Singapore’s top officials, PM, criticise ex-NMP Calvin Cheng over Gaza post
Published: 9:40pm, 10 Apr 2025Updated: 11:03pm, 10 Apr 2025 Singapore’s top officials, including the prime minister have taken a former nominated member of parliament...
Hong Kong’s Cathay to keep power bank ban for aircrew, but vows layover option
Published: 9:31pm, 10 Apr 2025Updated: 10:50pm, 10 Apr 2025 Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways will keep its ban on pilots and cabin...
US, China in ‘test of endurance’, America’s military budget pledge: 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 kicks off hunt for rare quartz, with hi-tech aspirations, self-sufficiency in mind
Published: 9:00pm, 10 Apr 2025Updated: 9:51pm, 10 Apr 2025 Discoveries of rare and valuable mineral resources, while often making instant headlines, tend to take...
Trump tariffs: Chinese chip firms shrug off trade war, as US already cut them off
Published: 9:00pm, 10 Apr 2025Updated: 11:06pm, 10 Apr 2025 A number of listed Chinese semiconductor companies have reassured investors that they are largely unaffected...
China vows big changes to export controls – fresh safeguards amid a raging trade war
China has vowed to strengthen and improve its export-control measures to safeguard its interests, in a bid to mitigate some of the fallout from...
Trump’s targeting of China will only spur its economic recovery
Instead of retaliating, China should celebrate: US President Donald Trump’s economic and tariff plans are making China great again. Advertisement What Trump called “Liberation...
As Trump, defence chief Hegseth eye record US$1 trillion for military, should China worry?
Washington’s commitment to a significantly higher defence budget, alongside other policy shifts under President Donald Trump, reflected long-term strategic planning aimed at boosting military...
HKIC backs fintech unicorn WeLab to bring Hong Kong start-ups to Southeast Asia
The Hong Kong government’s investment arm is keen to leverage the expertise of its latest investee – fintech unicorn WeLab – to support start-ups...