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‘Phantom expo’ ticket from 1940 grants man access to Osaka 2025 world fair

A collector’s pass to Japan’s Grand International Exposition has finally been accepted – 85 years later.

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US smartphone shipments jumped 30% in March on tariff anticipation, analysts say

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Debt-laden China Vanke gets US$215 million loan from state-owned stakeholder

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China-Philippine ties face reckoning after Marcos fails to thwart Duterte camp

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To be or not to be in chambers: that is the question for Hong Kong barristers

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Hospital scandal further eats away at public trust in China’s healthcare

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Hong Kong police probe fatal accident after man knocked down by private vehicle

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Singapore jails drunk passenger who went berserk on Scoot flight

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China sound mimicry influencer resembles square-faced monkey, plans to ‘talk’ to the animal

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Weigh ethical factors before tightening BN(O) visa rules for Hongkongers: report

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Tech war: Trump’s new chip policy puts spotlight on Huawei’s secretive Ascend AI chips

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Japan fears US-UK trade deal’s impact on tariff talks ahead of election

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Putin not on Kremlin list for Ukraine talks in Turkey

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Depression in Hong Kong’s LGBTQ community shows no signs of improving: survey

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Trump move to end Syria sanctions catches his own administration by surprise

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Cassie testifies Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped her near end of their relationship

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Wanted: China-born researchers to leave US to work in China. Attractive pay

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Lower tariffs remain too costly for soybeans and other US sectors, Congress hears

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US sanctions Chinese nationals and HK firm for aiding Iran missile programme

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In Saudi Arabia, US and China vie for influence and the kingdom wins: analysts

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Why Gulf countries are fertile ground for Chinese EV makers’ growth

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Germany’s new chancellor to pursue ‘strategic de-risking’ from China

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Mexican beauty influencer Valeria Marquez shot dead during TikTok live stream

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India claims military superiority over Pakistan despite Islamabad’s Chinese arms

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2-year-old girl reunites with mother in Venezuela after US deportation

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US unveils over US$243 billion in Qatar deals, including giant Boeing order

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‘Jealous brother’ bit baby, dropped him before his death, Hong Kong court told

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Prestige vs progress: what stops China’s researchers from chasing big new ideas?

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US overdose deaths fall 27% last year in largest one-year drop ever

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China, US sign duelling deals after agreeing to trade war truce

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South Korea’s entertainment industry faces ‘actor risk’ amid celebrity scandals, costly delays

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Banks upgrade China growth forecast, foreigners flock to Shenzhen: SCMP daily highlights

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Japan eyes fully covering childbirth costs from April 2026

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Hong Kong’s Han Academy aims to repay parents after ‘white knight’ steps in

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China hopes for ‘golden decade’ in relations with Latin American and Caribbean

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Singapore’s NUS, China’s Tsinghua University among world’s top producers of rich alumni

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Nvidia’s consumer graphics cards see price hikes in China after H20 sales ban

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Germany arrests 3 Ukrainians over Russian sabotage plot

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Trump’s attack on science risks dismantling a century of innovation

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Hong Kong secures visa-free entry to UAE, eased rules for Oman

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Hong Kong to release more than 16,000 new columbarium niches

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How China is adeptly playing the ace up its sleeve, rare earth minerals, in US trade deal

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‘Albania belongs in EU,’ von der Leyen tells re-elected PM Rama

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Does India’s surprise tariff move on US signal a tougher stance on trade or just ‘symbolism’?

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Japanese military training plane crashes with 2 on board

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Hong Kong landlords combat tough retail environment by offering rent discounts to tenants

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EU’s Von der Leyen loses court case over secret Pfizer texts

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China’s Zhipu eyes expansion via Belt and Road Initiative as global AI market heats up

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China and Russia sign nuclear reactor deal to fuel lunar research station

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HSBC moves to repossess Hong Kong flat of Abby Choi’s former father-in-law

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Hong Kong judges doubt government to blame for lack of slavery law after sex offence case

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Trump meets Syria’s rebel leader Sharaa, urges him to establish Israel ties

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Hong Kong accelerates self-driving vehicle trials with Tung Chung expansion

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China sports brand sparks outrage after diving queen Quan Hongchan sidelined in event photo

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China reveals tech ‘breakthrough’ behind Pakistan’s hypersonic strike on India

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Syria’s rebel leader Sharaa’s path from global jihad to Trump meeting

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Trump’s Mideast visit clears path for advanced AI chip deals led by Nvidia

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Two women attacked in Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui by female suspect with scissors

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China confirms Japanese citizen has been jailed for spying in Shanghai

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Chinese boy holds food counter as strong winds hit parents’ restaurant

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Indonesia’s costly bet on French Rafale jets under scrutiny after India-Pakistan aerial clash

