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South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
China vows more fiscal support to spur demand and curb local government debt
Beijing will also boost stimulus to support families and further back emerging industries, finance minister says.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Opinion | Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire welcome, but festering grievances must be tackled
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Thailand delays tourist levy amid sharp fall in arrivals
Thailand has postponed its US$9 tourism levy due to a 6 per cent drop in visitors and border tensions with Cambodia.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
US Earth imaging satellite fleet is creating ‘low-cost orbital landmines’: China
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Indonesian military’s foray into medicine-making rekindles Suharto-era ‘trauma’
The military’s partnership with a government agency raises fears that it is reviving its Suharto-era heavy involvement in civilian life.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Hang Lung earnings drop 14% as developer flags risks from tariff war, rates
Economic uncertainties may stall interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, hurting consumer spending and business expansion.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Russian missile kills Ukrainian soldiers at training ground
Russia claims to have killed or wounded around 200 Ukrainian troops in the missile attack.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Ant Group, PolyU form joint AI and Web3 lab, boosting Hong Kong’s tech hub goal
Subsidiary Ant Digital Technologies expects to make a US$12.7 million outlay over the next three years to support the lab’s operations.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Myanmar junta enacts new law to jail election critics, protesters
Anyone who commits an offence under the new law could face five to 10 years in prison, or even the death penalty.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Apple supplier Foxconn partners with motor maker Teco to build AI data centres
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Hong Kong to start demolishing Sha Tau Kok checkpoint on Friday for upgrade plan
Lawmaker Edward Lau also urges local authorities to consider incorporating travel, commercial facilities into Hong Kong side of new complex.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Famous French chef goes all vegan at his 3-Michelin-star Paris restaurant
Alain Passard has switched to an entirely plant-based menu at L’Arpege. Here’s why he’s ‘extremely confident’ about the move.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Slain Hong Kong model Abby Choi’s ex-father-in-law sued for HK$127.9 million
Retired police sergeant Kwong Kau, 67, hit with lawsuit for allegedly defaulting on stamp duty payment.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Dozens of Hong Kong, overseas Tottenham fans gather for club-themed drone show
Supporters arrive early outside, at lobby of Kerry Hotel in hopes of getting autographs and photos with favourite players.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Your next holiday could be the setting of your favourite novel
From Agatha Christie’s Nile to Gabriel García Márquez’s Cartagena, book lovers are booking real-world trips through fictional worlds.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Who is George Ferrier, aka Brad on Netflix’s The Hunting Wives?
The young New Zealand actor was also in Peacock’s One Of Us Is Lying and earned praise for his role in Juniper, alongside Charlotte Rampling...
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Top fillies Whirl and See The Fire set for a Goodwood showdown in the Nassau
Whirl and See The Fire are set for a Group One Nassau Stakes (2,000m) showdown at Glorious Goodwood on Thursday....
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Hang Seng says it is ‘covered’ against bad loans amid property slump
The provisions weighed on the bank’s interim profit, which fell 30 per cent to HK$6.88 billion, from HK$9.89 billion a year earlier.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Trump tariffs fail to decouple Vietnam from China
Vietnam’s cost advantage and dependence on Chinese parts are strengthening ties with Beijing, even with US tariffs of 20 percent and a 40 pe...
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
China unveils new guidelines seen as a strategic ‘anti-involution effort’
Amid cutthroat competition, China’s economic planner takes aim at how government-backed investment funds are being spent, especially in crow...
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Alibaba, Zhipu roll out new AI models amid heated open-source race
Wan2.2 claims to be the industry’s ‘first open-source large video generation models incorporating the Mixture-of-Experts architecture’.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Decoding Trump 2.0’s tech tactics and the future US-China rivalry
Beijing should weigh visions of tech accelerationists like Musk and Thiel to grasp Washington’s broader strategic agenda, experts say.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Meet Helen J. Shen, the rising star set to appear in The Devil Wears Prada 2
The child of Chinese immigrants, Shen studied musical theatre at university and is dating fellow Broadway star Andrew Barth Feldman.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
China guard dies after early work arrival, boss says not work related, denies payout
Millions of people online decry ‘heartless’ employer over death of ‘model’ employee who was loved by community in which he worked.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Why did the IMF just raise China’s 2025 GDP outlook more than any other economy?
While trade shock could be less severe than initially feared, evidence is mounting that it is hurting the global economy, IMF’s chief econom...
