South China Morning Post
October 2026
How China and the EU pressed pause on trade war — and what it took to get there
Beijing agreed not to retaliate against Brussels’ move to curb imports of Chinese hybrid cars, which will see shipments capped at 350,000 units per year, rising at 6 per cent annually
The customer is always right.”
Robert Hall, Michael Woodford win 2026 Nobel Prize in economics
China Open champ Zheng Qinwen withdraws from Wuhan citing fatigue, shoulder injury
Zheng became the first Chinese player to clinch the Beijing title on Sunday by defeating reigning Roland Garros champion Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-4 in the final
Smokescreen politics? Malaysians mock Indonesian official’s ‘we send oxygen’ haze defence
The skyline of Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur is shrouded in haze from regional wildfires on Friday
We don’t just send smoke; when there is no smoke, we send oxygen,
Malaysian PM Anwar’s new budget tackles graft, but critics ask: is it too late?
With his reformist credentials battered by coalition compromises and a looming general election, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has used his 2027 budget to launch a fresh wave of anti-corruption measures
Cheap debt is not enough to get China’s homebuyers spending again
Brake-pedal failures in luxury EV put Chinese cars’ quality in regulatory spotlight
A car’s brake pedal should absolutely never fail while driving,
Singapore tops global air pollution ranks again, rolls out haze subsidies
Ka Ying Rising ‘10 per cent better’ as he impresses David Hayes in key Everest gallop
Beijing sanctions Paraguayan and Belizean ministers over support for Taiwan
Beijing on Monday sanctioned Paraguayan and Belizean government ministers over the Taiwan issue, after the two nations sealed deals with Taipei in recent months
Australian man rejects UAE links to Flydubai cockpit attack: ‘false accusations’
Goldman Sachs president urges market reforms to boost Shanghai’s financial hub role
Shanghai has an enormous opportunity to become a leading global capital market centre,
Manchester City must make ‘own noise’ amid Premier League financial scandal, says Maresca
City boss Maresca has made a flawless start to the daunting task of replacing Pep Guardiola
Minibus driver hospitalised, 18 others injured, after collision with goods truck
Two men from the truck were injured, while the remaining injured were the driver and passengers from the minibus,
Chinese desalination plant cuts 60% energy use by turning waste brine to industrial salt
Trump’s China-savvy spokeswoman, Hong Kong trail emergencies: 5 weekend reads you missed
China’s factories leaping straight into agentic AI and taking it global: Black Lake CEO
Just as China skipped credit cards and jumped directly to mobile payments, many factories are skipping full traditional digitalisation and jumping directly to AI agents,
Indonesia finds orangutans saved from wildfires a new home
South Korea hails success of its first Arctic shipping trial
The initiative has drawn concerns that increased traffic could accelerate Arctic ice loss
The PanStar Acro, which embarked on a trial voyage along the Arctic shipping route on August 22, docked at Jaseongdae Pier in Busan Port,
At least 139 migrants dead, dozens missing after boat capsizes off Djibouti
This is a devastating loss of life,
Survivors told me that the boat started to sink backwards as soon as they got in it,
Days after AI missile test, North Korea fires another projectile
The launch followed Pyongyang’s test-firing of a ballistic missile earlier this month that it said incorporated artificial intelligence technology
North Korea fires unidentified projectile into the East Sea,
The game changer in Hong Kong’s gold ambition? Shenzhen’s jewellery hub
Beijing is building a gold-backed monetary architecture to accelerate yuan internationalisation