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9 September, 2024
The financial district of Pudong in Shanghai, China. Photo: Reuters

China’s GDP growth, US tally of top scientists surpassed: SCMP daily highlights

From China logging 5 per cent GDP growth to a call to unplug the Great Firewall, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage.

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Li Ka-shing gives Disneyland tickets, RedNote’s US challenge: 7 highlights

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Calvin Klein parent firm slammed, Xi’s opening-up call: SCMP daily highlights

Trump’s tariffs threat, Taylor Swift Shanghai talks: SCMP daily highlights

From Shanghai having talks with Taylor Swift to US users’ RedNote challenges, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage.

The only Asia stops on Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour were Japan and Singapore. Photo: AP
Science

Solar power stations in space, Chinese rice: 7 science highlights

From better-tasting Chinese rice to harnessing solar power in space, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

Biden’s China message to Trump, RedNote app No 1 in US: SCMP daily highlights

From Biden urging trump to tackle China’s ‘overcapacity’ to Elon Musk’s influence, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage.

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Yoon impeachment blame game, US-Philippines alliance: 7 Asia highlights

From Chinese people being blamed for Yoon’s impeachment to death from overwork in Japan, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

An effigy of President Yoon Suk-yeol is displayed by pro-impeachment protesters near his residence in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: Park Chan-kyong

China posts record trade surplus, better tasting rice: SCMP daily highlights

From China’s record-breaking trade surplus to Beijing and Tokyo’s bid to mend ties, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage.

Philippines’ Spratly Islands upgrades, Malaysia’s drug deaths: 5 weekend reads

From Hong Kong sending task force to Thailand to why Snakes may have unlucky year, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

Actor Wang Xing rescued, submarine drone found in Philippines: 7 highlights

From actor Wang Xing’s rescue to a clock-drawing test for dementia, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Wang Xing’s disappearance caught public attention after his girlfriend posted on social media that she had lost contact with him near the Myanmar border. Photo: Weibo

Zhao Wei’s divorce, ‘sterile’ Chinese woman’s pregnancy: 5 trending stories

From actress Zhao Wei’s recent divorce to an ex-gymnast being hit with new social media ban, here are five stories from recent SCMP reporting.

A woman in China who fended off a knife attacker using just an umbrella and was hailed online as a hero for doing so has declined lucrative endorsements and live streaming opportunities so as not to tarnish her image. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
Electric & new energy vehicles

China car dealers face price war, BYD beats Tesla in fourth quarter: 7 EV reads

From Chinese EV car dealers facing a price war to BYD’s output beating Tesla in the fourth quarter, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.

Najib’s court victory, Indian-Americans slam Trump: 7 Asia highlights

From Russia’s secret war plans to Japan’s mochi problem, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

Rohingya in Malaysia, Chinese worker has kids with man, woman: 5 weekend reads

From a Chinese weapon to Japan’s far-right slamming history films, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

A Rohingya refugee and his wife look at a computer screen displaying threats and hate speech they have received, at their home in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: Reuters

China’s new stealth fighter, Hong Kong’s wealthy lose billions: 7 highlights

From China’s tribute to Jimmy Carter to Hong Kong’s wealthy losing billions, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Videos and images posted on social media last week appear to show China’s first sixth-generation stealth fighter jet flying over Chengdu. Photo: Handout

Plastic-wrapped Chinese woman, ‘China’s grandma’ honoured: 5 trending stories

From a Chinese restaurant reselling leftovers to a girl with different coloured eyes, here are five stories from recent SCMP reporting.

US-China relations

Beijing sanctions, US’ Chinese migrants under Trump: 7 US-China relations reads

From FBI cyber fears to Beijing’s sanctions over Taiwan, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in December 2024.

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Chinese high-speed rail, Covid-19’s origins: 7 science highlights

From a train that runs at 450km/h to southern China’s oldest city, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

China’s next-generation Fuxing bullet train, the CR450, was seen travelling from Tianjin to Beijing on Wednesday. Photo: Weibo/龙龙井拿铁

South Korea plane crash, Philippine VP Duterte’s scandal: 7 Asia stories

From South Korea’s deadliest air accident to Indians roasting a popcorn tax, here are some articles from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

Visa-free China, students embrace being single, Tibet mega dam: 5 weekend reads

From why some EU nationals still need a visa for China to a mega dam project in Tibet, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

US investigates Chinese chips, China’s mega dam: SCMP’s 7 highlights

From China’s new colossal hydropower project to Apple’s investment in Indonesia, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

The US says China seeks to dominate domestic and global chip markets through extensive anticompetitive and non-market means. Photo: Shutterstock

Fake baby bumps, live dim sum wrestling, disgraced banker: 5 trending stories

From a disgraced Chinese banker marrying his son’s girlfriend to dim sum live wrestling, here are five stories from recent SCMP reporting.

Young, single women in China are taking fake pregnancy photos so they can look good when the real thing comes along. Photo: SCMP composite/Xiaohongshu
Electric & new energy vehicles

EU tariffs slow Chinese EV exports, Geely looks to expand in Asia: 7 EV reads

From Chinese EV exports plummeting to Geely looking to expand in the EU and Asia, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.

US Marines in Japan, Malaysia’s first home-grown EV: 7 Asia highlights

From relocating US Marines in Okinawa to Mary Jane Veloso’s return to the Philippines, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

Open Questions series

Open Questions | China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024

From a Nobel laureate and economists to scholars and historians, here are some of our best Open Questions interviews of the year.

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Football in mainland China, diversifying Macau’s economy: 5 weekend reads

From the key nutrient missing in Chinese durian to Macau’s efforts to diversify its economy, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

Passengers stream into a train station in central China’s Hunan province during the Lunar New Year travel rush in January 2024. Photo: AFP

Predicting US-China relations under Trump, PLA ‘kill list’: 7 highlights

From Chinese astronauts breaking a world record to an anti-aging liver acid, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Science

7 scientists, mathematicians, physicists and experts who moved to China in 2024

From a Nobel-winning laser scientist to an award-winning mathematician, here are some experts who made the move.

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