Why China’s sugar stockpiles may blunt an El Nino-fuelled global supply crunch
China is expected to slow sugar imports for the rest of the year as concerns grow over a global supply crunch and higher
prices, with Thailand – the world’s second-largest exporter – facing a sharp drop in production. The world’s second-largest economy relies on imports for about a third of its sugar supply, though hig...
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China is expected to slow sugar imports for the rest of the year as concerns grow over a global supply crunch and higher
prices, with Thailand – the world’s second-largest exporter – facing a sharp drop in production. The world’s second-largest economy relies on imports for about a third of its sugar supply, though hig...
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Will Malaysia’s potential Huawei AI deal risk clash with US trade pact?
Malaysia’s reported move to use chips from Chinese tech giant Huawei in its 2 billion ringgit (US$494 million) sovereign
AI project could test the export-control commitments it signed with Washington last year, analysts say. The move could complicate Kuala Lumpur’s long-running effort to work with both American and Chi...
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Malaysia’s reported move to use chips from Chinese tech giant Huawei in its 2 billion ringgit (US$494 million) sovereign
AI project could test the export-control commitments it signed with Washington last year, analysts say. The move could complicate Kuala Lumpur’s long-running effort to work with both American and Chi...
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Hong Kong Jockey Club to offer computer training to more children in Cambodia
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Cambodian education author
ities to expand a computational training programme to cover early childhood learning in the Southeast Asian nation. The MOU, which builds on an earlier agreement signed last year to roll out the club’...
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The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Cambodian education author
ities to expand a computational training programme to cover early childhood learning in the Southeast Asian nation. The MOU, which builds on an earlier agreement signed last year to roll out the club’...
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Investors pour record US$1.3 trillion into Hong Kong investment products
Sales of non-exchange-traded investment products in Hong Kong surged to a record HK$9.9 trillion (US$1.3 trillion) in 20
25, marking a 63 per cent year-on-year increase, according to the latest joint survey by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). A significant expansio...
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Sales of non-exchange-traded investment products in Hong Kong surged to a record HK$9.9 trillion (US$1.3 trillion) in 20
25, marking a 63 per cent year-on-year increase, according to the latest joint survey by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). A significant expansio...
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Hong Kong seizes HK$1.4b suspected drugs over summer as traffickers target students
Hong Kong customs has smashed an international drug trafficking network over the summer, seizing 6.1 tonnes of suspected
narcotics worth more than HK$1.4 billion (US$178.5 million) and arresting 150 people as syndicates actively recruited students during the holiday period. Acting head of the Customs and Excise Departm...
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Hong Kong customs has smashed an international drug trafficking network over the summer, seizing 6.1 tonnes of suspected
narcotics worth more than HK$1.4 billion (US$178.5 million) and arresting 150 people as syndicates actively recruited students during the holiday period. Acting head of the Customs and Excise Departm...
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Nicaragua accuses Germany of ‘multiple violations’ of law in Gaza genocide case
Nicaragua on Tuesday accused Germany of “multiple violations of international law” at the United Nations top court, as i
t pressed its case that Berlin was complicit in what it described as genocide in Gaza. The Central American country has dragged Germany to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, accusi...
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Nicaragua on Tuesday accused Germany of “multiple violations of international law” at the United Nations top court, as i
t pressed its case that Berlin was complicit in what it described as genocide in Gaza. The Central American country has dragged Germany to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, accusi...
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‘Time waits for no man’: Chinese man’s 33-year, US$1.5 million world trip inspires many
A Chinese man has recently achieved his ambitious goal of travelling to 233 countries and regions around the world, shar
ing the life wisdom that “time waits for no man.” Chen Jinwei, 53, returned to his hometown in Zhuji, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, after a remarkable 33-year global tour that ended when he re...
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A Chinese man has recently achieved his ambitious goal of travelling to 233 countries and regions around the world, shar
ing the life wisdom that “time waits for no man.” Chen Jinwei, 53, returned to his hometown in Zhuji, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, after a remarkable 33-year global tour that ended when he re...
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Uber to apply for Hong Kong licence by end of October as Macau rides surge
Ride-hailing platform Uber will submit its operator’s licence application in Hong Kong by the end of October, its local
general manager has revealed, as the city government moves to regulate the service. The platform also said on Tuesday that Hong Kong residents accounted for the largest share of its users in Macau, mo...
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Ride-hailing platform Uber will submit its operator’s licence application in Hong Kong by the end of October, its local
general manager has revealed, as the city government moves to regulate the service. The platform also said on Tuesday that Hong Kong residents accounted for the largest share of its users in Macau, mo...
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Gold jacket, purple trousers: Hong Kong celebrates Leslie Cheung’s 70th birthday
The Hong Kong Heritage Museum is reviving its tribute to late singer-actor Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing three years on, marki
ng the Cantopop icon’s 70th birthday with rare private collections, stage costumes and a recreated room from his former residence. Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the “Miss ...
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The Hong Kong Heritage Museum is reviving its tribute to late singer-actor Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing three years on, marki
ng the Cantopop icon’s 70th birthday with rare private collections, stage costumes and a recreated room from his former residence. Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the “Miss ...
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Philippines wants to be a global semiconductor giant by 2030. Can it get there?
The Philippines has launched a five-year road map to expand its share of the global semiconductor and electronics sector
, but capacity challenges and political stability are potential stumbling blocks, analysts say. The Philippine Semiconductor and Electronics Industry road map, launched by the Philippines’ Semiconduct...
