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1. Trump talks to Japanese PM hours after his overnight call with China’s Xi
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi confirmed “the close cooperation” between Tokyo and Washington in a phone call with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, hours after Trump spoke by phone with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
2. China sends emergency return vehicle to space station to replace damaged craft

China has launched a replacement ship that will travel to its space station as a substitute return vessel. The uncrewed Shenzhou-22 spacecraft carrying 600kg (1,320 pounds) of goods, including food and equipment, was launched at 12.11pm on Tuesday and was expected to dock with the Tiangong space station autonomously.
3. Former editor Hu Xijin urges restraint in official media’s criticism of Japan
A former editor of a Chinese nationalist newspaper has called on official media to manage public expectations properly and refrain from using “harsh language that does not reflect the actual situation” when criticising Japan.
4. China Tourism Group to chart new course in bid to dominate Asia’s cruise market

China has announced plans to consolidate the cruise operations of four central state-owned enterprises into a single entity that will reportedly operate the largest fleet in Asia, as part of a broader efficiency drive.
5. Short bursts of oxygen deprivation could help treat depression: Chinese study
Brief, controlled bouts of oxygen deprivation – essentially moments of safe suffocation – can alleviate severe depression as effectively as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and ketamine, two of the most powerful treatments known to psychiatry, Chinese scientists have concluded.
6. Maker of China’s C919 receives capital injection amid supply chain challenges
China’s leading aircraft manufacturer, determined to carve out a share of the lucrative but technologically complex civil aviation market, has obtained a timely round of financial support from its state backers, greatly expanding its registered capital as the firm aims to overcome a production bottleneck and remount its challenge to the Boeing and Airbus duopoly.
7. China defends passport checks on Indian woman born in disputed border region
Beijing has rejected claims that Chinese authorities detained and harassed an Indian national born in a disputed border region, after the traveller alleged that she was held for more than 18 hours while transiting through Shanghai.


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US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, pictured on October 28, 2025. Photo: AP Photo

The Shenzhou-22 took off shortly after noon on Tuesday. Photo: CCTV

China’s second domestically built large cruise ship, the Adora Flora City, completes its float-out, which signals the project is over 70 per cent complete, in April. Photo: Getty Images

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Alice Guo attends a hearing at the Senate in Manila over accusations of human trafficking in September 2024. Photo: AFP

Singapore’s Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth David Neo speaking to Singapore’s national football team in a locker room after their win over Hong Kong in an Asian Cup qualifier match in Kai Tak Stadium on Tuesday. Photo: Facebook/David Neo 

Islamic cleric Mohammad Elham Yahya Al Maliki is seen embracing a young girl and sucking in her cheeks. Other clips show him kissing several children on the cheek. Photo: YouTube/Gerakanpis

A medical worker walks down a hallway in a hospital in Seoul. South Korea has among the lowest ratios of doctors in the developed world. Photo: EPA-EFE/Yonhap

Chinese tourist Deqing Zhuoga was found dead at the Clandestino Hostel in Canggu, Bali, on September 2. Photos: Facebook / Deqing Zhuoga / Clandestino Hostel

China blasts Japan’s missile deployment; airlines cancel flights: SCMP daily highlights

A Chinese tour group crosses a street in central Tokyo. China has advised its citizens to avoid travelling to Japan. Photo: AFP

Shinjiro Koizumi, Japan’s defence minister, visited the country’s Self-Defense Force units on Yonaguni Island over the weekend. Photo: Handout

Workers prepare the EHang eVTOL EH126-S to fly in Guangzhou in southern China’s Guangdong province on November 3. Photo: AP

US ‘biggest recipient’ of China debt since 2000; Beijing’s warning: SCMP daily highlights

The US flag towers above hundreds of containers the Port of Los Angeles in California. China has lent far more to the United States in recent years than previously understood, a new AidData study has found. Photo: EPA-EFE

Undergraduates attend a graduation ceremony at Peking University on July 2 in Beijing. Photo: Getty Images

A member of the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force stands guard next to a surface-to-air Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor launcher vehicle in Funabashi, east of Tokyo, on January 18, 2018. Photo: AP

A conservation team has spent six days reinforcing a 1946 monument to mark China’s takeover of the Paracel Islands after World War II. Photo: Handout

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From US president calling Japan’s PM after Xi talk to China’s new cruise deal, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage


From US president calling Japan’s PM after Xi talk to China’s new cruise deal, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.


Trump talks to Japan’s PM, China launches replacement spacecraft: SCMP daily highlights

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1. Trump talks to Japanese PM hours after his overnight call with China’s Xi

From US president calling Japan’s PM after Xi talk to China’s new cruise deal, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage