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Everything we know about China’s mysterious, futuristic Nantianmen Project
Is it a storytelling vehicle for imaginative military hardware, blending science fiction with reality, or is it a glimpse of the future?
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Chinese scientists hit breakthrough on 2D semiconductor wafers
Quest for next-generation materials that can deliver superior performance in the coveted chips has become a global priority.
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China Economy
Chinese e-commerce giant Shein could face EU ban over ‘childlike sex dolls’
Investigation will also look at the systems the online retailer uses to ensure illegal products are not being sold in Europe.
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How a punt on an unknown Chinese truck manufacturer paid off in South Africa
Chinese commercial truck builder FAW now outsells major Western and Japanese brands including Toyota, Daimler and Isuzu.
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Why big power rivalry poses ‘main threat’ to Asean maritime security
Smaller players ‘become pawns’ in a bigger geopolitical game as ‘strategic mistrust among major powers’ grows, Asean leaders say in Munich.
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Hong Kong gets ‘world party’ started with Lunar New Year night parade
Float parade to mark start of the Year of the Horse begins with an East-meets-West street party.
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China’s tech self-sufficiency progress evident in these 2 companies
GigaDevice and Montage carve a niche in the semiconductor sector, with the global memory supercycle boosting their fortunes further.
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Academic innovation can help budding entrepreneurs overcome future challenges
Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University’s 20-year evolution ensures it meets world’s fast-changing technological, industrial and societal needs.
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Middle East
Iran fires missiles, Khamenei threatens to sink US warship as talks start
As the talks began, local media announced that Iran had fired live missiles towards the Strait of Hormuz.
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India AI summit aims to shift focus from model races to scaled reality
The event offers emerging economies a chance to reframe AI as public infrastructure and work together to put it into public services.
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Why the harsh words between China and India over a remote, inhospitable valley?
Verbal sparring has thrown an obscure footnote in border tensions into the limelight and exposed the complexities left behind by history.
17 Feb 2026 - 12:00PM
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Australia, Ireland out of cricket T20 World Cup as Zimbabwe qualify after washout
Zimbabweans join Sri Lanka as qualifiers and make Super 8s for the first time, the Australians had needed an Irish win to keep hopes alive.
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Indonesia’s tourist visa, Filipino attacked in Singapore mall: 7 Asia highlights
From scrutiny over Indonesia’s tourist visa to workplace pranks in Japan, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.
17 Feb 2026 - 12:15PM
Europe
UK court rules London police can require officers to disclose Masonic membership
Freemasons had challenged the policy, saying that it amounted to creating a discriminatory ‘blacklist’.
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China Economy
Year-end bonuses shrink in China amid slowing growth, report finds
As China heads into the Year of the Horse, its firms’ bonuses have slowed to a trot, with many employees missing out completely.
17 Feb 2026 - 1:49PM
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Why China is being told to integrate commercial space tech with military systems
Appeal comes as strategic rivals such as the US are increasingly eyeing military uses for tech developed by private firms such as SpaceX.
17 Feb 2026 - 8:03AM
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South Asia
Sri Lanka ends MP pensions in continued crackdown on elite perks
The government scrapped the privileges of former leaders after ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa refused to vacate a government bungalow.
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11 soldiers, 1 child killed in Pakistan after suicide bomber hits security post
Seven other civilians were injured in the blast, which damaged part of the compound and nearby homes.
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United States & Canada
US civil rights icon Jesse Jackson dies at 84: ‘my constituency is the damned’
The Baptist minister’s two presidential runs helped lay the groundwork for the election of America’s first black president, Barack Obama.
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Bangladesh’s BNP could struggle to enact reforms despite election win
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Can Manila’s South China Sea strategy of defiance and diplomacy hold?
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Government must reflect on its failures as we enter Year of the Horse
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Why Trump’s April trip to China may not deliver ‘grand bargain’: James Zimmerman
The American Chamber of Commerce in China chairman says this year’s expected Trump-Xi meetings can put countries on a ‘visionary’ path.
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Trump’s ‘imperial’ agenda and the end of the old world order: Luuk van Middelaar
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Lawrence Lau on why China must ‘work smarter’ and how it can invent from scratch
China must shift from quantity to quality by focusing on 12-year schooling, more basic research and GBA integration, renowned economist says.
2 Feb 2026 - 10:02AM
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How China’s 15-fold rise in Latin America dents US influence: Francisco Urdinez
A leading scholar says US action in Venezuela shows how Beijing’s economic ties now face rising geopolitical pushback.
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China’s AI arms race sees sector brace for major flagship model launch week
A ‘stealth’ model has emerged, while advancements by Alibaba’s Qwen-3.5 and Zhipu’s GLM-5 aim to spur domestic competition following releases by US heavyweights.
9 Feb 2026 - 8:02PM
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China’s Unitree eyes 20,000-robot output after viral success of annual gala
With shipments set to jump and investors watching closely, Unitree is positioning itself at the forefront of China’s humanoid robotics push.
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Global AI race heats up as Chinese tech giant releases new model
With multimodal capabilities and open weights, Qwen-3.5 signals Alibaba’s ambition to anchor the next phase of global AI deployment.
16 Feb 2026 - 7:05PM
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China’s Xi prioritises ‘AI-plus’ and consumer spending to counter economic risks
Previously unreleased comments by Xi urge income growth and tech breakthroughs, potentially setting stage for measures ahead of March’s parliamentary meetings.
16 Feb 2026 - 3:58PM
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Humanoids go mainstream as China’s robotics champions appear at CCTV spectacle
ByteDance, Unitree, RedNote, Bilibili and Kuaishou among the firms involved in the unparalleled nationwide marketing opportunity.
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Will China’s state-backed thriller spill details of little-known spy cases?
‘Scare Out’ depicts leak of PLA jet secrets, and some speculate the plot could be based on true story involving stealth fighter tech.
15 Feb 2026 - 7:00AM
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Pop Mart balances boom and bust: can Labubu’s leap match Molly’s momentum?
As Labubu’s meteoric rise cools, Molly’s longevity highlights the challenge Pop Mart faces in turning hype into stable intellectual property.
14 Feb 2026 - 10:01AM
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How Manila’s ‘naming and shaming’ challenges Beijing’s South China Sea stance
Analysts say the Philippines’ approach of ‘assertive transparency’ may be wearing thin at home and in the region.
12 Feb 2026 - 11:07AM
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