South China Morning Post - August 09, 2025

Bar chief calls for ‘targeted law’ on deepfake porn

Talent schemes ‘helping to stabilise city’s residential property sector’

XI, PUTIN IN CALL AHEAD OF TRUMP SUMMIT

Colourful fun for all

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Actor Eric Kot on HK’s faded entertainment industry

The behaviour of Donald Trump is making Brics great again

POSTS FROM THE PAST

NEW HOSPITALS CHIEF VOWS TO INTRODUCE ‘SPEAK-UP’ CULTURE

Party time

Iran looks to China’s BeiDou to plug security gaps

PLA mid-century goals spelled out in People’s Daily

Bar chief calls for caution before certain lawyers are banned from prison visits

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Foreign students ‘can clear the way ahead’

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Hikers warned to not venture out after downpours

School suspended over DSE classes in Shenzhen

LONG -TERM SICK TO GET SUBSIDISED FLU JABS

Court temporarily blocks bankruptcy discharge of Nina Wang will forger

$28.4m

Dark clouds, black rain

Dark clouds, black rain

New drone vessel ready to recover reusable rockets

Rainfall drenches cities while river run-off drops

STUDENTS LEVERAGE HIRING TREND

Horseback heroes

Eliminating mosquitoes ‘not enough to fight chikungunya’

Key test on lunar lander prototype carried out

Ties boosted with eSwatini despite dispute over Taiwan

BEIJING WARNS MANILA NOT TO ‘PLAY WITH FIRE’

Diplomat seeks ban on Chinese firms

Search for survivors

US ‘likely to extend’ tariff truce for 90 days

50% TARIFF BY TRUMP SOWS ‘TOTAL MISTRUST’

Strains of anger as mega speakers hit by religious edict

Yoon plays victim over failed bids to question him

Anwar says Xi expected to attend Asean summit, setting stage for Trump meeting

This move introduces volatility into what had been a stable, deepening economic and strategic relationship

ISRAEL AUTHORISES PLAN TO TAKE CONTROL OF GAZA CITY

Homelessness minister quits in eviction, rent row

Superman actor signs up to join deportation drive

Library user charged with theft of rare Chinese works

Ravaged wine region fears for future after deadly wildfire finally contained

Legal battle looms over plan to build world’s longest suspension bridge

US$50m REWARD OFFER ON ARREST OF MADURO

Armed gangs keep president out of town

Price of ignorance

Vietnam’s vital balancing act in an evolving Asean

China and the US in a high-stakes fight to shape the future of AI

Elderly HK cabbies must be fit to drive

CONTACT US

A smarter care plan

An ‘elegant’ English name? Not for my Hong Kong baby

US sanctions have worked – in making Putin stronger

West cannot simply assume it will lead in AI governance

What happens when we are not needed ‘for most things’?

BYD targets first-time HK buyers with cheaper model

Steelmakers call for changes to stop ‘downward spiral’

STANCHART IN BID TO VIE FOR LICENCE

Trump pick raises alarm over Fed independence

Star banker ‘freed’ two years after investigation

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Competition heats up as Alibaba and Meituan battle for customers

CARMAKERS EASE UP ON DISCOUNTS – FOR NOW

New way for brands to seek visibility

From Jurassic to robotic park

SMIC downplays impact of Trump’s 100% tariff plan

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Mired in a falling market

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Kokonotsu Supersudoku

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GRACE LAU WINS HK’S FIRST MEDAL AT WORLD GAMES

Wong ranks latest win on big stage among his best

Hong Kong link up with high-altitude Yunnan to chase Games glory

Slot relishing clash with Palace to start season with a title

KANE PAYS TRIBUTE TO EX-TEAMMATE SON