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Is Year of the Snake’s seventh month lucky for you? Forecasts for all signs
Feng shui master Andrew Kwan breaks down this lunar month’s prospects for all 12 Chinese zodiac signs in health, love, finances and careers.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Chinese police mount Xinjiang manhunt for fugitive wanted over attack on 2 people
Authorities say attack took place near border with Kazakhstan and victims are in a stable condition.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Alibaba’s finance chief voices confidence in China’s AI boom
Toby Xu Hong says Alibaba’s substantial investments in AI and delivery services are are an endorsement of China’s progress.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for July 31
Indulge in coffee and tea cocktails at The Opposites, sip Aperol tipples at The St. Regis, and enjoy a new Cuban bodeguita experience at Sug...
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Indonesian man killed by rooster’s blade during cockfight in Bali
The rooster, outfitted with a sharp metal spur known as a ‘taji’, lashed out and struck the victim in the stomach.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Only ‘small minority’ exploit Hong Kong’s talent schemes: city’s No 2 official
But Chief Secretary Eric Chan warns that anyone who moves to the city to give birth without intending to work will be in violation of the la...
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Strangulation murder of 6-year-old boy stuns Malaysia
The father of the boy was arrested after the victim’s body was discovered in a shallow grave by a roadside in Pahang.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Hong Kong actor Will Or diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, drops out of play
‘It would be a lie to say I’m not [emotional] and don’t want to curse the heavens and the entire world,’ actor, 33, writes on social media.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
China’s geriatric healthcare a US$134 billion market by 2035: Goldman
Wealthy Chinese consumers are likely to spend three times more than their peers on post-retirement healthcare over the next decade.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Opinion | US tariffs will expose Asia to searing competition from China’s prices
Chinese exports seeking fresh markets bring irresistible scale and prices while central banks have few options to stimulate the problem away...
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
What to know about Hong Kong Open pickleball tournament and 6 places to play
The first Hong Kong Open pickleball tournament will take place in August. Here are the details, and other popular places to play in the city...
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Unearthing potential: US eyes Philippine rare earths as China tightens grip
The Philippines may have been unwittingly supplying China with key ingredients for everything from smartphones to missiles, insiders say.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Hong Kong set for economic breakthroughs, Paul Chan tells foreign investors
Finance chief says Hong Kong is trying ‘very hard’ to reach out to international community amid misperceptions.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Hong Kong weighs solutions for 2 hurdles to harbourfront accessibility plan
Plans to improve access to East Kowloon harbourfront could be disrupted by gas facility in To Kwa Wan, Green Island Cement Pier in Hung Hom.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Scandinavia outbattles stablemate Illinois to lift the Goodwood Cup for O’Brien
Three-year-old Scandinavia showed his older rivals how it is done with a game performance to lift the Group One Goodwood Cup (3,209m) on Tue...
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Starbucks China attracts over 20 suitors amid 8% quarterly revenue jump
Coffee chain is working to identify a strategic partner with a like-minded vision and values to capture opportunities in China, CEO says.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Afghan women take the lead, one tour at a time
Tourism is a fledgling industry in Afghanistan, with annual visitors in the low thousands, but guided package tours are increasing.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Shanghai, east China brace for severe tropical storm after dodging tsunami
Authorities issue emergency warning as extreme conditions head for China’s east coast as tsunami yellow alert cancelled.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Japan urges 2 million to evacuate after powerful Pacific quake
‘If you wait until you see the tsunami, it will be too late,’ officials warned as waves as high as three metres were initially forecast.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Superlek lured back into ring in to fight Japanese kickboxer in Tokyo
Muay Thai legend told the Post he was unlikely to fight again in 2025 but performed a U-turn after being called out on social media.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Favourite Hong Kong restaurants of an Albanian catering business owner
Feste Group owner Abby Cadman shares where she loves to eat in Hong Kong for Chinese, Indian, Italian, sandwiches and more.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Nvidia supplier Victory Giant unveils plans for Hong Kong share offering
Chinese printed circuit board maker plans to sell up to 10 per cent of its existing share capital.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
China’s mega dam breakthrough, largest laser crystal: 7 science highlights
From China’s groundbreaking laser crystal to a study’s latest cancer findings, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting...
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025
Breaking | China’s Politburo calls for ‘stepped up’ economic policy support
The decision-making body said country must ‘exert strength’ to maintain growth and avoid risks after meeting.
South China Morning Post
July 30, 2025