EU signals emergency import curbs after dramatic surge in Chinese trade gap
Brussels looking at ‘case-by-case’ tariffs and quotas after the trade surplus grows by almost a quarter in the first half of the year
· Finbarr Bermingham
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Newest first · UTC+11:00EU signals emergency import curbs after dramatic surge in Chinese trade gap
Brussels looking at ‘case-by-case’ tariffs and quotas after the trade surplus grows by almost a quarter in the first half of the year
· Finbarr Bermingham
Hong Kong gazettes bill to enable joint immigration checks at Shenzhen crossing
Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area Bill gazetted on Tuesday, with opening date of new complex yet to be agreed with mainland Chinese authorities
· Jess Ma
Hong Kong gazettes bill to enable joint immigration checks at Shenzhen crossing
Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area Bill gazetted on Tuesday, with opening date of new complex yet to be agreed with mainland Chinese authorities
· Jess Ma
China’s StepFun claims it has unveiled the world’s first AI smartphone
Tencent-backed firm launches the AI-native StepX Neo smartphone, challenging US tech giants amid Apple-OpenAI legal clashes
· Minxiao Chang
China’s StepFun claims it has unveiled the world’s first AI smartphone
Tencent-backed firm launches the AI-native StepX Neo smartphone, challenging US tech giants amid Apple-OpenAI legal clashes
· Minxiao Chang
A Chinese waiting hall and World Cup mania at No 10: photos of the day – Tuesday
View image in fullscreenBangkok, Thailand A family member receives the body of a victim at the police hospital morgue after a fatal fire at a city pub Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenHebron, Israeli-occupied West BankA Palestinian man carries a woman who passed out after Israeli f…
The young Chinese scientist behind an ‘impossible’ breakthrough on sodium batteries
Award-winner Lu Yaxiang and her team are working towards making commercially viable batteries from the abundant, low-cost mineral
· Holly Chik
The young Chinese scientist behind ‘impossible’ breakthrough on sodium batteries
Award-winner Lu Yaxiang and her team are working towards making commercially viable batteries from the abundant, low-cost mineral
· Holly Chik
China sends a message to Pacific islands amid their unease over missile test
Solomons prime minister has pledged to review China pact while advancing talks on a comprehensive treaty with Australia
· Shi Jiangtao
China sends a message to Pacific islands amid their unease over missile test
Solomons prime minister has pledged to review China pact while advancing talks on a comprehensive treaty with Australia
· Shi Jiangtao
Chinese actor becomes vegetable vendor after surge in AI-generated microdramas | South China Morning Post
According to a report released by the Communication University of China, 95 per cent of the estimated 128,000 microdrama series launched in the first quarter of 2026 were AI-generated.
Inside the secret Laos shops selling pangolin scales, bear bile and tiger bones to tourists
Covert footage obtained by the Guardian shows how crime networks are using front souvenir shops to hide a booming wildlife trade targeted at a new influx of Chinese tourists
· Robyn Vinter, Frances Rankin
Undercover in Laos: how Chinese tourism fuels animal trafficking – video
Chinese tourism is booming in Laos and the illegal wildlife trade is booming with it. Pangolin scales, rhino horn and elephant ivory are all being sold at secret shops and restaurants as a new high-speed rail line brings millions of visitors to the country. Working with Chinese activists, the Guardian goes undercove…
Acclaimed Hong Kong veteran film producer Shi Nan-sun dies at 75 | South China Morning Post
Shi died peacefully of multiple organ failure, said Film Workshop, the company she co-founded with former husband Tsui Hark.
Strengthening ‘ticket economy’ among Hong Kong lawmaker’s proposals for sports industry
Other ideas from DAB’s Vincent Cheng include involving restaurants, retailers, attractions and hotels, and cultivating ‘home fans’ culture
· Mike Chan
Strengthening ‘ticket economy’ among Hong Kong lawmaker’s proposals for sports industry
Other ideas from DAB’s Vincent Cheng include involving restaurants, retailers, attractions and hotels, and cultivating ‘home fans’ culture
· Mike Chan
China’s power exports to Asean surge 40% in first half of 2026 amid Hormuz tensions
Myanmar is leading the export surge for China’s power in Asean, with exports to the country nearly doubling in the first five months
· Sylvia Ma
China’s power exports to Asean surge 40% in first half of 2026 amid Hormuz tensions
Myanmar is leading the export surge for China’s power in Asean, with exports to the country nearly doubling in the first five months
· Sylvia Ma
China boy, 12, inspires millions after defying muscle-wasting disease prognosis of living past 3
‘Little warrior’ Zou graduates from primary school, thanks to his family’s devotion and warmth of teachers and classmates
· Zoey Zhang
China boy, 12, inspires millions after defying muscle-wasting disease prognosis of living past 3
‘Little warrior’ Zou graduates from primary school, thanks to his family’s devotion and warmth of teachers and classmates
· Zoey Zhang
China’s monthly car exports top 1m for first time as overall trade soars
Country risks new tariffs from US and EU as it looks likely to match or beat last year’s record surplus of $1tn
· Lisaocarroll
Japan’s viral property agents get weird | South China Morning Post
A Tokyo estate agent in a green-screen bodysuit has gone viral – but are the gags stealing the show?
