29 m. ago US singer marries sultan, Singaporean Chinese ‘least attractive’: 8 viral stories in 2025

Catch up on some of SCMP’s trendiest stories this year. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. 79-year-old influencer lost 30kg and has bone density of a 20-year-old. How? Joan MacDonald is an unlikely influencer. At nearly 80 years of age, she has garnered 2 million followers on Instagram since she began posting on the platform almost a decade ago. During that time, she has transformed her life and her health. Now she helps others to embrace ageing with...

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2 h. ago Passengers across Heilongjiang, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Beijing, Shanghai and more in Travel Conundrum as China Eastern Airlines Grounds 20 Flights and Delays 380, New Update

Passengers across Heilongjiang, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Beijing, Shanghai and more in Travel Conundrum as China Eastern Airlines Grounds 20 Flights and Delays 380, New Update  Travel And Tour World

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2 h. ago Chinese man sues fiancée for US$7,000 in gifts, dating expenses, claims she eats too much

A “petty” Chinese man has faced online scorn after he sued his fiancée to get back all the money he had spent on her because she “ate too much”. A court hearing involving the ex-couple went viral on social media after it was reported on December 9. According to the Chinese media outlet Zonglan News, the man, surnamed He, sued his girlfriend, surnamed Wang, to secure the return of a 20,000-yuan (US$2,800) initial bride price payment his family had made to her family. He also demanded that Wang...

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7 h. ago Report warns China drug innovation fast gaining ground on US biotech

Report warns China drug innovation fast gaining ground on US biotech  FirstWord Pharma

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8 h. ago Rome to charge tourists to get close to famed Trevi Fountain

Tourists who want to get close to Rome’s Trevi Fountain will soon have to pay a €2 (US$2.34) fee, the city mayor said on Friday, as authorities look to profit more handsomely from Italy’s many attractions. Mayor Roberto Gualtieri told reporters the new payment system would start on February 1, adding that the measure was expected to raise €6.5 million (US$7.6 million) a year. “Two euros isn’t very much and it will lead to less chaotic tourist flows,” Gualtieri said, stressing that citizens...

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10 h. ago A tech strategist's take on why the U.S. and China should work together on AI

A tech strategist's take on why the U.S. and China should work together on AI  NPR

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10 h. ago Customers fill in to Beijing's new consumer robot shopping centre

Customers fill in to Beijing's new consumer robot shopping centre  France 24

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12 h. ago Xiaomi Gets Permit for L3 Autonomous Driving Testing in Beijing

Xiaomi Gets Permit for L3 Autonomous Driving Testing in Beijing  eletric-vehicles.com

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12 h. ago China’s rebuilding of Micronesian airport runway raises alarm in US

The rebuilding of a World War II-era airfield in Micronesia with the help of Chinese companies has raised alarm in the United States, with US defence analysts warning about Beijing’s growing footprint in the strategic western Pacific. Cleo Paskal, a non-resident senior fellow at the Washington-based Foundation for Defence of Democracies, posted a video on social media last week showing an airport runway being rebuilt on Woleai, a remote 4.5 sq km atoll in Micronesia’s Yap state. “Chinese company...

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13 h. ago British embassy in Beijing celebrates Air China Cargo expansion at Glasgow Prestwick Airport

British embassy in Beijing celebrates Air China Cargo expansion at Glasgow Prestwick Airport  American Journal of Transportation

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13 h. ago China’s Sugon unveils new AI infrastructure to rival platforms from Nvidia and Huawei

Chinese supercomputer maker Sugon has launched an advanced artificial intelligence infrastructure for data centres that is expected to rival similar high-performance platforms from Nvidia and Huawei Technologies. Beijing-based Sugon, listed in Shanghai as Dawning Information Industry, on Thursday unveiled its scaleX platform at an event in Kunshan, a city in eastern Jiangsu province. The company claimed that it was China’s first 10,000-card AI supercluster, designed to deliver in excess of 5...

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13 h. ago Beijing makes domestic spending its top priority – Asian Media Report

Beijing makes domestic spending its top priority – Asian Media Report  Pearls and Irritations

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13 h. ago When AI Becomes a Weapon: Former Senior Intelligence Executive Reveals Beijing's CyberWar Playbook

When AI Becomes a Weapon: Former Senior Intelligence Executive Reveals Beijing's CyberWar Playbook  Yahoo Finance Australia

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13 h. ago Beijing reiterates strong opposition to US arms sales to Taiwan

Beijing reiterates strong opposition to US arms sales to Taiwan  China Daily

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13 h. ago Why Lepu Medical Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd. (Common Stock) (07Z0) stock could be next leader

Why Lepu Medical Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd. (Common Stock) (07Z0) stock could be next leader - Market Trend Summary & High Conviction Buy Zone Picks  Bölüm Sonu Canavarı

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14 h. ago After bronze in Beijing, Canada's mixed aerials team eyes bigger prize in Milano Cortina

After bronze in Beijing, Canada's mixed aerials team eyes bigger prize in Milano Cortina  CBC

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14 h. ago TikTok reaches new US deal; China’s answer to Nvidia’s A100: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. TikTok reaches deal on new US venture with American investor group In a landmark move that ends years of legal and political uncertainty, TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi informed employees that the company has signed a binding agreement to divest its US entity into a joint venture controlled by a consortium of American investors. 2. Chinese team builds optical chip...

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14 h. ago US defence policy act overstates ‘China threat’, Beijing says, urges ‘rational’ view

Beijing on Friday accused Washington of using its new US defence policy act to hype up the so-called China threat and interfere in its internal affairs. It also urged Washington to view their relationship “rationally” and refrain from enforcing negative China-related provisions. The latest National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA), signed into law by President Donald Trump on Thursday, restricts US outbound investment in Chinese technology and curbs federal contracts with Chinese biotechnology...

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14 h. ago Nokia buys out China venture Shanghai Bell for Western takeover

Nokia buys out China venture Shanghai Bell for Western takeover  SDxCentral

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14 h. ago Foreign ship gets penalty for illegally using Starlink within Chinese waters, report says

China has issued a penalty to a foreign vessel for illegally using Starlink – SpaceX’s satellite-based internet service – within Chinese waters in the first case of its kind, according to local media. The vessel, which was not identified, was found with a “micro rectangular antenna” installed on its top deck during a routine inspection by maritime law enforcement officers at Ningbo port in Zhejiang province, state-run Ningbo Daily reported on Wednesday. The Ningbo Maritime Safety Administration...

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