South China Morning Post - December 10, 2025

Lawmakers vow utmost effort to aid fire recovery

DEATH TOLL IN TAI PO ESTATE FIRE RISES TO 160

‘Study in Hong Kong’ week to enhance city’s role

DAILY PULSE - BRIAN RHOADS AND RAYMOND MA This Nvidia chips offer may be too good to refuse

Prayers for fire victims

HK SIGNS SEVEN AVIATION DEALS TO EXPAND ITS GLOBAL REACH

German tariffs on China ‘should be the last resort’

Tokyo ‘will closely monitor’ fallout in Beijing backlash

Chinese and Russian jets enter South Korean air defence zone near Japan

Abracadabra: industrial magic in less than a year

3%

EXPERTS IN WARNING OVER TAI PO SITE

Indonesia hopes to speed repatriation of helpers’ bodies

Toy story

Placing of food, traps urged to find 84 missing pets

Writer held on remand for security law breach

Investigation widens into fake scaffolding net certificates

GUANGDONG ‘WILL DOUBLE GDP BY 2035’

Ex-head of food, drug watchdog expelled

Top architect Wang Fei killed in London accident

Former senior banker put to death for taking bribes

Economist rejects ‘China threat’ claim

P.L.A. NAVY MOVES ‘MAINTAIN TENSIONS’

Japanese firms navigate rising friction

The iceman cometh

Taipei moves to deter damage to undersea cables

Troops test portable quantum radio device

THAI-CAMBODIA BORDER FIGHT RAGES AS U.S. CALLS FOR CALM

Superstition rumours resurface as presidential office returns to Blue House

Chinese firm faces graft charge over Nepal airport deal

Pregnant woman among 22 dead in Jakarta blaze

MADAN KRISHNA SHARMA, OF TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL NEPAL, AFTER THE COMMISSION FOR INVESTIGATION OF ABUSE OF AUTHORITY CHARGED 55 PEOPLE LINKED TO AN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT

AMERICAN STRATEGY SLAMMED BY EUROPE

Benin hunts leader behind coup attempt

Louvre faces strike after robbery and water leak

Happy landings

Starmer launches TikTok account despite security ban

Israel again tops list for killing of journalists

UNIONS AT THE LOUVRE MUSEUM IN A JOINT LETTER ADDRESSED TO FRENCH CULTURE MINISTER RACHIDA DATI AS THEY CALL FOR A ROLLING STRIKE TO DEMAND RENOVATIONS AND BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS

1.5b

Shaping the future

How Nexperia fell victim to the US-China trade war

Curbs on children’s use of social media must strike a balance

Ban smoking outright on construction sites

Trump’s next target

Chinese AI principles resonate deeply for Global South

Tai Po fire exposes weakness in city’s contract governance

Accountability must not stop with contractors alone

There is no shame in receiving help and care when we need it

A genius by design

¥3.6tr

A quick fix

MPF PLAN MARKS 25 YEARS WITH SOLID INVESTMENT RETURNS

HK$48m profit for McDonald’s in property sale

HKEX launches new index in pivot towards innovation

HashKey eyes HK$1.67b from share offer despite Beijing crypto pressure

U.S. APPROVAL FOR NVIDIA CHIP SALES SEEN AS TACTICAL MOVE

Tesla milestone

AI developers ‘to welcome’ import of H200 processors

Tencent quits Paramount bid for Warner Bros amid US regulatory concerns

HK scores mixed results on financial hub index

5.7%

Ice road testers

DEEPSEEK CEO IN TOP 10 OF 2025 SCIENCE PIONEERS

Consumer brands warned of frugal spending trend

Z.ai opts to make smartphone AI agent open-source

Midea unveils six-armed ‘super humanoid’ robot to improve work efficiency

Mainland, HK stocks poised for 20% gains

4.5%

CAFE WITH A KILLER TWIST ON HONG KONG STREET FAVOURITES

The understated magical healing properties of the humble mugwort

Social media ban stirs isolation fears for Australian teens

I love the idea of self-sufficiency. Nowadays, everybody buys everything with money

In search of soul food

New venues put Greater Bay Area firmly on the arts and culture map

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‘Grateful’ Doyle eyes elusive IJC success

Ferraris hoping to join HKIR honour roll with My Wish

‘Very happy’ Docklands ready for another crack at the G1 Hong Kong Mile

Dicker finds the target

MOREIRA HOPES FOR RETURN AFTER IJC

Hongkongers shine at para National Games

Reigning champions aim to defend titles in finale

Four key tasks as city’s women cricketers seek ‘professional mindset’

China’s Wu Yibing and Jerry Shang join Coleman Wong for battle at HK Open

OPENING DAY HIGHLIGHTS

There is a chance but it doesn’t depend only on us – it depends on the club as well. But I am looking forward and hopefully we can come back soon