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Participants attend Robocon Hong Kong 2026 at Science Park on June 21. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | 4 ways Hong Kong can shape its future – and the world’s

By focusing on its foundational and emerging strengths, as well as its global potential, the city can adapt to a world in flux.

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Taiwan

Why is a film calling for Taiwan reunification drawing fire in mainland China?

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Hong Kong economy

How Xinjiang offers Hong Kong a bridge to Central Asia — and what the risks are

Indonesia

Indonesia’s plan for a rival to Singapore starts to take shape

A new law lays the legal groundwork, but economists warn governance will decide the financial centre’s fate.

The sun sets over Kuningan business district in Jakarta. Indonesia wants to build a financial centre to rival Singapore, Hong Kong or Dubai. Photo: Shutterstock
Architecture and design

One man’s fortress: an eccentric’s labour of love in Longgang

In a Shenzhen market town, a forbidding concrete tower is drawing the fascination of young urbanists. Welcome to the ‘Weird Building’.

Hong Kong weather

T8 signal to be lowered to T3 at 12.40pm on Sunday as Typhoon Noul departs

Hundreds of flights and more than 190 high-speed rail services on Sunday have been cancelled.

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Apple

After Apple leak, has India lost ground in its supply chain race with China?

In the wake of a cyberattack on a local Apple partner, insiders say India has a long way to go before challenging China as a manufacturer.

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Technology

Opinion | The West is debating AI’s future with half the world absent

Any meaningful debate must include China, where the AI experiment is also running, at greater speed and scale and with different results.

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Hong Kong courts

My Take | Judge’s actions could harm public confidence in Hong Kong’s system of justice

Justice Wilson Chan has been found to have extensively and improperly copied legal arguments in a ruling. And it is not the first time he has done so.

US-China relations

How America’s 250-year China dream became its greatest strategic challenge

Historians trace how US hopes of trade, reform and friendship gave way to rivalry with the power it once sought to transform.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Artificial intelligence

Supernodes hold promise to break China’s AI bottlenecks – but will they deliver?

Tech firms are racing to build colossal clusters for next-gen AI, but cost, power and scale remain challenges.

A supernode server is shown to visitors during the World AI Conference in Shanghai on July 19. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong politics

Lawmakers return from historic Beijing trip with insights on Hong Kong’s 5-year plan

Legco president Starry Lee highlights delegation meeting with Xia Baolong, director of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, at Great Hall of the People.

China Railway

China completes first high-speed rail tunnel under the Yangtze River

The Caiyuanba Yangtze River Railway Tunnel in Chongqing will form a key section in a new line linking the megacity with the southeast coast.

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China-Africa relations

How China is using film diplomacy to project a better image across Africa

From Burundi to Kenya to Morocco, film screenings, co-productions and cultural exchanges are helping to shape a new frontier of influence.

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Burundian drummers play at an event to open China Film Week, organised by the Chinese embassy in Bujumbura on July 15. Photo: Handout
Taiwan

What a helicopter’s flight in the Taiwan Strait says about Beijing’s war plans

PLA may be practising ‘reconnaissance and strike’, in which drones and helicopters work in tandem alongside rocket artillery.

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Military analysts say the PLA helicopter’s flight may signal a new operational pattern in the Taiwan Strait. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong issues 21 smoking fines on construction sites in first 6 days of ban

Commissioner for Labour Sam Hui says authorities inspected about 530 construction sites during the first six days of the ban.

Hong Kong tourism

Nearly 170 mainland Chinese motorists expected in Hong Kong under new scheme

Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles scheme extended to five additional cities from Saturday, with daily quota of urban trips doubling to 200.

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China’s private sector

Meet Yu Donglai, founder of China’s viral supermarket chain and premier’s guest

Yu’s company has caught the public’s attention for its business practices and high-quality goods.

Yu Donglai (centre) CEO of Chinese supermarket chain Pangdonglai. Photo: Sohu
US, Israel war on Iran

‘Locked and loaded’: Trump vows more Iran strikes while hinting at talks

A 13th night of strikes post-ceasefire triggers counter-attacks across the Gulf, with crude spiking as Hormuz shipping grinds to a near-halt.

Crime in Hong Kong

Man, 20, arrested over bomb hoax in comments posted on SCMP’s social media

Police arrest suspect on Friday after he claims bomb will be planted somewhere in Hong Kong and muses about smuggling rifle into Disneyland.

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China jobs

Job fears make AI a hot subject at China’s vocational schools

Tsinghua University study finds that nearly half of China’s vocational schools have rolled out introductory AI courses.

A job fair at Harbin University of Science and Technology in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, in March. Photo: Xinhua
Accidents and disasters in China

Rail and air services cancelled as southern China braces for Typhoon Noul

The third typhoon to hit the country this month is expected to make landfall overnight bringing heavy rains and strong winds.

Rail operators have started cancelling services in Guangdong. Photo: CCTV
Japan

Japan courts India, Malaysia to escape US-China AI duopoly

Fears over foreign software curbs have pushed Tokyo to pitch its own tech to Asian partners and others.

United States

‘Show must go on,’ Trump tells press gala 3 months after assassination attempt

Speech to White House press corps dinner included jokes about a third term, jibes at opponents and the media – and praise for Xi Jinping.

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Hong Kong society

Xinjiang growing as tourist destination for Hongkongers amid travel sector push

Beyond its breathtaking scenery, tourism industry leaders hope to draw more visitors by showcasing the region’s heritage and history.

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A Xinjiang guide explains the region’s history of cotton production during a factory tour. Photo: Edith Lin
Aerospace: Policy

Can China’s aerospace industry overcome ‘execution gap’ in modernisation goals?

Researchers have identified four challenges that could undermine Beijing’s five-year plan for a modern military by 2030.

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As emerging industries like commercial space, satellite internet and the low-altitude economy evolve at a breakneck pace, traditional five-year planning cycles may be too static to adapt to shifts, study says. Photo: Shutterstock
Cambodia

Asian Angle | Cambodia’s war on scammers needs a blueprint built to last

Rounding up foot soldiers is easy. The hard part is tracing cash, exposing high-level enablers and protecting coerced victims.

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China’s private sector

China hits Trip.com with US$765 million antitrust penalty

The country’s biggest online travel services provider is accused of abusing its ‘dominant market position’.

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