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14 AugJapan summer tourism season sees shift from China-driven demand
14 AugIn Mexico City, Young Chinese Women Are Becoming Their Own Bosses
14 AugChina urged to avoid ‘us or them’ split with US over AI governance
14 AugUS organ donation organisation’s shutdown invokes Chinese students’ worst fears
14 AugChina, Indonesia, Taiwan: the naval question Jakarta has to answer
14 AugRich Chinese embrace domestic high-end EVs as tech and driving experience eclipse prestige
14 AugChina claims New Zealand’s spy report is product of foreign interference
14 AugThe death of Zhu Rongji, China’s economic reformer
14 AugApple trains its own AI model for China market with Alibaba’s support, sources say
14 AugDonald Trump announces tariffs of up to 100% on imported drones
14 AugSMIC weighs more capacity as AI-related chip demand exceeds forecasts
14 AugChina tests canal link to Southeast Asia; rocket failure concerns: SCMP’s 7 highlights
14 AugHow AI is helping to open a new chapter for ancient Chinese literature
14 AugHalf-trillion Nvidia chip financing threatens China AI ambitions
14 AugVietnam’s Evolving Strategy in a Challenging Indo-Pacific
14 AugChinese doctor stuns maths world by cracking decades-old problem using ChatGPT
14 AugTrump imposes 100% tariffs on some drones, countering China
14 AugVietnam and Australia: steady delivery, familiar limits
14 AugDid Aristotle exist? China targets pseudo-history myths claiming West stole civilisations
14 AugSouth Korea’s moon landing, quantum chips: Seoul bets big on post-AI economy
13 AugUS accuses 9 Latin American countries of helping China avoid Trump’s tariffs
13 AugChina’s STEM students turn to Singapore as Western study options shrink
13 AugFrom summer camps to big salaries: China’s AI talent race is starting young and going big
13 AugWhat the Mecca military pact means for China
13 AugChinese missile AI tracks F-22, F-35-like heat signatures with over 90% accuracy
13 AugAlibaba adds commercial restrictions to open-weight Qwen3.8-Max AI model
13 AugSatellite images show 50 per cent boost to China’s Type 054B missile capacity
13 AugEx-Nanya engineer indicted for illegally obtaining confidential data
13 AugTaitung magistrate won't be penalized over Straits Forum video: MAC
13 AugTaiwan basketball star Benson Lin returns home to join Taipei Mars
13 AugMilitary simulates tunnel blockade to stop Chinese advance on Taipei
13 AugMalaysia’s Anwar looks back on relationship ‘well beyond affairs of state’ with Zhu Rongji
13 AugAmerica Wants to Make Its Own Humanoid Robots. That Won’t Be Easy.
13 AugHow China Remembers Zhu Rongji, the Premier Who Spoke His Mind
13 AugJD.com’s second-quarter profit climbs 15% as food-delivery losses narrow
13 AugAI demand drives triple-digit profit growth for Chinese chip foundries SMIC, Hua Hong
13 AugUS accuses Chinese exporters of masterminding ‘Great Transshipment Scam’
13 AugUganda demands Chinese passports from Taiwanese: MOFA
13 AugCabinet passes draft to strengthen crypto money laundering controls
13 AugTaiwan chokes mobile internet speeds in drill for Chinese attack
13 AugThe 11 key achievements of China’s ‘iron premier’ Zhu Rongji – in his own words
13 AugZhu Rongji reforms fuel China’s economic transformation
13 AugDeepSeek’s updated V4 Pro AI model struggles on benchmarks, shines in cybersecurity
13 AugThe True Cost of Cheap Chips
13 AugChina’s travellers raise alarm over error-filled tourist signs in public spaces
13 AugCan Iran’s ‘Asian friends’ reopen Hormuz when the US cannot?
13 AugChinese ‘yeast factory’ boosts cancer drug production by 1,000 times
13 AugSingapore PM Wong sends condolences to China over death of former premier Zhu Rongji
13 AugChina’s YMTC breaks into global top 3 flash-memory suppliers with 14% market share
13 AugUS-China rivalry takes flight over scramble for contracts at Ethiopia’s Bishoftu airport
13 AugChina’s ‘brain chip’ drive accelerates with slew of state-backed initiatives
13 AugNirupama Rao and Lin Minwang on India-China fault lines
13 AugU.S. urges China to halt military pressure on Taiwan after naval drill
13 AugNearly 200-country study shows China’s Belt and Road Initiative cuts debt and corruption
13 AugGoodbye, Comrade Zhu Rongji
13 AugChina’s new stealth corvette tests the future of naval warfare
12 AugZhu Rongji, Former Premier Who Pushed China to a Market Economy, Dies at 97
12 AugUS charges 11 over sham marriages involving Chinese nationals and American soldiers
12 AugChina offers Colombia quake relief as new president’s US pivot leaves Beijing waiting
12 AugSingapore and South Korea eye science opportunities as last main US-China link shatters
12 AugChina projects ‘outward confidence’ amid economic anxiety, US congressional panel says
12 AugManaging Difference: Rethinking Japan-China Crisis Prevention
