South China Morning Post - December 27, 2025

MAINLAND DRIVER WARNED OVER USE OF AUTOPILOT IN HK

Ex-PM Najib sentenced to 15 more years in jail for role in 1MDB scandal

A sweet touch

Restaurant sales fall as cross-border trips hit 1.2m

State capacity will decide who is the winner in Chinese-American rivalry

POSTS FROM THE PAST

GENEROSITY AND HOPE BRING COMFORT A MONTH AFTER FIRE

Beijing vows to keep up fight against corruption

Surgeons save patient’s torn-off ear with graft onto her foot in a world first

US defence firms sanctioned over Taiwan arms sales

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French exporters may be on a wild-goose chase

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NEW RULES HELP DRIVE INCREASE IN PET IMPORTS

Gene study helps city lead cancer care

Morgan Stanley set to remain top corporate backer for the ninth year

She’s got cold weather licked

Jockey Club in plans for fourth public riding school

Two more remanded in custody over 1b yen robbery

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HARRY'S Best of 2025

Xinjiang mega tunnel halves north-south travel time

Images may show cargo ships being put to military use

BIGGER VERSION OF C919 ON THE CARDS

Quantum computer team hits efficiency milestone

Taiwanese lawmakers in first steps to impeach

HUGE HURDLES FACE TRUMP’S BATTLESHIP PLAN, ANALYSTS SAY

Biotech scientist denies sexual harassment claim

Trump restraint on Venezuela shows ‘power dilemma’

Shopping centre follows a hardware store on island in the disputed Paracels

Myanmar’s ‘sham’ poll offers little hope for Rohingya

YOON FACES 10-YEAR TERM IN FIRST OF FOUR TRIALS

Tsunami remembered

Rush to cement lead in India’s obesity drug market

Japan aims big with 122tr yen budget

SPECIAL PROSECUTORS EXPLAIN WHY THEY HAVE APPLIED FOR A 10-YEAR SENTENCE FOR FORMER SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT YOON SUK-YEOL

U.S. HITS MILITANTS IN NIGERIA ‘THAT TARGETED CHRISTIANS’

Christmas blessing

Child recruits tell of torment of living under rebel group

Brazil’s Bolsonaro backs son’s presidential bid

Egypt court denies plea of scholar jailed for five years

TURKEY DETAINS ISIS MEMBERS

FILM DIRECTOR AND ACTOR AMIR SHAH TALASH ON THE DEMOLITION OF THE HISTORIC ARIANA CINEMA IN KABUL EARLIER THIS MONTH

Ukraine races to repair radiation shield at Chernobyl as war drags on

ISRAELI WEAPON SALES A ‘POTENT DIPLOMATIC TOOL’

Up in lights

Historic Kabul cinema makes way for shopping centre

RUSSIAN COURT SENTENCES PUTIN CRITIC TO SIX YEARS IN PRISON

An Apec challenge

HARRY’S VIEW ON THE U.S. LEADER NAMING THINGS IN HIS HONOUR

Why it is time for city to offer an international DSE

HK’s re-engineered 2026 census is rightly moving with times

Academia must be vigilant in use of AI

Progress or peril?

Traditional Chinese parenting: sending a child on solo trip

New standards for language teachers show policy shift

Residents’ well-being must matter in building renovation

Making our celebrations of Christmas meaningful again

Beijing municipality eases homebuying curbs to shore up slow market

HK ‘emerging as hub to bridge East and West for AI’

NATIONAL FUND FOR TECH PUSH LAUNCHED

Gold glistens

China ‘putting conditions’ on TikTok deal

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Chinese private space firms step up dash for listings

Tech giants battle for prime-time gala branding

CHINA EXPANDS ITS CLOUT IN BIOTECH

Bridging distances

Shanghai aims high in open-source push

Zhipu ramps up efforts to create human-level AI

Set for a solid lift-off

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SUPERMAXIS LOCKED IN TENSE FIGHT FOR GLORY

Villa hope Rogers keeps the goals flowing in Premier League surge

For Kelce ‘a whole lot of emotions’ as retirement looms

Jokic shines in 56-point triple double for Nuggets

MANCHESTER CITY OWNERS EXIT MUMBAI CLUB OVER UNCERTAINTY WITH INDIAN COMPETITION

Former players slam ‘unfair’ MCG pitch as wickets tumble in fourth Ashes test

TOUCH OF SATO KEY TO CITY’S LACROSSE

HK paddlers conquer tough Polynesian challenge

Chen Yuxi reveals threats, doxxing and online abuse

Accolades and records keep coming for Big Air snowboarder Su Yiming

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