As IPOs surge, Hong Kong’s audit regulator vows tougher scrutiny
With more than 430 applicants in the IPO pipeline, the city’s accounting watchdog is ramping up post-listing inspections
· Themis Qi
As IPOs surge, Hong Kong’s audit regulator vows tougher scrutiny
With more than 430 applicants in the IPO pipeline, the city’s accounting watchdog is ramping up post-listing inspections
· Themis Qi
How Beijing proposes to solve South China Sea disputes 10 years after Hague ruling
China should keep engaging in good-faith diplomacy and use International Organization for Mediation to help ease tensions, analysts say
· Fan Chen
How Beijing proposes to solve South China Sea disputes 10 years after Hague ruling
China should keep engaging in good-faith diplomacy and use International Organization for Mediation to help ease tensions, analysts say
· Fan Chen
Hong Kong national security laws must be constantly improved: ex-Beijing official
City ‘cannot put a full stop’ in improving legislation to address risks, Wang Zhenmin says, while highlighting harsher laws in US, UK and Singapore
· Matthew Cheng
Hong Kong security laws must be constantly improved: ex-Beijing official
City ‘cannot put a full stop’ in improving legislation to address risks, Wang Zhenmin says, while highlighting harsher laws in US, UK and Singapore
· Matthew Cheng
Whither ASEAN? A decade of silence on the South China Sea
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· John Hemmings
What’s at stake as China prioritises household spending in new five-year plan
Policymakers set US$8.85 trillion retail goal for 2030, betting on services, property and cars to anchor growth amid weak demand
· Emma Ma
What’s at stake as China prioritises household spending in new five-year plan
Policymakers set US$8.85 trillion retail goal for 2030, betting on services, property and cars to anchor growth amid weak demand
· Emma Ma
Chinese referee Ma Ning packs away his cards and bids farewell to the World Cup
Zhou Fei and Fu Ming have also departed, ending China’s involvement in the global showpiece football tournament in North America
· Stephy Zhang
Chinese referee Ma Ning packs away his cards and bids farewell to the World Cup
Zhou Fei and Fu Ming have also departed, ending China’s involvement in the global showpiece football tournament in North America
· Stephy Zhang
Hong Kong woman gets 10 years in jail for luring victims into gang’s extortion plot
Court sentences Hau Yan-ki for helping gang ambush and take nude photos of victims to extort them for money
· Brian Wong
Hong Kong woman gets 10 years in jail for luring victims into gang’s extortion plot
Court sentences Hau Yan-ki for helping gang ambush and take nude photos of victims to extort them for money
· Brian Wong
Where is the priciest residential property? Hong Kong keeps crown, but livability drops
Deutsche Bank cuts the financial hub’s quality-of-life standing as soaring expenses squeeze households, and Seoul emerges as a tech-driven regional competitor
· Chelsea Yang
Where is the priciest residential property? Hong Kong keeps crown, but livability drops
Deutsche Bank cuts the financial hub’s quality-of-life standing as soaring expenses squeeze households, and Seoul emerges as a tech-driven regional competitor
· Chelsea Yang
A French underwear brand is taking on fast fashion — with an IPO
French underwear brand Le Slip Français made its stock market debut in Paris on Tuesday, betting that consumers will pay for locally made clothing amid competition from ultra-cheap Chinese fast-fashion giants like Shein and Temu.
· Sawdah Bhaimiya
Story ends as another Hong Kong indie bookshop closes amid ‘losses, red lines’
Have a Nice Stay is the latest independent bookstore to close in Hong Kong, joining growing list in recent years
· Eric Jiang
Story ends as another Hong Kong indie bookshop closes amid ‘losses, red lines’
Have a Nice Stay is the latest independent bookstore to close in Hong Kong, joining growing list in recent years
· Eric Jiang
US wartime buildup races against China’s industrial clock
The US push for a wartime industrial base is accelerating, but its real test is whether new weapons can be produced, delivered and sustained fast enough
· Gabriel Honrada
American biologist who testified for PH in South China Sea arbitration killed
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· Iya Gozum
Senior Chinese official Ma Xingrui expelled from ruling Communist Party
Ma Xingrui, Party Secretary of Xinjiang, speaks during a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)
Japan and the Philippines draw a line China cannot ignore
Patrol vessels of U.S. Coast Guard, left, Japan Coast Guard, center, and Philippine Coast Guard, participate in joint training off Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan on June 20, 2025. © Reuters
· Lucio Blanco Pitlo
Goodbye Chinatown by Kit Fan review – a chef’s elegy to London
Skipping between London, Shanghai and Hong Kong, this tale of family migration, politics and food has plenty of flavour and fire
· Christopher Shrimpton
Beyond the numbers, why Hong Kong’s IB averages mask deeper truths
Hong Kong’s stellar IBDP averages make headlines each year, but they only tell part of the story … how do universities really view these scores?
· Jolene Otremba
Why Hong Kong’s IB averages mask deeper truths
Hong Kong’s stellar IBDP averages make headlines each year, but they only tell part of the story … how do universities really view these scores?
· Jolene Otremba
Global AI boom sees China’s chip exports nearly double in first half of year
Exports of automatic data processing machines and parts jumped more than 41 per cent to top US$138 billion
· Ben Jiang
Global AI boom sees China’s chip exports nearly double in first half of year
Exports of automatic data processing machines and parts jumped more than 41 per cent to top US$138 billion
· Ben Jiang