12 AugHow Taiwan Simulated a Potential Chinese Attack
12 AugUS-China ‘Board of Investment’ stalls before expected Trump-Xi meeting
12 AugNorth Korea shifts from raw material to processed goods exports
12 AugIn the Woods
12 AugZhu Rongji: reformer who led China’s economic transformation through ‘minefield or abyss’
12 AugChina is sending scientists to Iran for rare earth ‘exploration and processing’
12 AugHow Africa is becoming a ‘strategic hub’ for Chinese industrial expansion
12 AugFund backed by China memory giant YMTC invests in push for alternative chipmaking route
12 AugTaiwan seeks Indonesia clarification over China-announced joint naval exercise
12 AugIndia says border peace critical to ties with China amid reports of military tensions
12 AugLittle surprise Beijing doesn’t want Western advice for its economy
12 AugZhu Rongji, who helped turn China into a trading giant, dies at 97
12 AugCould the rise of left-wing Democrats reshape America’s policy on China?
12 AugHonor’s new Robot Phone looks to boost global appeal with its nodding camera
12 AugChina approves Japanese envoy in Chongqing, ending 8-month vacancy
12 AugBlackout at China’s Terracotta Army museum triggers nationwide cultural safety review
12 AugZhu Rongji, trailblazing ex-premier who transformed China’s economy, dead at 97
12 AugZhu Rongji, China’s chief engineer of economic reform and former premier, dies aged 97
12 AugPLA holds first joint naval drill with Indonesia in waters east of Taiwan
12 AugTencent capex jumps 176% on AI push as revenue beats estimates
12 AugZuckerberg cites China threat to US lead in AI manifesto
12 AugDrunk foreign passenger removed from CAL flight after harassment: APB
12 AugChina’s glueball ‘triumph’; SpaceX rocket debris caught on video: 7 science highlights
12 AugChinese AI start-up ModelBest, partner to Samsung and Huawei, launches pre-IPO process
12 AugAfter China’s missile test, US and allies demand 24-hour warning next time
12 AugFruit fusion: how will the market react to Chinese scientists’ lychee-longan creation?
12 AugGrieving daughter says SCMP’s year-late apology over ‘reprehensible’ suicide coverage falls short
12 AugBeijing’s tree die-off reveals hidden risks of rapid underground water recovery
12 AugDetroit knows China’s eating its EV lunch but can’t change course
12 AugTrump fires on multiple fronts to break China’s minerals monopoly
12 AugChina prepares to mark Jiang Zemin centenary with full commemorative honours
12 AugTaiwan slams China over planned drill with Indonesia east of Taiwan
12 AugWhy China’s war on deflation is faltering in real time
12 AugWhy does SK Hynix want to sell its chip facility in southwest China?
12 AugFishing trip mishap or grey-zone test? Taiwan arrests men after boat slips past defences
11 AugBeyond the numbers: why China’s carrier force won’t copy the US model
11 AugUS lifts TikTok ban on government devices after ByteDance restructuring
11 AugUS faults China over opaque overseas lending, warns of emerging-market debt risks
11 AugClock ticking down on Cambodia’s growth momentum
11 AugFacebook parent Meta to unwind US$2 billion Manus AI deal after Beijing block
11 AugNorth Korea quietly hikes phone prices at the border
11 AugUS export controls achieving no strategic gain but hurting American firms, survey finds
11 AugDaughter of ‘Chinese Schindler’ protests use of father’s WWII legacy to sell homes
11 AugChina’s hypersonic weapons can be guided by the stars if GPS fails: report
11 AugAlibaba tests paid AI appetite with US$30 annual office-assistant subscription
11 AugAlibaba says modular design delivers AI data centres in 100 days at 10% lower cost
11 AugChina rocket launch fails after ‘flight anomaly’, reports of explosion
11 AugUnitree IPO deluge masks humanoid robots’ limitations
11 AugMeta to challenge China’s open-weight AI dominance amid US regulatory fears
11 AugTo Whom Does Ethnic Folk Dance Belong?
11 AugAustralia, Vietnam boost military ties in nod to China
11 AugUnitree IPO frenzy leaves Chinese retail investors with 1-in-5,500 odds
10 AugTyphoon Dolphin Barrels Into China, Prompting Mass Evacuations
10 AugDolphin: Tropical storm causes some flooding in eastern China
10 AugTyphoon Dolphin, "the biggest storm China has seen this year"
10 AugEnterprise AI costs hit 2026 low driven by price wars, Chinese open-source models: research
10 AugUS does its robotics industry no favours by fencing it off from China
10 AugAgiBot overtakes Unitree as top global humanoid robot vendor in first half amid IPO push
10 AugChina: Tropical storm Dolphin causes floodings
10 AugHow long can the AI memory price boom last? Research suggests not much longer
10 AugHow Chinese AI is driving price competition among US labs
10 AugTyphoon Dolphin weakens but disrupts travel in east China
10 AugLai Administration Blocks Chinese Job Platform Targeting Young Taiwanese
