A former Belgian envoy to the EU says China is not intentionally manufacturing overcapacity to undercut Western competitors.
China’s property investment fall accelerated to 9.8 per cent in the first four months of the year, while retail sales growth slowed to 2.3 per cent in April, data released on Friday showed.
Report on ‘mystery ship’ comes as China also builds giant 076 amphibious assault warship that will serve as both a helicopter and drone carrier.
Lawmakers have questioned rising expenses of ex-leaders amid lack of clarity over roles after leaving office.
A High Court in Hong Kong has adjourned the hearing on a winding-up petition against Country Garden to June 11, giving the developer more time to reorganise its finances as Beijing steps up efforts to revive the housing market.
From China’s rail gun sending smart bomb into stratosphere to Singapore’s Lawrence Wong being ‘pride of Hainan’, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.
Activists and analysts expressed concern the deployment of the Typhon mid-range missile system could provoke retaliation from Beijing.
Alibaba’s Tmall Luxury Pavilion is the first e-commerce platform to collaborate with major luxury groups such as LVMH, Richemont and Kering, uplifting sales for high-end brands using new digital strategies.
The two leaders offer each other support on core issues amid questions about just how far their ‘no-limits’ ties can go.
Frustration said to be mounting on continent and evident in European Commission investigations over Chinese subsidies, such as for electric vehicles.
Threats included office damage, slashed car tyres, letters with box-cutter blades, and messages about ‘crazy ideas’ and conspiracy theories.
With the end of pandemic control measures severely reducing the demand for medical testing services, China’s laboratories are facing massive declines in revenue and laying off large portions of their staff.
On this day five years ago, Taiwan lawmakers voted in favour of recognising same-sex unions, making it the first place in Asia to do so.
Analysts say Taiwanese president-elect William Lai Ching-te still has chance to make goodwill gesture towards mainland China when he is sworn in, but few are optimistic that his speech will lead to warmer relations.
While more people are expected to live longer, they are expected to spend more years in poor health.
In an increasingly vitriolic political climate, the last thing needed in the runup to the June European Union elections was an assassination attempt on one of the bloc’s most controversial figures.
Yuyu Kitamura, one of the stars of Netflix hit Dead Boy Detectives, talks about learning from her character, what she gained from growing up in Hong Kong, and being allowed to chase her dreams.
The US announced plans on Tuesday to increase tariffs on 14 categories of products from China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, covering US$18 billion in imports.
Ronny Tong, member of Executive Council, says dialogue more effective than legal disputes in addressing issue.
New measure should raise Hong Kong’s profile as cruise ship destination and its role in multi-stop itineraries for Greater Bay Area, tourism authorities say.
The private bank has increased its headcount, mainly relationship managers and senior bankers, by 15 per cent this year. It sees Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai as stepping stones to expand its business.
Official says the plan is to build a control point in Luohu, with co-location arrangements adopted.
Hong Kong must walk the talk, and get Beijing’s backing to showcase how ‘two systems’ is not only alive but working well.
Open Questions is a new series of South China Morning Post interviews with global opinion leaders.
Fresh US tariffs targeting China’s new-energy sector are imminent, threatening to thwart export efforts aimed at alleviating a market oversupply.
With its narrowbody C919 flying regular routes and orders pouring in, China has already started design work on the next generation of its domestically produced commercial aircraft – the C939.
Researchers developed a technique that uses a low-cost material – lithium tantalate – that is already being used to make smartphone components.