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1. As skies in Mideast close, China airlines have key advantage – Russian airspace
Western airlines risk suffering greater disruption than their Chinese rivals this summer, as the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel – compounded by US military strikes – forces most carriers to avoid flying over dangerous airspace on China-Europe routes.
2. Suez Canal on rails? How this Chinese city wants to revolutionise global trade
Over the past decade, Chongqing has evolved into a hub of international trade, thanks to the launch of two expansive cross-border rail networks. One runs west to Germany and the other extends south, reaching as far as Singapore – trade corridors that give China faster, more reliable access to global markets while offering other countries a clear route into its vast interior.
3. China to mark 80th WWII anniversary with military parade in September

China will stage a military parade to commemorate the end of World War II – only the second time the event has been held – as conflicts rage around the world, including the latest between Iran and Israel.
4. China’s shipments of hi-tech goods to EU surge as its exports to US plunge
China’s shipments of hi-tech goods to the European Union went into overdrive last month, coinciding with a big drop in exports of the same goods to the US, suggesting that the superpower trade and tech wars could be affecting trade with Europe.
5. China’s yuan set to benefit as central banks report doubts about US dollar

Central banks are showing more interest in the Chinese yuan as doubts grow about the future of the US dollar, but this shift is not enough to challenge the greenback’s dominance in global reserves, according to a new survey.
6. China can’t buy Nvidia’s RTX 4090. Now its optical chip is twice as fast
Chinese researchers have developed the first highly parallel optical computing integrated chip, named “Meteor-1”, setting a milestone for using light to perform an enormous number of operations at the same time, the scientists say.
7. Beijing’s ‘massive’ build-up raises threat of Taiwan Strait conflict: Nato chief

Beijing’s “massive” military build-up increases the threat of conflict across the Taiwan Strait in a way that could draw Russia and thus European forces into the fray, Nato’s secretary general warned on Monday.


Shanghai’s changing expats, Hong Kong trail sign fallout: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Exhibition on gardens of China, Europe; art director’s top spots: 7 Lifestyle highlights

China builds world’s first ‘coal battery’, war on Alzheimer’s: 7 science highlights

UAE’s Opec exit, why Japan shared Mogami warship design with India: 7 Asia highlights

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Chinese airlines’ advantage, Chongqing’s rise as a global trade hub: SCMP daily highlights

The C919 Flight MU721 takes off from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in east China’s Shanghai on January 1, 2025. Photo: Xinhua

President Xi Jinping reviews troops in Tiananmen Square during the Victory Day parade in 2015. It was the last time China held a military parade to mark the day Japan officially accepted the terms of surrender imposed by the Allied Forces in the Pacific conflict. Photo: EPA

Geopolitics are driving doubts about the US dollar among the world’s central banks, giving the yuan room to grow in stature. Photo: AFP

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte holds a press conference ahead of the alliance’s summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on Monday. Photo: Reuters

Should Taiwan worry about the US being bogged down in the Middle East again?

The USS Nimitz was diverted from the South China Sea to the Middle East to boost the US presence in the region. Photo: AFP/DVIDS

EU foreign policy chief calls for ‘dose of realism’ in China relations

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas attends the EU Foreign Affairs Council. Photo: dpa via Handout 

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas arrive for a meeting of the 20th EU-Canada summit in Brussels, Belgium on Monday. Photo: EPA

China’s BYD expands car-carrier fleet to bolster EV exports amid furious domestic competition

BYD’s Changsha and Xi’an can each carry 9,200 vehicles. Photo: Weibo/白菜研究所Jarvis

A BYD Dolphin Surf electric vehicle is displayed on stage during a presentation by BYD in Berlin, on May 21, 2025. Photo: Reuters

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From a key benefit for China’s airlines to Chongqing’s bid to become a rail-based ‘Suez Canal’, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage


From a key benefit for China’s airlines to Chongqing’s bid to become a rail-based ‘Suez Canal’, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.


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Chinese airlines’ advantage, Chongqing’s rise as a global trade hub: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From a key benefit for China’s airlines to Chongqing’s bid to become a rail-based ‘Suez Canal’, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

1. As skies in Mideast close, China airlines have key advantage – Russian airspace

From a key benefit for China’s airlines to Chongqing’s bid to become a rail-based ‘Suez Canal’, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage