Chinese swimming fans excited about Yu Yiting’s prospects after win over world record-holder
Zhejiang swimmer beats Canada’s Summer McIntosh to win 200m individual medley at Pan Pacific Championships on Saturday night in record time
· SCMP Sport
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Chinese swimming fans excited about Yu Yiting’s prospects after win over world record-holder
Zhejiang swimmer beats Canada’s Summer McIntosh to win 200m individual medley at Pan Pacific Championships on Saturday night in record time
· SCMP Sport
Chinese brain-reading AI model may help predict depression risk 4 years in advance
Scientists from Shenzhen University used data studying teenagers’ responses to facial expressions to identify possible warning signs
· Shi Huang
Chinese brain-reading AI model may help predict depression risk 4 years in advance
Scientists from Shenzhen University used data studying teenagers’ responses to facial expressions to identify possible warning signs
· Shi Huang
Musk’s headaches: meet China’s corporate matrix challenging his business empire
From Tesla to SpaceX, Starlink and Neuralink, Chinese companies are giving – or trying to give – Elon Musk’s firms a run for their money
· Christina Zhao
Musk’s headaches: meet China’s corporate matrix challenging his business empire
From Tesla to SpaceX, Starlink and Neuralink, Chinese companies are giving – or trying to give – Elon Musk’s firms a run for their money
· Christina Zhao
Flags to fly at half-staff in Hong Kong as tribute to late ex-premier Zhu Rongji
Flags will be lowered on Tuesday at government headquarters, Government House, border crossings and Hong Kong airport
· Theodora Yu
Flags to fly at half-staff in Hong Kong as tribute to late ex-premier Zhu Rongji
Flags will be lowered on Tuesday at government headquarters, Government House, border crossings and Hong Kong airport
· Theodora Yu
Indoor ‘feels-like’ heat soars to 52 degrees in Hong Kong subdivided homes: study
Survey of 86 households across nine districts found that 80 per cent of homemakers living in such homes reported dizziness and headaches
· Eric Jiang
Indoor ‘feels-like’ heat soars to 52 degrees in Hong Kong subdivided homes: study
Survey of 86 households across nine districts found that 80 per cent of homemakers living in such homes reported dizziness and headaches
· Eric Jiang
Japan aims for the moons of Mars
TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER, Japan — Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars' moons to retrieve samples that may unlock the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth, although a rival Chinese mission aims to make it back first.
· Agence France-Presse
Jim Rogers talks up the Chinese yuan amid fears of a US market crisis
Legendary investor lauds the yuan but says his cash holdings are still in US dollars because the Chinese currency lacks full convertibility
· Themis Qi
Jim Rogers talks up the Chinese yuan amid fears of a US market crisis
Legendary investor lauds the yuan but says his cash holdings are still in US dollars because the Chinese currency lacks full convertibility
· Themis Qi
Beijing and Manila clash over arrests of ‘illegal’ workers as tensions worsen
Manila rejects criticism of defence chief – who accused China of ‘squid tactic’ – just as president indicates he wants to ‘reset’ ties
· Cao Jiaxuan
Beijing and Manila clash over arrests of ‘illegal’ workers as tensions worsen
Manila rejects criticism of defence chief – who accused China of ‘squid tactic’ – just as president indicates he wants to ‘reset’ ties
· Cao Jiaxuan
US to warn partners they must pick sides in artificial intelligence race with China
The US is preparing to tell dozens of countries they must pick sides in the artificial intelligence race with China, warning they will be excluded from a US-led coalition if they also sign up for Beijing's competing framework, according to a US official and an internal draft reviewed by Reuters.
· REUTERS
How the US could squeeze Iran with economic isolation – and the risks involved
The Treasury Department is exploring targeting Chinese banks, shadow fleets and exchange houses, but secondary sanctions risk economic blowback
· Tribune News Service
How the US could squeeze Iran with economic isolation – and the risks involved
The Treasury Department is exploring targeting Chinese banks, shadow fleets and exchange houses, but secondary sanctions risk economic blowback
· Tribune News Service
World’s Ugliest Dog contest 2026 – in pictures
View image in fullscreenA person in a bulldog costume holds Otto, a chihuahua mix with a double cleft lip and cleft palate. Photograph: Noah Berger/APShareView image in fullscreenOwner Christopher Wonder prepares Little Prince for competition.Photograph: Noah Berger/APShareView image in fullscreenPoppy, a seven-year…
Why the Chinese yuan could soon be Africa’s most important currency
The continent’s banks are signing up for China’s Swift alternative, smoothing transactions and potentially avoiding sanctions
· Jevans Nyabiage
Why the Chinese yuan could soon be Africa’s most important currency
The continent’s banks are signing up for China’s Swift alternative, smoothing transactions and potentially avoiding sanctions
· Jevans Nyabiage
Buy or rent? Hong Kong homebuyers face an age-old housing dilemma
Rising residential rents and the looming shadow of interest rate increases have the city’s homebuyers trying to balance out the risks
· Chris Tsang
Buy or rent? Hong Kong homebuyers face an age-old housing dilemma
Rising residential rents and the looming shadow of interest rate increases have the city’s homebuyers trying to balance out the risks
· Chris Tsang
Snooker stars not in Hong Kong just for low tax, immigration chief says
Director of Immigration Benson Kwok says Middle East makes more sense if tax was all that mattered, highlighting Hong Kong’s safety, transport and education
· Leopold Chen
Snooker stars not in Hong Kong just for low tax, immigration chief says
Director of Immigration Benson Kwok says Middle East makes more sense if tax was all that mattered, highlighting Hong Kong’s safety, transport and education
· Leopold Chen
Impact of US trade policy shifts on Hong Kong ‘primarily psychological’: Paul Chan
Finance chief cites US trade and interest rate trends as risks for city’s economy for rest of 2026, but expects growth momentum to continue
· Lo Hoi-ying
Impact of US trade policy shifts on Hong Kong ‘primarily psychological’: Paul Chan
Finance chief cites US trade and interest rate trends as risks for city’s economy for rest of 2026, but expects growth momentum to continue
· Lo Hoi-ying
Heatwave to persist in Hong Kong before thunderstorms set in midweek
Very Hot Weather Warning remains in force, with temperatures to reach 35 degrees on Sunday and Monday
· Natalie Wong
Heatwave to persist in Hong Kong before thunderstorms set in midweek
Very Hot Weather Warning remains in force, with temperatures to reach 35 degrees on Sunday and Monday
· Natalie Wong
North Korea’s Kim, Russia’s Putin reaffirm ties on Korean Liberation Day
TIES. File photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their visit to Beijing to attend China's commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing, China, September 3, 2025.
