South China Morning Post - May 23, 2026

New Terminal 2 to raise aviation hub status of city

REGULATOR PUNISHES OVERSEAS TRADERS

Crunch trade talks loom as tension with EU rises

Beijing warns America to stop threatening Cuba

POSTS FROM THE PAST

Fire at Jordan flat kills one, injures four

HK Electric clients set for steeper bills thanks to volatile oil prices

GLOBAL RIVALS DO ‘HAVE MEANS TO COEXIST IN PEACE’

AIIB unveils US$10b facility for members hit by Iran war

Hukou hurdle cleared in shake-up of social insurance

Mother’s natural choice

‘90% OF V.T.C. GRADUATES FIND JOBS IN ERA OF A.I.’

Ready for lift-off

Trade office in UK can continue ‘legitimate activity’

Film producer found guilty of insider trading

BTS set for three concerts at Kai Tak next March

Probe over alleged blunder in girl’s death

Two visits, two different treatments

Two visits, two different treatments

Seen and herd

APEC ‘SHOULD GROW THE PIE AND DIVIDE IT FAIRLY’

Spider silk inspires corn-based sustainable plastic

Lab team in world first grow heart’s ‘master conductor’

Kazakhstan joint platform to strengthen food security

China top source of investment in Germany

No easy job

Trump postpones signing order on AI regulation

STEALTH FIGHTER COULD SOON FLY FROM ALL THREE CARRIERS

String of scandals calls into question prestige of journal

US casts Cuba as security threat linked to China while pushing for talks

ANWAR AT RISK OF BEING WOUNDED BY BREAKAWAY

Life no holiday for Langkawi operators

Indian megaport sharpens ‘Malacca dilemma’ of China

Protest turns violent

Over 4,300 Southeast Asian species face extinction threat

The cost of operating boats and jet skis on the sea is higher than for regular vehicles on the road

CONFUSION AS TRUMP PROMISES POLAND 5,000 MORE TROOPS

Bridge transformed

Hello, Goodbye rings out in final bow by Colbert

Democrats finally release ‘autopsy’ into Harris loss

UN flags ‘grave concern’ over new Taliban law allowing child marriage

I enjoyed everything to the fullest, just as I am … I regret nothing

DR CONGO EBOLA SPREAD POSES ‘VERY HIGH’ RISK

Victims’ group left waiting for justice in Air France crash

Study finds how Great Pyramid passed test of time

At least 19 killed on Honduras plantation

Mussolini’s granddaughter wins jackpot on reality TV

Rivals edge closer

Avoiding conf lict puts China in a stronger position

Prosperity summit a showcase of HK’s intellectual leadership

Storm response of city just has to be improved

Finding harmony

Investors’ nostalgia bias may be fuelling the AI bubble

Xi-Trump summit bought time but did not resolve contest

Give Indonesia’s free meals programme a chance to work

Ditching the US dollar peg is past due for Hong Kong

SMIC WINS APPROVAL TO TAKE OVER FOUNDRY UNIT

HK and mainland companies boost cash holdings

Storage space

SpaceX liquidity drain ‘unlikely to affect Hong Kong’

AI start-up funding triples in first quarter as investors bet on future of China tech

MiniMax, Zhipu to join Hang Seng Tech Index

WHY PUTIN LEFT WITH NO DEAL ON GAS LINK

Fuyao Glass bets on automation to gain global edge

Blades of fortune

Share frenzy greets semiconductor pivot by developers

StanChart CEO sorry for job comments

THE INFORMER

Race to make space a computing platform

Daily Crossword

Universal Crossword

Kokonotsu Supersudoku

Bridge

Sudoku

Target

Yesterday’s solution:

Belief after two years of anguish

How fussy rules make it hard for Villa

Super slam

‘BIGGER AND STRONGER’ WITH THE WARRIOR

Triathletes told to step up to qualify for Asian Games

‘No fear’ for Tuchel to omit star England names

Heartbreak for Coleman Wong as he falls at final French Open qualifying hurdle