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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr (left) delivers a speech as US Trade and Development Agency Deputy Director Thomas Hardy looks on during the Luzon Economic Corridor Investment Forum in Taguig City on Thursday. Photo: EPA
The Philippines

Why Marcos’ Brics trip is ‘low-risk’ chance for Philippines to make new friends

The president, attending in his capacity as Asean chair, should not miss the opportunity to diversify ties beyond the US, analysts say.

China-India relations

Xi in India, bank capital injections, EU-China trade

China's military weapons

From Pakistan to Uzbekistan: how China’s J-10CE is widening its overseas reach

Indonesia

Indonesia steps in to save baby orangutans found motherless at Indian forest

Authorities suspect the five primates were trafficked into India, sparking a criminal investigation.

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The rescued orangutans sit next to bananas at a forest in Balasore district, India’s Odisha state, on Tuesday. Photo: Odisha Forest Department/AFP
SCMP Highlights

Manila exposes South China Sea note; Chinese coal mine farming: 7 highlights

From Chinese leader Xi’s diplomatic visits to a female powerlifter calling out sexism, here are top stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Food and Drinks

Global brands behind India’s cheap snack frenzy turn sour over warning labels

Firms resist front-of-pack labels on unhealthy packaged foods as India prioritises nutrition over taste amid rising diabetes cases.

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Food and Drinks

From Delhi diplomacy to Hong Kong kitchens, food unites India and China

At a moment when diplomats are talking about rebuilding trust between India and China, two chefs in Hong Kong are already finding common ground in spice, smoke and fire.

Theign Phan (left), executive chef of Grand Majestic Sichuan, and chef Palash Mitra, of Prince and the Peacock, in the latter’s Tai Kwun kitchen. Photo: Alexander Mak
Brics

Opinion | Delhi’s test: make Brics work without making it work against India

Success for India isn’t replacing the West or empowering China – it’s walking away with more strategic choices and leverage.

Singapore

Singapore police question 5 over racist posts on Nepal floods, Air India deal

Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam had denounced the remarks as ‘shameful and totally unacceptable’.

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China's military weapons

Pakistan’s China-made HQ-17AE system to boost drone defence in future India war

Successful integration with other foreign systems by Pakistan would strengthen China’s export case ‘considerably’, analyst notes.

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Pakistan has been revealed to be the fourth foreign operator of the HQ-17 Chinese short-range air-defence (Shorad) system. Photo: CCTV
China food security

Why China’s sugar stockpiles may blunt an El Nino-fuelled global supply crunch

The major sugar importer is expected to lean on strong domestic supplies amid soaring international prices.

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Farmers harvest sugarcane on March 18 in Guangzhou, China’s Guangdong province. Photo: Getty Images
SCMP Highlights

Cambodia scam gangs; viral Jennie clip tests South Korea law: 7 Asia highlights

From Japan warships attracting US interest to viral clip of Blackpink’s Jennie, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

China-India relations

The View | To match China’s economy, India must accept its investment

Border rivalries shouldn’t block Chinese capital, just as wartime history never stopped Japanese investment from powering East Asia.

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Video | River swallows 175-year-old Indian temple

The region’s only ancient temple was swallowed by the Ganges River as flood conditions and riverbank erosion worsen in India.

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Singapore

Minister defends Singapore Airlines’ Air India stake amid racist rants

Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow said the carrier funded investments from its own balance sheet, urging it to grow overseas to expand further.

Singapore Airlines’ 25.1 per cent stake in Air India has weighed on its earnings. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

Editorial | China’s Xi sends a strong message before his US visit

Xi’s month of travel signals that China is playing a key role in South-South cooperation amid a tariff war and geopolitical instability.

China-Japan relations

In Focus | How Tokyo is widening regional defence ties to complicate Beijing’s Taiwan calculus

Tokyo is strengthening partnerships across the Indo-Pacific and beyond, possibly bolstering its ability to withstand a prolonged armed conflict.

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US-China relations

As clock counts down to Trump summit, Xi boosts global clout with diplomatic blitz

Beijing leverages Eurasian and Middle East ties to show Washington it has alternatives.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, wave as they board a plane at the end of their visit to Cairo, Egypt on Wednesday, September 2. Photo: Egyptian Presidential Press Office via AP

New Delhi building collapse kills 3, traps dozens

Nine people were rescued, with five of them taken to a hospital in critical condition.

US military

How Asian shipyards in Japan, Korea, Philippines keep US warships battle ready

Legal flexibility and regional partnerships allow US Seventh Fleet vessels to undergo complex overhauls closer to potential conflict zones.

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Singapore

Singapore probes ‘nasty’ racism over China-Nepal flood, Air India investment

Minister K Shanmugam has asked police to look at an ‘online mob’ after various comments, including missing Singaporeans being ‘not our own’.

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People in Nepal search for belongings on Saturday in the debris of a collapsed building following last week’s deadly flash floods. Photo: Reuters
Japan

Old heads, young hands: Japan and India build ties from missing pieces

From stealth warship tech to a 500,000-strong talent exchange, Tokyo and New Delhi are pairing Japanese precision with Indian scale.

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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) shakes hands with Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi before their meeting in New Delhi on July 2. Photo: AFP
Beauty

4 perfumes that capture the spirit of a destination

These heady, atmospheric eaux de parfum evoke destinations around the globe, from Taormina in Sicily to Mumbai, Cairo and Marrakech.

Semiconductors

India’s push to secure place in global chip supply has ‘secret weapon’: its people

Building up its pool of design talent can gain it a spot higher up in the value chain by turning ‘Make in India’ to ‘Engineer in India’.

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Accidents and disasters in China

How natural disasters are putting China’s neighbourhood diplomacy to the test

Sudden Himalayan mudslides and Southeast Asian flooding potentially trigger diplomatic friction and highlight need to boost warning systems.

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Cross-border disasters, such as the Nepal-China landslide and flooding last week, will test China’s diplomatic relationships with its neighbours, experts say. Photo: AP
China-India relations

Opinion | China and India have an opening to build a durable relationship

India has no interest in endless confrontation, and Beijing has every reason to prefer a predictable India to another unresolved front.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during the welcoming ceremony of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin on August 31, 2025. Photo: AFP
Doping in sport

Indian sport battles ‘endemic’ menace of age fraud, experts want stiffer sanctions

Country’s chaotic birth registration system has allowed older children to compete against younger ones, potentially earning great rewards.

Hong Kong society

CNBC to close Hong Kong operations, scrap international shows in major overhaul

CNBC spokesman says programming from Hong Kong ended on Wednesday and ‘small number of employees’ had been affected by the closure.

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