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Middle East

Mass starvation in Gaza: Israel blames Hamas as global outcry grows

Israel says it’s acting ‘according to international law’, and accuses Hamas of engineering a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.

5 hours ago

Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen in Gaza City amid a hunger crisis. Photo: Reuters

Diplomacy

China, EU need to make the right choice as ‘2 big guys’ on world stage: Xi

Relationship is at an ‘inflection point’, von der Leyen tells Chinese leader as 25th China-EU summit begins in Beijing.

49 minutes agovideocam

Politics

Developing | 9 civilians killed in Thailand-Cambodia border clashes

Fighting was reported in at least six locations along the disputed Thai-Cambodia border on Thursday, with Thailand launching air strikes.

13 minutes ago

Russia & Central Asia

Developing | Passenger plane with nearly 50 aboard crashes in eastern Russia

Debris of An-24 aircraft found near Tynda, a town in the Amur region bordering China.

13 minutes ago

China-EU Relations

European firms call for return to free and fair trade at China-EU summit

China

6 Chinese university students drown on mine field trip in Inner Mongolia

The students, reported to be in their third year and majoring in mineral processing engineering, fell into a tank at Wunugetushan mine.

31 minutes agovideocam

Six students from Northeastern University in Liaoning province have reportedly died in a processing tank in a mine beneficiation plant in Inner Mongolia while on an excursion. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Diplomacy

China seeks to boost trans-Himalayan project amid contest to win over Nepal

Head of China’s aid agency says Beijing should implement more projects ‘to promote Nepal’s economic and social development’.

1 hour agovideocam

Law and Crime

Hong Kong arrests 2 for selling fake Liverpool jerseys, other football goods

Customs seizes HK$70,000 of counterfeit items, including Arsenal jerseys, from Mong Kong hawker stall, ahead of Hong Kong Football Festival.

1 minute ago

Tech

Life-changing AI and robotics: Hong Kong’s innovators advancing smart tech for a better future

Find out how the city’s tech enterprises developed trailblazing ideas that are not only transforming industries worldwide, but our everyday activities as well.

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HKSTP

Life-changing AI and robotics: Hong Kong’s innovators advancing smart tech for a better future
Find out how the city’s tech entrepreneurs developed trailblazing ideas that are not only transforming industries worldwide, but our everyday activities as well.

Diplomacy

Could China’s Tibet mega dam help boost its sway with South Asian neighbours?

Using the dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo to share electricity could carry ‘significant strategic value’ for Beijing, analysts say.

24 Jul 2025 - 6:00AMvideocam

The dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo has prompted concern about its environmental impact. Photo: Getty Images

Science

China, Russia relaunch maritime research missions, eyeing Arctic ambitions

First joint maritime expedition in 5 years will explore evolution of seas and global climate implications, experts say.

4 hours ago

Lifestyle

Djokovic reveals health tips, TV heartthrob Adam Cheng: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From a woman successfully prioritising her health to six Hong Kong hotels for staycations, here are some Lifestyle stories you may have missed.

11 minutes ago

Society

No Cantonese, no career? Can Hong Kong do more to help ethnic minority groups?

Discrimination, a lack of Cantonese and integration into society are issues not yet resolved, say NGOs and experts.

24 Jul 2025 - 8:57AMvideocam

Global Economy

US agrees deals with Indonesia, Philippines – but are Chinese firms a step ahead?

Trump secures Indonesian rare earths, boosts military ties with Manila and strikes tariff agreements – but analysts say spillover impact on China to remain limited.

24 Jul 2025 - 9:05AM

US President Donald Trump meets with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the Oval Office at the White House on July 22, 2025, in Washington. Photo: TNS

Society

Hong Kong authorities dispose of 1,200 trees in aftermath of Typhoon Wipha

Development Bureau also appeals to public to report trees that potentially pose hazards, says checks expected to wrap up by end of the week.

2 hours ago

Politics

New Apaches for India: are US helicopters battle-ready for future threats?

While the Indian army has hailed a delivery of three Apache AH-64E, experts are divided over the helicopters’ long-term battle potential.

39 minutes ago

China Business

Tesla seeks a comeback in China with refreshed Model 3 and Model Y

Carmaker expects to begin delivering the models to mainland customers as early as September.

