South China Morning Post - October 10, 2025

Beijing rolls out new curbs related to rare earths

HSBC TO BUY OUT HANG SENG BANK FOR HK$106b

Lighting the spirit of the Games

US defence firms, chip data provider sanctioned

70%

Xiaomi takes the fight to Apple in China market

POSTS FROM THE PAST

Gold rush

U.S. TECH FIRM JOINS CREATIVE DRIVE IN HK

Lighting of flame ignites excitement for National Games

Xi to deliver keynote speech in global women’s summit hosted by Beijing

22,000

Treasures of history fuel identity war

700,000

Threads in time

‘LUKEWARM ATTITUDE’ AT CARE FACILITIES

Jockey Club saddles up for more ‘Japan Nights’

Call to axe ‘invisible barriers’ affecting the disabled

Liaison office chief reveals three hopes for media at 76th anniversary event

Student admits filming two men in shower

50-60%

SPENDING SPIKES DURING ‘SUPER GOLDEN WEEK’

‘Decisive step’ towards holy grail of next-gen batteries

Lights on at home

Scientists tap into salt-laced ice to generate electricity

Box office takings slump in long break

Team finds gene that decides sex of reptiles

Cultural and institutional differences should not become obstacles to dialogue and cooperation. The key is to understand and support each other’s core interests and legitimate concerns

7.6%

First past the post

LI PLEDGES STRONGER TIES WITH PYONGYANG

Wang vows ‘fair’ playing field for Italian investors

EU carmakers alarmed over proposed steel tariffs

Solid growth for Asean+3 but tariff war risks still ‘high’

Infrastructure investment urged to help Kazakhstan connect China and Europe

Lam heads to Pyongyang to balance ties

BRAIN DRAIN FEAR IN JAPAN DESPITE TWO NOBEL WINS

Players are citizens, Malaysian minister says after Fifa’s cheating accusations

ACADEMIC MAKOTO WATANABE ON THE CONVICTION OF A SENIOR JAPANESE FOOTBALL EXECUTIVE IN FRANCE FOR VIEWING AI-GENERATED CHILD ABUSE IMAGES

FILIPINOS FEAR TRUST DAMAGED BY SCANDAL

Alphabet group

Japan’s AI child porn loophole exposed

‘Significant’ defence deal for India, Australia

India arrests owner of deadly cough syrup firm

HOPE FOR PEACE AS ISRAEL AND HAMAS SIGN CEASEFIRE DEAL

World economy performing ‘better than feared’

‘Epic writer in tradition of Kafka’ wins Nobel Prize

UN to slash quarter of global peacekeeping force after Trump funding cuts

Gold keeps shining

Takaichi’s rise could reshape Japan and Asia’s future

HSBC privatisation of Hang Seng makes good business sense

Everest rescue shows need to be prepared

China’s lucky breaks

Beijing engineers Asian rise to EV factory dominance

Mind mental health impacts of climate, economic upheavals

We must all take better care of the trees across Hong Kong

Expo more than just a toy story

HK ‘NOW MARKET BY CHOICE FOR BIG TECH PLAYERS’

Towering achievement

Hang Seng Bank privatisation set to improve synergies

Single Kowloon site offered for tender

Chipmaker CXMT edges closer to mega listing

Li-backed sound therapy reaches 1m patients worldwide

CK LIFE TO BOOST DRUG PIPELINE WITH MERGER

Knitting together

Mirxes wins China approval to launch gastric cancer test

Hang Seng Bank official shells out HK$40m for luxury Happy Valley flat

$24,228

Heavy lifting

ALIBABA FORMS ROBOTICS A.I. TEAM AT QWEN LAB

CLOUD UNIT IN COLLABORATION WITH NBA CHINA TO ENHANCE FAN ENGAGEMENT

Great unifier or total despot?

Akira Back keeps chasing his dream

Revival of Chiu Chow cuisine defies the catering downturn

German hotel veteran eats local and savours global

Spirits and the supernatural unleashed

Hoop dreams and sisterhood fuel Hongkongers’ ambitions

WHEN THE STUDENT BECOMES THE TEACHER

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Universal Crossword

Kokonotsu Supersudoku

Bridge

Sudoku

Target

Nimble Nova

LUI SURPRISES BY SETTING CAP FERRAT FOR HONG KONG MILE

Moreira’s knock-back shows strength of HK riding ranks

Zeng targets ‘positive impact’ for Nets

RYAN CHOI GOES FOR ANOTHER ‘MIRACLE’

Pickleball today, rugby tomorrow in sport foray

A ‘big deal’ to be back for Suns star Booker

Indonesia’s scoring woes prompt coach Kluivert to ‘punch myself in the face’