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A replica of the World Cup trophy on display at Mexico City’s Museo Yancuic this month. Photo: Reuters
Chinese tourists

Will the World Cup help Mexico dispel Chinese tourists’ safety fears?

A boost of visitor numbers for the tournament should also include travellers from China, though surveys show lingering safety concerns.

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Hong Kong society

Can Hongkong Post be saved or should it become a taxpayer-funded public service?

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Technology

Opinion | For SpaceX, global dominance may not be written in the stars

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International Property

Spain’s property market sees boost as Hongkongers, others, depart UK and Canada

As the cost of living rises, some Hongkongers living in the United Kingdom and Canada are set to move to Spain under the NLV scheme.

Hongkonger Eddie Chan has made an initial deposit for this €500,000 apartment in Cullera in Spain’s Valencia. Photo: Handout
China-Canada relations

Canada might double exports to China, Wang Yi says during rare visit

Wang is on a three-day ⁠trip to Canada, the first such visit by a Chinese foreign minister in a decade.

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Crime

Canadian poison seller Kenneth Law pleads guilty to aiding suicides

The former chef could face 10 to 20 years in prison but will not stand trial for murder.

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2026 Xi-Trump summit

Xi Jinping meets foreign leaders: tracker, May 2026

World leaders are flocking to Beijing in search of trade deals, investments and greater market access in China.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: AP
US-China relations

China, US at ‘historical crossroads’, Beijing’s envoy tells New York gala event

Nixon, Bush and Rockefeller families are among evening’s honorees, along with former Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa.

Diplomacy

Opinion | Heroics will only turn middle power dreams into nightmares

Successful middle powers do not defy systemic pressures but recognise structural change early enough to avoid becoming trapped.

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China-Canada relations

Making partnerships great again? Carney pitches new US-Canada ties

Prime minister adopts conciliatory tone and emphasises Canada’s role in fuelling US economic growth.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in New York on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong courts

Legal Tales | The evolution of Hong Kong’s independent common law

A recent Court of Final Appeal ruling confirms that the city’s common law is its very own.

The statue of Lady Justice on the roof of the Court of Final Appeal building in Central. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

On This Day | Hong Kong ‘Happy Ghost’ actress Lo Ming-chu dies at 47 in 2016 – SCMP archive

Police say they found medication including diet pills in her flat in Bel-Air Residence on Hong Kong Island.

South China Sea

As allies boost Taiwan Strait transits, why is the US going a different route?

Chinese think tank notes the changing risks: ‘China will inevitably respond, and that makes the overall situation appear more tense’.

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US-China relations

China’s Wang Yi tells UN multilateralism must be protected in swipe at US

Beijing’s top diplomat says ‘world peace and security are in great jeopardy’ and that UN Charter should be safeguarded at all costs.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks to reporters at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday. Photo: AP
Zijin Mining

China’s largest mining company poised for global top 3 status by 2028, says S&P

Ratings agency highlights Zijin’s project pipeline and cost discipline as the miner accelerates global expansion in copper and gold.

Zijin Mining’s outlook has been raised from “stable” to “positive”. Photo: Shutterstock
2026 Xi-Trump summit

Double standards? How North American conservatives viewed 2 China trips

The North American right cast Trump’s Beijing visit as ‘deal-making diplomacy’ while attacking the Canadian leader for ‘hedging with China’.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Donovan Colan, who plays Hunter Cooper in Your Friends & Neighbors

The rising star, who plays Jon Hamm’s son on the show and won an award for 2025’s The Dogs, went to the same art school as Timothée Chalamet and Jennifer Aniston.

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Crime

Editorial | Hong Kong should spare no effort in fight against financial crime

The recent crackdown by law enforcement agencies from 10 jurisdictions on international scams shows the benefit of regional cooperation.

Officers from the Frontier+ initiative at a press briefing in the Maldives. Photo: Handout
Business of climate change

Middle East tensions complicate Beijing’s push to curb China solar overcapacity

Energy-security fears are slowing Beijing’s solar capacity cuts, deepening a ‘fight to the death’ among manufacturers trapped in a price war.

South China Sea

Why the largest-ever US-Philippine drill, and Japan’s role, makes China uneasy

The scale of this year’s Balikatan exercise has been described as part of a trend that will ‘exacerbate regional instability’.

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Mark Carney

PM Carney says Alberta ‘essential’ to Canada, as separatist push advances

Premier Danielle Smith plans to hold a vote that will bring the oil-rich province closer to a referendum on independence.

Alberta separatists rally in Edmonton, Alberta, on May 4. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

China’s top diplomat to visit US and Canada to boost ties, pave way for Xi trip

Wang Yi set to chair UN Security Council meeting in New York this month before travelling to Ottawa for talks with Canadian counterpart.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will also attend a meeting of the China-led Group of Friends of Global Governance in New York on May 28. Photo: Reuters
Diplomacy

Letters | Canada’s World Cup role offers model of cooperation in a fraught world

Readers highlight Canada’s open, responsible and respectful diplomacy, and warn against lifting Hong Kong’s ban on electric mobility devices.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Tesla’s FSD launch in China heats up competition with domestic EV makers

The long-awaited roll-out received approval from regulators a week after Tesla CEO Elon Musk visited China as part of a US delegation.

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Artificial intelligence

AI’s World Cup debut: real-time data poised to reshape strategy, level the field

From pressing patterns to offside calls, football’s grandest stage will showcase how instant analysis transforms decisions in heat of play.

A system, known as “Football AI Pro”, can analyse hundreds of millions of Fifa data points and process more than 2,000 football-related metrics, including pressing, movement, tactics and transitions. Photo: EPA
Asia travel

From Hamburg to Hong Kong, the art of the tourist nap explained

The culturally immersive and sensory-rich siesta – for a uniquely restorative travel experience.

A tourist nap is best taken outdoors, where the sounds, smells and energy of a foreign location can seep into your dreams. Photo: Shutterstock
Hantavirus

Canadian cruise passenger gets a presumptive positive hantavirus test result

The patient, who was on the MV Hondius where the outbreak began, shows mild symptoms including a fever and headache.

Mark Carney

Canada takes key step towards new oil pipeline to serve Asia markets

Expanding energy exports is part of PM Carney’s strategy to reduce reliance on the US under Trump.

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