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A ship is loaded with containers at the Panama Canal port of Balboa in June, 2023. Photo: AFP

Money & Wealth

US House committee chair warns Panama about Chinese influence over Panama Canal

Moolenaar expresses alarm over China’s ‘malign influence’ on canal after reports that Chinese state-owned conglomerates bidding for port concessions.

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Fentanyl likely on US-China trade agenda after long absence: analysts

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Brazil triples rare earth exports to China, a ripple from US-China rift

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Global Economy

As China’s speedy maglev train breaks records, US ambitions go off the rails

3M, Caterpillar, Westinghouse and other American firms will gather in Beijing on Friday to discuss rail transit and supply-chain opportunities.

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Passengers walk along a platform at the Yantai Railway Station in Shandong province on July 1. China’s high-speed railway lines span nearly 50,000km (31,000 miles). Photo: Getty Images
Passengers walk along a platform at the Yantai Railway Station in Shandong province on July 1. China’s high-speed railway lines span nearly 50,000km (31,000 miles). Photo: Getty Images

Science

How does space affect the mind? China sends ‘mini-brain’ to Tiangong to find out

Experiment appears to be the first in space involving a highly integrated chip containing human brain cells and blood vessels.

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China

US-China trade deal clues, flight to Hong Kong diverted: SCMP daily highlights

From what a US-China trade deal could look like to the Type 076 Sichuan amphibious assault ship, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.

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Politics

Taiwan holds ‘urban resilience’ drills to test war readiness amid PLA pressure

Held alongside annual Han Kuang Exercise, air defence and civil response drills transform Taipei and other cities into wartime simulation.

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A participant uses an anti-drone weapon while taking part in a mass casualty evacuation drill during the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Taipei, Taiwan on Thursday. Photo: AFP
A participant uses an anti-drone weapon while taking part in a mass casualty evacuation drill during the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Taipei, Taiwan on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Science

Warning of glut in AI computing centres as China readies for Nvidia H20’s return

Industry demands are changing and only about 30 per cent of the country’s intelligent computing capacity is being used.

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Military

PLA offers back-to-back military drill updates during Taiwan’s Han Kuang

Round-the-clock joint military exercises appear to be direct response to island’s expanded annual war games.

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Diplomacy

Will US-built naval facilities strengthen Philippines’ hand in South China Sea?

The maintenance facilities in Palawan are in a strategically important location and one analyst says they may help Manila ‘counter’ China.

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The Oyster Bay naval facility in Palawan province, where the US is planning to build new repair capacity. Photo: AFP

China

Chinese police investigating 5 missing teens warn of telecoms crime risk

Some families report their missing loved one was last seen in a border area or relatives had received messages from Myanmar.

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Myanmar’s Myawaddy area is a notorious epicentre of scams run by crime gangs using an army of workers – many of them trafficked – to con tens of billions of dollars each year from victims across the globe. Photo: AFP
Myanmar’s Myawaddy area is a notorious epicentre of scams run by crime gangs using an army of workers – many of them trafficked – to con tens of billions of dollars each year from victims across the globe. Photo: AFP

Politics

China’s corruption busters target science sector in research funds crackdown

Li Xi, head of the top anti-graft body, said the probe was intended to help the country’s hi-tech development, a key policy priority.

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Military

China’s Type 076 Sichuan is a next-level amphibious assault ship

PLA’s next-generation warship will boast fighter and drone strike power with an advanced electromagnetic catapult launch system.

Politics

Emirates flight from Dubai diverted after failing to land in Hong Kong

Plane was rerouted to Kaohsiung after at least two attempts at landing, reportedly because of wind conditions.

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The flight was diverted to Kaohsiung International Airport in Taiwan on Monday. Photo: Handout

Science

China’s ‘green great wall’ triggers hay fever misery: scientists

Team finds sand sagebrush has five volatile components that spark allergic reactions – an unintended consequence of greening initiative.