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The Philippines has launched a five-year road map to expand its share of the global semiconductor and electronics sector
, but capacity challenges and political stability are potential stumbling blocks, analysts say. The Philippine Semiconductor and Electronics Industry road map, launched by the Philippines’ Semiconduct...
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To match China’s economy, India must accept its investment
Although President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a brief exchange last week at the Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, the real action will unfold later this week at the Brics summit when Xi arrives in New Delhi with an expected delegation of 400 officials. China...
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Although President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a brief exchange last week at the Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, the real action will unfold later this week at the Brics summit when Xi arrives in New Delhi with an expected delegation of 400 officials. China...
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Cambodia’s scam gangs; Filipino-Americans decry ‘xenophobia’ games: 7 Asia highlights
We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and s
hed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Southeast Asia’s scam gangs regroup after Cambodia’s crackdown Cambodia says it has flushed...
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We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and s
hed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Southeast Asia’s scam gangs regroup after Cambodia’s crackdown Cambodia says it has flushed...
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Hong Kong reserves right to seek compensation over faulty hospital lift work
Hong Kong authorities have reserved the right to seek compensation from contractors over faulty lift installation work t
hat has delayed operations at Queen Mary Hospital’s new block, the development minister has said. Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho said on Tuesday that the main contractor, a Paul Y-Ab...
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Hong Kong authorities have reserved the right to seek compensation from contractors over faulty lift installation work t
hat has delayed operations at Queen Mary Hospital’s new block, the development minister has said. Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho said on Tuesday that the main contractor, a Paul Y-Ab...
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Hong Kong’s first astronaut to give live space lecture to students on Wednesday
First Hong Kong astronaut Lai Ka-ying will deliver a live lecture from space to students and teachers at her alma mater
on Wednesday morning, with the session also broadcast to pupils across the city and in neighbouring Macau. According to an Education Bureau notice delivered to all primary and secondary schools on Tue...
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First Hong Kong astronaut Lai Ka-ying will deliver a live lecture from space to students and teachers at her alma mater
on Wednesday morning, with the session also broadcast to pupils across the city and in neighbouring Macau. According to an Education Bureau notice delivered to all primary and secondary schools on Tue...
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A year on, Nepal remembers 76 lives lost in protests that ousted government
Dozens of young people congregated at Nepal’s burnt-out parliament building on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of deadly
anti-corruption protests that toppled the former government. The gathering in memory of those who died in the demonstrations came as the Himalayan nation continues to mourn the vast loss of life from...
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Dozens of young people congregated at Nepal’s burnt-out parliament building on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of deadly
anti-corruption protests that toppled the former government. The gathering in memory of those who died in the demonstrations came as the Himalayan nation continues to mourn the vast loss of life from...
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Malaysian woman who stabbed boyfriend to death over sex demand gets 12 years
A Malaysian court has nearly doubled jail time for a woman who stabbed her boyfriend to death for demanding sex after ru
ling that the sentencing court had been “over-sympathetic” towards the accused. The Court of Appeal increased the prison sentence for the woman, identified only as Shy to protect her identity, from th...
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A Malaysian court has nearly doubled jail time for a woman who stabbed her boyfriend to death for demanding sex after ru
ling that the sentencing court had been “over-sympathetic” towards the accused. The Court of Appeal increased the prison sentence for the woman, identified only as Shy to protect her identity, from th...
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China rallies Central Asian police chiefs on terrorism threats, energy and trade
China’s top police officer has pledged deeper cooperation with his Central Asian counterparts to crack down on terrorism
, separatism and extremism, while strengthening measures to protect Belt and Road Initiative investments. Presiding over an informal meeting of the China-Central Asia Public Security and Interior Mini...
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China’s top police officer has pledged deeper cooperation with his Central Asian counterparts to crack down on terrorism
, separatism and extremism, while strengthening measures to protect Belt and Road Initiative investments. Presiding over an informal meeting of the China-Central Asia Public Security and Interior Mini...
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Thieves steal art worth millions from Renoir Museum in France
Two thieves broke into a museum dedicated to French impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir in southern France on Tu
esday, stealing “four works of art”, one of which they dropped as they fled, a mayor said. “This morning, two individuals broke into the Renoir Museum and stole four works of art,” said Bryan Masson, ...
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Two thieves broke into a museum dedicated to French impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir in southern France on Tu
esday, stealing “four works of art”, one of which they dropped as they fled, a mayor said. “This morning, two individuals broke into the Renoir Museum and stole four works of art,” said Bryan Masson, ...
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Philippine ex-speaker stashed billions of pesos ‘he could no longer hide’: prosecutors
Martin Romualdez, a cousin of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, accumulated so much wealth over the past three
years that he had to convert it into mansions and shares to avoid scrutiny, the Office of the Ombudsman alleged on Tuesday – a day after filing a plunder case against the former House speaker. The Omb...
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Martin Romualdez, a cousin of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, accumulated so much wealth over the past three
years that he had to convert it into mansions and shares to avoid scrutiny, the Office of the Ombudsman alleged on Tuesday – a day after filing a plunder case against the former House speaker. The Omb...
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Australian group calls for ties with US ‘war machine’ to be severed
A grass-roots group associated with Australia’s ruling Labor Party has called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s gover
nment to break from “the American war machine” and pursue an independent defence policy for the future. Traditional security allies Canberra and Washington have deepened their military ties in recent ...
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A grass-roots group associated with Australia’s ruling Labor Party has called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s gover
nment to break from “the American war machine” and pursue an independent defence policy for the future. Traditional security allies Canberra and Washington have deepened their military ties in recent ...
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