Chinese defence minister’s speech, US Fed cuts rates: SCMP daily highlights
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China marks grim anniversary tied to Japan with air raid sirens, film debut
Air raid sirens sounded in more than 100 cities across mainland China on Thursday to mark the anniversary of the “Mukden Incident” in 1931,...
Can a Xi-Trump phone call deliver an off-ramp from US-China tensions?
An expected phone call between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump on Friday could pave the way for further engagement and...
Alibaba releases open-source AI agent to rival OpenAI’s Deep Research
Alibaba Group Holding has unveiled a “leading open-source deep research” artificial intelligence agent that it says matches the performance of OpenAI’s flagship Deep Research...
Hong Kong accountability system probes will cover ‘all civil servants’: John Lee
Published: 8:43pm, 18 Sep 2025Updated: 9:05pm, 18 Sep 2025 Permanent secretaries of government bureaus will not escape scrutiny even though a proposed new accountability...
More Hongkongers feel anxious about using up their savings in retirement: survey
More than 70 per cent of Hongkongers fear running out of savings when they retire, while 50 per cent say they do not have...
The US restricts trade from China’s Xinjiang. So why are imports up 265%?
China’s western region of Xinjiang has recorded an extraordinary rise in merchandise shipments to the United States, despite the area being subject to Washington...
Clash between Chinese scholar and Israeli diplomat over Gaza goes viral
Published: 7:59pm, 18 Sep 2025Updated: 8:34pm, 18 Sep 2025 A heated exchange between a prominent Chinese international relations scholar and an Israeli military representative...
‘Rare’ act of sacrifice? Samsung heir enrols to be South Korean naval officer
Published: 7:58pm, 18 Sep 2025Updated: 8:04pm, 18 Sep 2025 The eldest son of Samsung Group chairman Lee Jae-yong, heir to one of South Korea’s...