South China Morning Post - July 02, 2025

LEE VOWS TO BE ‘REFORMER’ AS CITY SHOWCASES ITS STABILITY

PM Paetongtarn suspended over leaked talk as political crisis deepens

Universities ‘to seek more quality overseas students’

Xiaomi squeezes Tesla with rush of SUV orders

Asia’s atomic ambitions grow as a result of attacks on Iran

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Beijing sanctions architect of Manila’s South China Sea legal claim

XI RENEWS CALL FOR UNIFIED MARKET

Restaurants anticipate 10% holiday sales boost

New Xinjiang party boss on fast track to Politburo

The money dogfight

US$20b

EX-HEAD OF HOSPITALS AMONG 427 HONOURED

Select ferry routes on hold during naval fleet visit

Catch the moment

HKU scientists explore growing organs with 3D-printing technology

HK$2m in luxury watches, cash stolen in burglary

Onus ‘on schools’ in competition for pupils

HK$1.2m

Move to shore up supply of copper from Africa mines

Military exercise will be ‘whole of society effort’

Complaint against US university over professor’s suicide

CONCERNS RAISED OVER PENTAGON’S WAR READINESS

Chilling out

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Earth and moon images arrive as probe forges ahead

NEW AIRBUS ORDER ON THE HORIZON

Chinese team finds coal power emissions underestimated

Chants encounter

Yuan forecast to extend gains against US dollar

Incentives rolled out to lure foreign investors

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IRAN STRIKES PUT CHILL ON ANY U.S. NUCLEAR TALKS

Tokyo envoy fails to head off car tariffs

Singapore motorists face fines as vehicle entry permit system enforcement starts

Fear of vacuum as top judge to retire without successor

A breakdown in governance risks damaging public confidence in the judiciary and opens the door to speculation and unhealthy conjecture

RUSSIA SAYS IT HAS FULL CONTROL OF LUHANSK

Dozens executed in crackdown after war, activists say

Trump slams Musk over spending bill criticism

Channelling efforts

US charges N Koreans in tech jobs scam

Cartel feud leaves 20 dead, four of them decapitated

Like a wounded animal, the Islamic republic is going after every perceived threat in the country with deadly force

US$3tr

Deepfake epidemic

Quality AI education must be made available to all

John Lee the reformer must pull out all stops to complete the job

A bright spot amid global uncertainty

Spending priorities

Myanmar crisis demands Asean rethink on diplomacy

Collective effort needed to remedy social problems

Hong Kong should not be just about ‘bright lights, big city’

Remembering Chua Lam and heyday of the ‘four talents’

EMPEROR DEBT WOES SHOW CRISIS IN SECTOR

China offers tax refund to French cognac makers amid EU brandy probe

Southbound net purchases set to break record

Growing threats of attacks fuel demand for professionals

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HKEX HAILS DEMISE OF ALL-MALE BOARDS

Moody’s sees bigger global push by Chinese firms

HK lenders can exploit AI and trade flow changes to drive growth, KPMG says

Challenges for Beijing ‘far from over’

Austerity measures dim spending outlook

HK$24tr

CHINA COFFEE CRAZE AT RISK OF LOSING ITS BUZZ

Huawei to open-source own program language

Apple mulls turning to Anthropic and OpenAI to power new version of Siri

ByteDance to hire robotics talent in AI growth push

TikTok Shop opens for business in Japan

30,000

Franchise welcomes Desplat to the Jurassic family

CULINARY ICON WHO INSPIRED A GENERATION

Navigating the minefield of Chinese gift taboos

Foreign tourists … are genuinely interested in hiking [South] Korean mountains, coming specifically to rent equipment or get information. The numbers clearly show this increase

Rise to the challenge

Here’s the plane truth: how to stay hale and hearty when you fly

PEAK PERFORMANCE: SEOUL’S TOP THREE URBAN MOUNTAINS FOR VISITING HIKERS TO CONQUER

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Orman bags first HK double as Man enjoys treble

HAT-TRICK HERO LIGHT YEARS CHARM EYES GROUP CAMPAIGN

Quest to grab World Cup spot to avoid repechage

Al-Hilal knock out City in extra time for shock victory

Doubles triumph for Chan and Wong provides spur to challenge China stars

JOCKEY CLUB TO PROVIDE ‘HIGH-QUALITY TECHNICAL SUPPORT’ FOR EQUESTRIAN EVENTS AT NATIONAL GAMES

It’s a must-win game for both teams ... hopefully we’ve got enough in the tank to get it done. I think we’ve put ourselves in a good place at the moment