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Once reliant on Korean memory, Chinese smartphone makers are turning to CXMT

Fuelled by a global memory shortage, China’s CXMT is winning spots in flagship handsets from ByteDance-powered AI devices to Xiaomi’s top models.

Chinese memory chip giant CXMT is rapidly gaining traction in the global DRAM market. Photo: Reuters

Diplomacy

Donald Trump presses China on fentanyl precursors ahead of US summit

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The White House has labelled China “the world’s largest producer of many of the precursor chemicals used to illicitly produce fentanyl, methamphetamine and other deadly synthetic drugs”. Photo: The Dallas Morning News/TNS

Hong Kong Economy

Hong Kong targets 240 air destinations by 2030, eyeing new Uzbekistan routes

Hong Kong International Airport recorded 10.1 per cent passenger growth in the first eight months of the year. Photo: Edmond So

Big Tech

Huawei unveils latest tech to boost AI power, curb China’s Nvidia reliance

Its SuperPoD will face off against offerings by US rivals in the global computing power arena, including Nvidia’s NVL system.

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The Huawei logo is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in July 6. Photo: AFP

China

Hyrox Beijing athletes get full refund, new rule on hygiene risks comes into force

Athletes finished after women’s elite winner Joanna Wietrzyk on Saturday to get cash back. Australian would have been removed under new rules.

Hyrox China will refund the cost of entry for those affected by Saturday’s incident in Beijing. Photo: AP

Politics

Philippines’ Teodoro draws 2028 election buzz after China clash

His viral moment in Seoul has raised his profile among supporters, but analysts say weak polling and past losses remain hurdles.

Philippine defence chief Gilberto Teodoro Jnr responds to a note during the Seoul Defence Dialogue 2026 on September 8. Photo: X/Philippine Department of National Defence

Military

Taipei donates coastguard vessel to Manila amid South China Sea tensions

As it faces off against Beijing in the region, Manila has been expanding its unofficial security cooperation with Taipei.

The Taiwanese coastguard’s Kinmen patrol vessel. Photo: cga.gov.tw

Business

Why Hong Kong’s strategic advantages attract global talent

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Married couple Robert Lay and Emma Li, who are both finance industry veterans, moved to Hong Kong from New Zealand with their children in 2023.

Health & Environment

Indonesia faces reckoning over maritime safety after deadly ferry disaster

Experts say poor enforcement and inadequate supervision continue to leave passengers vulnerable, amid a rise in maritime incidents.

A video image released by Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows the bottom of passenger ferry Virgo Transport 8 is seen above the water after it overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea on Sunday. Photo: BASARNAS via AP
Survivors of the Virgo Transport 8 passenger ferry, which capsized on Sunday while en route from Banjarmasin to Surabaya, wait to disembark following their rescue at the port in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, on Monday. Photo: AFP
Rescuers carry the body of a victim on a stretcher in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, on Monday after a passenger ferry overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea on Sunday. Photo: BASARNAS via AP
Rescue teams prepare to evacuate victims of the Virgo Transport 8 passenger ferry at the port hall before heading to a hospital in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Rescuers work during a search operation after the Virgo Transport 8 ferry sank while sailing from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, in the Java Sea, Indonesia, on Sunday. Photo: Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) / Handout via Reuters

Banking & Finance

How will Hong Kong’s new 5-year plan court global capital?

Expanded investment products and stronger mainland-market links aim to deepen Hong Kong’s wealth-management edge and lure more international investors.

While much of the world’s gold trading still clears through London, Hong Kong is building a regional alternative. Photo: Dickson Lee

Economic Indicators

China cuts US Treasury holdings to 18-year low amid global sell-off

Persistent concerns over sustainability of Washington’s finances see overall foreign holdings shrink for second consecutive month.

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Ten-year US Treasury yields hit a 19-year high this week. Photo: dpa

Lifestyle

Leslie Cheung exhibit; Hong Kong’s Gen Z coffee boss: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From famous Chinese women in folklore to Year of the Horse eighth month predictions, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Exhibits are displayed at “Miss You Much. Leslie 70th Birthday. Exhibition” at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, which marks the 70th anniversary of Leslie Cheung’s birth. The exhibition features more than 300 rare items, stage costumes and recreations of interiors from Cheung’s former residences. Photo: Karma Lo

Big Tech

Huawei quickens AI chip pace, promises next entrant 3 quarters early

Company says ‘performance-doubling’ Ascend 960DT training chip to debut in first quarter, followed by 960PR inference chip in third quarter.

The Huawei logo is seen on glass at the compamy’s Lianqiu Lake research campus during a media tour in Shanghai on September 16, 2026. Photo: AFP

Society

Hong Kong’s ‘AI city brain’ will not tap personal data, breach privacy: John Lee

City leader addresses privacy concerns in Legco question and answer session but also flags importance of AI education to avoid harms among young.

Chief Executive John Lee inspects the Drainage Services Department’s Emergency Control Centre in September last year. Photo: Handout

Politics

Is Japan’s Okinawa finally moving on from anti-base politics?

Frustrated by economic hardship, Okinawans have rallied behind a new governor, leaving long-standing anti-base resistance in disarray.

US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Japan’s Okinawa prefecture, is seen from the air in 2015. Photo: Kyodo/AP

Society

Hong Kong’s John Lee vows to review IVF support for women over 40

City leader says he will examine current policies but acknowledges no single measure can reverse Hong Kong’s declining birth rate.

John Lee says the government will review current fertility policies. Photo: Karma Lo

Banking & Finance

Hong Kong to support rocket, satellite IPOs as SpaceX-led sector takes off

Exchange will examine listing-rule changes to attract space IPOs in alignment with Beijing’s prioritisation of space technology.

LandSpace Technology’s Zhuque-3 rocket lifts off from the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Pilot Zone near Jiuquan, in northwest China’s Gansu province, on August 19. Photo: Reuters

Commodities

Gold rebounds after Fed rate rise as banks back long-term demand outlook

Investment banks say central bank purchases and demand from China and India should support bullion prices.

Gold prices have soared over the past couple of years amid rising geopolitical tensions and concerns over US debt levels. Photo: Shutterstock

Politics

North Korea at Japan’s Asian Games: sports diplomacy or propaganda stunt?

Pyongyang is sending its largest-ever delegation to Japan, signalling a calculated bid to test Tokyo and pave the way for US re-engagement.

Members of the North Korean men’s football team wave from a bus after arriving at Kansai International Airport for the 2026 Asian Games, in Izumisano, Osaka prefecture, Japan on Friday. Photo: AFP
North Korean athletes and officials arrive at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture, Japan on Friday, ahead of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Photo: Kyodo
A North Korean athlete competing in the weightlifting event at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, in 2023. Photo: Reuters
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BYD, Xiaomi, Innolight likely on guest list for Xi Jinping’s US trip: sources

Sizeable business delegation – mirroring US President Donald Trump’s entourage in Beijing – suggests potential for investment deals at the summit.

US President Donald Trump talks with President Xi Jinping at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing on May 15. Photo: AP
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