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US export controls achieving no strategic gain, hurting American firms: survey

US’ export-control licensing regime costs billions in lost exports, with items ‘already available in China’ from variety of other suppliers.

The US-China Business Council survey found that “poorly calibrated US export controls weaken American companies in China”, conceding market share to foreign competitors. Photo: Shutterstock

Science

China’s hypersonic weapons can be guided by the stars if GPS fails: report

China

Daughter of ‘Chinese Schindler’ protests use of his legacy to sell homes

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Society

Higher energy demand from Hong Kong heatwave could trigger outages, expert warns

Funeral industry worker says outage at parlour shut forced staff ‘to carry bodies up stairs’ and ask mourners ‘not to light incense’.

The outage at Shui Pin Wai Estate and the surrounding area has affected about 2,400 households. Photo: Handout
Employees from the Water Supplies Department were among those assembled in response to a power outage at Shui Pin Wai Estate in Yuen Long. Photo: Handout

Policy

New US tariffs face legal challenges as Chinese firms see impact fading: reports

Measures tied to alleged forced labour carry litigation risk, as localisation and procurement rules now weigh on Chinese firms, reports say.

The legal foundation of US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs is “not rock solid”, according to a report. Photo: Getty Images

Science

China says US tried to buy its super magnet that has ‘40% higher’ performance

America’s Brookhaven lab once ‘monopolised’ the specialist technology, but China says it is now ’winning’ in that field.

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The magnets were used to upgrade the Beijing Electron-Positron Collider. Photo: IHEP

Military

China’s latest rocket failure prompts questions about ambitious launch schedule

Long March-7A explodes less than 90 seconds into flight, delaying ChinaSat-4B satellite installation and possibly affecting other programmes.

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A Long March-7A rocket explodes shortly after lifting off from Wenchang, Hainan province, on Monday night. Photo: Social media screenshot

Business

How UOB is turning regional scale into customer relevance

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UOB aims to become the primary bank for all of its customers by providing a single point of contact for financial needs ranging from everyday transactions to wealth planning. Photo: UOB

Military

Chinese paratrooper killed in Qinghai exercise as PLA acknowledges casualties

Death of 23-year-old was one of two parachute-related incidents in consecutive months recently made public by the PLA.

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Chinese media say paratrooper Xia Shiyuan, from Huaiyuan county in eastern Anhui province, encountered an emergency shortly after leaving his mid-air aircraft during a scheduled exercise in Golmud, Qinghai province, on May 27. Photo: Weibo/合新闻

Politics

Over 8,200 detained as China launches year-long crackdown on organised crime

The campaign targets ‘covert’ crimes that have spread online, from ‘soft violence’ to sexual extortion.

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Chinese police have dismantled more than 1,000 gangs and detained thousands of suspects as part of the country’s latest crime-busting campaign. Photo: Handout

Diplomacy

China pitches AI models to Europe. Is it enough to avoid 2-horse race with US?

The two big tech powers are well ahead of the competition. The question now is whether a third big player can emerge.

China is seeking closer cooperation with European countries on AI. Photo: Xinhua

Society

Court rules Evergrande can recover HK$6b debt after ‘fabricated’ claims rejected

Debt stemmed from March 2021, when Evergrande subsidiary State Hero reached agreement to lend HK$5 billion to Yingjia International.

The court dismissed an injunction application filed by Yingjia International Properties to restrain offshore entity State Hero Holdings from presenting a winding-up petition against it. Photo: Warton Li

United States & Canada

Rights groups sue the Trump administration over ICC sanctions

Lawsuit says Trump’s executive order targeting the International Criminal Court for investigating Israeli crimes in Palestine is ‘illegal’.

The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo: AP

Southeast Asia

Philippine VP Sara Duterte faces criminal charge over Marcos death threat

She was hit with a ‘grave threats’ charge in an ongoing Senate impeachment trial over an alleged assassination plot against the president.

Sara Duterte-Carpio, Philippine vice-president and daughter of former leader Rodrigo Duterte, speaks during a protest outside the International Criminal Court in The Hague in July. Photo: AP

Policy

China’s central bank eyes global yuan in first solo 5-year plan in over a decade

The strategy signals Beijing’s push to build a ‘strong central bank’ capable of driving its financial powerhouse ambitions, analyst says.

Beijing’s push for yuan internationalisation is seen as crucial to reducing dependence on US dollar-denominated channels. Photo: Getty Images

Health & Environment

Hong Kong urges parents not to delay childhood vaccinations as US limits jabs

All public health policies and medical recommendations must be based on scientific evidence, authorities say.

Delaying vaccinations reduces protection against relevant infectious diseases, the Centre for Health Protection has warned. Photo: Getty Images

Big Tech

Meta strikes at China’s open AI lead, betting on potential US curbs

Meta’s renewed push into open-source models aims to attract US businesses wary of the regulatory risks associated with adopting Chinese AI.

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends the annual Allen and Company Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho on July 9, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Wealth

Rich Hongkongers rank travel over real estate in shifting life goals: survey

Immersive travel and early retirement rank above real estate on the priority list of wealthy individuals, according to a new report.

Passengers pose for pictures at Hong Kong International Airport in Chek Lap Kok on May 27. Photo: SCMP/Sam Tsang

Europe

Jellyfish force shutdown of 3 reactors at French nuclear power plant

Energy giant EDF halted reactors at the Gravelines plant near Dunkirk after cooling pumps were clogged by a massive influx of marine life.

Jellyfish on the shore near the Gravelines nuclear power plant in northern France. A massive influx of jellyfish into the seawater pumping stations at Gravelines forced EDF to shut down three of its reactors on Monday. Photo: AFP
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US House panel slammed for asking if scholars lost jobs to Chinese hires

Congressional panel seeks complaints from US academics, but critics call its focus on Chinese applicants a ‘disgrace’.

The committee’s appeal comes amid a broader debate in Washington over how Chinese influence can be scrutinised without spilling into discrimination. Photo: AFP
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Open Questions | ‘Surprising’ how fast China’s military is closing US gap: analyst Lyle Goldstein

Beijing’s challenge is to resist temptation to build the PLA into a ‘hammer looking for a nail’, former US Naval War College professor says.

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What is delaying Chinese AI giants switching from Nvidia to local chips?

High transition costs are keeping AI developers in China reliant on Nvidia chips, industry sources say.

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Huawei Technologies’ Compute Architecture for Neural Networks requires developers to rewrite and optimise large amounts of code. Photo: Shutterstock

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Beijing’s rigid visa points system and strict sponsorship rules frustrate young expats, but most are still undeterred in their job search.

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