56 minutes ago

People check Tesla Model Y cars in Beijing. Photo: AFP

China Business

SenseTime, Mengniu join wave of Chinese firms tapping capital markets

The AI firm raises US$318 million through a share subscription, while the dairy giant issues US$489 million in bonds.

2 hours ago

Law and Crime

Fake water leak alert lures Hongkonger, 70, into HK$4 million online love scam

Victim is among nearly 20 people who lost HK$10 million in online romance scams over past two weeks.

2 hours ago

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Celebrities

Meet Romy Mars: nepo baby, singer and granddaughter of Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola’s 18-year-old granddaughter makes fun of her luxe life on social media and in her songs, and was once grounded for trying to charter a helicopter with her dad’s credit card.

16 Jul 2025 - 5:52PM

Sofia Coppola and Romy Croquet Mars at Chanel’s haute couture autumn/winter 2025 show on July 8, in Paris, France. Photo: Getty Images

Culture

Can AI authors really replace a human writer’s touch?

Staring into the abyss of AI-generated fiction and finding something both ‘hilarious and bleak’ staring right back.

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Lifestyle

A powerlifter’s journey, veganism versus heart disease: 7 Lifestyle highlights

17 Jul 2025 - 3:08PM

Fashion News

Louis Vuitton’s upcoming store at K11 Musea in Hong Kong

16 Jul 2025 - 4:46PM

Culture

From Ireland to Kowloon: one educator’s 70-year journey

17 Jul 2025 - 7:00AM

Food & Drink

Profile | Meet Culinary Class Wars’ Comic Book Chef, self-taught cook and Netflix star

17 Jul 2025 - 12:11PM

David Sacks, US AI and crypto tsar speaks next to President Donald Trump, during a signing ceremony for the “Genius Act”, which will develop regulatory framework for stablecoin cryptocurrencies and expand oversight of the industry, at the White House, Washington, July 18. Photo: Reuters

United States

Trump administration issues plan to limit AI exports to China

Move comes amid hawks’ concerns that US chips could help Chinese AI, military development.

24 Jul 2025 - 6:46AMvideocam

Starlink rival faces woes, China’s new tailless drone: SCMP daily highlights

23 Jul 2025 - 10:01PM

Chinese scientists break design ‘curse’ that killed US Navy’s drone programme

23 Jul 2025 - 9:59PMvideocam

What does it mean for China if Japan’s Shigeru Ishiba stays or steps down?

1 hour agovideocam

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (left) has generally taken a pragmatic approach towards China. Photo: AFP/Cabinet Public Relations Office

China names Zhejiang-born Ling Zhifeng to head the Special Service Bureau

23 Jul 2025 - 7:00PM

BUSINESS

Advanced Micro Devices chair and CEO Lisa Su. Photo: Shutterstock

AMD’s Lisa Su sees chips from TSMC’s Arizona plant costing more

China’s warehouses go for cheap as suppliers relocate amid US tariffs

Amazon Web Services to close Shanghai AI lab amid US-China tech tensions

ECONOMY

European firms call for return to free and fair trade at China-EU summit

Exclusive | ‘Rebalancing’ needed in China-Europe relationship, chamber president says

China’s shipbuilding lead endures, but market share dips amid US port-fee threat

TECH

ASMPT has 10,000 customers worldwide and about 3 million installed systems. Photo: Shutterstock

Thursday, July 24, 2025

Today's Scan | South China Morning Post

Mass starvation in Gaza: Israel blames Hamas as global outcry grows

Israel says it’s acting ‘according to international law’, and accuses Hamas of engineering a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.

China, EU need to make the right choice as ‘2 big guys’ on world stage: Xi

Relationship is at an ‘inflection point’, von der Leyen tells Chinese leader as 25th China-EU summit begins in Beijing.

Developing | 9 civilians killed in Thailand-Cambodia border clashes

Fighting was reported in at least six locations along the disputed Thai-Cambodia border on Thursday, with Thailand launching air strikes.

Developing | Passenger plane with nearly 50 aboard crashes in eastern Russia

Debris of An-24 aircraft found near Tynda, a town in the Amur region bordering China.

European firms call for return to free and fair trade at China-EU summit

6 Chinese university students drown on mine field trip in Inner Mongolia

The students, reported to be in their third year and majoring in mineral processing engineering, fell into a tank at Wunugetushan mine.

