NEWS South China Morning Post

US-China trade war

‘Chinese will have to be careful’: US trade truce may come, but risks remain

Developing | Trump says US signed agreement with China; White House clarifies

With his Commerce and Treasury secretaries close by, Trump says ‘we just signed with China yesterday’.

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Developing | Trump says US signed agreement with China; White House clarifies

 

With his Commerce and Treasury secretaries close by, Trump says ‘we just signed with China yesterday’.

6 minutes agovideocam 

 

Military

China hosts Iran defence minister and others on warship, condemns ‘hegemony’

Iranian Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh tours Type 052D destroyer Kaifeng, thanks Beijing for ‘supporting Iran’s legitimate position’.

26 Jun 2025 - 7:15PM

COMMENT

Opinion | China is taking Silicon Valley’s market ‘hacks’ to a whole new level

Opinion | We’re sleeping on threats from AI, shadow banking and cryptocurrency

My Take | Congratulations to Iran and the occasional flash of Trump genius

‘Summer Davos’ debate:
is China’s yuan ready to challenge US dollar dominance?

Trump’s tariffs threaten greenback’s supreme status, but analysts see long road ahead for Chinese currency.
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China warned to watch for threats as Israeli spies in Iran open ‘Pandora’s box’
26 Jun 2025 - 6:00PM videocam

Chinese scientists develop gene-editing tool to target incurable diseases
26 Jun 2025 - 7:33PM videocam

Rare earths ‘THE thing’ for EU agenda planners ahead of China leaders’ summit
26 Jun 2025 - 4:30PM

‘They are going to stabilise this’: US-China trade deal is near, expert says
26 Jun 2025 - 8:34PM videocam 

Rare earths, Taiwan discussed as Wang Yi meets EU envoys at Polish embassy
26 Jun 2025 - 10:10PM videocam  

China moving ‘breathtakingly fast’ in space military tech: US general
26 Jun 2025 - 12:42PM videocam

AROUND SCMP

ASIA

North Korea’s first lady returns with a touch of Gucci glamour

Mount Rinjani tragedy puts spotlight on Indonesia’s adventure tourism safety

In China, ‘bridge-builder’ Singapore champions a multilateral world

WORLD

Russia jails photographer for 16 years for handing material to US journalist

Russian central bank to increase forex sales to US$113.53 million a day

Stampede in Central African Republic leaves 29 students dead

BUSINESS

Person connected to HSBC banker buys luxury property for US$15.9 million

Xiaomi enters ‘smart glasses war’ with first AI-powered eyewear

Hong Kong makes public stablecoin adoption a top priority in digital asset push

ECONOMY

Exclusive | AIIB to expand global footprint with 20-member office in Hong Kong

How are stricter sanitation checks at border affecting China’s durian imports?

Will China lead the next wave of AI, robotics evolution? Unitree CEO thinks so

TECH

Decoding the future of China’s C919 jet in a shifting aviation landscape

Alibaba touts world’s first AI model to detect stomach cancer

OpenAI: Zhipu AI is fuelling China’s global push for US tech alternatives