· Jodesz Gavilan
How 2 like-minded chefs are celebrating Chinese diasporic gastronomy in Montreal
Christophe Yu and Nora Lou craft innovative pop-up feasts that blend migration stories, local ingredients and bold flavours
· Bernice Chan
How 2 like-minded chefs are celebrating Chinese diasporic gastronomy in Montreal
Christophe Yu and Nora Lou craft innovative pop-up feasts that blend migration stories, local ingredients and bold flavours
· Bernice Chan
China’s ‘electric eel’ sensor allows robots to feel an object without touching it
The robot’s fluoropolymer-coated sensor acts like a battery to create an electric field that can detect metal, plastics, glass and wood
· Zhang Tong
China’s ‘electric eel’ sensor allows robots to feel an object without touching it
The robot’s fluoropolymer-coated sensor acts like a battery to create an electric field that can detect metal, plastics, glass and wood
· Zhang Tong
China’s high-spending counties emerge as bright spot as domestic demand remains weak
Lower costs, lighter debt and return-migrant capital are boosting household purchasing power in China’s smaller cities
· He Huifeng
China’s high-spending counties emerge as bright spot as domestic demand remains weak
Lower costs, lighter debt and return-migrant capital are boosting household purchasing power in China’s smaller cities
· He Huifeng
China's Yu Yiting beats Summer McIntosh in 200 IM at Pan Pacs
Summer McIntosh, of Canada, looks on after the women’s 400 meters freestlye final at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Friday, Aug. 14, 2026 in Irvine, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
· Beth Harris
Chinese ‘family bridge’ makes 200 mountain trips yearly to connect elderly with overseas children
In 2020, China reported that 118 million elderly individuals were living alone after their children migrated for work
· Zoey Zhang
Chinese ‘family bridge’ makes 200 mountain trips yearly to connect elderly with overseas children
In 2020, China reported that 118 million elderly individuals were living alone after their children migrated for work
· Zoey Zhang
As China launches new gang crackdown, lawyers fear wrongful convictions
Lawyers say that officials trying to meet quotas are improperly labelling crimes as gang-related and even turning to torture
· Phoebe Zhang
As China launches new gang crackdown, lawyers fear wrongful convictions
Lawyers say that officials trying to meet quotas are improperly labelling crimes as gang-related and even turning to torture
· Phoebe Zhang
Why China’s government is calling ‘lying flat’ a national security threat | South China Morning Post
Nation’s spy agency accuses foreign forces of ‘brainwashing’ young people, but critics say ‘lying flat’ is a rational response to a broken system.
Luxury home sales rebound in mainland China but overall market recovery unlikely: analysts
Data from a real estate consultancy shows 38 per cent rise in sales of homes priced between 30 million and 50 million yuan in first half
· Daniel Ren
Rebound in China luxury home sales divorced from rest of market: analysts
Data from a real estate consultancy shows 38 per cent rise in sales of homes priced between 30 million and 50 million yuan in first half
· Daniel Ren
Takaichi keeps friends close as China ratchets up diplomatic pressure
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on July 2. © Kyodo
· TAKAKO GAKUTO
Japan's Takaichi keeps friends close as China ups diplomatic pressure
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on July 2. © Kyodo
· TAKAKO GAKUTO
Profile | ‘Hong Kong changed my life’: netball star’s journey from South Africa to city team
Zanne-Marie Pienaar plays key role in ending 24-year wait for place at the World Cup in Australia next August and September
· Paul McNamara
‘Hong Kong changed my life’: netball star’s journey from South Africa to city team
Zanne-Marie Pienaar plays key role in ending 24-year wait for place at the World Cup in Australia next August and September
· Paul McNamara
This week in PostMag: let your mind wander with our autumn travel edition
From a sailing love story with Japan’s Sado Island, to a rail pilgrimage through China’s heartland and a stroll through the tourist-free streets of Amsterdam’s little sister city of Amersfoort, take some time out with us to consider your next trip away
· Jen Paolini