Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang faces bipartisan congressional scrutiny over reported China spy link
Lawmakers want to question Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang following reports about his relationship with an alleged Chinese intelligence asset.
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Three-Michelin-star chef to headline a suite of luxury restaurants at Darling Harbour
Swedish celebrity chef Björn Frantzén is opening an “international power brasserie” at the Harbourside redevelopment, joining Chinese restaurant Mott 32 and fire-fuelled Avio Mare.
· Scott Bolles
Nvidia CEO targeted by Chinese-recruited woman in suspected industrial espionage plot - report
Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang, also known by her Chinese name, Huang Le, was reportedly recruited by China's MSS to build a relationship with and gather information on the Nvidia CEO.
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Chinese carmaker BYD’s offices in Netherlands raided over JLR ‘copycat car’ claim
Bailiffs reportedly seized digital records before court case over alleged intellectual property breaches on Land Rover DefenderBailiffs acting for Jaguar Land Rover raided the Dutch offices of a Chinese “copycat” rival before a legal showdown this week over whether its “Defender clone” infringes intellectual propert…
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‘PH to continue trade with China’
SHANGHAI — The Philippines will continue to engage with China in trade, tourism and people to people exchanges despite their maritime disputes, Ambassador Jaime FlorCruz said Sunday, noting that the two countries’ maritime issues are not the “sum total” of their relations.
· Red Mendoza, Bernadette E. Tamayo
Taiwan detains local Communist Party leader
TAIPEI — Authorities in Taiwan detained the leader of the island’s Taiwan People’s Communist Party, accusing him of running as a candidate for borough chief under the direction and sponsorship of China’s Communist Party, local media reported Sunday.
· Associated Press
Will China’s slow and steady moon landing plan be a safer bet than the US’?
China’s full dress rehearsal for its crewed moon landing would be tougher on schedule but safer than Nasa’s cheaper bet on commercial landers, a US space policy analyst said after the rival powers updated their lunar plans within a week of each other. Wang Xiang, deputy chief designer of China’s crewed space program…
· Ling Xin
Hong Kong’s top drama school to stage entrance as university town expands campus
Hong Kong is set to nearly double the campus area of one of three university towns planned for the Northern Metropolis to 75 hectares, with space reserved for a second campus for the city’s only public institution specialising in performing arts. According to a paper submitted to North District Council by the Develo…
· Theodora Yu
China orders statistics bureau to fight fake data with modern technology
China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has been tasked with uncovering fabricated data using modern technology, according to the latest update to the agency’s responsibilities endorsed by Beijing. On Friday, the State Commission Office for Public Sector Reform published a revised scheme dictating the agency’s f…
· Dannie Peng
Chinese space station to welcome first foreign astronaut
A Pakistani national will become the first foreign astronaut to visit China’s Tiangong space station, Beijing has said Read Full Article at RT.com
· RT
China to enter Brazil’s cement market as Huaxin agrees to buy CSN Cimentos
Chinese building materials giant Huaxin Building Materials Group plans to acquire a 99.99 per cent stake in Brazil’s second-largest cement producer, CSN Cimentos, in a landmark deal that will mark China’s first entry into the Brazilian cement market, according to a company statement. The company from central China’s…
· Zhu Wenqian
Is China getting faster at integrating new nuclear missiles into its forces?
China’s newest land-based intercontinental ballistic missile, the DF-61, has made its way into routine military training much faster than earlier ICBMs, according to state broadcaster CCTV. That raises the question of whether the People’s Liberation Army is becoming more efficient at integrating new strategic missil…
· Gabriel Dominguez
Defects at Hong Kong MTR station ‘unimaginable’, engineers and lawmakers say
Mistakes that left about 30 columns defective at a Hong Kong railway station under construction were “unimaginable”, lawmakers and engineers said on Sunday, adding that the repairs were expected to be straightforward and unlikely to delay the project. The MTR Corporation was also urged to set up a reporting mechanis…
· Wynna Wong
China eyes gig workers and influencers as delegates for Communist Party congress
For the first time, delivery couriers, ride-hailing drivers and influencers could become delegates to the Communist Party’s five-yearly national congress, as Beijing seeks to keep the group close to the official ideology. Guidelines on selecting delegates for the meeting, to be held in the second half of next year, …
· Phoebe Zhang
China’s focus on getting its house in order offers lessons in governance
The Communist Party’s call for “self-revolution” may be rooted in the pursuit of internal discipline, but its implications extend well beyond China. As the global order faces mounting challenges, Beijing’s emphasis on internal renewal raises a fundamental question: can countries hope to contribute to global stabilit…
· Peter T. C. Chang
Chinese engineers reduce cargo ship fuel use by 5% with high-speed torpedo tech
