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Geopolitics

Co-living programme for homeless women in Hong Kong found to reduce stress

South China Morning Post – World · China

Nearly all homeless women with various mental health concerns who took part in a recent co-living programme in Hong Kong showed lower stress levels afterwards,…

Geopolitics

Finalist compete for US$14,000 AI prize at Guangzhou’s algorithm competition

South China Morning Post – World · China

The future of artificial intelligence was on display at Guangzhou’s annual Pazhou Algorithm Competition on Monday, where teams from around the world competed t…

Geopolitics

China expands ‘circle of friends’ as overseas investors boost domestic assets

South China Morning Post – World · China

China’s top financial officials said the country’s assets have become much more attractive to overseas capital in the past year at a high-profile press confere…

Geopolitics

Trump to approve TikTok deal via executive order this week: report

South China Morning Post – World · China

US President Donald Trump is expected to approve a deal for TikTok through an executive order, declaring that it satisfies the requirements of law later this w…

Geopolitics

Passengers rush to rearrange flights at Hong Kong airport as Ragasa approaches

South China Morning Post – World · China

Travellers have started preparing for the onslaught of Super Typhoon Ragasa, with some arriving at Hong Kong International Airport up to two days early on Mond…

Geopolitics

As US tariffs split Asean, can bloc still muster unified trade response?

South China Morning Post – World · China

Asean’s bold pledge to take a unified position on US tariffs is all but untenable now, experts say, as deals struck by the region’s largest economies with Wash…

Geopolitics

Chinese defence minister urges US to promote ‘constructive’ cooperation

South China Morning Post – World · China

Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun has urged members of the US Congress to take “constructive and pragmatic measures” to improve relations between the two milit…

Geopolitics

Taiwanese voter discontent spikes over Lai’s cross-strait policy, poll finds

South China Morning Post – World · China

Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te’s approval rating has taken a sharp blow, with more than 60 per cent of eligible voters expressing disapproval of his han…

Geopolitics

23 killed in suspected Pakistan air raid near Afghan border

South China Morning Post – World · China

Pakistan police and security sources said an aerial bombing in a remote border region killed at least 23 civilians on Monday in an area where militancy has bee…

Geopolitics

Trump-Xi call signals a new normal for US and China: managed rivalry

South China Morning Post – World · China

The recent phone call between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump signals a pivotal moment in the world’s most critical bilateral relati…

Geopolitics

Landmark launch for China’s J-35 stealth jet from Fujian aircraft carrier

South China Morning Post – World · China

China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has used its advanced electromagnetic catapults to launch all three types of fixed-wing aircraft developed for the …

Geopolitics

‘Zero disruptions’ unrealistic, but Singapore vows stronger rail reliability

South China Morning Post – World · China

Singapore’s acting transport minister Jeffrey Siow has told parliament that while “zero disruptions” across the city state’s rail network is an unrealistic exp…

Geopolitics

Mother arrested after girl, 4, dies in apparent fall from Hong Kong flat

South China Morning Post – World · China

A mother has been arrested for negligence after her four-year-old girl died from an apparent fall from a flat at a Hong Kong housing estate. Emergency services…

Geopolitics

Can China’s new tech crack Einstein’s brain? Scientists hope to give it a try

South China Morning Post – World · China

Could the secrets of Albert Einstein’s brain – preserved since his death in 1955 – be unlocked by modern Chinese technology? A new technique developed by Chine…

Geopolitics

China’s rare earth magnet exports to the US decline amid trade war uncertainty

South China Morning Post – World · China

China’s exports of rare earth permanent magnets to the United States fell in August despite total shipments rising on the back of quicker approvals from Beijin…

Geopolitics

UN General Assembly: will China rise up to fill US void created by Trump?

South China Morning Post – World · China

As world leaders descend on New York this week, blocking traffic and frustrating local residents, expect widely divergent messages from Washington and Beijing …

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The PLA turned a Soviet-era fighter jet into a drone that could swarm Taiwan

South China Morning Post – World · China

The People’s Liberation Army has revealed a combat drone – converted from a retired 1950s J-6 fighter jet – that could be used for a swarm attack in a potentia…

Geopolitics

China’s crude oil imports from Russia dip in August – is it a one-off blip?

South China Morning Post – World · China

China’s imports of crude oil from Russia fell in August, but official data shows the change was offset by higher purchases from elsewhere, even as China’s purc…

Geopolitics

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific warns of ‘significant’ impact on operations from Ragasa

South China Morning Post – World · China

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has warned of a “significant” impact on its operations arising from approaching Super Typhoon Ragasa, which has f…

Geopolitics

China exports to Africa soar, Super Typhoon Ragasa: SCMP daily highlights

South China Morning Post – World · China

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 subscribing. 1. Super Typhoon Raga…

Geopolitics

China prepares for long US soybean stand-off with huge Brazilian imports

South China Morning Post – World · China

China’s soybean imports remained at historically high levels in August, with companies making huge purchases from Brazil and other South American growers as th…

Geopolitics

Philippine protests: voices mark moral outrage in ‘dangerous, hopeful’ period

South China Morning Post – World · China

Mass protests swept across the Philippines as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached, with citizens from all walks of life venting outrage at deepening corruption, pa…

Geopolitics

China could shore up Scarborough Shoal control with artificial island: analyst

South China Morning Post – World · China

China could build an artificial island at the fiercely contested Scarborough Shoal to shore up control of the surrounding waters if its newly established natur…

