48 m. ago Grand Prix Cup of China 2025: World champion Alysa Liu takes narrow lead in short program

Grand Prix Cup of China 2025: World champion Alysa Liu takes narrow lead in short program  Olympics.com

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81 m. ago Dream Garden expands projects to 17 countries worldwide in 2025

Dream Garden expands projects to 17 countries worldwide in 2025  Blooloop

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93 m. ago ‘Rape, sexual violence’: women in Australia’s military sue government

Women in Australia’s defence forces (ADF) launched a class-action lawsuit on Friday alleging widespread and systematic sexual violence, harassment and discrimination. The case was served against the Australian government on behalf of women subjected to abuse at any time in a 21-year period between November 2003 and May 2025. “The threat of war often isn’t the biggest safety fear for female ADF personnel; it is the threat of sexual violence in their workplace,” said lawyer Josh Aylward of legal...

Events

2 h. ago Hong Kong teen among 7 arrested over alleged razor blade intimidation letters

Hong Kong police have arrested seven individuals including a 13-year-old boy, linked to an online group known for filming controversial public stunts, on suspicion of criminal intimidation after three victims reported receiving razor blades in the post. The force said on Friday that the suspects, aged between 13 and 36, had been held on suspicion of criminal intimidation, acts outraging public decency and disorderly conduct in a public place. Between October 15 and 22, police said it received...

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4 h. ago China commerce minister says Beijing and Washington can "totally find ways to resolve" disputes

China commerce minister says Beijing and Washington can "totally find ways to resolve" disputes  tag24.com

Politics

4 h. ago Australia Team vs. People's Republic of China Team Day Two Results: 2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown

Australia Team vs. People's Republic of China Team Day Two Results: 2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown  LPGA

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5 h. ago Chinese developer’s property management arm hit by share seizure in Hong Kong

Chinese developer’s property management arm hit by share seizure in Hong Kong  South China Morning Post

Events

6 h. ago Watch Dissecting China's Chip Hype | Bloomberg Tech Asia 10/24/2025

Watch Dissecting China's Chip Hype | Bloomberg Tech Asia 10/24/2025  Bloomberg.com

Politics

6 h. ago Beijing urges Hongkongers to stay vigilant against bids to foil Legco election

Beijing has called for vigilance against any attempts to jeopardise Hong Kong’s coming Legislative Council election, warning that local law enforcement agencies will not “sit back and do nothing” in the face of such efforts. The central government’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office posted the strongly worded commentary under the pen name “Gang Ao Ping” in the early hours of Friday, coinciding with the start of the two-week nomination period for the December 7 race. The article urged the public...

Politics

7 h. ago Trump says all trade talks with Canada are ‘terminated’ over TV ad

US President Donald Trump said late on Thursday that he was ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of a television ad opposing US tariffs that he said misstated the facts and called “egregious behaviour” aimed at influencing US court decisions. The post on Trump’s social media site came after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he aims to double his country’s exports to countries outside the US because of the threat posed by Trump’s tariffs. Trump posted: “The Ronald Reagan...

Politics

7 h. ago Trump says all trade talks with Canada ‘terminated’ over TV ad

US President Donald Trump said late on Thursday that he was ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of a television ad opposing US tariffs that he said misstated the facts and called “egregious behaviour” aimed at influencing US court decisions. The post on Trump’s social media site came after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he aimed to double his country’s exports to countries outside the US because of the threat posed by Trump’s tariffs. Trump’s call for an abrupt end to...

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8 h. ago Beijing says foreign firms view China investment as ‘necessity’, not ‘option’

This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. After China’s ruling Communist Party concluded the fourth plenum of its powerful Central Committee on Thursday, a press conference was held on Friday morning to review the events of the conclave and the committee’s conclusions. Among those who attended the briefing were the head of the country’s top economic planner, the minister of commerce, the minister...

Economics

9 h. ago Beijing opposes EU listing of Chinese firms in Russia sanctions package

Beijing opposes EU listing of Chinese firms in Russia sanctions package  chinadailyasia.com

Politics

9 h. ago Opinion | How strategic planning is powering China’s green energy transition

Opinion | How strategic planning is powering China’s green energy transition  South China Morning Post

Politics

12 h. ago China Traders Defy Beijing's Ban to Snap Up BHP Ore at a Steep Discount

China Traders Defy Beijing's Ban to Snap Up BHP Ore at a Steep Discount  Yahoo Finance

Politics

12 h. ago From the Badlands to Beijing, these are the top travel destinations for 2026, according to National Geographic

From the Badlands to Beijing, these are the top travel destinations for 2026, according to National Geographic  Yahoo

Politics

12 h. ago China Traders Defy Beijing's Ban to Snap Up BHP Ore at a Steep D

China Traders Defy Beijing's Ban to Snap Up BHP Ore at a Steep D  GuruFocus

Politics

13 h. ago China’s rare earth export control regime is blowback from US policy

To justify his threat of a 100 per cent tariff on imports from China, US President Donald Trump framed China’s tightening of its export controls on rare earths as “hostile”. However, Beijing’s expanded rules are a direct and reasonable response to the Trump administration’s relentless campaign of ratcheting up restrictions on Chinese companies and exports. On September 12, just two days before US-China trade talks in Madrid, Spain, the US blacklisted 23 Chinese institutions. On September 25,...

Events

13 h. ago Opinion | China’s rare earth export control regime is blowback from US policy

Opinion | China’s rare earth export control regime is blowback from US policy  South China Morning Post

Events

14 h. ago Markets News, October 23, 2025: Stocks Gain as Investors Monitor China Trade News, Earnings Results; Oil Futures Surge

Markets News, October 23, 2025: Stocks Gain as Investors Monitor China Trade News, Earnings Results; Oil Futures Surge  Investopedia

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