South China Morning Post - October 09, 2025

INCREASE IN HOLIDAY SPENDING OF UP TO 20% LIFTS CITY MOOD

Six universities in HK set a record in global top 200

Losses from scams decrease, but still top HK$5b in first eight months

‘Iron Lady’ Takaichi has to tame Japan tensions

POSTS FROM THE PAST

50 years of lovin’ it

Call to link compensation to state of flats

HK’S YUAN ROLE FOCUS OF PARIS TALKS

Transport system put to test by record 2.4 billion trips during ‘golden week’

PLA to hold South China Sea drill with Malaysia

Economy touted as ‘unsinkable’ warship

13,900

Long road leads to safety of treasures

0.03%

Every one a winner

3,000km run from Beijing to HK aims to raise US$1m

FAMILY RUNNING OUT OF CASH TO CARE FOR ‘LITTLE SUET-YEE’

Octopus shown red card by travellers to Japan

HSBC can repossess flat owned by murder suspect

Woman in suspected suicide at city park

$17,000

INDONESIA LIKES CHINA’S RAILWAYS BUT NOT DEBT

It’s time for tea

Switch flicked at first solar thermal power station

New transplant method for organs may cut waiting list

Pentagon nominee hints at changes to Aukus, says Taipei should ‘pay its way’

Trekkers, guides reach safety after blizzard

$7.27b

You ask the [Indonesian] government and if they say it’s China, then it’s China … I think these projects are for China

FINE BALANCING ACT FOR JAPAN’S NEW LEADER

Gaza activists ‘treated like animals’

Focus on better times

Outgoing PM eyes risky final act to blunt hawkish China tilt by his successor

Junta paraglider bombs kill dozens at Myanmar festival

CEBU QUAKE AID MARKS START OF PACT WITH JAPAN

Climate strategist calls for steps to check searing heat in Indian cities

Escaping the flood

Sydney police foil hitmen near care centre

Snakebites surge amid deluge in Bangladesh

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TALKS WITH VENEZUELA CALLED OFF BY TRUMP

Across the generations

President of Ecuador escapes ‘assassination bid’

Macron urged to quit as crisis deepens in France

Creation of new molecular structure wins scientists Nobel Prize for chemistry

EU ‘must boost defences against Russia’

These incidents are calculated to linger in the twilight of deniability. This is not random harassment. It is a coherent and escalating campaign

Taking on the dollar

Greater Bay Area has chance to ignite Olympic flame

Tackle irregularities to restore public trust in construction sector

Silver Bonds’ appeal lies in offer of stability

Ultimate test for Kim

Markets paying little heed to flashing lights of AI boom

China’s huge trade surplus reflects its economic fragility

Let Hegseth’s speech be a warning to the world

US Defence Department’s rebranding is at least honest

A week to remember

HK ‘KEY BRIDGE’ AS INVESTORS FLOCK BACK TO CHINA

Gold rally set to persist as demand grows

Hong Kong ‘revamping family office policies to widen global appeal’

Fashion brands lure young consumers with coffee shops

SUCCESS FORMULA

$283.3b

FRANCE GRAPPLES WITH WORK-LEISURE BALANCE

AI researcher exits Anthropic over its ‘anti-China’ stance

Grain gains

Initial sales of Xiaomi 17 series ‘beat expectations’

VeriSilicon revenue hits record on AI frenzy and drive for self-sufficiency

THE INFORMER

10m

120%

HOW LITTLE GENIUS SMARTWATCH WON CHILDREN’S HEARTS

IWG opens new workspace centre in HK

US-China competition in AI should be seen as marathon, Alibaba chairman says

Universal Crossword

Daily Crossword

Bridge

Kokonotsu Supersudoku

Sudoku

Target

Yesterday’s solution:

An ode to heroism

> FILM & ENTERTAINMENT B10

Search for balance under the big top

FILM REVIEWS

NO OTHER CHOICE

Sauce code: a Shandong re-examination

FANCY ANOTHER? IT COULD DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD

Virtual Jesuses and chatbot sermons tax the faithful as AI gets religion

Leung celebrates 500-win milestone

Still a force

STARS WILT AND QUIT IN PUNISHING CHINA HEAT

Olympian Halliday tipped to use his experience to bring home sailing gold

Vendee Globe winner tells of his fight against cancer

Nets hold clinics and help revitalise courts in HK

Don’t blame me for rude fans, says Morikawa