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South China Morning Post

October 2026

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

‘Satisfactory’ opening for revamped Huanggang crossing

The facility, which opened at 6.30am on Monday, has replaced the old Huanggang Port in Shenzhen, which served city residents via a shuttle bus ride from the San Tin public transport interchange or private vehicles via the Lok Ma Chau control point

Turning AI Ambition into Real-World Advantage

Yesterday it was just the chief network officer,
Ten or fifteen years back, the prime reason clients talked to us was: can you connect country A to country B, data centre A to data centre B?”
There’s always a temptation to paint APAC as one,
That’s how you create a robust set of leaders empowered to take the organisation to the next level,
You cannot simply export one leadership style across Asia,
You and I walk into an office with an ID card. Agents don’t,
Organisations are built on trust,
There is a widening gap between AI ambition and AI readiness,
The misconception is thinking hybrid cloud is just where your workloads sit, on-premise versus public cloud. That’s just topology,
In the last 20 to 30 years, technology has moved from supporting the business, to enabling the business, to increasingly becoming the business,

US homeland security chief dismisses security threat from live-streaming execution

Markwayne Mullinhomeland Security Secretary
I don’t see an elevated risk at this point at all because of this,
I think people need to understand if you attack America, we will come after you, and we will make sure that the punishment fits the crime,

UK PM Burnham to publish Manchester City dealings after intervention draws criticism

City have been found guilty of breaching Premier League financial regulations between 2009 and 2018

Trump says Russia, Ukraine agree to ‘energy ceasefire’

There was no immediate confirmation from Ukraine or Russia on an agreement, which follows an escalation in deadly attacks in the war

Donald Trumppresident
Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine,

Zheng Qinwen claims China Open title, beats Mirra Andreeva in straight sets

The 24-year-old, who needed a wild card to take part after a miserable start to the season, downed favourite Mirra Andreeva in straight sets, winning 7-5, 6-4, to the delight of a partisan crowd in Beijing

Apple’s Tim Cook kicks off China visit amid mixed signals on new iPhone demand

Executive’s third visit to China this year follows the launch of the iPhone 18 Pro line-up and the company’s first foldable device

The EU’s China dilemma: how to counter Beijing without alienating friends

Europe grapples with whether efforts to protect its industry from China mirror the US policies it previously railed against

From Abby Choi to the ‘Hello Kitty’ killing: Hong Kong’s most shocking crimes

Their father, Kwong Kau, 68, has pleaded not guilty to the same charge