South China Morning Post - June 19, 2025

Top Beijing official Xia Baolong arrives for talks

MAINLAND FIRMS TO USE CITY TO GO GLOBAL

Six HK public universities rise in global rankings

New world order: Greater China, Russia and Israel but smaller US

POSTS FROM THE PAST

How Hong Kong IPO market has staged a comeback

Beijing ‘cautious’ as US weighs Iran role

JOBLESS RATE ‘NOT TIED TO IMPORTED WORKERS’

Digital yuan hub to help push renminbi’s global use

TikTok’s American fate remains in limbo

Preying on vulnerable seeking financial lifeline

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Tainted pipe to be replaced by early July

Eight arrested over sale of fake concert tickets

LAUNCH OF DATABASE FOR CARERS IN SIGHT

Call to let parents split child tax allowances dismissed

Police make second arrest over fatal crash

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Latin America ‘not backyard of anyone’

SUPPLIERS VIE FOR SLICE OF EUROPE’S AVIATION MARKET

Senior Boeing executive calls for reduced dependence on China for critical minerals

US brain drain set to ramp up before new school year

This behaviour is also a form of lazy governance and a variant of formalism, causing businesses to lose customers and dimming the vibrancy of people’s everyday lives

Fun on planet Earth

Hundreds evacuated from conflict zone

PIG COUNT TO BE CUT BY 1m AMID LOW PRICES

Clumsy austerity control ‘affecting dining culture’

‘Military rehearsals’ raise buzz over parade

Breast implants help victim survive brutal knife attack

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CHINA ‘SET TO SEIZE DISPUTED ISLANDS’

Delhi ‘cannot take sides in this conflict’

Myanmese mines linked to China threaten rivers

Top of the crops

Airlines halt Bali flights as volcano erupts

IRAN WILL NEVER SURRENDER, KHAMENEI WARNS WASHINGTON

Disorder in the court

Israeli strikes stoke fury and uncertainty in Tehran

G7 summit wraps up with statements on AI, rare earths

Move to decriminalise abortion and repeal Victorian-era legislation

Without US support, Israel cannot weaken the Iranian government to such an extent as to force its capitulation

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Rail lifeline in peril

Where is the friendly and open US of my college days?

Hong Kong-Shanghai pact will benefit both cities and the nation

Red carpet for pets as quarantine eased

Left high and dry

Asia’s failure to cooperate is killing its rivers and oceans

By acting now, Asia will come to define the stablecoin era

No room on degraded Mother Earth for yet more children

Israel’s claim it has the right to defend itself holds no water

Centred on the community

Hutchison ports deal faces ‘big hurdles’

CHINA TO LOOSEN LISTING CURBS ON PRE-PROFIT FIRMS

HK ‘could be stablecoin test bed to boost yuan profile’

HK-listed Alibaba, Tencent ‘could be lured back home’

Doubt cast over ‘all-American’ claim of Trump phone

CHINA RECORDS BUMPER INFLOWS FROM MIDEAST

Global millionaire ranks ‘to swell by 5m by 2030’

Commercial property and finance sectors in Asia ‘set to bear brunt of distress’

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JD.COM AIMS TO MAKE FORAY INTO STABLECOINS

Huawei eyes global role in AI networks

Alibaba hires top AI scientist in speech recognition

LOGISTICS UNIT UNVEILS EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE TO TAKE ON MEITUAN IN SAUDI

DeepSeek’s updated R1 matches Gemini in coding ability

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A community fights back

Living dead just keep on walking

FILM REVIEWS

TATTOO ARTIST MAKES MARK ON WORLD OF COLLECTIBLES

Mainland divorces prove lucrative for impromptu agents

Do your feet always feel cold? It could be a sign of narrowed arteries

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Kokonotsu Supersudoku

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PANTHERS SEAL SECOND STANLEY CUP IN A ROW

Axed Grealish told to rediscover his love for game

Powerful Williams back to spur Crusaders

Bumrah ruled out test captaincy due to workload fears

Kubica lashes critics after his triumph at Le Mans

China Czech-mate

Boniface Ho brings HK flavour to Ascot Gold Cup

HK SEEK ‘BIT MORE BANG’ FOR SRI LANKA CLASH

Local young talent urged to work a lot harder to succeed

Monahan to step down as head of PGA Tour

LIVERPOOL FACE BOURNEMOUTH IN SEASON OPENER WHILE ARSENAL PLAY MAN UTD