Supercavitating torpedoes can reach extreme underwater speeds by travelling inside a gas-filled cavity that sharply reduces their contact with water. Beyond torpedoes, supercavitating projectiles can streak through the water at blistering speeds to intercept naval mines, incoming torpedoes and unmanned underwater ve…
· Chao Kong
Alex Eala suffers season-ending stunner as Liu dominates Hong Kong final
Alex Eala absorbs a stunning shutout loss against American underdog Claire Liu at the Hong Kong Open finale, bringing a heartbreaking end to her 2026 season
· Jasmine Payo
Alex Eala stunned in Hong Kong final as Filipino star's breakthrough 2026 ends with injury setback | The National
World No 17 loses to Claire Liu in straight sets after suffering knee injury in Sunday's final
· Andy Lewis
Taiwan doth complain too much about Beijing
Give Taiwanese president William Lai Ching-te and his Democratic Progressive Party-led government an inch and they’ll take a mile. For more than a year, they demanded to take part as an “equal” in the Apec leaders’ summit in Shenzhen later this month. Now they have been invited. Yet they complain that the invitation…
· Alex Lo
John Aloisi’s Chengdu choke to blow title chances on final day of Chinese season
Chengdu lose their final four games to give up a 12-point leadDalian Yingbo FC claim title on drama-laden day in ChinaJohn Aloisi’s Chengdu Rongcheng let the Chinese Super League title slip from their grasp on the last day of the season, losing their fourth consecutive game as rivals Dalian Yingbo pipped them to the…
· Reuters
Hong Kong blow for Alexandra Eala as American Claire Liu ends title wait
Alexandra Eala was planning to “disappear for a bit and lie low” after she suffered a chastening Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open final defeat by an inspired Claire Liu on Sunday, as the American claimed the first WTA 250 title of her career. After breaking Liu to lead 2-1 in the opening set, Eala, nursing a knee pr…
· Paul McNamara
Chinese dad whose daughter died in crash visits junction daily to catch traffic violators
A grieving father in southeastern China became a citizen watchdog after a collision killed his nine-year-old daughter. On August 1, Wu Zhisheng’s wife was riding an electric bike with their two young daughters through an intersection in Jiangxi province when a turning tipper truck struck them. Their elder daughter, …
· Zoey Zhang
Hong Kong football left embarrassed after local FA fails to set up fixtures in Fifa window
Hong Kong’s football team will sit embarrassingly idle during the forthcoming Fifa window after the local association failed to arrange any fixtures this month for its representative side. Instead of trying to harness the momentum of the successful recent Fifa Asean Challenge Cup campaign, head coach Roberto Losada …
· Paul McNamara
Alex Eala bows to Liu in Hong Kong Open finals
MANILA, Philippines — Gunning to end her final tournament of the year with a bang, Filipina tennis ace Alexandra “Alex” Eala fell short in her bid to capture her second World Tennis Association (WTA) title after bowing to World No. 95 Claire Liu of the United States, 3-6, 0-6, in the finals of the 2026 Hong Kong Ope…
· Nicole Anne D.G. Bugauisan
Plugged in, not locked in: middle powers navigate US-China AI rivalry
Middle powers navigating the US-China competition in artificial intelligence (AI) favour flexible partnerships over closed alliances, demanding a “plugged in, not locked in” approach, an AI governance panel heard on Saturday. Alejandro Reyes, adjunct professor in the department of politics and public administration …
· Alyssa Chen
China’s Pudu Robotics, which makes 80% of its sales abroad, takes on Tesla in humanoids
Humanoid robots represent the next frontier for Pudu Robotics, according to founder and CEO Felix Zhang Tao, as the global commercial robotics leader takes on Elon Musk’s Tesla in the growing sector and explores manufacturing in Europe, its largest overseas market. “It’s definitely a competitor, but a long-term one,…
· Xiaofei Xu
Winter’s knocking? Cold front to slash Hong Kong temperatures to 16 degrees
Temperatures in Hong Kong are forecast to plunge to as low as 16 degrees Celsius (61 Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, a further drop from an earlier prediction, as a cold front is expected to hit the city early this week. The Hong Kong Observatory on Sunday revised its forecast for the coming week, saying it expected an inte…
· Matthew Cheng
52% of Hong Kong’s underprivileged children spend over 2 hours a day on devices
More than half of Hong Kong’s underprivileged children spend over two hours a day on electronic devices, often turning to screens for cheap entertainment despite problems with their eyesight, attention, sleep and addiction, a survey has found. The Society for Community Organisation (SoCO), which released the finding…
· Kristen Cheung
3 hikers injured after being hit by landing paraglider in Hong Kong country park
Three hikers have been injured in Hong Kong after being hit by a paraglider landing at the Ngong Ping campsite in Ma On Shan Country Park. Police received a report at 12.36pm on Sunday that three people, including two teenagers, had been injured at the campsite after being hit by a landing paraglider. The Government…
· Simpson Cheung
Online retailers under fire for listing hanbok as hanfu
South Korean shopping platforms including Coupang and Naver carry listings that label hanbok, Korea’s traditional attire, as hanfu, a traditional Chinese style of dress, Sungshin Women’s University professor Seo Kyung-duk said Sunday. In a Facebook post, Seo also named Gmarket and 11st, saying sellers on major Korea…
· Hwang Sun-jun
China urged to target sugar-rich drinks during consumption tax overhaul
