South China Morning Post - July 10, 2025

RAIL PROJECT ‘TO COST 30% LESS USING MAINLAND STANDARDS’

Suspension and pay cuts proposed in bill on lawmakers’ misconduct

Export ban ‘sends warning to Taiwan separatist forces’

How to ‘sludge’ HK migrants into leaving the UK and Canada

POSTS FROM THE PAST

Excessive austerity adds to China deflationary pressures

Plan to tighten prepaid SIM card rules

Drivers could face 536% increase in EV licence charge

CONSUMER PRICES EDGE UP 0.1% IN JUNE

Fresh case of bitumen particles in water supply

Export ban ‘sends warning to Taiwan’

Sink or swim moment

¥26.4tr

MPF TAX BREAK PLAN FOR AGED WORKERS SET TO BE SCRAPPED

Lawmakers criticise the reluctance for women-only areas on trains and buses

Themed journey

NEW ANGER OVER HKU’S POK FU LAM HUB PLAN

Firms invest in AI proficiency despite budget cuts

Tech and telecoms giants unite to combat fraud

Hospital Authority rejects claim that local graduates cannot secure residencies

Arrest warrant for singer Tommy Yuen

Global lead may be fading, report finds

Strike zone

‘Big bill’ could be ‘double-edged sword for Beijing’

BEIJING IN PLEDGE TO BUILD BIG PROJECTS

US tariff on copper tests mettle of refining industry

Edge over US in rare earths ‘likely to continue’

Our US$12 billion trade flow is not up to par with our economies ... We are determined to accelerate this goal, tripling this amount in the short term

Realistic combat the aim of island’s biggest war games

NEW LIGHT SHONE ON MOON’S HISTORY

Data expert leaves US for job in Zhejiang

Positively glowing

Beijing denies giving air defence systems to Iran

‘Monster’ cargo lifter spotted in Bohai Sea

FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR BRAZIL TO PERU LINK

US confirms new August 1 deadline – ‘no exceptions’

Brazil, India vow to triple trade amid US threats

US cited more often than China as the greatest ally and threat by 25 countries

Straight up

Calls for online gambling ban as number of addicts surges

‘OPTIMISTIC’ JAKARTA TO PRESS ON WITH U.S. TALKS

Quest to mine rare earths from seabed raises concerns over oceanic health

Deadly collapse

Anwar to make tariffs top of agenda for Rubio meeting

END DEPENDENCY ON U.S. AND CHINA, MACRON SAYS

Over 160 still missing as hopes fade for survivors

Maga base up in arms after Epstein ‘client list’ denied

Marseille wildfire under control but still a danger

US scraps shoes-off policy at airports

Alternative haven

VIEWPOINT

Recognition of same-sex partnerships a vital move

Northern Metropolis rail project must be on time as pledged

FWD’s IPO quest finds sweet success

All bluff or risky bet?

How Beijing emerged as Tehran’s strategic default

Airport bus crash shows importance of AI governance

Small businesses need support to overcome ESG hurdles

Involving banks could help stop city’s shops from closing

CONTACT US

Closed for business

HK BOURSE MARKS BUSIEST DAY FOR LISTINGS IN 2025

Exporters play it safe amid tariff chaos

Up to the task

Shanghai leads luxury home sales as wealthy buyers flock to safe-haven assets

JLL warns of crisis as sliding values squeeze developers

-1.06%

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Humanoid robotics ‘yet to reach EV moment’

ZEEKR TAPS HYBRIDS IN QUEST FOR SALES BOOST

CXMT starts listing process amid chip market rebound

JD.com in 10b yuan push to drive orders

Starbucks draws bids for China unit stake

9%

Apple COO to step down in major changing of guard

A.I. STOCKS TO EXTEND RUN AS CHINA BANKS ON GROWTH BOOST

AI agent Manus relocates to Singapore amid US curbs

New World eyes China asset sales after refinancing deal

New incentives to lure rich

SOUTH KOREAN CULTURE CRITIC JUNG DUK-HYUN

Creative disagreements

Creative industries rattled by increasingly convincing world of AI

The man of steel on the screen of silver

DREAM ANIMALS: THE MOVIE

DESERT OF NAMIBIA

K-dramas thrust shamanism into the mainstream

WHERE TO FIND THE BEST KOREAN FOOD GIFTS

In sickness and health, except if the wife falls ill

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Kokonotsu Supersudoku

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Sudoku

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Bowman lands treble to pass HK best

Late call-up Farrell set to play for Lions

HK’S ROCKET MAN GIVEN BUMPY RIDE BY JAPAN

Tso joins veterans seeking another shot at glory

Horner ousted after 20 years at Red Bull

Saudi Super Cup in city ‘a show of deepening ties’

HONG KONG BOXER REX TSO, WHO SOON TURNS 38, EXPLAINS WHY HE IS RETURNING TO THE RING AS A PROFESSIONAL FIGHTER