 Rare earths are needed for everything from consumer electronics to electric vehicles, wind turbines and...
Record-breaking rainstorm in Hong Kong wreaks havoc with 11-hour black signal
Record-breaking torrential downpours hit Hong Kong on Tuesday and brought the city to a standstill with its second-longest black rainstorm warning in effect for...
Chikungunya fever: Hong Kong urged to step up mosquito control after rainstorm
Published: 10:07pm, 5 Aug 2025Updated: 12:30am, 6 Aug 2025 Hong Kong should step up efforts to fight mosquitoes after the city recorded its second-longest...
‘China is next in line’: after India, Trump tariff threats loom over Russian oil
Even in the face of threats by US President Donald Trump to levy tariffs on countries that import Russian goods, analysts expect that China...
Trump says US and China nearing a ‘good deal’, links agreement to Xi meeting
Published: 9:44pm, 5 Aug 2025Updated: 12:19am, 6 Aug 2025 US President Donald Trump, hailing his “good relationship” with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, said...
Has China just released pictures of another 6th generation stealth fighter?
Images of a previously unknown stealth aircraft have started circulating on Chinese social media, triggering a debate about whether it is a new piloted...
US-China battle over rare earths, Beijing’s beef boost: 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...
Can Russia, India and China work together to stabilise Asia?
As geopolitical tensions realign global power centres, the trilateral forum of Russia, India and China (RIC) is seeing renewed diplomatic interest. While Moscow has...
Bali immigration officers helped Russians run violent extortion scheme: police
Two immigration officers in Indonesia’s holiday hotspot Bali may lose their jobs after being arrested for allegedly colluding with Russian nationals in a cross-border...