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Can China catch SpaceX? New commercial reusable rocket takes to the skies

The orbital mission marks a key milestone for Beijing’s commercial launch sector.

Chinese rocket maker Galactic Energy has successfully sent its Pallas-1 medium-to-large reusable rocket into orbit. Photo: Weibo

Diplomacy

Developing | Xi calls on SCO members to team up for bigger global tech-security role

Politics

‘Unprecedented’ path: revived Typhoon Saudel eastern and southern China

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HKIS settles out of court and breaks ties with US-based church co-founder

Former chief justice Geoffrey Ma oversaw mediation between Hong Kong International School and Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.

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Hong Kong International School’s campus at Tai Tam. Management pledged that the settlement would not result in fee increases. Photo: Dickson Lee
The HKIS campus in Repulse Bay. A financial statement previously seen by the SCMP showed that Hong Kong International School Association Limited had amassed financial reserves totalling HK$2.8 billion as of July 31, 2024. Photo: Sun Yeung

China Economy

How China’s top 2 container ports became world’s busiest – and beat Singapore

The nation’s ports claimed six of the top 10 busiest worldwide, according to a prominent data provider.

The ship Dubai Tower pictured at the Ningbo-Zhoushan port in Ningbo, eastern China’s Zhejiang province, on August 15. Photo: AFP

Banking & Finance

Citi boosts headcount, Invesco names new executive in Asia expansion

US financial firms Citigroup and Invesco are continuing to expand in Asia even amid geopolitical uncertainties.

A Citibank building in New York. Photo: AP

Politics

‘Aloof’ but engaged: what India’s SCO comeback reveals

New Delhi’s re-engagement with the China-led bloc serves as a reminder to the US that it has other options, analysts say.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi disembarks from an aircraft upon his arrival in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Sunday. Photo: Kyrgyzstan’s Presidential Press Office / AP
Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin embrace during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek on Monday. Photo: Kremlin / Sputnik / AP
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek on Monday. Photo: Sputnik / Reuters

Business

Why Hong Kong���s strategic advantages attract global talent

In partnership with:Hong Kong Talent Engage
Married couple Robert Lay and Emma Li, who are both finance industry veterans, moved to Hong Kong from New Zealand with their children in 2023.

China Economy

In Focus | China’s elderly need long-term care. Will a new insurance scheme provide it?

The central government has announced plans to provide nationwide coverage by 2028, but uneven regional development is a major hurdle.

Illustration: Henry Wong

People

Thailand eyes economic boost as massive US fleet nears port call

Pattaya has faced a grim low tourist season, driven in part by the economic downturn triggered by the Iran war.

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People walk along a street lined with bars and entertainment venues at Jomtien Beach, in Pattaya City, Thailand, in June. Photo: Reuters
A US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Indian Ocean on August 22. Photo: US Navy/Handout via Reuters

Science

Chinese script evolved like a living organism driven by natural selection: study

Research shows a small set of high-frequency building blocks shaped the writing system through a principle of economy.

Researchers say Chinese characters combine core structural components, like sun, moon and human, following an evolutionary pattern shaped by frequency of use. Photo: Shutterstock

United States & Canada

Carney’s Liberals win 3 special elections in Canada amid trade clash with US

By-election wins strengthen Canadian leader domestically as he defends against Trump’s tariffs.

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney. Photo: AFP

Asia

Trump’s US visa pause; Malaysia elephant’s 100km trek home: 7 Asia highlights

From Filipino migrants in Japan to South Asians rethinking Western education, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

US President Donald Trump’s administration has tightened legal immigration through new screening and higher costs. Photo: TNS

East Asia

US Treasury’s Bessent calls on Japan to boost yen through rate increases

A weak yen, which has pushed up import prices and broader inflation, has been blamed in part on the central bank’s slow pace of rate increases.

People walk past a foreign currency indicator board showing the rate of the US dollar against the Japanese yen in Tokyo on August 3. Photo: EPA
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the press during the G20 Financial meetings on Monday. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
Prices of items are displayed at a retail store in Tokyo on July 28. Photo: Reuters

Diplomacy

Trump praises China for being ‘relatively inactive’ in Strait of Hormuz crisis

US president also says he has ‘a lot of respect’ for Chinese leader Xi Jinping and believes feeling is mutual as planned summit in US nears.

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US President Donald Trump answers a question from the media at the White House in Washington on Monday. Photo: AP Photo

Politics

He called staff ‘human trash’. Now another Japanese mayor falls

The fall of Yokohama’s mayor suggests the end of an era for local Japanese leaders treating staff and public funds with contempt.

Former Yokohama mayor Takeharu Yamanaka speaks to reporters following a meeting with supporters on Friday. Photo: Kyodo

Markets

Why foreign inflows into China A shares could slow after record surge

Overseas capital in yuan-traded Chinese stocks faces cooling, as tech sentiment, US yields and yuan strength steer the next phase.

Investors check out stock market data in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. Photo: Getty Images

Banking & Finance

China’s top brokerages step up global push as overseas profits surge

Citic, CICC and Guotai Haitong among those broadening cross-border deal-making and committing fresh capital to international arms as Beijing backs stronger investment banks.

A Citic Securities sign is seen at a branch in Beijing. Photo: Reuters

China Business

What’s driving the surge in foreign positions across yuan-traded Chinese stocks?

Foreign exposures to yuan-traded stocks jump by a third, with QFII data showing holdings surging to more than US$40 billion.

Financial market movements are shown on a footbridge screen in Shanghai. Photo: AFP
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US-China relations

Can Chinese sleeper hit Dear You conquer the US box office next?

After grossing nearly US$300 million in mainland China, its North American release will test its popularity beyond Chinese-speaking diaspora.

A still from Dear You, the hit Chinese film shot in southern Teochew dialect. Photo: Handout
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