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Tencent posts strong quarterly revenue as Chinese video gaming giant bets big on AI

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Pope Leo offers to mediate between world leaders to end wars

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Beijing summons JD.com, Meituan, Alibaba’s Ele.me as food delivery feud heats up

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Foreigners flock to China’s Shenzhen as visa-free entries surge 160%

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US shares sixth-generation fighter details, intensifying China air rivalry

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Japanese woman’s death sparks calls for tougher anti-stalking law

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South Korea’s Starbucks ban use of presidential candidates’ names in orders

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Britain blinked against a bullying Trumpian America. Others must not

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Thousands of London civil servants to leave city as government cuts costs

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Foxconn profit surges amid AI boom, but trade tensions cloud outlook

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4 more men arrested over chaotic stand-off involving Hong Kong minibus

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Chosen one: a visual guide to Pope Leo XIV, leader of the world s 1.4 billion Catholics

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Taiwan authorities move to calm public unease after Trump’s ‘unification’ comment on trade

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Real-name system slashes misuse of Hong Kong’s HK$2 subsidy travel scheme

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China’s BYD becomes Singapore’s favourite car brand, outselling Toyota for first time

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Wait time for Hong Kong public rental flat still at 5.3 years, but applications plummet

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BMW, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz recall cars in China, Geely offers to buy Zeekr: 7 EV reads

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Jeju Air crash families file complaint to speed up South Korea’s investigation

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Nato targets 5% defence spending to appease Trump

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Climate data from Cretaceous era suggests icy interludes in dinosaurs’ greenhouse

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Chinese hospital offers IVF for single women, allows them to meet, evaluate sperm donors

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HSBC’s Hong Kong unit Hang Seng Bank lays off staff as part of sweeping revamp

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Japan lags behind on children’s mental health as suicides rise, Unicef finds

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Hong Kong Legco to hold special meeting for subsidiary security legislation

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Malaysia vows to protect elephants after calf’s death sparks outcry over lapsed promises

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Japan’s Nissan to axe 20,000 jobs, shut factories after huge loss

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K-pop boy band NCT Dream to perform in Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium in August

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China reasserts India border claims with fresh list of ‘standard’ place names

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Kashmir conflict: the Chinese warplanes and weapons used by Pakistan

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Hong Kong ‘can expect large rise in exports’ amid US-China tariff war pause

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Malaysia’s Anwar urged to seek MH17 reparations from Russia during Putin meet

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US health chief RFK Jnr takes family swimming in sewer run-off tainted creek

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Goldman Sachs, UBS raise China economic growth forecasts after US trade truce

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Beverly Hills killers Lyle and Erik Menendez could walk free as judge cuts life sentences

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New Zealand reports record exodus, driving down net immigration

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China’s bullet-shape satellite test paves the way for very low orbit surveillance network

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From Biden’s ‘pariah’ to Trump’s ‘great guy’: Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman

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Japan’s appetite for rice set to keep prices high as farm politics persist

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How melding Hong Kong’s traditions and youthful energy can lift tourism

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Chinese man subdues thief in Spain, highlights trend of mainlanders tackling criminals abroad

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Uruguay’s former leader Jose Mujica, ‘world’s poorest president’, dies aged 89

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Get a second job? How Hongkongers on BN(O) visas are bracing for UK’s rule changes

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Wave of knife attacks in Japan sparks fears of copycat cases

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Trump’s freebie Qatar jet is the stuff of nightmares in spyworld

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Tariff flux clouds Chinese car-parts makers’ overseas expansion plans

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DeepSeek’s AI in hospitals is ‘too fast, too soon’, Chinese medical researchers warn

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex-girlfriend tells court he forced her into drug-fuelled sex parties

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UK man jailed for 38 years weeps as court overturns his murder conviction

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Canada’s Mark Carney forms new cabinet to reshape ties with US

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Senior Indian officials dismiss Trump’s claim he alone brokered ceasefire with Pakistan

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‘Extreme stress’: How the trade war caught one of China’s richest provinces off guard

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Will China and Russia’s WWII narrative resonate with the world?