China seeks to boost trans-Himalayan project amid contest to win over Nepal

Head of China’s aid agency says Beijing should implement more projects ‘to promote Nepal’s economic and social development’.

Hong Kong arrests 2 for selling fake Liverpool jerseys, other football goods

Customs seizes HK$70,000 of counterfeit items, including Arsenal jerseys, from Mong Kong hawker stall, ahead of Hong Kong Football Festival.

Life-changing AI and robotics: Hong Kong’s innovators advancing smart tech for a better future

Find out how the city’s tech enterprises developed trailblazing ideas that are not only transforming industries worldwide, but our everyday activities as well.

Could China’s Tibet mega dam help boost its sway with South Asian neighbours?

Using the dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo to share electricity could carry ‘significant strategic value’ for Beijing, analysts say.

China, Russia relaunch maritime research missions, eyeing Arctic ambitions

First joint maritime expedition in 5 years will explore evolution of seas and global climate implications, experts say.

Djokovic reveals health tips, TV heartthrob Adam Cheng: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From a woman successfully prioritising her health to six Hong Kong hotels for staycations, here are some Lifestyle stories you may have missed.

No Cantonese, no career? Can Hong Kong do more to help ethnic minority groups?

Discrimination, a lack of Cantonese and integration into society are issues not yet resolved, say NGOs and experts.

US agrees deals with Indonesia, Philippines – but are Chinese firms a step ahead?

Trump secures Indonesian rare earths, boosts military ties with Manila and strikes tariff agreements – but analysts say spillover impact on China to remain limited.

Hong Kong authorities dispose of 1,200 trees in aftermath of Typhoon Wipha

Development Bureau also appeals to public to report trees that potentially pose hazards, says checks expected to wrap up by end of the week.

New Apaches for India: are US helicopters battle-ready for future threats?

While the Indian army has hailed a delivery of three Apache AH-64E, experts are divided over the helicopters’ long-term battle potential.

Tesla seeks a comeback in China with refreshed Model 3 and Model Y

Carmaker expects to begin delivering the models to mainland customers as early as September.

SenseTime, Mengniu join wave of Chinese firms tapping capital markets

The AI firm raises US$318 million through a share subscription, while the dairy giant issues US$489 million in bonds.

Fake water leak alert lures Hongkonger, 70, into HK$4 million online love scam

Victim is among nearly 20 people who lost HK$10 million in online romance scams over past two weeks.

Meet Romy Mars: nepo baby, singer and granddaughter of Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola’s 18-year-old granddaughter makes fun of her luxe life on social media and in her songs, and was once grounded for trying to charter a helicopter with her dad’s credit card.

Can AI authors really replace a human writer’s touch?

Staring into the abyss of AI-generated fiction and finding something both ‘hilarious and bleak’ staring right back.

A powerlifter’s journey, veganism versus heart disease: 7 Lifestyle highlights

Louis Vuitton’s upcoming store at K11 Musea in Hong Kong

From Ireland to Kowloon: one educator’s 70-year journey

Profile | Meet Culinary Class Wars’ Comic Book Chef, self-taught cook and Netflix star

Trump administration issues plan to limit AI exports to China

Move comes amid hawks’ concerns that US chips could help Chinese AI, military development.

Starlink rival faces woes, China’s new tailless drone: SCMP daily highlights

Chinese scientists break design ‘curse’ that killed US Navy’s drone programme

What does it mean for China if Japan’s Shigeru Ishiba stays or steps down?

China names Zhejiang-born Ling Zhifeng to head the Special Service Bureau

AMD’s Lisa Su sees chips from TSMC’s Arizona plant costing more

China’s warehouses go for cheap as suppliers relocate amid US tariffs

Amazon Web Services to close Shanghai AI lab amid US-China tech tensions

European firms call for return to free and fair trade at China-EU summit

Exclusive | ‘Rebalancing’ needed in China-Europe relationship, chamber president says

China’s shipbuilding lead endures, but market share dips amid US port-fee threat

Singaporean chip tool maker ASMPT sees steady growth amid AI infrastructure boom

China’s growing army of open-source developers tops peers in India, US, EU

Alibaba unleashes Qwen3 coding model for developers to push AI agent adoption

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