South China Morning Post - August 02, 2025

New hospitals chief vows to slash waiting times

Front row at the mermaid show

CHINA RINGS ALARM AT LATEST U.S. BARRIERS

US$1.8 billion account frozen as Wahaha inheritance battle goes on

US$6m

Those enabling genocide rub it in by attending Nagasaki memorial

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How Star Ferry sailed through the ups and downs

Fashionable feline

THREAT BY PANAMA MET WITH LEGAL PLEA

Video shows coastguard towing away Philippine ship in tense confrontation

China denies it is a threat as FBI opens NZ office

Beijing doubles down on bid to spur household spending

‘Gender antagonism’ highlights anxieties

17.5 million

Light tube suspected after three die in flat blaze

50 WORKERS LEFT UNPAID IN SUDDEN CLOSURE

Airport to revise night use amid noise complaints

Harbour advocacy group disbands after law amended

MTR uses AI for train and crowd control

120m

When it rains, it pours

When it rains, it pours

Shopping now comes with robot rentals

LAI VOWS TO BARGAIN AS 20% TARIFF DRAWS FLAK

Young US scientists ‘may see HK as safe haven’

Humanoid at centre of drama in university

Professor Yang said if I do not finish my PhD, they will donate me to a museum. That sounds pretty cool too. At least I will be part of art history!

200,000

Terracotta Army may keep guns firing

U.S. WEAPONS IN CONTAINERS ‘POSE REGIONAL THREAT’

Back to the past

Blacklist threat for graduate refusing job

2,000

Prosecutors give up warrant fight with ex-president in boxer shorts

Chinese electric vehicles make inroads

19% TARIFF DECISION A ‘POSITIVE OUTCOME’

Let the dancing begin

Bangladesh ‘set to keep India-China middle path’

No criminal defies the rule of law in such a disgraceful way

40%

DOZENS OF MORE COUNTRIES HIT BY STEEP EXPORT TARIFFS

Trump donor admits cheating Chinese investors

Heathrow Airport expansion plan set for £49b take-off

Journalist defied Kremlin while trying to keep press freedom alive in Russia

You don’t realise what indefinite re-election brings: It brings an accumulation of power and weakens democracy

£21b

Outrage after trophy hunter kills research lion

Monkey business

PARTY PUTS BUKELE IN POWER FOR LONGER

Trump plans US$200m White House ballroom

Kyiv mourns as deadliest attack in a year kills 31

‘RADIOACTIVE’ HORNS FOR RHINOS

US$20m

A costly withdrawal

China’s focus on its heritage sends a global message

University subsidy rules will benefit those committed to the city

Football fest a win for city as elite event host

EU in a midlife crisis

In a world disrupted by ‘Maga economics’, all bets are off

Food recovery in HK must be seen as infrastructure

Empower Asia’s youth for the workplace of tomorrow

Sustainability education should be improved in city schools

NEW REGIME TO SHAPE CITY’S DIGITAL FUTURE

Southbound capital reaches record HK$866.8b

Bourse operator lowers barrier for firms to raise funds

Productive force

Daryl Ng takes over as chairman of Sino Group

Family of ‘Shop King’ sells hotel at 60% loss

-1.07%

US$13.5b

TOP ON-DEMAND FIRMS VOW TO END PRICE WAR

Nvidia shrugs off talks of ‘back-door’ features in its chips

Ready for smooth sailing?

HK$4m

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Swashbuckling England off to a flier

LeBron James linked to proposal for world league

‘Time to come home’: Rees-Zammit leaves NFL to return to rugby union

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China’s Qin Haiyang claims ‘miracle’ 200m gold

WHEN SHIRT DESIGNERS KNEW THEY HAD SCORED

Piastri accepts title chase is race against teammate

Lions coach says claims Wallabies are not worthy opponents is ‘insulting’

Whirl powers through the rain to victory