South China Morning Post
June 2026
World Cup while you were sleeping: Haaland’s inevitable, Mbappe unstoppable, Koeman quits
There is a parallel universe, where Erling Haaland opted to play for the land of his birth and is even now powering England on their way to a first World Cup since 1966
Trump reports more than US$1.4 billion in income from crypto ventures
The government ethics disclosure report shows Trump now earns most of his income from digital assets that have benefited from his policies
Hong Kong, mainland China to start sharing data this year: tech minister Sun Dong
US, China should de-escalate from tit-for-tat actions, US lawmaker says
Daines is a member of two of the most powerful committees in the US Senate: the Foreign Relations and Finance Committees
The escalation on both sides here is something I was hoping would not happen,
Hong Kong is key to spurring Asean-Greater Bay Area cooperation
We can enable the smooth flow of trade, investment and innovation, creating opportunities to reward both regions,
UK patient tested for possible Ebola as cases rise in Africa
If confirmed, the suspected infection in Glasgow, Scotland would be the first Ebola case the UK has seen during the current DRC outbreak
The great AI reckoning: how China is flipping the script on US’ new industrial revolution
As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, it confronts a new world order dominated by its relationship with China
The central question is now this,
US expected to exit USMCA, starting a decade-long countdown for trade pact
We expect July 1st to come and go, and for the United States to not confirm its wish to extend,
Blake Lively wants US$8 million from Justin Baldoni over It Ends With Us dispute
Lively’s lawyers disclosed the amount, covering nearly $7.5 million in lawyers’ fees from two law firms that represented her and about $500,000 in other expenses, in a court filing on Tuesday
UK investors sue Binance and founder Zhao Changpeng for US$200 million
UK may intervene in Paramount’s US$110 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery
The move could see the deal referred to the UK’s antitrust regulator, which made headlines in 2023 when it blocked Microsoft’s US$69 billion acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard to the fury of the two US companies
I am mindful of the need to reach a final decision in a timely manner, and I will endeavor to do so as appropriate.”
Roof collapse kills 14 children at tutoring centre in Pakistan’s Lahore, officials say
Hong Kong can develop further with deeper integration, liaison office chief says
The motherland regards Hong Kong as a pearl in its palm, and President Xi Jinping has always cared deeply about Hong Kong and kept it close to his heart,
The pace of Hong Kong’s integration into the overall development of the country is accelerating. The city is deeply engaged in the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, working hand in hand with Guangdong and Macau to successfully host the 15th National Games,
US Supreme Court again rejects cap on political campaign spending limits
The Supreme Court just took restrictions off political spending!”
US Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender student athletes
The justices overturned decisions by lower courts siding with transgender students who challenged the bans in the two states as violating the US Constitution and a federal anti-discrimination law
Fifa World Cup: Sweden ready for France’s attacking firepower, rested Haaland set to go
US Supreme Court strikes down Trump birthright citizenship order
China challenges US, Japan’s grip on high-end carbon fibre with new T1100 production line
Export restrictions by foreign countries have prompted China’s home-grown carbon fibre industry to pursue technological self-reliance with control of its own entire supply chain,
Pushed by external pressure, domestic manufacturers have made great progress, moving from a difficult start with T300 carbon fibre to today’s technological breakthroughs that meet the world’s top standards,
Does Gojek co-founder’s guilty verdict test Indonesia’s investor climate?
On Tuesday, a five-judge panel at the Jakarta Corruption Court found the 41-year-old guilty of abuse of authority regarding the procurement of more than 1 million Chromebook laptops for schools in remote and underdeveloped regions between 2020 and 2022, a project the court said caused state losses
Putin superyacht ‘Graceful’ spotted on radar off Denmark
The armed forces routinely monitor vessels, including foreign state vessels, transiting Danish straits and territorial waters, using the capacities designated for this purpose,
Why the AI future won’t be decided by algorithms and chatbots
Professor Syed Munir Khasru is chairman of the international think tank IPAG Asia-Pacific, Australia, with a presence also in Dhaka, Delhi, Dubai, and Vienna
Asean hopes to tap Greater Bay Area’s tech skills with closer ties: industry chiefs
China’s Politburo orders rapid-response overhaul in the face of floods and extreme heat
The Politburo urged local governments to take “forceful” measures against drought, flooding and typhoons, to “always put the safety of people’s lives first”, evacuate in a timely manner and prevent mass casualties
It is essential to ensure the flood control safety of major rivers, large lakes and key water bodies, and to comprehensively strengthen the regulation of river and lake flood discharge spaces,
China reacts to Guo Wengui’s 30-year US prison sentence, highlighting fugitive status
The self-exiled businessman convicted for billion-dollar fraud scheme is the subject of an Interpol red notice issued at Beijing’s request
Guo Wengui is a fugitive wanted under an Interpol Red Notice issued at the request of the Chinese government,
Mr Guo to this day denies responsibility and exhibits no remorse for the harm that he has caused to so many people,
New Asean Chamber of Commerce launched in Hong Kong will ‘fulfil long-felt need’
[The... The chamber] fulfils a long-felt need, which is to connect the 11 countries of Asean with the GBA … via Hong Kong, which is a natural connector between the two.”