South China Morning Post - July 17, 2025

DSE STARS PRAISE POWER OF A.I. AND LOOK TO MEDICAL DEGREES

Authorities will reserve the power to regulate ride-hailing fares

Airport to pay a dividend for first time in a decade

Is this the end of international law and law of war as we know it?

POSTS FROM THE PAST

Nvidia chips’ return to China a tactical shift in tech war

Books on Xi’s thoughts ‘an action guide’

BEIJING REMOVES CURBS ON RETIRED E.U. LAWMAKER

Impartiality urged in review of same-sex partnership bill

Mainland’s visa-free boom picks up steam as entries soar

Walking a fine line

Joy of reading

Ethnic minority students f ly high in DSE exam

TALENTED MIGRANTS MAY GET BABY BONUS

Top scorers find AI useful to aid preparations

Stronger moral education urged after AI porn case

CHINA LOOKS TO AFRICA TO WIDEN USE OF YUAN

‘Green great wall’ triggers hay fever, scientists say

Cool escape

Airbus signs fresh agreement with its Chinese partner

Beijing vows punishment over Taiwan’s residency curbs on mainland spouses

Plagiarised sections in document ‘to be fixed’

BLOC URGED TO WORK FOR ‘EQUAL, ORDERLY WORLD’

Nation’s open-source AI progress hailed

No place like home

Ex-envoy says US and China ‘creeping towards trade deal’

Brain drain of Chinese talent ‘a great loss’ for America

STABILITY ‘THREATENED BY WESTERN RESHORING’

Telescope joins global hunt for ripples in space-time

Easing of AI chip restrictions could reshape trade talks

US says China deadline not a worry as Trump claims Indonesia deal

Nominee pledges to make UN ‘great again’

AMERICAN ‘BOAT HUB’ TO BOOST SECURITY

New law seen as weapon against dissent

Report urges scrutiny of China-funded projects

Easy riders

Yoon resists questioning by special prosecutors

KYIV ‘SHOULD NOT HIT MOSCOW WITH NEW SUPPLY OF MISSILES’

Trump attempts to douse firestorm over Epstein case

Men who cut down beloved ‘Robin Hood tree’ jailed

PM plans to reduce public holidays to ease debt ‘curse’

ANTI-DRONE NETS COVER SUPPLY ROUTES

US misses the mark

Lead poisoning scandal shows cover-ups continue

HK’s green light for ride-hailing welcome

DSE results not the only path to success for city’s students

The voice of reason

China’s Arctic engagement is part of being a global power

Hong Kong needs to address the basic need for shelter

Improvement needed in care for people with low vision

Toxic wallpaper could have contributed to Napoleon’s death

The life symmetric

CASH INFLOWS BOLSTER HK ROLE AS WEALTH HUB

Keeping the power on

More office tenants seeking longer rent-free periods

City fights profit-seekers to defend currency peg

Risks in property sector manageable, FSDC says

HK ranks third on list of ultra-rich homeowners

US$1.89b

SKECHERS TAKES OVER PRIME SHOPPING SPOT AT 35% DISCOUNT

Sales of villas and luxury homes rise to three-year high

Robert Kuok’s daughter to lead Shangri-La Asia

$360,000

POP MART GEARS UP FOR FIRST-HALF BONANZA

New ideas needed to spur spending, top official says

China and Europe power 24% growth in sales

Huawei in the top spot for the first time in four years

Baidu and Uber in robotaxi partnership

4.8%

Universal Crossword

Daily Crossword

Bridge

Kokonotsu Supersudoku

Sudoku

Target

An authentic presence

The dark side of cute designer cats like Taylor Swift’s Scottish Fold

A gruelling journey from a dark place

SHAMBHALA

SMURFS

Smile for the latest photo booth trend

CHANGE WHAT YOU EAT FOR A CHANGE OF HEART

With Phone 3, Nothing is making a play for the premium segment

Poon snares Tony Cruz Award thriller

PUNTERS FLOCK TO PARTY AMID SPECTACULAR FINALE TO SEASON

Organisation and timing need work for regional event

Wellbrock shrugs off water quality delay

Top titles not the be-all and end-all for Scheffler

Archer keen on remaining India tests and the Ashes