South China Morning Post - September 11, 2025

CITY SIGNS DEALS WORTH US$1b AS LEE HAILS DECADE OF GAINS

Defence ministers discuss Taiwan, South China Sea

Bill on same-sex partnerships defeated in Legco

DAILY PULSE - BRIAN RHOADS AND RAYMOND MA Chinese carmakers gaining on European rivals

POSTS FROM THE PAST

Beijing assesses risks as social unrest rocks Nepal

CONTROVERSIAL ‘LANTAU VISION’ PROJECT SHELVED

Single free-trade zone to be ‘explored and promoted’

Eye in the sky

Suicide rate up with men most vulnerable

Talent f low turns up pressure on locals

RUN-UP TO POLICY ADDRESS

70%

FITNESS OF ELDERLY DRIVERS TO BE TESTED

Local Nepalis left in state of shock by violent unrest

Former beauty queen alleges husband choked her

HK slams European Commission report over ‘unfounded and biased’ criticism

Record-smashing Yangtze bridge opens to traffic

JL-1 MISSILE ‘BOOSTS NUCLEAR POSTURE’

Renovated toilet big draw for visitors to grottoes

Korean star’s lookalike draws visitors to Yunnan eatery

Turbulence makes flight a ‘terrifying’ experience

The Belt and Road Initiative is not a debt trap … On the contrary, it is a lifeline for [our] social and economic development. It is a strategic investment towards Cambodia’s long-term future

COMAC WINS ONE OF ITS BIGGEST OVERSEAS ORDERS FOR C909 JETS

Prices decline again amid deflationary pressures

Beijing plan ‘not a debt trap’, says top Cambodian official

Taiwan accuses PLA jets of intimidation during medical evacuation flight

AIRASIA IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT BUYING C919 PLANE, CARRIER’S CHIEF TELLS BELT AND ROAD SUMMIT

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U.S. FIRMS GLOOMY ON BUSINESS OUTLOOK

AI-powered robots help surgeons in routine tasks

US House delegation to make first visit since 2019

Reflected glory

Shorter American visas for Chinese journalists risks media warfare, Beijing says

EU mulls curbs on buyers of Russian oil

37%

HYUNDAI RAID ‘SHAKES FAITH IN U.S. ALLIANCE’

Possible test of new missile ignites security concerns

Leaders urge ‘ocean of peace’ amid meddling claim

Justice delivered 61 years on

Detention in US sparks disquiet in South Korea

This is the highest tech capability in the world … It exemplifies the fact that Australia is leading the world in terms of autonomous underwater military capabilities

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ALARM AS ISHIBA MULLS U.N. SPEECH ON WWII LEGACY

Delhi explores rare-earth deal with Myanmar rebels after China curbs

Drone submarine fleet to be developed

Salvaged shipwreck porcelain gets new life in sculptures

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POLAND TAKES OUT ‘RUSSIAN’ DRONES

Doha strikes force Gulf to re-evaluate dependence on US

New PM forced to fight fires on first day

Remembering 9/11

Scores killed in machete and gun attack at funeral

Egypt wary as Ethiopia launches mega-dam

Winners and losers

Overhaul civil service culture to end procurement woes

City’s collaboration with Asean has huge potential for growth

Games are a stage for elite, amateurs alike

Past shadows linger

China just beat US in soft power with humanoid games

Victory Day parade shows the need for global cooperation

City needs strategy to promote patriotic education for adults

Suspected water procurement fraud not the biggest outrage

Chaos in Kathmandu

City seen as ideal place to set up captive insurers

HKEX DRIVES GLOBAL GREEN FINANCE

New iPhone series grabs consumers’ attention

Capital tiptoeing into HK with help from investment fund

Qatar fund buys US$2m stake in AI start-up

43%

CHINESE BRANDS STEAL SHOW AT BERLIN FAIR

Investor sees boom in China-Kazakh e-commerce

New Alibaba tool adds rankings to map service Amap

E-commerce giant holds wide lead over rivals in China AI cloud market

China closes AI gap with US but still behind in chips

TESLA WOES DEEPEN AS SALES FALL CONTINUES

AeroHT gears up for debut in European airspace

Global investors pile into China healthcare sector

ByteDance unveils image generator to rival Google DeepMind’s ‘Nano Banana’

Family offices to stay course despite risks

$10.6b

Girl, uninterrupted

Venice: our top 10 festival highlights

Girl, uninterrupted

Pinball bounces back in retro revival

FROM LOWEST OF LOWS TO PEAK OF HIS POWERS

Teams disagree on universal benefits of common heart attack pill

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Bowman, Whyte and Richards shine

FOR THE RECORD

TOP CHINA LEAGUE MAY BECKON FOR HK BULLS

Super Sun

Yunnan province key to bid for glory at National Games

Trott unhappy despite Afghanistan’s rout of HK

McIlroy tips Europe to defy tag of underdogs

Japanese mourn lovable loser Haru-urara – hapless in all her 113 appearances

It would be naive to say we’re not aiming for podiums ... sports in Hong Kong are funded to win National Games medals