Fubon Bank’s Hong Kong subsidiary opens first mainland China branch in Shenzhen
The branch is set to focus on specialised cross-border financing for tech corporations targeting overseas expansion
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Newest first · UTC+11:00With Hollywood struggling in China, can the Odyssey draw a crowd?
Christopher Nolan’s epic will be released on Friday across most of the country’s 800 Imax screens, at a time when western films have been struggling
· Yu Chen Li
Potatoes ‘boil’ in the ground as record heatwave sweeps across swathes of Asia
South Korean farmers are suffering in record heat, as Hong Kong reports its highest ever temperature and Japan swelters through newly designated ‘cruelly hot’ days
· Raphael Rashid
Bogus ‘beer test’ is back, China set to weaponize biotech and other commentary
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Hong Kong’s economic and trade network plays to city’s strengths
The opening of a new Economic and Trade Office in Kuala Lumpur is part of a strategic move towards bolstering relations with Asean
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Hong Kong’s economic and trade network plays to city’s strengths
The opening of a new Economic and Trade Office in Kuala Lumpur is part of a strategic move towards bolstering relations with Asean
· SCMP Editorial
Can Berkshire Hathaway without Warren Buffett remain a ‘north star’ for China’s investors?
As the company’s new leader makes a mark by ending a 14-quarter net-selling streak, analysts discuss the staying power of value investing
· Daisy Wu
Will Warren Buffett’s firm lose its aura in China as he steps back?
As the company’s new leader makes a mark by ending a 14-quarter net-selling streak, analysts discuss the staying power of value investing
· Daisy Wu
US charges 11 over sham marriages involving Chinese nationals and American soldiers
More than 1,000 marriages were allegedly arranged in decade-long immigration fraud scheme that generated tens of millions of dollars
· Teresa Elena Frontado
US charges 11 over sham marriages involving Chinese nationals and American soldiers
More than 1,000 marriages were allegedly arranged in decade-long immigration fraud scheme that generated tens of millions of dollars
· Teresa Elena Frontado
China offers Colombia quake relief as new president’s US pivot leaves Beijing waiting
Beijing pledges help after the magnitude 7.4 earthquake, but its ambassador’s request for a coordinator remains unanswered
· Igor Patrick
China offers Colombia quake relief as new president’s US pivot leaves Beijing waiting
Beijing pledges help after the magnitude 7.4 earthquake, but its ambassador’s request for a coordinator remains unanswered
· Igor Patrick
Singapore and South Korea eye science opportunities as last main US-China link shatters
New research hubs are emerging in other countries in response to Washington’s restrictions – but there are likely to be few winners overall
· Khushboo Razdan
Singapore and South Korea eye science opportunities as last main US-China link shatters
New research hubs are emerging in other countries in response to Washington’s restrictions – but there are likely to be few winners overall
· Khushboo Razdan
China's rejection of Australian mung beans prompts chemical rethink
Australia exports thousands of tonnes of mung beans every year. (ABC Capricornia: Jessica D'Souza)
· Brandon Long
The word India’s ‘cockroach’ protests missed can be found in China
China’s crisis crept in over years, slow enough for a society to find a term for the phenomenon and debate it, while India’s arose over a single exam season
· Gaurav Kumar
The word India’s ‘cockroach’ protests missed can be found in China
China’s crisis crept in over years, slow enough for a society to find a term for the phenomenon and debate it, while India’s arose over a single exam season
· Gaurav Kumar
China projects ‘outward confidence’ amid economic anxiety, US congressional panel says
Congressional advisers cite AI optimism but question Beijing’s openness after being denied access to Hangzhou tech firms
· Han Li
China projects ‘outward confidence’ amid economic anxiety, US congressional panel says
Congressional advisers cite AI optimism but question Beijing’s openness after being denied access to Hangzhou tech firms
· Han Li
US charges 11 people in scheme to obtain green cards through sham marriages
The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a news conference, May 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
· Alanna Durkin Richer
'Lawnmower' patterns of Chinese research vessel raising suspicions in Pacific
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· Kyle Evans
China's C919 makes 1st international flight in challenge to Boeing, Airbus
Air China will operate once daily round-trip service between Beijing and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, using the C919. (Photo by Shizuka Tanabe)
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Zhu Rongji: reformer who led China’s economic transformation through ‘minefield or abyss’
China’s bold economic tsar who drove sweeping SOE reforms and secured WTO entry has died aged 97
· Josephine Ma
Zhu Rongji: reformer who led China’s economic transformation through ‘minefield or abyss’
China’s bold economic tsar who drove sweeping SOE reforms and secured WTO entry has died aged 97
· Josephine Ma
China's solar panel production cuts fail to reverse price slump
Chinese companies dominate the global solar panel market with a roughly 80% combined share. (Photo by Kohei Fujimura)
· Staff Writer
Taiwan slams planned China-Indonesia navy drill
TAIPEI — Taiwan has condemned China’s plan to hold a navy drill with Indonesia off the democratic island’s east coast this month, saying Beijing seeks to create the “false impression” that it has jurisdiction over the area.
