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Beijing has announced Xi Jinping’s contributions to the party’s doctrine in multiple areas, including the economy, military, diplomacy and culture. Photo: AFP

Xi’s thought on governing the party announced as new official doctrine

‘Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building’ emphasises strict discipline, centralised leadership and wiping out corruption.

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China’s top military officials face ‘ironclad’ rules in anti-corruption fight

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Business

Young tech elites drive rise in Shenzhen luxury home sales

Policy relaxations in core districts boost transactions, while ‘a positive wealth effect’ leads to sell-out sales in luxury projects.

Banking & Finance

Central banks expand bullion holdings as US dollar’s dominance wavers

World Gold Council states about nine in 10 central banks will increase holdings as de-dollarisation trend continues amid global instability.

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Politics

Xia Baolong begins Hong Kong visit with housing, Northern Metropolis tours

Beijing official is set to visit Northern Metropolis tech sites, including Yuen Long microelectronics centre and Hetao hub.

Economy
Customers shop at a supermarket in China’s eastern Shandong province. Photo: Getty Images

China sees first retail sales drop in over 3 years, prompting talk of stimulus

Science

Military stealth coating sold as cheap house paint? China might do it

New microwave-absorbing material points to more affordable mass production, as reports of commercial ‘stealth paint’ spark debate.

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A Shenzhen-based defence tech firm is selling radar-absorbing coatings for drones. Photo: Defence Blog
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Diplomacy

Can India react to Gulf deaths in same way China did after 1999 embassy bombing?

Beijing’s reaction to the Belgrade incident could be a template for New Delhi, but some analysts warn it faces very different circumstances.

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Politics

No victory, no defeat: Iran war pauses with a fragile freeze

Thousands dead, hundreds of billions lost and an agreement many analysts expect to collapse. The Iran ceasefire, explained.

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International

Global real estate event in Riyadh sees record transactions amid growing influence in sector

Cityscape Global achieves more than US$63 billion as Saudi Arabia positions itself as a major investment hub for urban development.

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Cityscape Global 2026 is expected to build on last year’s record-breaking success.

China

On This Day | In 2016, ‘China’s Disneyland’ opens in Shanghai – SCMP archive

On this day 10 years ago, Walt Disney expanded into China by opening its first theme park in Shanghai.

Mickey Mouse entertains visitors at Shanghai’s Disneyland theme park on its opening day on June 16, 2016. Photo: AP
Tourists from Japan are pictured at Shanghai’s Disneyland theme park on its opening day on June 16, 2016. Photo: Simon Song
Tourists enjoy the parade at Shanghai’s Disneyland theme park on its opening day on June 16, 2016. Photo: Simon Song

Southeast Asia

Panicked residents flee as strong earthquake hits Indonesia’s Sulawesi

Many Sulawesi residents are haunted by the magnitude 7.5 earthquake that devastated Palu in 2018, setting off a three-metre-high tsunami.

Big Tech

Alibaba eyes physical world with its first suite of AI models for robots

Alibaba unveils Qwen robot models to push AI beyond chatbots, as embodied intelligence becomes the next frontier in global AI.

Asia

Korean’s racist World Cup experience, India’s military revamp: 7 Asia highlights

From Lawrence Wong’s trip to Russia to a racist encounter at the World Cup, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

Left: South Korean YouTuber Yoon Su-jin, who posts under the handle InoCat, filming fans at a World Cup match in Guadalajara. Right: A man identified as Ulises Fernando Bernal Miramontes apologising for making an offensive gesture towards her in a later video. Photos: Instagram / inocat_t / latinus_us

China Economy

‘It’s absurd’: how the EU’s new carbon tariff is causing havoc in China

The system is creating huge new compliance burdens for China’s steel firms, with smaller producers using greener technology often hit hardest.

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Business

China’s first-tier new home prices rise for third month as measures take hold

Price gains in tier-one cities in May suggest confidence returning as policy support steadies sentiment.

Russia & Central Asia

Belarusian leader tells Russia, Ukraine to make ‘compromises’ and end war

Lukashenko said it was clear that victory on the battlefield was unrealistic for both sides in the conflict, despite Russian advances.

