🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 5, 2026
US ambassador calls violent Israeli settlers ‘terrorists’ after weeks of West Bank unrest
US ambassador calls violent Israeli settlers ‘terrorists’ after weeks of West Bank unrest
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🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 5, 2026
US ‘disables’ or ‘destroys’ 3 Iran oil tankers after warships targeted
US ‘disables’ or ‘destroys’ 3 Iran oil tankers after warships targeted
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 5, 2026
Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying to give live lecture from space
Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying to give live lecture from space
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 5, 2026
How Asian shipyards in Japan, Korea and Philippines keep US warships battle ready
How Asian shipyards in Japan, Korea and Philippines keep US warships battle ready
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 5, 2026
UK government condemns masked anti-immigrant protesters blocking Dover port
UK government condemns masked anti-immigrant protesters blocking Dover port
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 5, 2026
China launches plan for 3D satellite network to monitor sun and cosmic explosions
China launches plan for 3D satellite network to monitor sun and cosmic explosions
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 5, 2026
How can future doctors blend clinical rigour with AI fluency and empathy?
How can future doctors blend clinical rigour with AI fluency and empathy?
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 5, 2026
Taiwan remains Asia’s ‘most dangerous’ issue, former Singaporean diplomat warns
Taiwan remains Asia’s ‘most dangerous’ issue, former Singaporean diplomat warns
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 5, 2026
Chinese-German team builds ultra-sensitive ‘floating compass’ to hunt dark matter
Chinese-German team builds ultra-sensitive ‘floating compass’ to hunt dark matter
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 5, 2026
Chinese man, Nepali woman found alive 10 days after flood
Chinese man, Nepali woman found alive 10 days after flood
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 4, 2026
5 EU nations plan to send rejected migrants to non-EU ‘return hubs’, target 2027
5 EU nations plan to send rejected migrants to non-EU ‘return hubs’, target 2027
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 4, 2026
Why the EU is giving Arctic shipping the cold shoulder as China and Russia push ahead
Why the EU is giving Arctic shipping the cold shoulder as China and Russia push ahead
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 4, 2026
US job market rebounds with 162,000 new jobs, far surpassing expectations
US job market rebounds with 162,000 new jobs, far surpassing expectations
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 4, 2026
2 floors of Rumsey Street car park to close for 6 weeks for Interpol meeting use
2 floors of Rumsey Street car park to close for 6 weeks for Interpol meeting use
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 4, 2026
IVF clinic’s embryo specimen mix-up linked to ‘intentional unlawful conduct’
IVF clinic’s embryo specimen mix-up linked to ‘intentional unlawful conduct’
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 4, 2026
Chinese team extracts uranium from seawater at 8 times the US target rate
Chinese team extracts uranium from seawater at 8 times the US target rate
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 4, 2026
Thailand suspends building of 49 data centres as resource strain concerns grow
Thailand suspends building of 49 data centres as resource strain concerns grow
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 4, 2026
Robot guide dog debuts in China amid severe lack of furry counterparts
Robot guide dog debuts in China amid severe lack of furry counterparts
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 4, 2026
Why are fuel and petrochemical prices outpacing crude – and how long will it last?
Why are fuel and petrochemical prices outpacing crude – and how long will it last?
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 4, 2026
The US’ dangerous reversion to imperialism in Latin America
The US’ dangerous reversion to imperialism in Latin America
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 4, 2026
2 trapped workers rescued alive from Nepal tunnel 9 days after floods
2 trapped workers rescued alive from Nepal tunnel 9 days after floods
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 4, 2026
Trade chief Greer ‘optimistic’ the US and China can stabilise ties
Trade chief Greer ‘optimistic’ the US and China can stabilise ties
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 4, 2026
China’s Xi eyes Apec trilateral; no outrunning deadly Nepal floods: SCMP’s 7 highlights
China’s Xi eyes Apec trilateral; no outrunning deadly Nepal floods: SCMP’s 7 highlights
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 4, 2026
Milei escalates Argentina’s Falklands dispute with UK as Trump hints at US policy shift
Milei escalates Argentina’s Falklands dispute with UK as Trump hints at US policy shift
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 4, 2026
Cathay Pacific extends Dubai and Riyadh flight suspension through November
Cathay Pacific extends Dubai and Riyadh flight suspension through November
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 4, 2026
China’s solar, wind innovations amid rapid green power buildout
China’s solar, wind innovations amid rapid green power buildout
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 4, 2026
China stands to gain from US visa restrictions targeting African countries
China stands to gain from US visa restrictions targeting African countries
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 4, 2026
How China Works author on the data economy, robots and AI
How China Works author on the data economy, robots and AI
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 4, 2026
US probes deadly strike on Iran wedding that experts link to US munition
US probes deadly strike on Iran wedding that experts link to US munition
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 4, 2026
Malaysia arrests 6 over drugs supplied to pilot caught with Ecstasy pills in Jakarta
