South China Morning Post - September 30, 2025

HK aims to lift recycling rate within two years

ECONOMY IN FOCUS AS DATE FOR PLENUM SET

Singapore cites ‘national interests’ in denying entry to Nathan Law

DAILY PULSE - BRIAN RHOADS AND RAYMOND MA China ‘nanoseconds behind’ in AI chips: Huang

POSTS FROM THE PAST

As smooth as silk

DOMESTIC HELPERS TO GET 2.2% PAY RISE

Video of diners sneaking food goes viral

Midnight merriment as Michelin-star chefs return

Legco president Leung cites family and age as he calls time on nine-year tenure

16 sentenced to death for crimes in Myanmar

Median salary adopted for imported labour (HK$)

Workers and bosses far apart on hiring policy

HK TO MAKE FIRST MOVE ON ‘YACHT ECONOMY’

Younger breast cancer victims face more risk later

Teacher and parent facing corruption charges

New Demon Slayer manga film adaptation sets record with earnings of HK$89m

Ocean Park tones down haunted house

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PROTOTYPE OF GLOBAL DEFENCE SYSTEM DEPLOYED

Pyongyang pledges united stance against hegemonism

American Iron Dome ‘deployed by Seoul to counter Chinese, North Korean drones’

Light shed on mysterious laser weapon

Since Trump 2.0, China’s negotiating stance has become more hardline and tit-for-tat. It can do so because it has the bargaining chips

‘DARE TO FIGHT’ CREDO PAYS OFF IN TRADE WAR

Physicists produce world-record stable magnetic field

Engine supply snags risk delaying delivery of home-grown C919 aircraft

Innovator in AI-powered electronics dies aged 28

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Nepal leaders race to deliver on Gen Z calls for change

NEW THAI PM VOWS TO BOOST ECONOMY, WIN BACK TOURISTS

India faces balancing act after Pakistan-Saudi pact

NAVY PACT SEEN AS PATH TO BETTER COOPERATION

East Timor stance on Myanmar shifts in push for Asean

Aftermath of Bualoi

Data centre fire in S Korea disrupts public services

Press pass of CNN reporter restored

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PRO-RUSSIA BLOC TASTES DEFEAT IN MOLDOVA

Target audience

No signals from Kyiv on peace talks, Moscow says

UK employers less upfront on pay as market cools

Oregon leaders object at being ‘military target’ as 200 state troops deployed

Tehran hangs man who ‘spied for Israel’

A persistent rivalry

Why China should lead on Rohingya repatriation

China shakes off US curbs to forge its own AI path

HK private schools need transparency

Gateway to the future

We must work with nature to combat extreme weather

UN must confront its paralysis amid crisis of credibility

Fireworks stunt in Himalayas violates ecology and ethics

Why US-Russia-China nuclear impasse is not ending soon

Last orders at the Metropol

BeyonCa moves closer to making luxury cars in HK

RECORD DEMAND FOR SILVER BONDS

HSBC, StanChart in first yuan repo under new scheme

Henan merges rural banks to tackle financial risks

DeepSeek launches new version of V3 model

Lazada in tie-up to offer South Korean goods to Asians

NEW ALIBABA MODEL TOPS A.I. LIST AS OPEN SYSTEMS FLOURISH

Weaving their magic

Tongyi Lab expands team with AI scientist Steven Hoi

THE INFORMER

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ASIAN FIRMS ‘SHIFTING TO E.U.’ AMID RIFT WITH U.S.

Hunan tightens grip on non-tax revenue growth

China rate cuts ‘likely in fourth quarter’

Sculpture of flowers and plants to bloom in LA

META SAFETY TOOLS ‘SIMPLY NOT WORKING’

When love calls, you better answer … but how exactly?

New ambitions built on old traditions

City musician presents Western Baroque music for four-day festival

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Kokonotsu Supersudoku

Sudoku

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Crystal clear

BENTLEY ITCHING TO JUMP BACK ABOARD SMART HONG LOK GOLF

Who’s hot, who’s not and September’s best win and ride

TRACK STARS

Europe clinch emotional Ryder Cup after US fightback

FORKS IN THE ROAD LEAD TO HONG KONG

Another setback for Zheng as she pulls out of China Open

Loss makes Games task clearer for HK rower Chiu

Champions India hoist ‘imaginary trophy’