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US can curb AI chip risks without halting tech exports, US official says

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Nodule found in Joe Biden’s prostate during routine medical exam

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US sanctions firms it says sent Iranian oil to China

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Trump says he will remove Syria sanctions in surprise boost to war-torn nation

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3 Germans go on trial accused of spying for China by exporting military tech

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US tourism ‘losing out’ on US$12.5 billion as international visitor numbers dwindle

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Canadian International School of Hong Kong Students Shine in Global Competition

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Philippine midterm elections: Marcos set for political ‘thrashing’ at hands of youth voters

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As easy as ABC? How Pakistan unified radars, jets and warning aircraft against India

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Indonesia’s EV revolution held hostage by ‘preman’ gangster problem

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Hong Kong to boost dental care for underprivileged groups with new initiative

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Hong Kong teen expected to die soon has heartfelt Mother’s Day message for mum

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Former Hong Kong Muay Thai champion given 2 years for fatal dangerous driving

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Hongkongers left outraged after clip shows hiker removing MacLehose Trail marker

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J-10C’s DeepSeek moment? Beijing muted as China cheers fighter jet combat reports

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China refutes Trump tariff-talks claim

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In South Korea, dolls modelled on married women spark complaints about ‘over-sexualised’ image

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Japan’s acrobatic ‘Cheer Re-Man’s’ find joy in cheerleading: ‘it’s so inspirational’

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Canadian CEO cuts out US middlemen, forges direct China ties as supply chains break down

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Survey finds 45% of Japan’s workers are ‘quiet quitting’ in challenge to overwork culture

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China tutor dies at work after struggling under burden of managing 400 students, overtime

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As EU scrutinises US trade deal with Britain, China is the ‘elephant in the room’

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China is working on a jammer to send missiles after ‘ghost’ fleet of warships

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China first corgi police dog in trouble again – this time for stealing sausage during patrol

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Alibaba collaborates with social-media platform RedNote in fresh domestic e-commerce push

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Kashmir conflict reveals power of Pakistan’s Chinese weapons, but doubts remain

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No more ‘flip-flopping’? Philippines plans long-term South China Sea strategy

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China adds 12,000 coffee shops as thirst among masses grows, Starbucks suffers

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US-China trade war fuels job uncertainty in mainland’s cross-border businesses

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Egyptian pilot on board China’s J-10 fighter jet renews arms sale speculation

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US-China trade talks in Switzerland are unlikely to yield breakthrough: analysts

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Keeta riders in Hong Kong strike over pay reduction and no peak hour subsidies

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Drug trial offers hope for patients with hard-to-treat lung cancer in China, US

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3 arrested in Hong Kong over HK$4 million London gold trading scam

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Chinese nationalism surges across social media as viral video mocks downed Indian jets

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Why China’s robot makers are unfazed by US tariffs: ‘we’re the only supplier’

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Taiwan downgrades Chiang Kai-shek’s mausoleum to ‘camp area’ as it grapples with legacy

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Discovery of skeleton in flat reveals plight of Hong Kong’s ‘hidden elderly’

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Shipping demand set to explode as firms rush to exploit US-China tariff pause

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UK ‘committed’ to BN(O) visa route, but lack of details keeps Hongkongers in limbo

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Japan’s acrobatic ‘Cheer Re-Man’s’ find joy in cheerleading: ‘it’s so inspirational’

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Former Hong Kong Muay Thai champion given 2 years for fatal dangerous driving

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‘Do not get into a fight’: police send warning after rare pub brawl in Tibet

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Chinese woman earns praise for giving first aid to dehydrated camel in desert

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China’s Meituan to bring Keeta food delivery service to Brazil after Saudi Arabia launch

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Family of Germany’s last emperor ends 99-year legal dispute over who owns art treasures

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Teenage girl caught vaping ‘space oil’ outside Singapore courts

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Hong Kong fast-tracks security law changes amid geopolitical tensions

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France hits back at false claim Macron, Starmer and Merz had drugs on train

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After the China-US trade deal, what tariffs will exporters actually pay?

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4 pigeons found glued on top of wall, Hong Kong police suspect animal abuse

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India-Pakistan water wars, NewJeans saga ‘detrimental’ to K-pop: 7 Asia highlights

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Explosion at ammunition disposal site in Indonesia kills 13

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Why it is critical for students and entrepreneurs to develop a positive, resilient mindset

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‘Marsquakes’ point to liquid water in red planet’s crust, study finds

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Trump reduces tariff on small parcels sent to US from mainland China, Hong Kong, to 54%

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Asia-Pacific takes the lead in fight to regulate Big Tech for children

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Japanese women in South Korean prostitution ring blamed for shaming homeland

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‘No winners in tariff wars’ China’s Xi tells Latin American, Caribbean leaders

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China expected to ramp up soybean imports from Brazil, reduce US reliance amid trade war

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US-China tariff reprieve gives Shein, Temu time to restock US warehouses

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To align security interests, China and Asean must close trust gaps

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Japan watches South Korea’s presidential polls for signs of warmer ties

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China job ad featuring ‘free toilet use’ as work benefit sparks humorous reactions online

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Why China is becoming more attractive to top mathematicians: Mok Ngaiming

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Hong Kong subsidiary law push prompted by Sino-US tensions, ‘muted society’

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South Korea election: assassination fears recall darker political times

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China must bolster stability, national security amid ‘hostile forces’: Beijing white paper