Malaysia arrests 6 over drugs supplied to pilot caught with Ecstasy pills in Jakarta
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 3, 2026
Just 4 of 28 lifts at Queen Mary Hospital block set for service once repairs done
Just 4 of 28 lifts at Queen Mary Hospital block set for service once repairs done
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 3, 2026
Hong Kong Nepalese man searches for cousin missing in flood: ‘I cannot sleep’
Hong Kong Nepalese man searches for cousin missing in flood: ‘I cannot sleep’
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 3, 2026
China-Singapore security team claims breakthrough in hacking Starlink terminals
China-Singapore security team claims breakthrough in hacking Starlink terminals
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 3, 2026
Outcry over ‘weapons of love’ forces Hong Kong charity to scrap student contest
Outcry over ‘weapons of love’ forces Hong Kong charity to scrap student contest
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 3, 2026
Extra funds push Taiwan’s defence spending past NT$1 trillion for the first time
Extra funds push Taiwan’s defence spending past NT$1 trillion for the first time
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 3, 2026
Over 1,700 Indonesians get food poisoning after eating state-issued free meals
Over 1,700 Indonesians get food poisoning after eating state-issued free meals
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 3, 2026
MTR Corp sues Opatra operator over HK$347,000 unpaid rent and fees at Sha Tin mall
MTR Corp sues Opatra operator over HK$347,000 unpaid rent and fees at Sha Tin mall
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 3, 2026
Moonshot AI – creator of Kimi K3 model – has filed for Hong Kong IPO: sources
Moonshot AI – creator of Kimi K3 model – has filed for Hong Kong IPO: sources
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 3, 2026
Defendant knew sexual acts with sister as teen ‘seriously wrong’, court told
Defendant knew sexual acts with sister as teen ‘seriously wrong’, court told
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 3, 2026
What a Trump official’s dig at Harvard means for Hong Kong
What a Trump official’s dig at Harvard means for Hong Kong
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 3, 2026
Unstable Tibetan Plateau risks cascading disasters as glacier losses mount in Nepal, China
Unstable Tibetan Plateau risks cascading disasters as glacier losses mount in Nepal, China
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 3, 2026
Hong Kong’s first high-end expo with yachts and supercars to launch in November
Hong Kong’s first high-end expo with yachts and supercars to launch in November
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 2, 2026
Hong Kong police arrest 2 from clinic over sales of bogus ‘cancer vaccine’
Hong Kong police arrest 2 from clinic over sales of bogus ‘cancer vaccine’
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 2, 2026
Higher typhoon signal possible, depending on Saudel’s course after rare resurgence
Higher typhoon signal possible, depending on Saudel’s course after rare resurgence
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 2, 2026
Japan’s deadliest delicacy is getting more dangerous
Japan’s deadliest delicacy is getting more dangerous
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 1, 2026
China-Nepal floods: first research shows that no one could have outrun debris flow
China-Nepal floods: first research shows that no one could have outrun debris flow
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 1, 2026
‘Worst yet to come’ as Hong Kong schools cut record 126 Primary One classes
‘Worst yet to come’ as Hong Kong schools cut record 126 Primary One classes
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 1, 2026
Ex-official among 33,019 who failed to complete eTAX filings amid unclear wording
Ex-official among 33,019 who failed to complete eTAX filings amid unclear wording
🇨🇳 China•Society•Sep 1, 2026
Chinese script evolved like a living organism driven by natural selection: study
Chinese script evolved like a living organism driven by natural selection: study
🇨🇳 China•Society•Aug 30, 2026
China-Nepal floods: hundreds of foreigners missing in Tibet after disaster
China-Nepal floods: hundreds of foreigners missing in Tibet after disaster
🇨🇳 China•Society•Aug 30, 2026
Legal battle over Hong Kong tycoon Lim Por-yen’s HK$2.9b estate set to rumble on
Legal battle over Hong Kong tycoon Lim Por-yen’s HK$2.9b estate set to rumble on
🇨🇳 China•Society•Aug 30, 2026
Reviving Kuala Lumpur: can Malaysia modernise without pricing out its past?
Reviving Kuala Lumpur: can Malaysia modernise without pricing out its past?
🇨🇳 China•Society•Aug 30, 2026
‘Green miracle’: US teacher returns to China after 26 years to find donation grew into forest
‘Green miracle’: US teacher returns to China after 26 years to find donation grew into forest
🇨🇳 China•Society•Aug 30, 2026
Human-wild animal clashes on the rise in China’s Giant Panda National Park
Human-wild animal clashes on the rise in China’s Giant Panda National Park
🇨🇳 China•Society•Aug 30, 2026
Former UN official says Hong Kong’s low fertility offers opportunity. Here’s how
Former UN official says Hong Kong’s low fertility offers opportunity. Here’s how
🇨🇳 China•Society•Aug 30, 2026
‘Chilling effect’: Japan’s whistle-blowers weigh high price of speaking out
‘Chilling effect’: Japan’s whistle-blowers weigh high price of speaking out
🇨🇳 China•Society•Aug 29, 2026
China-Nepal floods: rescuers pull 2 survivors out of rubble near Tibet border crossing
China-Nepal floods: rescuers pull 2 survivors out of rubble near Tibet border crossing
🇨🇳 China•Society•Aug 29, 2026
Why some Wang Fuk Court owners have refused buy-back deal even as deadline nears
Why some Wang Fuk Court owners have refused buy-back deal even as deadline nears
🇨🇳 China•Society•Aug 29, 2026
How the Philippines missed a Korean gambling racket worth US$3.8 billion
How the Philippines missed a Korean gambling racket worth US$3.8 billion
🇨🇳 China•Society•Aug 29, 2026
China hospital joins nightclubs in offering marriage services to fight low wedding rates
China hospital joins nightclubs in offering marriage services to fight low wedding rates
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