South China Morning Post - June 27, 2026

Small aircraft hits Beijing’s tallest skyscraper

Plan to increase proportion of Medical Council lay members to one-third

Surge in overseas firms lured by city’s prospects

19 ARRESTED AS BETTING SYNDICATE BROKEN UP

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China carmakers in fast gear for latest releases

POSTS FROM THE PAST

Ke Ke’s birthday bite

BUY-BACK OFFER EXTENDED TO SOLE TOWER SPARED IN BLAZE

Banks raise export forecasts on China carmakers

DeepSeek goes on hiring spree as it eyes ‘new epoch’

Lightning strikes hiker on Lantau as three rainstorm alerts issued in 90 minutes

7.8m

The perfect fit for HK?

End of the electric road

MOVE TO CURB LIQUID DUMPING IN LANDFILLS

Beautician pleads guilty to luring two women to Myanmar scam centre

Court places baby Danny in care for three years

Joint operation cracks cross-border phishing scam

Best of Harry

Best of Harry

Policing initiative aims to ‘silence guns’ in Africa

Expert urges Gulf states to diversify defence relations

NO TIMELINE OFFERED ON ARMS SALE TO TAIWAN

Now this is high art

Chinese translation of massive Tokyo war trial records fills ‘critical gap’ in history

There were more than 2,000 construction drawings and many of the technical specifications looked like a foreign language. I’d never even heard of some of the specialised equipment

FISHERMEN’S RESEARCH SHIP SEEKING FIRST JOB

East Asia hailed as model for peace and economic growth

Satellite-linked tracker on China-Europe railway offers better container protection

EU pitches Brazil a ‘more beneficial’ rare earths deal

That’s monkey business

‘DANGEROUS’ HUMID HEAT DAYS PUSH HUMAN BODY TO LIMITS

US flexes military might on many fronts with allies

Malaysian ruling party drawn into royal Johor row

South Korean ex-first lady gets seven years for bribery

OLD GRUDGES FORGOTTEN IN QUAKE RELIEF EFFORTS

UN halts Strait of Hormuz escort after vessel struck

New York City freezes rents for 1 million flats in another Mamdani win

Buck stops with Charles in move out of palace and revealing tax bill of £12.9m

Alligator Alcatraz fulfilled the role that it was designed to serve. [It helped remove] many, many dangerous people [from Florida and the United States]

Day of mourning

JUDGES BACK TRUMP BID TO DEPORT THOUSANDS

New turn in reflecting pool fiasco with cut claim

Netanyahu in sights of ex-military chief

Russia hits 660 drones in attack by Ukraine

‘ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ’ SHUTS IN LESS THAN YEAR AFTER FLORIDA COSTS BITE

US has lost swagger

EU wants a new Plaza Accord for China – seriously?

More work needed to ensure the tourism pie is bigger and better

World quick to heed call to help Venezuela

The A.I. youth divide

Sharing thoughts over dinner? No, we’re too busy eating

Artificial intelligence raising bar, not killing jobs at entry level

Respect for privacy a core value in Hong Kong clinics

Cathay’s fuel levy reduction reflects commitment to city

-1.76%

HKEX sets growth agenda

Mainland and HK stocks drop amid tech sell-off

CHINESE UNICORNS HIT 381 ON HURUN LIST

Xtep opens first Saucony store in city

Code for smart glasses as privacy concerns mount

Mid-Levels penthouse sells for HK$381m

CHINESE TRADERS WARY DESPITE IRAN PEACE PACT

Calls to broaden Stock Connect scheme to IPOs

Improved connectivity

RESULTS

Fear of being ‘optimised’ out of a job in AI era

Daily Crossword

Universal Crossword

Kokonotsu Supersudoku

Bridge

Sudoku

Target

Yesterday’s solution:

Koreans sorrowful, lethargic and fearful

Japan ‘will be no pushover’ for clash against Brazilians

Pochettino chides media, brushes off Turkey defeat

BECCACECE HAILS ECUADOR’S ‘BIGGEST VICTORY’ IN STUNNING UPSET OVER GERMANY

OWEN DELIGHTS CHINESE FANS IN CAMEO TO FULFIL A PROMISE

Serena to face Joint in comeback at Wimbledon

Even presence of China world No 1s proves a hard sell

Saracens academy player avoids sanction for role in Stokes nightclub fracas

MIDFIELDER ANDERSON TO JOIN MAN CITY FROM FOREST FOR POTENTIAL BRITISH RECORD FEE