China-US shipping dispute deepens, PLA’s ‘human abacuses’: SCMP daily highlights
Advertisement SCMP Highlights China From the coming US defence strategy report to what Beijing’s next five-year plan means for Taiwan, here’s a round-up from...
Guangdong drivers to get 3-day stay in Hong Kong under new cross-border scheme
Published: 9:12pm, 14 Oct 2025Updated: 9:24pm, 14 Oct 2025 Guangdong motorists approved to drive in Hong Kong will be allowed to stay in the...
GM faces US$1.6 billion hit after Trump-era EV policy shift
General Motors will record a negative impact of US$1.6 billion in its next quarter after tax incentives for electric vehicles were slashed by the...
Chinese robotaxi firms Pony.ai, WeRide on road to Hong Kong IPOs
Pony.ai and WeRide, two leading robotaxi operators in mainland China, have taken their first steps towards share offerings on the Hong Kong stock exchange...
Is Trump’s America at the start of a Soviet-style downfall?
America’s transformation under President Donald Trump has parallels with Mikhail Gorbachev’s reforms in the last years of the Soviet Union, and the effects will...
Hong Kong court suspends jail term for Belarusian model who assaulted 2 officers
A Belarusian model fighting against his deportation from Hong Kong has been handed a suspended jail sentence for the drunken assault of two police...
16 killed in chemical warehouse, garment factory fire in Bangladeshi capital
A fire broke out at a garment factory in Bangladesh and a nearby chemical warehouse on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and wounding...
Meta’s Instagram rolls out PG-13 safety settings for teens amid pressure
Teenagers on Instagram will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and won’t be able to change their settings without a parent’s permission,...
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s latest China visit boosts promotion for the iPhone Air
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s latest visit to China this year turned out to herald the launch of the iPhone Air on the mainland, as...