South China Morning Post - June 18, 2026

NEW UNIVERSITY TOWN TO BE EXPANDED TENFOLD

Beijing gives nod to trade of treasury bond futures in HK

China puts forward its case for new rules to create ‘just and equitable’ world order

Why global brands in China seek local partners

POSTS FROM THE PAST

HKU AND CUHK AMONG TOP 20 IN WORLD, RANKINGS SHOW

Europe ‘should remain open’ to China investment

‘Hands across the water’ approach urged for development of tourism

High-level meeting in US signals warming of ties

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EU talks may tip scale

400,000

Highway collision kills firefighter and wife

TEACHERS TO UNDERGO DIGITAL TRAINING

Push to reduce excessive e-commerce packaging

Commercial drivers to face health checks at age 65

Fears over data leak after Kee Wah ransomware attack

Raymond Wong gives up bail, goes to jail

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SATELLITES COULD BE KEY TO SAFER HIGH-SPEED RAIL

Call to adapt to AI algorithms to win global war of words over Tibet

PLA graft-buster urges more loyalty, ‘political rectification’

Trial run

Tycoon Chen Zhi’s top aide extradited

Delta’s announcement comes a month after Trump’s visit to China was seen as another step towards generally thawing ties

Latin America and Europe are bystanders in AI race, Brazil adviser says

Rise to the challenge

U.S. PULLS WARSHIPS BACK TO THE PACIFIC

Breadbasket diplomacy gets under way

Delta adds flights to Shanghai as ties thaw

INDIANS QUESTION WORTH OF FRIENDLY TIES WITH THE U.S.

Japan turns to Boeing in quest for its own airliner

Going on a bear hunt

Australia must be ‘monocultural’, Hanson insists

Sara Duterte ally ousted as Philippine senate leader before impeachment trial

SAFETY OF HORMUZ A DILEMMA FOR SEOUL

Lending a hand

Thai-Malaysia seafood row nears an end

Jakarta battles stray cats with sterilisation drive

Trading of collectibles comes under tax scrutiny

AI demand helps Singapore’s May exports beat forecasts

38.4%

U.S. INVOKES ACT IN BID TO BOLSTER WEAPONS STOCKS

Algae angst

New far-right party emerges in UK as threat to Farage

Plot to attack Trump fight night foiled

Russian warship fires warning shots near British yacht in English Channel

Driving a green shift

HARRY’S VIEW ON THE PUSH FOR GREATER USE OF A.I. IN SCHOOLS

Time to set limits as China’s ‘check-in culture’ intensifies

HK on right track in moving to align with nation’s five-year-plan

TDC’s remit reflects city’s evolving role

West needs to adapt

City needs to think bigger about its place in the world

Teacher misconduct exposes alarming gaps in development

Asia’s power grids must adapt to challenges of climate change

Chongqing animal abuse case should spark change in law

CHINA VOWS TO BOOST LEGAL SHIELD

Regulators step up global financial push for Shanghai

Best feet forward

Shipping firms likely to remain wary of Hormuz

Alibaba expands Europe data centre roll-out to France

HSBC China scores first in QDLP scheme

¥41.6b

Shopping spree

BEIJING SPEEDS UP DIGITAL YUAN PUSH

Riyadh signs smart-city deals with Chinese firms

Kingboard sells stake in unit to expand PCB capacity

Yum China in deal to buy Pizza Hut China operations

Lithography equipment maker set for listing

645%

PRESSURE BUILDS AS POP MART POSTS ONLINE SALES FALL

Going places

New rules to curb misuse of subsidies

Daily Crossword

Universal Crossword

Bridge

Kokonotsu Supersudoku

Sudoku

Target

Yesterday’s solution:

Master of modern art

Don’t be tempted to take a GLP-1 to address PMOS weight gain. If I were given an option to take an injection, my relationship with food would continue to be disjointed

Casting of odd couple clicks in sci-fi drama

DOG DAY EVENING

PALIMPSEST: THE STORY OF A NAME

Seven venues to celebrate Father’s Day

EX-MODEL PROVES LIFESTYLE SHIFTS CAN DEFEAT PMOS

A game of survival where exploration is not an option but a necessity

SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS TO LOOK OUT FOR

Theatre of dreams

Zheng among host of top players to skip Asian Games

INVESTMENT KEY TO PROGRESS OF UZBEKS, EX-CHINA BOSS SAYS

HAT-TRICK HERO MESSI HAILS ‘BEAUTIFUL MOMENT’ AFTER EQUALLING TOURNAMENT GOALS RECORD

Veteran Australian prop Slipper eyes comeback to international rugby

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