South China Morning Post - June 03, 2026

HK TO RESTART DIRECT FLIGHTS TO ALMATY EARLY NEXT YEAR

Protection order sought for baby as parents in DNA test refusal arrested

‘Worst has passed’ as retail sales rise for a 12th month

New regulations boost China trade war toolkit

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HK media groups sign deals in Astana

BASKETBALL COACH SUSPENDED FOR SLAPPING STUDENT

Kazakh wealth fund company ‘will list on Hong Kong stock exchange this year’

Best seat in the house

China faces costly choice in US health retreat

25%

EDUCATION CHIEF SAYS SORRY FOR SMS ERROR

Summer fun to mark 50 years of dragon boat races

Festival of fertility

Authorities vow to keep an ‘open mind’ on future of struggling postal service

Bid to delay fire estate owners’ meeting rejected

Call for faster processing and rehousing of residents evicted from subdivided flats

$821m

BIOTECH SET TO BECOME NEXT POINT OF RIVALRY

Graduation pride and joy

Companies’ overseas gains ‘fuelled by subsidies’

Memory chips push South Korea into rare surplus

New method to extract caesium from brine could boost key resource supply

Australian beef faces additional 55% tariff

TAIWANESE LEADER WILLIAM LAI CHING-TE EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES TO THE RELATIVES OF TWO AIR FORCE PILOTS WHO DIED DURING A TRAINING EXERCISE IN KAOHSIUNG

US$108b

Taiwan navy to back Dongsha Islands patrols in wake of Beijing activity

DRONES ON COURSE FOR FAR FASTER CLEARANCE

Green measures

Taiwan air force pilots killed in crash

Cadres struggle with red tape and endless paperwork

Scientific map maker probed for corruption

SEOUL’S WASHINGTON DILEMMA LAID BARE BY ‘DAGGER’ REMARK

‘Reality check’ for Japan as UK funding shortfall threatens fighter plan

After the inferno

Marcos ratings hit an all-time low as inflation worsens

Russian attacks on cities leave at least 18 dead, 100 wounded

MESSAGES MIXED IN U.S.-IRAN DIPLOMACY

Trump ‘slush fund’ dropped following Republican revolt

Warning on Ebola spread as WHO chief ends visit

Denmark PM keeps grip on power for third term after long coalition talks

How to read a label

How adversity guided the path of Chinese civilisation

Shangri-La Dialogue has outlived its usefulness for China

HK must learn lessons after messaging error

New centre of gravity

China-Kazakhstan grain platform shows shift in food order

Asian solutions for climate crisis need philanthropic help

Ride-hailing cap should be based on vehicle-hours, not drivers

Rush for data centres should bring prosperity, not drought

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HK chosen launch pad for mainland AI champions

C909 regional jet finding favour across Xinjiang

MACAU IN DIGITAL CURRENCY SCHEME

HKIC offshore yuan fund eyes investors keen on new tech and emerging industries

CK Asset resumes sales for 21 Borrett Road project

HANDSET MAKERS FACE PRESSURE AS CHIP BILLS GROW

Mainland delegates locked out of Taiwan tech show

Lemon tea chain Ningji in deal to revamp Haagen-Dazs business on the mainland

HK$3b for university spin-offs in tech push

WINDFALL GAINS EASE MEITUAN LOSS PAIN

Tencent shares jump after WeChat agent report

Alibaba tech chief joins top committee

Asia-Pacific enterprises rush to pour money into AI over fear of missing out

ByteDance loses top researcher behind Seed models

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CITY SCORES GOLDEN TICKET TO DAHL’S SWEET AND SOUR TALE

Just like your car, the brain’s mileage really does matter

Shore thing: where tragedy, comedy and pathos mix

Angels of Route 66

Whistler’s Asian influences permeate sprawling Tate retrospective

A night to shine

‘RUTHLESS’ SHANGHAI A TEST FOR HK STRIKER

Stephen Curry ends battle for his signature after signing with Li-Ning

Serena Williams to return at Queen’s

WTT Finals venue move creates a challenge

Grass has given me some of the most meaningful moments of my career, and I’m excited to be back competing on one of the sport’s most iconic stages

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