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Artemisia is cultivated in northwestern China to help control desertification. Sage sandbrush has been mass planted since the 1950s but is blamed for causing allergies in northern China. Photo: CCTV
Artemisia is cultivated in northwestern China to help control desertification. Sage sandbrush has been mass planted since the 1950s but is blamed for causing allergies in northern China. Photo: CCTV

Politics

‘Scapegoats’? The harsh reality for mainland Chinese students in Taiwan

It’s getting harder for mainlanders to study across the strait, and observers fear reduced exchanges will only make tensions worse.

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Diplomacy

Trump says Beijing making ‘big steps’ in controlling fentanyl

The US president struck a different tone after previously using issue to justify tariffs on imports from China.

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Global Economy

China urges Japan, South Korea and Asean to unite amid trade war turbulence

Beijing’s top financial and economic officials want to strengthen regional ties amid US trade war uncertainties.

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Pan Gongsheng (right), governor of the People’s Bank of China, speaks as Lan Foan, China’s finance minister, looks on during a presser on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress in Beijing on March 6. Photo: AP
Pan Gongsheng (right), governor of the People’s Bank of China, speaks as Lan Foan, China’s finance minister, looks on during a presser on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress in Beijing on March 6. Photo: AP

United States & Canada

Trump signals willingness to lower China tariffs ‘at some point’

‘I’m going to lower them, because otherwise, you could never do business with them, and they want to do business very much,’ Trump said.

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Diplomacy

China on African charm offensive to rally opposition to ‘bullying’ US

While Trump targets critical minerals and specific nations, China expands influence through bilateral and multilateral engagement: analyst.

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Diplomacy

China warns US against ‘coercion’ as top officials prepare for trade talks

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says meeting with Vice-Premier He Lifeng will be about ‘de-escalation, not a big trade deal’.

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China’s top economic official Vice-Premier He Lifeng will meet senior US representatives in Switzerland this week. Photo: Getty Images
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LATEST China Science NEWS

How does space affect the mind? China sends ‘mini-brain’ to Tiangong to find out

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The experiment was launched on the Tianzhou-9 cargo spacecraft, which blasted off from a site in southern China on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua

Warning of glut in AI computing centres as China readies for Nvidia H20’s return

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Only about 30 per cent of China’s intelligent computing capacity is being used, according to an industry report. Photo: Shutterstock

AI for science, drug discovery to have ‘greatest impact’, says Nvidia’s Huang

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang adjusts his glasses as he speaks during the opening of the China International Supply Chain Expo, in Beijing, July 16, 2025. Photo: AP

China’s ‘green great wall’ triggers hay fever misery: scientists

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Artemisia is cultivated in northwestern China to help control desertification. Sage sandbrush has been mass planted since the 1950s but is blamed for causing allergies in northern China. Photo: CCTV

China joins US in hunt for ripples in spacetime with new telescope in Tibet

The cutting-edge Ali Cosmic Microwave Background Polarisation Telescope took eight years to build. Photo: Handout
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OPINION
Barry Zellen

Opinion | China’s engagement in the Arctic is part and parcel of being a global power

Barry Zellen
Nikola Mikovic

Opinion | The EU is doing itself no trade favours in pushing China on Russia

Nikola Mikovic
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Rob York

Opinion | Trump’s team is waking up the reality of rivalry with Russia

Rob York
Lijia Zhang

Opinion | For Brics, it’s a big leap from talk shop to institution of power

Lijia Zhang
Lu Xiongwen

Opinion | For Chinese firms going out, global success requires truly ‘going in’

Lu Xiongwen
Regina Ip

Opinion | A few small steps for Hong Kong, a giant leap for China’s space sector

Regina Ip
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MULTIMEDIA
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Australian PM Albanese talks pandas and trade deals in China

Pandas and trade deals discussed as Australian PM Albanese visits China
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China’s Tianzhou-9 blasts off for resupply mission

China’s Tianzhou-9 cargo craft launches for Tiangong space station resupply mission
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Driver in China criticised for turning car bonnet into ‘fish tank’

Driver in China criticised for turning car bonnet into ‘fish tank’
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China GDP figures beat forecasts despite tariff risks

China GDP figures beat market forecasts despite looming US tariff risks
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