South China Morning Post - July 19, 2025

PLAN TO RECLAIM 190 HECTARES OF LAND FOR CORE INDUSTRIES

‘More foreign investment could help boost’ consumption of services

Teen arrested for smoke grenades ‘he bought online’

Wet and windy

52.3%

Australia sends mixed message with China visit and war drills

POSTS FROM THE PAST

Why Thailand could bring fresh start to cacao industry

Frustration at another fail on Tseung Kwan O line

Rare earth exports to China triple as barriers harden to global trade

AFFECTED RESIDENTS’ PAYMENTS ‘MAY BE CUT’

Spies ‘use mail system to steal critical minerals’

US$6.7m

Trump’s peace prize ‘may be flight of fancy’

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‘PEACE SOUGHT’ BETWEEN HAILING SERVICES, TAXIS

Carer hotline to scale up

Mini jelly cups could be banned over choking risk

Former in-law of slain model gave ‘convenient excuse’

Cathay apologises twice to passengers for flight delays

Politician faces probe into alleged misconduct

Making their marks

Making their marks

SHANGHAI EYES STATUS AS A SHIPBUILDING HUB

Life-saving lessons

Chinese investors expected to keep US free-trade perks

Robot that can change its own battery unveiled

American and domestic rail firms ‘committed to joint projects – even overseas’

Common treatment ‘can wake cancer cells’

There remains utility in Canberra’s approach. The economic equities in relations with China and security equities in relations with the US are so large that making a binary choice is simply not realistic

ALBANESE TRIP ‘POINTS THE WAY TO STABLE TIES’

Supply chain woes set to delay US fighter jet debut

Let there be lights

Panama warned about Chinese influence on canal

‘Unlikely’ for SCO bloc to convince India, Pakistan to resolve their differences

Army scientists design a super rail gun

Scramble to seal deals ahead of tariff deadline

Traveller anxiety soars amid China espionage arrests

NEW CHIEF JUSTICE PICK IN FOCUS OVER TIES

Just hanging around

Fear of ‘repercussions’ may have stopped Vientiane from sending troops to Russia

I have been quoted many times about my human rights work and I think it would be very likely that I would be arrested if I tried to enter China

CITY IN SHOCK AS DRUZE REEL FROM BLOODSHED

Destruction of expired food aid ‘a symbol of cuts’

As suggestive letter emerges, Trump seeks release of Epstein testimony

‘Fearless Felix’ dies in paragliding accident

I think that this was just a casualty of the shutdown of USAID

Ignited night

LULA SLAMS ‘GRINGO’ TRUMP OVER 50% TARIFF

French troop pull-out ends West Africa presence

Zuckerberg settles lawsuit over privacy scandal

Suspect charged with hijacking of small plane ‘for ideological reasons’

UN calls for halt to Afghan deportations

Our link to stability

VIEWPOINT

ExxonMobil project shows confidence in China’s future

MTR must take to heart its commitment to service standards

HKU innovation hub must move forward

Pragmatic diplomacy

Canberra should engage with Beijing on its own terms

Inclusive economic models required in renewables push

Hong Kong should go big on the low-altitude economy

US should learn from China, instead of being jealous

CALL TO REWRITE RULES FOR TOKENISED FUTURE

More pro-market reforms urged to fix economic woes

South Korean funds pile into Chinese stocks again

Fashion trends

Bowtie Life secures US$70m in funding

Beijing cuts US Treasury holdings for third month

INVESTORS LOOK TO POLITBURO FOR OVERCAPACITY FIX

Chinese tech firms play catch-up as AI agents fall behind US peers in adoption

Parallel crossings

Silicon Valley faces China open-source AI threat

Daily Crossword

Universal Crossword

Target

Kokonotsu Supersudoku

Bridge

Sudoku

CITY URGED TO EMBRACE FUN OF AIRBADMINTON

Doping cloud over marathon world-record holder

With series on the line, India consider Bumrah gamble in Manchester

Lions need to be great to seal first test, Sexton says

Call to keep checks on ‘neutral’ fencers

Right in contention

Rath reflects on the ups, downs and ‘levelling out’

TRIO TACKLE CHALLENGE FOR CANCER CHARITY

Power plays, no half-time ... and cannon ball starts

China’s Yu Zidi is just 12 years old but set to be a sensation at worlds in Singapore