South China Morning Post - June 21, 2026

Trump pencils in ‘big’ China trip before midterms

MEGAPROJECT SET TO BENEFIT FROM EASING OF DATA FLOW

Shipshape for smiles

End to key voter turnout details causes concern

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‘Northern king’ Burnham savours chance to take Starmer’s crown

POSTS FROM THE PAST

CITY ROLE AS MAGNET FOR GROUPS SUGGESTED

Beijing plans more surveys east of Taiwan to ‘exercise jurisdiction’

Call goes out to develop cultural tourism

Yuan talks urged as Berlin backs tough China line by EU

Mind games

Exports start again for gallium to Japan

30%

Bending like bamboo to bounce back in future

16.3%

THOUSANDS THRILLED IN VISIT TO P.L.A. BARRACKS

Move to review age threshold for elderly after latest tragedy

Lotus in position

Seven held over HK$7m gold bar robbery

A revolution in detection

Taiwanese novel unlikely to make shelves in Beijing

GUINEA RAMPS UP IRON ORE EXPORTS

Dance of dragon boats

China has neither the will nor capacity to fill US role: expert

World’s first smart squid fishing robot goes to sea

This is how taxpayers’ money is being spent. What did the show actually achieve? How much consumption did it really generate?

$100m

Horses evolved in America and crossed into Europe, DNA reveals

RUSSIAN VISITORS HIT RECORD NUMBERS

Public outcry over 8.5m yuan TV show

Rising danger

Last letter writer pens 100,000 missives

Baby poisoned by milk prepared with vegetable juice

2.6

MOSCOW POSITIONS ITSELF TO SECURE ‘THIRD POWER’ STATUS

Latex lover aiming to turn heads and stretch boundaries

Cool cat on the prowl

Australia confirms first case of deadly H5 bird flu

Whilst disappointing, this is not unexpected, given the global spread of the H5 bird flu

13,000

U.S. AND IRAN ENVOYS HEADING TO SWISS RESORT FOR TALKS

Caribbean blaze

IRGC business empire may thrive under new deal

UK plans to make low-cost missiles for Ukraine without US components

One dead, dozens hurt as two trains collide in Britain

The most important thing in school is that our children learn to read, write and do mathematics

$300b

Ancient Greek theatre revives Medea

U.K. FIRMS COUNT COST OF BREXIT A DECADE ON

Mexico City looks to curb street drinking after huge World Cup celebrations

Unprecedented death rate at DR Congo camp shows Ebola may be spreading fast

Poland’s president strips Zelensky of top honour

Norway imposes AI curbs in schools

‘High IQ’ players backed to block hype

Resilient Scotland remain bullish despite setback

DIALLING A CALMER WORLD CUP APPROACH

Walk in the park for Brazilians over Haiti

Rahm goes from contender to missing cut at US Open

Ground zero for the ‘Night of Horrors’

Hepburn memoir a roller coaster of tragedy and bliss

SOULFUL UNION OF CANTONESE AND JIANGNAN GASTRONOMY

How Fennie Yuen transitioned from teen princess to queen of drama

Teochew diaspora a flavourful tale of toil and triumph

Stirring up tensions

Hong Kong, Shanghai extend the yuan’s international reach

Tighter regulation of internet cafes needed

Hong Kong needs more animal welfare, not just pet economy

An opt-out system of organ donation feasible for city

Asia is failing its fishers

City must go beyond reliance on metrics to lead in education

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