South China Morning Post - August 21, 2025

Xi in Lhasa to mark the region’s 60th anniversary

DONGGUAN FACTORY IN WATER SCANDAL

Stock listing boom fuels record profits at HKEX

Even his biggest fans in Japan are turning against Taiwan’s Lai

POSTS FROM THE PAST

HARRY’S VIEW ON THE BOTTLED WATER SUPPLY SCANDAL > A1

Xiaomi looks to Europe after making record profit

City’s jobless rate ‘set to rise as fragile economy and AI reshape market’

Big Boss nightclub suspends operations

PARADE TO SHOWCASE PLA’S JOINT OPERATIONS

HIV drug offers hope in treating age-related muscle loss

Russia top source of China crude oil imports

50%

Finding the right recipe

INSPIRING TEAM KICKING ADDICTION INTO THE PAST

Call to make dental services accessible to domestic helpers

Court challenges rights claim in national security hearing

Woman who killed daughter sent to psychiatric centre

Multiple rocket launcher’s key role in future conflict

Zhuque-2E launch failure may delay satellite goals

PRICE WARS IN SOLAR INDUSTRY TARGETED

Lady of the light

Return of talent from US a ‘positive trend’

GUANGDONG TO DEVELOP SPACE SECTOR TO RIVAL MUSK’S STARLINK

Approvals and exemptions are now bargaining chips, and in this case, rare earths are framed as a peace bounty

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Show of resistance in face of pressure from Trump tariffs

Modi welcomes progress in mending bilateral relations

WANG ARRIVES IN KABUL FOR THREE-WAY TALKS

When life is no easy ride

Presence of research vessels ‘sign of further monitoring’

$33m

CANBERRA AND MANILA STAGE HUGE EXERCISE

A spy’s last wish

New push to cut dependence on foreign workers

Kim sister pours cold water on diplomacy drive by South

Tourists to be shown letter of the law

FIONA LOW, PRESIDENT OF THE MALAYSIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES, ON KUALA LUMPUR’S PLAN TO REDUCE THE COUNTRY’S DEPENDENCE ON CHEAP MIGRANT WORKERS

BRITISH, FRENCH TROOPS CENTRAL TO PEACE PLAN

Row over Palestinian state recognition hits crisis level

Dozens die in fiery crash

Rwanda-backed rebels ‘kill 140 people’

U.N. SLAMS ISRAEL’S BLOCK ON BRINGING TENTS INTO GAZA

62,122

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Failing all the tests

Beijing floods a deadly reminder of nature’s wrath

VIEWPOINT

China-India ties are warming rapidly in heat of US trade war

Fortescue’s yuan loan is a Chinese landmark

Europe’s new order

‘Space Silk Road’ links ambitions of Arab world to China

Worrying gaps in law enforcement and gatekeeping

Hong Kong deserves praise for its flood management

Water scandal raises questions about procurement processes

CONTACT US

The final cut

TECH FIRMS ‘WARY OF PUBLIC FILINGS’

Labubu success boosts Pop Mart hopes on 2025 sales

Intelligent move

Swire Properties prepares to start Headland sales

Foxconn unit gets smart with Robocore investment

Push to strengthen privacy on Android

¥30b

QUESTIONS GROW OVER FOCUS OF DEEPSEEK

Start of the journey

Black Myth: Wukong studio developing new title

Hong Kong Ferry buys shops from ‘Cassette King’

99%

LAOPU OUTLOOK SHINES AS PROFIT SURGES 290.6%

China continues its Brazil pivot for soybean imports

¥2.35b

The sensation of Sisoski

Urban legends and the culture of fear

FILM REVIEWS

A VERY PAINFUL WAKE-UP CALL LED TO BIG CHANGES

Drama as costumes go under hammer

Meet Vancouver’s Billy Hsueh, who won at the ‘Olympics of magic’

Daily Crossword

Universal Crossword

Bridge

Kokonotsu Supersudoku

Target

Sudoku

AL-AHLI SEAL DATE WITH RONALDO IN HONG KONG

US Open serves up a winner after initial criticism

Trainer O’Brien targets history at York with star filly Minnie Hauk

Chance for pickleball to ‘come out of a shadow’

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES WITHOUT A MEGASTAR TO FILL SEATS