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JD.com to deploy 3 million robots to fully automate logistics

The firm plans to retrain frontline workers for more technical roles, including maintenance of robots.

A technician trains a robot at a JD.com data collection centre in eastern China’s Jiangsu province on August 24. Photo: Xinhua

Business

Chinese court guidance aims to smooth handling of developer bankruptcies

Politics

Taiwan waits for its new F-16s, still stuck in Hawaii after a fortnight’s delay

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Humble leader and role model for a generation: Hong Kong’s Tung Chee-hwa mourned

Tung, hailed as a ‘close friend of the Communist Party of China’ and credited with working to improve China-US relations, died on Tuesday.

Hong Kong’s first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, died on Tuesday. Photo: Antony Dickson
Then Chinese president Jiang Zemin shakes hands with Tung during a meeting at Zhongnanhai in Beijing on December 19, 2001. Photo: Xinhua
Then Chinese vice-president Hu Jintao is presented with a broker’s vest during a tour of the stock exchange. To his right is Tung Chee-hwa. Photo: SCMP
Joe Tsai, Alibaba’s executive vice-chairman and co-founder of Alibaba Group, with Tung Chee-hwa at the SCMP’s office in 2020. Photo: Edmond So
Then US president George W Bush (right) greets Tung Chee-hwa in the Oval Office on July 11, 2001. Photo: AP

Politics

Young Chinese turn to Mao Zedong for life advice, 50 years after his death

A new generation is embracing Mao’s teachings to cope with modern pressures, but analysts say the trend gives Beijing reason to be wary.

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For Mao Zedong’s most vocal online admirers, the former leader is a symbol of resilience, courage and dedication to the common people. Photo: Eugene Lee

China Economy

China’s factory-gate price growth quickens as Iran war fuels energy volatility

Producer price index rises 3.8 per cent, beating economists’ projections amid war-driven oil surge and weak domestic demand.

Workers on an electric vehicle production line at the Volkswagen Anhui factory in Hefei, Anhui province. Photo: Reuters

Politics

Umno heavyweight charged in Malaysian haj fund scandal as party eyes comeback

Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim is the highest-profile politician to be charged so far in the fallout from a royal inquiry into Tabung Haji.

Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim speaks at a Barisan Nasional rally in July. Photo: Facebook/AzeezRahim

Business

Why Hong Kong’s strategic advantages attract global talent

In partnership with:Hong Kong Talent Engage
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.

Science

China-Nepal floods; ‘Asian water tower’ wobbling: 7 science highlights

From Beijing’s bid to stop US AI dominance to impact of China-Nepal floods, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

Optical images of Gyirong Port before the August 26 disaster, as captured by the Dongpo-11 satellite on July 23. Photo: Beijing Minospace Technology

Economics

Trump slams Australia’s social media crackdown as ‘extortion’

The White House warns Australia over its proposed algorithm opt-out bill, as Anthony Albanese defends national sovereignty.

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A teenager holds a mobile phone as the law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia takes effect, in Sydney, Australia, in December 2025. Photo: Reuters

Companies

China needs monkeys: lab animal shortage could hinder biotech growth

As fundraising and out-licensing deals in China grow, so does demand for monkeys and other primates for testing.

The expansion of China’s biotechnology industry is driving up demand for primates. Photo: Shutterstock

China Business

Chinese stocks face US Fed and oil pressures in September, says top fund manager

Strong corporate earnings may cushion stocks, though US rate and oil risks threaten to weigh on sentiment, according to a leading asset manager.

People walk across a footbridge with a screen showing financial market movements, in the financial district of Shanghai on August 19. Photo: AFP

Banking & Finance

Yuan use grows as supply chains reshape global trade, Deutsche Bank says

Europe’s first foreign RMB clearer says Chinese firms’ overseas expansion is strengthening the currency’s role in cross-border commerce.

Growing cross-border trade and more flexible supply chains are driving wider use of the yuan, even as the US dollar retains its dominant role in global payments. Photo: dpa

Politics

GBA integration may help mainland China philanthropy sector learn from Hong Kong

City’s experience could ‘drive a major upgrade’ of the philanthropic landscape, experts tell Jockey Club forum.

The Greater Bay Area economic and business hub could be a ‘policy sandbox’ for new philanthropic models, experts suggested. Photo: Martin Chan

Europe

Travellers in UK face more chaos after air traffic glitch

More flights cancelled a day after an air traffic control problem disrupted travel across Britain.

Passengers queue with their luggage at Terminal 3 of London Heathrow airport on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

Health & Wellness

I survived breast cancer. 12 years later, my body sent another warning

This Gynaecologic Cancer Awareness Month, US-based author and filmmaker Amy Wu shares her experience of dealing with cancer – twice.

US-based journalist Amy Wu describes her recent brush with cancer and why listening to your body matters. Photo: courtesy of Amy Wu

Politics

No foreign soldiers: Japan shuts down proposal to fix military shortfall

Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi rules out non-nationals in uniform, even as a report warns personnel levels could fall to 130,000 by 2045.

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Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has made clear the government is “not considering” hiring foreign nationals for the armed forces. Photo: AP
A Japanese soldier runs to a building during an exercise as part of joint drills with France last week. Photo: AFP
Members of the Japan's Self-Defence Forces check drones during a joint drill with US marines in Oita prefecture in June. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong Economy

Hong Kong agencies warn of lingering Jakarta flight delays after volcano eruption

Employment companies hold off booking flights for Hong Kong-bound helpers as airlines struggle to clear backlog after Indonesian volcano eruption.

Stranded passengers wait at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Photo: Reuters

Politics

Hong Kong’s first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, dies aged 89

Tung, who resigned as city leader in 2005 on health grounds, had not been seen in public since July 2021.

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Tung Chee-hwa, the first chief executive of Hong Kong following the transfer of sovereignty on July 1, 1997, has died. Photo: May Tse
Tung Chee-hwa was praised as a leader whose ideas were ahead of his time. Photo: Martin Chan
Chinese President Jiang Zemin (left) with Tung Chee-hwa in 2000. Photo: AP
Tung Chee-hwa holds a child during a community visit to Wong Tai Sin in 1997. Photo: Robert Ng
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Military

Pakistan’s China-made HQ-17AE system to boost drone defence in future India war

Successful integration with other foreign systems by Pakistan would strengthen China’s export case ‘considerably’, analyst notes.

Pakistan has been revealed to be the fourth foreign operator of the HQ-17 Chinese short-range air-defence (Shorad) system. Photo: CCTV
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