Hong Kong employers’ group urges domestic helper wage freeze, cites poor economy
Published: 10:26pm, 4 Aug 2025Updated: 10:47pm, 4 Aug 2025 A Hong Kong employers’ group has called for freezing the minimum salaries of foreign domestic...
Is Singapore’s parliament tame? WP’s Pritam Singh says it’s just ‘pragmatic’
Singapore’s parliamentary debates may lack the fireworks seen in other legislatures, but that reflects the city state’s pragmatic culture, according to opposition leader Pritam...
China’s air force looks to ‘kill chain’ to help older jets down newer models
Published: 10:00pm, 4 Aug 2025Updated: 10:29pm, 4 Aug 2025 China’s air force has said it has developed techniques that allow older warplanes to shoot...
Another storm brews for CK Hutchison under Panama ports partnership proposal
Published: 9:51pm, 4 Aug 2025Updated: 9:52pm, 4 Aug 2025 A state partnership would fundamentally alter the operating structure of two key Panama Canal ports...
‘Western hegemony is over’; lessons from Ukraine war: SCMP daily highlights
Advertisement SCMP Highlights China From American economist Jeffrey Sachs on US sabre-rattling to China’s youth seeking job stability, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage...
Alibaba’s maps app gets an AI upgrade with Qwen-powered agent
Amap, a mapping and local services provider under Alibaba Group Holding, launched an artificial intelligence (AI) agent on Monday, giving its services a major...
Baidu partners with Lyft to launch robotaxis in UK and Germany
Chinese internet search giant Baidu is partnering with US ride-hailing firm Lyft to launch robotaxis in Europe, marking the latest initiative by a Chinese...
Top-tier mathematician Li Hanfeng leaves US for China’s Chongqing University
Published: 8:00pm, 4 Aug 2025Updated: 8:05pm, 4 Aug 2025 There are four top-tier journals in mathematics academia: Annals of Mathematics, Inventiones Mathematicae, Journal of...
CLP Holdings sees growth in Tuen Mun industrial park as first-half profit falls
CLP Holdings, one of Hong Kong’s two power utility companies, said it saw growth opportunities in a proposed industrial park in Tuen Mun, as...