Hongkongers hit with unauthorised charges for new iPhone as 2 banks launch probes
Scores of Hongkongers have complained about unauthorised transactions on credit cards used to pre-order Apple’s latest i
Phones, prompting HSBC and Hang Seng Bank to launch investigations. One internet user on the social media platform Threads said she received a message on Saturday night saying she had unauthorised tra...
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Scores of Hongkongers have complained about unauthorised transactions on credit cards used to pre-order Apple’s latest i
Phones, prompting HSBC and Hang Seng Bank to launch investigations. One internet user on the social media platform Threads said she received a message on Saturday night saying she had unauthorised tra...
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Chinese leader pledges to help Brics nations with AI and smart manufacturing
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on Sunday to help Brics countries develop and apply open-source large language mode
ls and build smart manufacturing factories. Speaking at the second day of the Brics summit in New Delhi, he identified these as two key initiatives to promote economic growth and technological develop...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on Sunday to help Brics countries develop and apply open-source large language mode
ls and build smart manufacturing factories. Speaking at the second day of the Brics summit in New Delhi, he identified these as two key initiatives to promote economic growth and technological develop...
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Tung Chee-hwa remembered for foresight in developing Hong Kong’s tech sector
Hong Kong’s first leader Tung Chee-hwa, who died last week, has been remembered by former colleagues for his foresight i
n developing technology and actively engaging with mainland China to boost the city’s economic development during his tenure. Political heavyweights praised the former chief executive for being able t...
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Hong Kong’s first leader Tung Chee-hwa, who died last week, has been remembered by former colleagues for his foresight i
n developing technology and actively engaging with mainland China to boost the city’s economic development during his tenure. Political heavyweights praised the former chief executive for being able t...
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Forget low-calorie food, Chinese youth turn to tasteless, chewy snacks to lose weight
Young dieters in China are increasingly turning away from low-calorie foods in favour of a new trend: chewy snacks. On s
ocial media, they are sharing their new-found favourites, including beef jerky, frozen buns, and even baby teething biscuits – each characterised by their toughness and chewiness. Many prefer chewy fo...
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Young dieters in China are increasingly turning away from low-calorie foods in favour of a new trend: chewy snacks. On s
ocial media, they are sharing their new-found favourites, including beef jerky, frozen buns, and even baby teething biscuits – each characterised by their toughness and chewiness. Many prefer chewy fo...
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Beijing pushes AI-assisted chip design as part of self-sufficiency drive
Artificial intelligence agents are increasingly taking the wheel in designing China’s next-generation semiconductors, as
Beijing and domestic technology firms accelerate efforts to integrate AI into chip design software to bolster national self-sufficiency. Empyrean Technology, China’s top maker of electronic design au...
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Artificial intelligence agents are increasingly taking the wheel in designing China’s next-generation semiconductors, as
Beijing and domestic technology firms accelerate efforts to integrate AI into chip design software to bolster national self-sufficiency. Empyrean Technology, China’s top maker of electronic design au...
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France apologises for criticising US’ human rights record after backlash
The French UN mission said it regretted an online post criticising how the United States voted during a UN General Assem
bly meeting, with US officials saying on Saturday that Washington appreciated the statement. France’s permanent mission to the UN published the apology on Friday, saying it regretted a social media po...
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The French UN mission said it regretted an online post criticising how the United States voted during a UN General Assem
bly meeting, with US officials saying on Saturday that Washington appreciated the statement. France’s permanent mission to the UN published the apology on Friday, saying it regretted a social media po...
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India-Pakistan water row deepens after Hague court ruling
For 65 years, even as India and Pakistan fought wars, severed diplomatic ties and traded nuclear threats, one agreement
held: the Indus Waters Treaty, which governs the river system sustaining roughly 300 million people across the subcontinent. That was until April last year, when New Delhi suspended the pact in the af...
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For 65 years, even as India and Pakistan fought wars, severed diplomatic ties and traded nuclear threats, one agreement
held: the Indus Waters Treaty, which governs the river system sustaining roughly 300 million people across the subcontinent. That was until April last year, when New Delhi suspended the pact in the af...
