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A Long March 2D rocket carrying China’s first reusable satellite, the Shijian-19, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre on Friday. Photo: Xinhua

China launches first reusable satellite, with payload from Thailand and Pakistan

The Shijian-19 is delivered into orbit on a mission to make progress in seed science and international space cooperation.

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The US bill that could turn up the heat in the anti-China propaganda war

The House of Representatives has backed a billion-dollar proposal to counter Beijing’s ‘malign influence’ around the world.

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Japan is about to get a new prime minister. What will it mean for China?

Advocate of ‘Asian Nato’ to counter China who also seeks more balanced US ties could ruffle feathers on either side of Pacific, analysts say.

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Cathay business lounge at Hong Kong airport forced to close after fire, evacuations

Staff on duty promptly alerted firefighters of the incident at the lounge’s supporting facilities on Saturday morning, carrier says.

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6 under-the-radar restaurants in Shanghai serving international cuisine

From a family-run Western restaurant in a housing estate to a newly opened Spanish place to a bistro for brunch, places to avoid the crowds.

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Popular options at Maybe Tapas include its signature mixed platter, Mediterranean salad, fruity soufflé and a selection of cocktails. Photo: Xiaohongshu

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Why SpaceX’s Chinese rivals can turn around faster if rocket launches fail

While SpaceX faces lengthy paperwork for each launch approval, flexible regulations in China allow aerospace firms to rebound faster.

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Knives out for Japan PM Ishiba even before taking office as chaos awaits

The ruling LDP ‘using’ him to retain power in a snap election expected by the end of the year, observers say.

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Hong Kong’s cocktail bar scene has exploded, says Simone Caporale of ‘World’s Best Bar’

Co-founder of Barcelona’s Sips, ranked No 1 in Europe and globally in 2023, guests as bartender at Asia’s 50 Best Bars event.

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Simone Caporale (left), co-founder of Barcelona-based cocktail bar Sips guests as bartender at Asia’s 50 Best Bars’ Signature Sessions alongside Mexico City-based Handshake Speakeasy and Hong Kong’s Coa.

US, India unite on chips to open up new front in tech war against China

The deal paves the way for India to reshape its role in the global chip supply chain and access cutting-edge military tech, experts say.

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A US-India semiconductor pact could reshape New Delhi’s tech role. Photo: Shutterstock

China-Mongolia e-commerce, tourism creates buzz in tiny Gobi Desert town

Chinese border city of Erenhot has become the hotbed for e-commerce orders and tourism with Mongolia, helped out by a 24-hour freight border crossing.

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China and Brazil hold peace plan meeting for Ukraine war on UN sidelines

Beijing’s top diplomat voices hope for convening global peace conference with ‘fair discussion’ of all proposals as US stays sceptical.

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Japanese families still seek lost loved ones 80 years after US invasion of Peleliu

Eighty years after the brutal Battle of Peleliu, Toshiko Kido searches for her grandfather’s remains, part of Japan’s effort to repatriate war dead.

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Excavation progresses on a Japanese Type 95 light tank that was knocked out by US Marines in 1944. Photo: Julian Ryall

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4 ancient figures renowned for war tactics changed Chinese history

These military geniuses transformed armies, toppled emperors, even battled pirates.

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The Post features four renowned ancient figures in Chinese history for their war tactics and contributions to military strategy besides Sun Tzu, known for “The Art of War”. Photo: SCMP composite/Wikipedia

Waterspout spotted over Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour for first time

Hong Kong Observatory says waterspout seen swirling across the harbour at 12.30pm.

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With tamales and dim sum, Asian-Latino families celebrate two cultures

Asian-Latino parents and their kids talk about mixing cultures, cuisines and festivals, the struggle to fit in, and how others perceive them.

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China is a year behind US in AI models but the gap is ‘significant’, says expert

China remains about a year behind the US in LLMs, and may have more catching up to do after OpenAI’s latest o1 model, according to experts.

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Macau top job hopeful vows to regulate gaming, diversify economy in policy outline

‘We will strictly implement a new gaming law to regulate the industry and ensure its healthy, orderly development,’ Sam Hou-fai says.

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Macau top job candidate Sam Hou-fai has delivered his policy outline. Photo: Eugene Lee

China markets blast rocket boosters, pull U-turn with Beijing’s big policy plans

Traders see the China market as ripe for the picking, but long-term effects of Beijing’s new stimulus package remain in question.

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Nepal floods and landslides leave 32 dead, 12 missing

More than 170 people have died in Nepal in rain-related disasters this year, while landslides have stranded hundreds of travellers.

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Open questions | Ethnic minorities expert on China’s treatment of Uygurs, and Han chauvinism

Ethnic minorities expert Barry Sautman gives his take on education, the next Dalai Lama, Han chauvinism and Beijing’s treatment of Uygurs

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How China is using diplomatic clout over Southeast Asia to ‘isolate Philippines’

As China doubles down on its tactics against the Philippines, it is trying to pull other Southeast Asian nations away from Manila.

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For China, a Cambodian canal project shows how belt and road can go only so far

With the power to reshape trade routes and affect geopolitical ties, the first-of-its-kind Funan Techo canal has become a litmus test for China’s project partnerships overseas.

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Exclusive | With major waterway plans in the pipeline, is China in its ‘grand canal era’?

Local governments seeking economy-boosting infrastructure projects are pitching costly waterways, ushering in a ‘grand canal era’ and raising eyebrows.

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These wealthy Hongkongers want cash and need to sell their properties in a flash

All across Hong Kong – from The Peak to South Island and elsewhere – high-net-worth individuals have found themselves caught in a tight spot between their ritzy, overleveraged properties and a quickly draining pool of liquidity.

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Exclusive | Peter Mandelson on why Britain’s sudden U-turn on China was a big ‘mistake’

The close Starmer adviser says ‘violent’ shifts in diplomatic direction are not realistic or sensible.

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Britain’s Labour government is seeking consistency in its engagement with China, according to a close aide to Keir Starmer. Photo: Reuters

China tests ICBM that could reach the US mainland with launch into Pacific Ocean

Test by PLA Rocket Force ‘achieves expected purpose’ and is a routine part of annual military training, Beijing says.

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Is China’s new large-scale stimulus an economic saviour or ‘not enough’?

Some analysts see ‘panicking’ among China’s policymakers, others point to a rising sense of urgency in fighting deflation.

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‘China will support Iran,’ Wang Yi vows as Israel-Hezbollah conflict rages

In talks in New York and the Iranian capital, top Chinese officials back Tehran in “safeguarding” its “sovereignty”.

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Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in the southern village of Kfar Rouman, seen from Marjayoun, south Lebanon, on Wednesday. Photo: AP

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