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Middle East

Shipowners hold off on Hormuz transit until US-Iran deal becomes ‘material’

The CEO of Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said shipping through the waterway ‘may take at least ⁠a couple of weeks’ to restart.

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Ships in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, last month. Photo: Kyodo

US

US, Iran sign preliminary Hormuz deal ahead of formal ceremony

Terms of the accord remain secret nearly a day after the announcement to end the conflict, with leaders due in Switzerland on Friday.

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The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most important energy chokepoints, linking the Persian Gulf to global shipping routes. Photo: Reuters

Science

Could a diamond wafer as wide as a basketball be China’s trump card in AI race?

From wedding gems to supercomputers, China’s giant synthetic diamonds may reshape the global computing competition.

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Politics

Taiwan’s website for intelligence tips from mainland China spurs debate

‘Contact window’ launched for political, military, economic and social intelligence but critics say disinformation will be a challenge.

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Opinion | Can Hong Kong break London’s maritime insurance grip?

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Opinion | China ‘overcapacity’ is a smokescreen for Western protectionism

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Letters | What Singaporeans can gain from embracing regional integration

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The View | What Japanese outbound investment says about Asia’s top property market

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Panicked residents flee as strong earthquake hits Indonesia’s Sulawesi

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The SpaceX factor: Hong Kong stocks face liquidity test from mega IPO

Listing adds to headwinds for Asia’s third-largest market as US$97 billion in lock-up expirations loom.

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Open Questions | AIIB head Zou Jiayi on multilateralism as ‘infrastructure of global trust’

As the Beijing-based development bank marks its 10th anniversary, its president says institutions like hers ‘create certainty amid uncertainty’.

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Diplomacy

Open Questions | Economist James Heckman on the value of risk-taking, and China’s ‘common goal’

He also discusses the economic outlook, youth unemployment and whether the country can overtake the US in science and tech.

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China Business

Open Questions | Hong Kong must embrace ‘bipolar’ role to thrive in its ‘Stage 3.0’: Charles Li

Veteran deal maker urges an IPO link to lure global resource giants and turn Chinese buyers into owners as city solidifies role as East-West bridge and global capital hub.

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Diplomacy

Open Questions | Stable US-China ties? It won’t last long, Evan Medeiros says

After Trump’s China trip, political scientist gives his assessment on Taiwan, trade leverage, the Iran war and Beijing’s tensions with Tokyo.

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US takes step to halt Nvidia AI chip shipments to Chinese overseas subsidiaries

Surprise move suggests US chips may have been making their way to the subsidiaries of Chinese firms based in places such as Malaysia.

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Big Tech

Alibaba eyes physical world with its first suite of AI models for robots

Alibaba unveils Qwen robot models to push AI beyond chatbots, as embodied intelligence becomes the next frontier in global AI.

China Economy

China credit data shows demand dip, household deleveraging amid weak investment

But while traditional industries are mired in a downturn, hi-tech firms look to expand – many through direct financing.

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Tech

China is a step closer to self-reliance in quantum computing production: Beijing

The country is pushing for self-reliance in important industries amid competition with the US over advanced technology fabrication.

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CNNC said on Monday that one of its research institutes had successfully mass-produced silicon-28 isotope with a purity level exceeding 99.99 per cent. Photo: CNNC Weibo

Politics

Dear You – the Chinese migration film igniting a propaganda debate in Southeast Asia

Some are worried that the Teochew-language drama represents a new, softer era of propaganda targeting the diaspora.

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Tech War

Could the AI ‘self-evolution’ trend add fuel to the China-US tech war?

Anthropic says its Mythos model is edging closer to ‘recursive self-improvement’ as Chinese developers seek to close gap.

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Football

A comprehensive visual guide to the 2026 Fifa World Cup

Explore the beautiful game – now bigger, more competitive and expanded to 48 teams.

Diplomacy

How a US prosecutor’s private diaries documented Nanking Massacre evidence

Disclosure came ahead of Donald Trump’s high-stakes visit to China and amid Japan’s recent attempts to erode lessons of post-WWII tribunal.

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