South China Morning Post - September 17, 2025

Lee’s blueprint aims to fast track new industries

TALKS ON TRUMP VISIT ‘NEARLY COMPLETED’

New way to protect same-sex couples’ rights sought

Agreement over TikTok shows all is not yet lost

POSTS FROM THE PAST

HKIS OPERATOR TO SEEK OUT-OF-COURT SOLUTION

Philippine ship ‘deliberately collided’ with coastguard vessel near atoll

Happier landings

Xi calls for more efforts to build unified market, to ‘secure an edge’ in global race

City ‘set for new measures to boost tokenised gold trading’

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As the US fades, China’s global vision takes stage

Cambodia honours CY Leung for his work on healthcare

CITY BRACED FOR 1.5m VISITORS IN ‘GOLDEN WEEK’

Bus driver safe after metal rod pierces windscreen

Plan to scrutinise lease of Central Harbourfront

CITY JOBLESS RATE STAYS AT 3.7% AMID STRUGGLES

Customs suspects four of laundering HK$2.6b in deals

Film producer cleared of assault charge

REUSABLE TIANLONG-3 ROCKET PASSES KEY TEST

Absence of generals in parade may have roots in anti-corruption drive

Vessel movement raises speculation about home port

Names of missiles inspired by Mao’s poems and speeches

Golden week travel rush set to boost economy

EU sidelined again as US and China cut deal in Spain

TIKTOK DEAL GIVES BEIJING ‘LEVERAGE’

Robotic relief

First emperor ‘did launch quest to find elixir of life’

Direct break-bulk shipping route to Peru launched

Envoy calls out Trump for eroding institutions

Gig drivers vow ‘revolution’ for rights

CRISIS WARNING AFTER TRUMP’S US$350b DEMAND

Sabah braces for more storms in wake of killer landslides

Nine Nights Festival fever

U.S. ADMITS PLANT RAID WAS ‘EXCESSIVE’, TRADE ENVOY SAYS

NEW WARSHIP SEEN AS BOOST TO DETERRENCE

Forget Thailand, Chinese flock to Vietnam instead

One sight in Bangkok

US drones to be used against unwelcome visitors

Warning of venomous spiders at Osaka Expo

GENOCIDE OCCURRING IN GAZA, U.N. REPORT SAYS

Another suspected Venezuelan drug boat sunk in strike

Ozone hole ‘to fully disappear in coming decades’

Hollywood icon Robert Redford dies at 89

Horror as bodies of those massacred in gang attacks are left to be eaten by dogs

ARAB LEADERS URGE REVIEW OF RELATIONS AFTER ATTACK ON QATAR

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Blockchain battle

HK should seek to co-host China’s global AI centre

China-Russia gas deal must make economic and geopolitical sense

Enforce new tobacco control laws with care

Changing priorities

AI war will be won in the education and training arenas

How Hong Kong can better protect its children from abuse

US can take a leaf out of India’s book and ease tax burden

Unauthorised leaking of health records undermines trust

Taking the write path

Lidar maker Hesai logs 7.7% gain in trading debut

HK MARKET GAINS DRAW FIRMS TO RAISE CASH

DeepSeek ‘carried out tests on frontier risks of AI models’

Receivers named to manage Hui assets

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‘KEY ROLE FOR HK’ IN CLIMATE FINANCING

Asia family offices bullish as AI and rate cuts set to offset tariff chaos

Food parcels

Rout in China bonds likely to linger

US advisory firm seeks to expand mainland presence

THE INFORMER

TENCENT SUPPORTS DOMESTIC A.I. CHIPS

Imaging start-up plans 2027 IPO after sales success

Winning formula

Alibaba Tmall merchants expand reach via Lazada

Surge in TransThera fuels biotech bubble fears

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Bridge

Kokonotsu Supersudoku

Target

Sudoku

PRESERVING TRADITION IS THE MISSION FOR DRIED FRUIT FIRM

It’s never too late to start exercising the body – and mind

Obesity hits ‘serious’ new highs in South Korea

A melting pot of delight

Soneva Fushi in Maldives wins the 2025 Art of Hospitality Award

KEY DATES REVEALED FOR TICKETS TO SEVENS

Spilled catches costly as HK go close to shock win

Challenge to China prowess helping to grow the game

Fan favourite

Lyles aims to bounce back in 200m as Kerr eyes second world 1,500m crown

NBA’s Brooklyn Nets sign Hongkonger David Muoka ahead of games in Macau