Geopolitics

Hong Kong may widen laws to cover use of AI in sex crimes, security chief says

South China Morning Post – World · China

Hong Kong may introduce laws to cover the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in sex crimes as part of an effort by the administration to amend the ordinance c…

Geopolitics

Hamas releases second video of Israeli-German hostage in Gaza

South China Morning Post – World · China

Hamas’ armed wing released a video on Monday showing an Israeli-German hostage alive, the second such footage of him shared by the militants this month. The Is…

Geopolitics

14 killed as rival Ecuadoran inmates fight with guns, explosives

South China Morning Post – World · China

Inmates in Ecuador fought each other with guns and explosives in a riot that left 13 prisoners and a guard dead, police said. The mayhem was the latest in a se…

Geopolitics

UK charities axe Prince Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson over Epstein email

South China Morning Post – World · China

A number of charities on Monday severed ties with Sarah Ferguson, the ex-wife of Prince Andrew, after British newspapers published an email that she reportedly…

Geopolitics

US bars Iran’s diplomats from shopping at Costco without government permission

South China Morning Post – World · China

The Trump administration has barred Iranian diplomats based in or visiting New York from shopping at wholesale club shops such as Costco and buying luxury good…

Geopolitics

ICC prosecutors charge Duterte with 3 counts of crimes against humanity

South China Morning Post – World · China

International Criminal Court prosecutors have charged former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte with three counts of crimes against humanity, alleging his i…

Geopolitics

US targets wife of Brazilian Supreme Court judge Moraes with sanctions

South China Morning Post – World · China

The US on Monday imposed sanctions on the wife of the Brazilian judge who presided over the criminal case of right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro and als…

Geopolitics

Jimmy Kimmel will return to ABC network on Tuesday, Disney says

South China Morning Post – World · China

Disney said Jimmy Kimmel Live! will return to its ABC network line-up on Tuesday, six days after it suspended the talk-show host following threats by the Feder…

Geopolitics

France joins other Western nations in recognising Palestinian state

South China Morning Post – World · China

France recognised a Palestinian state at a United Nations summit in New York on Monday, nearly two years into the war in Gaza, joining Western allies such as B…

Geopolitics

Protests can’t paper over rich countries’ need for foreign workers

South China Morning Post – World · China

Earlier this month, the UK witnessed protests calling for tighter immigration laws. The protest, which took place in central London, featured polarising figure…

Geopolitics

Man accused of trying to assassinate Trump rests his case without testifying

South China Morning Post – World · China

A man on trial for trying to assassinate US President Donald Trump last year at his Florida golf course declined to testify on Monday as part of a defence in w…

Geopolitics

Lula, TikTok CEO discuss $10 billion Brazil data centre amid regulatory tensions

South China Morning Post – World · China

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva opened his week at the United Nations on Monday by meeting with TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew to discuss pl…

Geopolitics

How China’s next 5-year plan shapes economic strategy from command to hybrid

South China Morning Post – World · China

As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of expansive blueprints that have set the tone for the country’s development over more than …

Geopolitics

Trump ties autism risk to Tylenol as scientists urge caution

South China Morning Post – World · China

US President Donald Trump on Monday urged pregnant women not to take Tylenol over an unproven link to autism and urged major changes to the standard vaccines g…

Geopolitics

Trump signs order designating antifa a ‘domestic terrorist organisation’

South China Morning Post – World · China

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday designating the left-wing antifa movement as a “domestic terrorist organisation”, the White House…

Geopolitics

DeepSeek sets example for AI firms to have work peer reviewed, experts say

South China Morning Post – World · China

DeepSeek’s landmark peer-reviewed article featured in the British journal Nature could encourage other Chinese artificial intelligence companies to submit thei…

Geopolitics

Beijing tackles drug price wars with new tendering rules in anti-involution push

South China Morning Post – World · China

Beijing’s new rules for state-led bulk tendering of medical drugs are the latest example of its “anti-involution” drive to combat cutthroat competition, a move…

Geopolitics

Protests over Japan-US military drills in Okinawa expose domestic rifts

South China Morning Post – World · China

Protests that disrupted a major Japan–US military exercise in Okinawa have drawn strong condemnation from the Japanese defence minister, conservative media and…

Geopolitics

Hong Kong could incur millions in building repairs from Ragasa damage: experts

South China Morning Post – World · China

Hong Kong building owners could incur millions of dollars in costs and require a year to repair glass curtain walls damaged by storms, experts have said, as Su…

Geopolitics

Human fingernails used in TCM to detox, heal wounds after sterilisation in China

South China Morning Post – World · China

A Chinese woman who has been collecting her fingernail clippings since childhood to sell for 150 yuan (US$21) per kg has sparked curiosity online. The woman fr…

Geopolitics

Huawei’s computing cluster to power AI projects, challenge US platforms

South China Morning Post – World · China

Huawei Technologies’ quest for greater computing power for artificial intelligence projects is expected to rest on the firm’s latest supernode computing cluste…

Geopolitics

Why China said ‘no’ to stripped-down Nvidia chips

South China Morning Post – World · China

When US tech giant Nvidia unveiled its B40-series chips for China – stripped-down versions of its more advanced H20 line – many in Washington and Silicon Valle…

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