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HKIS paid substantial amount to US church co-founder to end ‘bad marriage’: source
The US church group that co-founded Hong Kong International School (HKIS) accepted an out-of-court payment to end a “bad
marriage”, a source has told the South China Morning Post, saying their differences would have led to more litigation if the partnership had continued. The source familiar with the settlement said th...
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The US church group that co-founded Hong Kong International School (HKIS) accepted an out-of-court payment to end a “bad
marriage”, a source has told the South China Morning Post, saying their differences would have led to more litigation if the partnership had continued. The source familiar with the settlement said th...
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China bets on early port and power deals in Sudan to secure post-war economic edge
China is moving early to secure a role in Sudan’s reconstruction, pursuing port and power agreements with the army-backe
d government while the war continues and many Western countries maintain only a limited presence. One expert also said Beijing was using the prospect of future investment as a bilateral incentive to e...
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China is moving early to secure a role in Sudan’s reconstruction, pursuing port and power agreements with the army-backe
d government while the war continues and many Western countries maintain only a limited presence. One expert also said Beijing was using the prospect of future investment as a bilateral incentive to e...
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Mainland Chinese HKUST student loses HK$1 million to scammer posing as official
A mainland Chinese university student in Hong Kong has lost about HK$1 million (US$127,500) in a scam, in which the frau
dster claimed she was involved in a criminal case and demanded “guarantees” from her. Police said they received a report from a 19-year-old mainland woman who was student at the Hong Kong University o...
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A mainland Chinese university student in Hong Kong has lost about HK$1 million (US$127,500) in a scam, in which the frau
dster claimed she was involved in a criminal case and demanded “guarantees” from her. Police said they received a report from a 19-year-old mainland woman who was student at the Hong Kong University o...
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Indonesian ship with 240 passengers aboard loses contact in Java Sea
Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation on Sunday after a passenger ship carrying 240 people lost contact in the
Java Sea while travelling from East Java to South Kalimantan on Borneo Island, officials said. The Search and Rescue Office in Banjarmasin, the capital of South Kalimantan province, said they receive...
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Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation on Sunday after a passenger ship carrying 240 people lost contact in the
Java Sea while travelling from East Java to South Kalimantan on Borneo Island, officials said. The Search and Rescue Office in Banjarmasin, the capital of South Kalimantan province, said they receive...
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Hong Kong mourns Mao Zedong’s death in 1976 – SCMP archive
This article was first published on September 10, 1976. Sense of grief in Hongkong A deep sense of grief was felt by gre
at numbers of the people in Hongkong yesterday (September 9, 1976) when radio and television stations flashed the news of the Chairman’s passing. The news brought a cloud of gloom over celebrations of...
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This article was first published on September 10, 1976. Sense of grief in Hongkong A deep sense of grief was felt by gre
at numbers of the people in Hongkong yesterday (September 9, 1976) when radio and television stations flashed the news of the Chairman’s passing. The news brought a cloud of gloom over celebrations of...
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Shun US goods, buy local: Canadians ‘mad with America’ reshape grocery shelves
A growing consumer push to buy Canadian and boycott US products is reshaping supermarket shelves in Canada, forcing gro
cers to improve country-of-origin labelling and secure new sources of supply. In Ontario, the president of independent grocer Vince’s Market, Giancarlo Trimarchi, turned to social media to show custom...
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A growing consumer push to buy Canadian and boycott US products is reshaping supermarket shelves in Canada, forcing gro
cers to improve country-of-origin labelling and secure new sources of supply. In Ontario, the president of independent grocer Vince’s Market, Giancarlo Trimarchi, turned to social media to show custom...
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Denisovan fossils in China reveal an ancient ‘hunting paradise’
Denisovan remains discovered in southwestern China reveal that Yunnan province’s warm, biodiverse plateau was a “hunting
paradise” for the hominins during a global glacial period, according to new research published in the journal Nature. Within the region’s coniferous forests and forest-steppe environments, this archa...
