South China Morning Post - July 04, 2025

‘A SIGN OF ROCK-SOLID NATIONAL SECURITY’

Plan to update prison visiting rules to better safeguard national security

China Future Tech briefing: regulating AI

Are N Korea, China and Russia’s ‘blood-forged’ ties real or rhetoric?

POSTS FROM THE PAST

Chinese firms in Vietnam ‘upbeat’ over tariff deal

Go figure

LAWMAKERS SLAM PROPOSAL TO RECOGNISE SAME-SEX COUPLES

Suspension among proposed penalties for misconduct

Party pays tribute to late premier Li Keqiang on 70th birth anniversary

Pull of new attractions

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PATRIOTIC PRIDE AND AWE AS CARRIER SAILS IN

Meet the Shandong, a bridge to a blue-water future

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PRESIDENT VOWS BETTER TIES WITH CHINA, RUSSIA

Aircraft carriers training with ‘greater intensity and complexity’

Call to issue yuan bonds worth 30tr for local debt swap

Damage control

Pilot stabs colleagues, then jumps to his death

5.4%

Innovators eye rocket ballet and ‘meteor showers’

E.U. URGED TO TREAT BEIJING AS A PARTNER

Export curbs ease but Vietnam deal risks backlash

Rice and shine

Trump’s national security mindset could bring ‘shared destruction’, envoy warns

HK ‘feasible option’ for yuan stablecoin

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Yoon may have ordered drone missions to North to justify martial law

SINGLE-THEATRE PLAN TO DEFEND AGAINST CHINA

Search for missing after five killed in Bali ferry capsize

Building ties

Singapore firm under scrutiny in bribery case

KYIV SEEKS JOINT ARMS PRODUCTION

Combs to remain in prison as he awaits sentencing

Starmer backs Reeves after tears in parliament

Earth ‘safe from object racing through our solar system’

Pilgrim’s progress

Colombia seizes first uncrewed narco-sub

Risky complacency

Asia must learn how China breeds apex predators

Aircraft carrier visit can help underscore patriotic education

Eatery closures must prompt rent rethink

Chance for green deal

Trump’s war on everything will lead to eventual downfall

Transport museum would tell another story of Hong Kong

Taxi owners as well as drivers must be held to account

If the US cuts aid, others should step up and serve humanity

Ferry good trip on memory lane

INCREASE IN DEALS LIFTS INDUSTRY OUTLOOK

AirPod maker Luxshare plans share sale in HK

HKEX unveils new platform to boost fund distribution

Beijing fintech services provider in HK alliance to tap stablecoin opportunities

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$66.41b

META LAB HIRES SPARK PRIDE IN CHINA

Alibaba-trained framework tops global rankings

OpenAI to rent more Oracle computing power

Light touch

AI agent start-up raises 100m yuan via Alibaba unit

Hongkongers pile into gold amid rush for haven assets

XPENG’S G7 ‘SUPER A.I.’ SUV ENTERS THE FRAY

Mainland stocks likely to stagnate in second half

China iPhone sales expected to face headwinds

Microsoft cuts 9,000 roles in bid to control costs while boosting spending on AI

TikTok sheds more US jobs as ban looms

A tonic to beat the heat

People ask me all the time where they can see belly dancing that does justice to the art. I struggle to answer

North Point nook is full of surprises

Why eating corn on the cob is a nostalgic taste of summer

An ultrarunner’s favourite fast fuelling stops in the city

Belly dancers reclaiming their artistic heritage

EVOLUTION OF YOKOHAMA’S CHINATOWN

Apple looks to stay on track for more big-screen success

Daily Crossword

Universal Crossword

Bridge

Kokonotsu Supersudoku

Sudoku

Target

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ATZENI HOPING TO BE CROWNED AGAIN ATOP COLOURFUL KING

Champion Griffin poised to be lowest rated in 14 years

TRACK STARS

LIVERPOOL STAR JOTA KILLED IN CAR CRASH

Wang bows out in second round to Turkey’s Somnez

Venue funding hurdle cleared for Brisbane Games

Farrell in sensational call-up to Lions squad

Osaka finally ready to spread her wings on grass after win over Siniakova