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Big China pharma firms can withstand Trump policies with product, cost advantages: analysts

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Sex-trafficking case against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs kicks off with first witnesses

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Trump tariffs seen lowering Chinese firms’ US investment plans

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BYD factory delayed in Brazil to be ‘fully functional’ by end of 2026, official says

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China faces a tough balancing act with India and Pakistan

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First group of white South Africans arrives in US for resettlement

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Fake passports, hidden cameras: 6 Bulgarians who led Russian spy ring are jailed in UK

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UK police investigate overnight fire at PM Keir Starmer’s house in London

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Mexico says US 15-day suspension of beef imports over screwworm parasite is ‘unfair’

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Russia downed Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in 2014, UN aviation council rules

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Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings pledges Panama port deal won’t violate laws

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Hamas says it released Israeli-US hostage Edan Alexander, Israel yet to confirm

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India’s Modi demands Pakistan dismantle terror ‘infrastructure’ for peace after Kashmir clashes

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Hong Kong delegation led by city leader signs 35 MOUs and deals in Qatar

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China-US trade truce won’t stop Hong Kong from filing WTO complaint: John Lee

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‘Freaking out’: Hongkongers fret over BN(O) visas as UK hardens migration stance

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Colombia to sign onto China’s Belt and Road Initiative

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Trump says he may speak to China’s Xi Jinping this week, following tariff agreement

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2 children seriously ill with Covid-19 in Hong Kong amid rising infection trend

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US-China tariff truce offers markets ‘substantial relief’ as dollar surges

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China grooms Nansha as Greater Bay Area’s third hub for innovations, finance, connectivity

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China, US reduce majority of tariffs, KMT slams ‘denial of history’: SCMP daily highlights

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Activist investor David Webb hopes Hong Kong statutory body will carry on his work

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Pakistan’s use of J-10 jets against India a wake-up call for Taiwan’s military: analysts

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Philippine midterm elections: violence mars voting in restive Muslim region

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Call to toughen rules for reporting incidents at private hospitals in Hong Kong

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How Trump’s erratic tariffs could crash his US car production goals

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Trump’s Middle East trip raises doubts about Israel’s ‘ironclad’ standing with US

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A test for China-India ties after Pakistan credits J-10C in Kashmir fight

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Shenzhen-based Huawei, UBTech join forces to bring humanoid robots to factories and homes

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America Idol creator Simon Fuller launches search for Hong Kong’s next pop star

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How will new subsidiary laws that bolster national security affect Hongkongers?

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Singapore ministers Ong Ye Kung, Chee Hong Tat threaten legal action over corruption claims

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Tencent-backed StepFun aims to stand out in China’s AI race with multimodal models

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Hong Kong lawmakers slam HK$20 billion welfare property plan as ‘failed policy’

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Pope Leo urges release of reporters held for ‘seeking truth’, asks media to choose peace

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Ex-Malaysia PM Mahathir warns Trump’s tariffs will hurt US: ‘American products cannot compete’

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China’s absence from talks on Ukraine shows ‘real limits’ of its leverage, analyst says

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China’s humanoid robot makers lack unified ‘end-to-end’ AI system, Unitree CEO says

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India opens new BrahMos missile plant amid growing export demand and regional tensions

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How did China’s J-10C match up to French Rafale in India-Pakistan aerial clash?

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China hero rips open door of burning car, saves injured driver moments before blast

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Hong Kong activist loses appeal over prison letter but gets lighter sentence

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Cat in China holds onto window railings to escape fire

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US and China reach tariff deal

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No ‘confirmed second term’ for Malaysian PM Anwar, minister warns, as party rift widens

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Buddhist statue stolen from Japanese temple returned from South Korea after 13 years

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Singaporean actress Eleanor Lee denies ‘idiot’ Chinese comment: ‘definitely not what I said’

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China’s long, nagging property market downturn nears stabilisation: analysts

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Hong Kong police arrest man after falling window injures passer-by in North Point

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Chinese nationalism surges across social media as viral video mocks downed Indian jets

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PKK Kurdish militant group ends 40-year war against Turkey

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Rapper Azealia Banks sparks fury in Thailand over transphobic rant about Blackpink’s Lisa

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China, US reduce majority of tariffs after first round of trade talks

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Trump’s tariffs, higher port fees will force shipping firms to adapt, chamber head says

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Philippines confirms US funding boost for flagship railway project amid foreign aid freeze

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Philippines votes in midterm polls that could seal Sara Duterte’s fate

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Hong Kong actress Rainky Wai granted bail in HK$5.8 million fraud case

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China boss gets 4 years, 9 months jail for production, sale of ‘obscene’ undressable dolls

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US-China trade talks seen as politically symbolic, but is outcome a real ‘deal’?

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