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Denisovan remains discovered in southwestern China reveal that Yunnan province’s warm, biodiverse plateau was a “hunting
paradise” for the hominins during a global glacial period, according to new research published in the journal Nature. Within the region’s coniferous forests and forest-steppe environments, this archa...
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Warming cities can’t afford to sacrifice their urban parks
Some of my earliest memories of Bengaluru, where I spent my summer holidays, are of looking up in wonder at the towering
canopy of trees in Cubbon Park. Even in the height of summer, Bengaluru could be cool enough to require a light jacket. Today, the iconic Cubbon Park, the pride of the city I now call home, is under ...
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Some of my earliest memories of Bengaluru, where I spent my summer holidays, are of looking up in wonder at the towering
canopy of trees in Cubbon Park. Even in the height of summer, Bengaluru could be cool enough to require a light jacket. Today, the iconic Cubbon Park, the pride of the city I now call home, is under ...
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How to solve Hong Kong’s triple whammy: ageing population, baby dearth and job losses?
In the fourth of our series of previews on the five-year plan and policy address, to be announced on September 16, Fiona
Sun and Edith Lin analyse how to improve livelihoods in the city by tackling the impact of demographic changes and technological advancement. Read part one here, part two here and part three here. Tw...
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In the fourth of our series of previews on the five-year plan and policy address, to be announced on September 16, Fiona
Sun and Edith Lin analyse how to improve livelihoods in the city by tackling the impact of demographic changes and technological advancement. Read part one here, part two here and part three here. Tw...
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China influencer exposed over fake US$150,000 flood gift; Red Cross finds only 15-cent offers
A Chinese influencer faced widespread criticism after a purported donation of 1 million yuan (US$150,000) to flood relie
f efforts was allegedly revealed as fabricated. Since July, typhoon-induced torrential rains have ravaged the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in southern China, resulting in the deaths of 159 people,...
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A Chinese influencer faced widespread criticism after a purported donation of 1 million yuan (US$150,000) to flood relie
f efforts was allegedly revealed as fabricated. Since July, typhoon-induced torrential rains have ravaged the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in southern China, resulting in the deaths of 159 people,...
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China’s anti-corruption law is going global. What does it mean for overseas firms?
China’s new draft law on combating cross-border corruption is as much a weapon against foreign interference as it is a t
ool against illicit financial flows, analysts say. The draft sets out ways to block extraterritorial investigations and to retaliate against foreign anti-corruption enforcement, drawing a firm legal b...
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China’s new draft law on combating cross-border corruption is as much a weapon against foreign interference as it is a t
ool against illicit financial flows, analysts say. The draft sets out ways to block extraterritorial investigations and to retaliate against foreign anti-corruption enforcement, drawing a firm legal b...
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The US and China are racing to build ‘self-improving AI’. Here’s what’s at stake
The US-China race for artificial intelligence dominance has entered a new phase: using AI to build better AI. Leading AI
companies in the United States and China are increasingly focused on deploying advanced models to write code, design experiments, and develop training techniques that can be used to improve more powe...
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The US-China race for artificial intelligence dominance has entered a new phase: using AI to build better AI. Leading AI
companies in the United States and China are increasingly focused on deploying advanced models to write code, design experiments, and develop training techniques that can be used to improve more powe...
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As Asia rapidly ages, who cares for the carers when they grow old?
Bessie* left the Philippines for Malaysia more than a decade ago to care for other people’s children. She stayed to look
after their parents instead. Certified as a carer, she now freelances around Kuala Lumpur’s Klang Valley, earning up to 25 ringgit (US$6) an hour for round-the-clock shifts, with clients providing he...
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Bessie* left the Philippines for Malaysia more than a decade ago to care for other people’s children. She stayed to look
after their parents instead. Certified as a carer, she now freelances around Kuala Lumpur’s Klang Valley, earning up to 25 ringgit (US$6) an hour for round-the-clock shifts, with clients providing he...
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