China has been urged to stop keeping beverage makers sweet and instead declare war on sugar-rich drinks through taxation, as the country moves to align its regulatory framework with global health promotion trends. A sugar tax has been proposed by experts and state media outlets, who argue that an ongoing overhaul of…
· Frank Chen
Hong Kong investors look to Swiss Alps as they diversify property holdings
Some wealthy Hong Kong investors are looking beyond Asia for property, as they seek to diversify their holdings across currencies and jurisdictions as part of a broader approach to wealth preservation. The Swiss Alpine resort village of Andermatt offers one example of the appeal. Prime residential prices there rose …
· Peggy Ye
Hong Kong must build ‘reassuring’ environment amid political criticism: Paul Lam
Hong Kong must focus on the “practical work” of building a safe and convenient environment and reassuring the international community amid criticism of its legal system, the justice minister has said, after 10 countries issued a joint statement decrying the latest jail sentence handed to opposition activist Joshua W…
· Matthew Cheng
Hong Kong makes further in-roads in AI, aviation at mainland Chinese expo
Hong Kong is forging deeper ties with the mainland across artificial intelligence (AI), aviation and professional services, industry insiders at China’s global import expo have said. Tech executives and accounting veterans discussed how to leverage Hong Kong’s strategic position, such as through the Northern Metropo…
· Lam Ka-sing
Only a fraction of World Heritage sites are in Africa. China wants to fix that
Africa is home to ancient cities, rock art and striking natural landscapes, yet its sites are sorely under-represented on Unesco’s World Heritage List. According to data released by the UN body, of the 1,273 sites on the list – which are formally protected under the World Heritage Convention treaty – just 115 are in…
· Jevans Nyabiage
The real test begins for Hong Kong’s new drug regulator
A number of important things must fall into place to flesh out a vision of Hong Kong as a biotech hub with a key role in developing affordable access to the latest drugs and other medical products. With the appointment of Dr Li Zili as controller of the Hong Kong Centre for Medical Products Regulation (CMPR), there …
· SCMP Editorial
What flawed Western assumptions about China teach us
Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. For decades, not a few Western politicians and commentators have assumed that China’s integration…
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Six open-world crime games to play while you wait for Grand Theft Auto VI | The National
From the neon-lit streets of Hong Kong to the criminal underworld of 1950s America, these games put their own spin on Rockstar's winning formula
· Faisal Al Zaabi
Robots’ arrival set to give Chinese asparagus farmers a boost
In the flat, typhoon-prone fields of Lianshui county in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, a once-obscure vegetable has become a local economic engine. Greenhouses for growing asparagus now cover more than 1,333 hectares (3,294 acres), produce 50,000 tonnes (55,116 short tons) a year and generate over 1 billion yuan …
· Mandy Zuo
Hong Kong’s Margaret Chan voted to lead World Health Organization in 2006 – SCMP archive
This article was first published on November 9, 2006. Margaret Chan wins WHO race in coup for China, HK by Mary Ann Benitez Hong Kong’s former director of health Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun made history yesterday (November 8, 2006) when she was nominated World Health Organisation director-general in a resounding vict…
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Uyghurs facing deportation by Thailand say they will be ‘like slaves’ in China
Activists fear Bangkok will give in to pressure from Beijing despite reports of torture and human rights abuses against the mostly muslim ethnic minorityThe deportation of two more Uyghurs to China from Thailand would put their lives in grave danger, activists have said, with one of the men saying he would be “like …
· Amy Hawkins
King Charles would 'carefully' consider China visit
LONDON, United Kingdom — A British monarch has only ever made one state visit to China: Queen Elizabeth II four decades ago. King Charles III would consider undertaking the second, according to an aide.
· Agence France-Presse
China US$300 dating app ‘marriage-or-refund’ guarantee sparks intense online buzz
In China’s competitive dating market, a new matchmaking start-up is staking its revenue on a bold wager: find true love, or get every penny back. Launched in July, Liangpei AI charges an annual membership fee of 2,000 yuan (US$300), which is fully refundable if a user remains unmarried after three years. The offer i…
· Zoey Zhang
Hong Kong must show real remorse for the Tai Po fire tragedy
When Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and seven principal officials bowed deeply before the cameras on October 29, Hong Kong witnessed something rare: a collective government apology. It came 11 months after the Wang Fuk Court fire claimed 168 lives and uprooted 1,984 households. A minister has resigned. Many reform…
· Christine Loh
Grab rival Tada joins Singapore's self-driving minibus project
Trial period begins in early 2027 using vehicles developed by China's WeRide
· MAYUKO TANI
Hong Kong firefighters get HK$8.4 million tracking upgrade after Tai Po fire
Some 2,000 Hong Kong firefighters have been issued upgraded tracking devices after an independent inquiry into last year’s deadly Tai Po fire exposed technical limitations in the previous system, the South China Morning Post has learned. The Fire Services Department spent HK$8.4 million (US$1.1 million) on the new F…
· Simpson Cheung