South China Morning Post
September 2026
US criticises China’s WTO compliance as industry groups mount complaints
More critically, after 25 years of WTO membership, China still embraces a non-market economic system,
US sanctions forced Xinjiang cotton to adapt, but survival comes at a cost
Planting a single mu took up to three hours with two people laying plastic film by hand,
Trump defence chief says US slashed number of generals and admirals by 20%
Hegseth suggested the cuts targeted officers who failed to get on board with his efforts to ensure the military is focused on war-fighting rather than the “woke” policies of previous administrations, describing the reductions as an “accomplishment.”
The number-crunchers say we fired 10 per cent of the generals and admirals across the force,... We’ve also reduced the overall number of general officer slots by an additional 10 percent.”
US targets China’s steel capacity at G20 days after Xi’s state visit
The United States has taken robust measures, and it probably makes sense for other countries to do that too,
Well, every country will do what they think is appropriate,
Israel PM hails Indian pilot wounded in diverted flydubai flight
Passengers gave a similar account of the incident, describing rushing the cockpit after the plane suddenly plummeted, losing around 17,000 feet (5,200 metres) of altitude in the span of a minute, according to the Flightradar24 website
UK accuses China of using academics to spy on AI and other tech research
MI5 has identified that the primary purpose of CGTRI is to fund academic research that directly improves MSS technical capability for espionage.”
China slaps 55% tariff on Brazilian beef, rebuffs bid to borrow Uruguay’s quota
UK-France deal targeting migrants crossing English Channel is scrapped
The so-called ‘one in, one out’ arrangement had seen 1,500 individuals who made the dangerous journey being sent back to France from Britain
UK PM says ‘strong indications’ Iran involved in bomb scare at US-run airbase
There are strong indications that Iran played a part in what happened over the weekend at RAF Fairford, but of course it remains an ongoing, complex and serious police investigation, and of course we are working closely with our colleagues in the United States of America,
US Tennessee’s first execution of a woman in 200 years halted
France and Spain welcome idea of UK rejoining EU after Burnham’s speech
This prime minister is moving in that direction,
Why did Trump and Xi seal a deal on World War II soldiers’ missing remains?
Man City’s egregious rule-breaking leaves clubs, fans waiting to see what happens next
It was nearly two years coming but when the Premier League’s verdict arrived this week it buried Manchester City
I’d put them in the lowest league they can go, then put restrictions on them in terms of how much money they can spend for the next three or four seasons,
Russia sends nuclear warning to Nato over its Kaliningrad enclave
After the US-China tariff deal, will Chinese factories still need Southeast Asia?
But a new round of tariff cuts proposed by Washington and Beijing could weaken that incentive for some products, potentially changing the economics of the strategy
Xi projects confidence in National Day speech, with rallying call for economic growth
We are extremely proud of the world-renowned achievements of New China and full of confidence in the bright future of Chinese-style modernisation,
Asian Games, day 11: Hong Kong’s squash teams guarantee bronze, Wong battles into last 8
Hong Kong will collect at least two more bronze medals in squash on Thursday, although the men’s and women’s teams have loftier goals in mind at the Asian Games
Kuala Lumpur is world’s most polluted city due to haze, Singapore third, index shows
A milky haze has shrouded the cities for more than a month as smoke drifted from fires on Borneo and Sumatra islands
From Taiwan to Takaichi, the geopolitical fallout from Xi-Trump summit
Did Beijing and Washington agree on a crisis prevention deal, or not?
German artist Anne Imhof’s Hong Kong show is as ambitious as it is disjointed
Indonesia targets free public schooling amid funding concerns
Free education [will be] implemented in public schools, from preschool or kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, to senior high or vocational school. Overall, there are about 164,000 public schools at these levels throughout Indonesia,
Meet legendary rocker Todd Rundgren, who said Taylor Swift ‘ruined music’
He further argued that Swift “ruined music”, before denouncing her abilities as a singer, songwriter and dancer
China pledges more domestic grain supply after excluding US soybeans from tariff cuts
As overall grain demand is expected to keep rising, supply and demand will remain in a tight balance, meaning the string of food security must always be kept taut,