· Agence France-Presse
8 teams vie in NSAC World Invitational
THE NSAC World Invitational presented by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) will bring together eight teams from the Philippines, Japan, Taiwan and Australia for three days of international basketball competition from Aug. 14 to 16 at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.
· The Manila Times
Hong Kong baby food producer recalls pastas, congee over rice weevil scare
Baby Basic said it had removed all products that may have been affected from store shelves and also suspended production of the pastas
· Danny Mok
Hong Kong baby food producer recalls pastas, congee over rice weevil scare
Baby Basic said it had removed all products that may have been affected from store shelves and also suspended production of the pastas
· Danny Mok
Las automotrices de China cada vez construyen más vehículos en África
Trabajadores ensamblan los modelos Zeekr 001 EV en la planta de montaje del fabricante chino Zeekr en Ningbo, provincia de Zhejiang, al este de China, el 17 de abril de 2025. (Foto AP/Andy Wong, Archivo)
· Allan Olingo
China is sending scientists to Iran for rare earth ‘exploration and processing’
Chinese and Iranian natural science foundations include the strategically sensitive metals in this year’s joint workshop programme
· Ling Xin
China is sending scientists to Iran for rare earth ‘exploration and processing’
Chinese and Iranian natural science foundations include the strategically sensitive metals in this year’s joint workshop programme
· Ling Xin
Fearing deflated China demand, US soybean growers pivot to new buyers and biofuel
With Chinese imports low according to a trade association, farmers are compensating by finding new markets and selling to biofuel makers
· Ralph Jennings
Fearing deflated China demand, US soybean growers pivot to new buyers, biofuel
With Chinese imports low according to a trade association, farmers are compensating by finding new markets and selling to biofuel makers
· Ralph Jennings
Hong Kong’s subdivided flats are turning into heat traps. But what’s the fix?
Welfare advocates call on authorities to take action as tenants grapple with steeper energy bills to ward off the heatwave
· Edith Lin
Hong Kong’s subdivided flats are turning into heat traps. But what’s the fix?
Welfare advocates call on authorities to take action as tenants grapple with steeper energy bills to ward off the heatwave
· Edith Lin
‘Age is not a limit’ for swimmer Haughey who is enjoying senior role in Hong Kong team
The recent emergence of Yu Zidi, the 13-year-old mainland Chinese prodigy, reinforced the perception of swimming as a young person’s sport
· Paul McNamara
‘Age is not a limit’ for swimmer Haughey who is enjoying senior role in Hong Kong team
The recent emergence of Yu Zidi, the 13-year-old mainland Chinese prodigy, reinforced the perception of swimming as a young person’s sport
· Paul McNamara
How Africa is becoming a ‘strategic hub’ for Chinese industrial expansion
Countries including Zimbabwe and Guinea are ending the pit-to-ship model that saw them exporting raw minerals with limited local gains
· Jevans Nyabiage
How Africa is becoming a ‘strategic hub’ for Chinese industrial expansion
Countries including Zimbabwe and Guinea are ending the pit-to-ship model that saw them exporting raw minerals with limited local gains
· Jevans Nyabiage
Hong Kong college finance chief, wife and contractor held over HK$41m theft
Ray Yip allegedly embezzled funds from Hong Kong Chu Hai College while wife and engineering contractor handled the illicit proceeds
· Brian Wong
Hong Kong college finance chief, wife and contractor held over HK$41m theft
Ray Yip allegedly embezzled funds from Hong Kong Chu Hai College while wife and engineering contractor handled the illicit proceeds
· Brian Wong
Chinese automaker Chery buys Nissan plant in Africa as EV production shifts to new markets
NAIROBI, Kenya — Chinese automakers are increasingly shifting from exporting vehicles to building them in Africa, betting that rapid urbanization, a growing middle class and supportive government policies will make the continent one of the industry’s last major growth markets.
· Associated Press
Fund backed by China memory giant YMTC invests in push for alternative chipmaking route
Guangzhou-based SOI Micro is developing a low-power logic process aimed at easing reliance on overseas technology while strengthening domestic chip capabilities
· Howard Liu
Fund backed by China memory giant YMTC invests in push for alternative chipmaking route
Guangzhou-based SOI Micro is developing a low-power logic process aimed at easing reliance on overseas technology while strengthening domestic chip capabilities
· Howard Liu
‘I had planned to stay for life’: last villagers prepare to leave Cha Kwo Ling
‘There is no need for so many mega-events in Hong Kong to create something new ... better if we could retain something unique,’ resident says
· Ambrose Li