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Breaking | China ends dividend tax exemption for expats, applying 20% rate

The exemption previously enjoyed by overseas nationals on gains from foreign-funded firms in China was cancelled in an announcement on Tuesday.

Yuan banknotes photographed in Fuyang City, Anhui province, China on April 9, 2026. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

Big Tech

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

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Diplomacy

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

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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

Politics

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

Heavy to torrential rain is forecast over the next three days, with authorities warning of floods, landslides and mudslides.

Officials inspect draining pipes in Fuding in China’s southeastern Fujian province on Friday. Photo: Xinhua

Policy

How China’s rail diplomacy could shield regional supply chains from shocks

China’s Kyrgyzstan rail pledge highlights wider drive to knit Asia together and strengthen trade links.

President Xi Jinping and Kyrgyz counterpart Sadyr Japarov sign a joint declaration on the development of the China-Kyrgyzstan partnership on Monday. Photo: Xinhua

Education

Hong Kong school starts academic year without replacing head fired for swearing

San Wui Commercial Society Secondary School has candidate, but Education Bureau still conducting background checks.

Former principal Lee Cheuk-hing was fired after his controversial behaviour was caught on camera. Photo: Handout
San Wui Commercial Society Secondary School in Tuen Mun. Photo: Jelly Tse

Business

Why Hong Kong’s strategic advantages attract global talent

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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.

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

China Business

Global investors flock to China’s Shenzhen to ride wave of AI and robotics

Major banks such as HSBC and UBS host thousands of executives in southern tech hub this week to connect foreign capital with domestic firms.

David Liao, HSBC’s co-chief executive for Asia and the Middle East, speaks at the bank’s 13th annual China Conference on Tuesday. Photo: handout

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

Big Tech

Making chip gear is the first step. Scaling it is China’s next big test

Industry leaders caution that the semiconductor equipment sector must now transition from technical viability to commercial reliability.

A 12-inch silicon wafer on display at SEMICON China in Shanghai on March 25, 2026. 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

Society

Subdivided-flat registration rate at 42.5% as ‘early bird’ phase deadline passes

Industry observers say ownership complications and low awareness have slowed landlords’ applications under Hong Kong’s new housing regulations.

Landlords have registered 34,000 subdivided flats under Hong Kong’s new basic housing regime, fewer than half the estimated total. Photo: Dickson Lee

Politics

UK-Philippines troop deal to boost Nato’s South China Sea reach

If finalised, the UK would be the fourth Nato member to reach a deal with the Philippines allowing troops to train on each other’s soil.

Troops from the Philippines, Britain, the US, Japan and South Korea take part in a military exercise across various locations in the Philippines in 2023. Photo: Philippine Marine Corps

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

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

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
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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
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