10 AugChina’s top AI is still trained on Nvidia chips. What is delaying a switch to local tech?
10 AugHow China DRAM champion CXMT’s MSCI entry could lure fund inflows, cement its top ranking
10 AugTyphoon Dolphin: more than a million people evacuated in China as record rainfall dumped on Shanghai
9 AugHow a Drone ‘Hellscape’ Might Stop a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan
9 AugWith Japan, China faces a corrosive security dilemma
9 AugMoore Threads plans Hong Kong listing after posting 147% jump in first-half revenue
9 AugChina races to develop brain-computer interfaces that can be inserted in 10 minutes
9 AugChina’s AI models spooked Wall Street. But they may turbocharge industry growth
9 AugChina cancels flights, issues evacuation orders as Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall
9 AugJapan marks Nagasaki bombing anniversary as PM Takaichi rattles pacifists with nuclear debate
9 AugAnguish and hope: why Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen set himself on fire in New York
8 AugItaly to boost Indo-Pacific presence, continue naval deployments to Japan
8 AugChina faces new AI bottleneck as it runs out of Chinese-language training data
8 AugVisa-free entry, short flights fuel surge in weekend trips to China among South Koreans
8 AugChina confirms 2 sailors died in 2025 South China Sea collision
7 AugCambricon posts 108% surge in first-half revenue amid China’s massive AI chip drive
7 AugBeyond lithography: Chinese chip toolmaker achieves wafer polishing breakthrough
7 AugChina’s Kimi K3 AI model escapes isolated sandbox during security test: researchers
7 AugBeyond the China Lens and the Silicon Shield: The Case for Taiwan to Explore Credibility Diplomacy
7 AugChina extends trade boom as global AI tech demand surges
7 AugHow Can U.S. Special Operations Forces Help Defeat China on Taiwan?
7 AugPacific nations fail to agree on statement condemning China missile test
7 AugBacked by DeepSeek, Unitree IPO tests investor appetite for China’s AI robotics boom
7 AugAI at scale must be built on both trust and innovation
6 AugAI age demands a new political system
6 AugAttacks, Deals, and Discontent
6 AugUS to shut five consulates as critics fear China could fill diplomatic vacuum
6 AugChina’s MLCC supply chain expanding rapidly amid surge in global AI demand
6 AugUnrelenting AI demand spawns new plant for Chinese PCB maker Victory Giant
6 AugChina launches probe into Palo Alto Networks as US trade tensions intensify
6 AugChina announces ‘countermeasures’ after US trade sanctions
6 AugDeepSeek signals ‘significant’ price hike amid surge in demand for low-cost AI models
5 AugChina complains to Japan over defense white paper, foreign ministry says
5 AugDisputes over AI, robotics, trade mount ahead of planned Xi-Trump summit in US
5 AugChinese optical-module stocks rebound as analysts downplay ‘mild’ AI curbs proposed by US
5 AugChina’s AI revenue projected to reach US$13b on breakthroughs, adoption: Goldman Sachs
5 AugTibet fears erosion of cultural identity under new Chinese Ethnic Unity Law
5 AugChinese data centre component firms hammered as US drafts ban
5 AugSecretary Wang’s American Friend: William Hinton and the Long History of ‘Fanshen’
5 AugChina’s Moonshot AI aims for US$50b round as year-end Hong Kong IPO targeted: sources
5 AugChina’s X Square Robot submits confidential filing for Hong Kong IPO, sources say
5 AugTaiwan launches annual war games as pressure from China grows
5 AugTencent ramps up overseas AI push with wider roll-out of flagship Hy3 model
4 AugFrom Political Depression to Creative Praxis
4 AugTop Huawei chip scientist opens up on strategy, ‘blind arrogance’ and his war-hero mindset
4 AugChina draws up safety rules for autonomous vehicles
4 AugComparative Analysis of Taiwan’s Sunflower Movement and Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement of 2014
4 AugIs Washington Rewriting the North American Trade Agreement Around China?
4 AugChina exit rules tightened to guard rare earth, battery secrets
3 AugThe US has helped pull Japan’s yen out of a 40-year low. Why?
3 AugDeath toll in northwestern China flash floods rises to 25: state media
3 AugHow to Stop China from Freeriding on American AI
3 AugThe “One China” Policy and Status Quo in the Taiwan Strait: A Gambit of Strategic Ambiguity
3 AugPossible Is Not Plausible: How Nightmare Scenarios Hijack Unconventional Weapons Policy
2 AugTourists chase high-octane thrill in China’s trending biker capital
2 AugNew Zealand seals trio of Pacific defence pacts to counter China’s reach
1 AugChina’s next export is the world’s factory itself
1 AugJapan protests China's new East China Sea structure, urges talks
1 AugIndia and China revive Himalayan trade at high-altitude pass
1 AugExplosions, red flags: Chinese tourists reenact communist victory

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