80 m. ago East Asian Championship: China lose to Japan, face Hong Kong wooden spoon fight

East Asian Championship: China lose to Japan, face Hong Kong wooden spoon fight  South China Morning Post

Sport

3 h. ago 20 Hong Kong school pupils win top honours at 44th Student of the Year Awards

Twenty outstanding Hong Kong pupils received top honours at the 44th Student of the Year Awards, with a recipient from Diocesan Boys’ School winning the grand prize for driving positive change through STEAM innovations in robotics and education. The awards, organised by the South China Morning Post and sponsored solely by the Hong Kong Jockey Club with support from the Education Bureau, saw a record 840 nominations from 177 schools. This year’s theme, “Building Tomorrow: Growth Through Action,”...

Events

7 h. ago ‘Caught off guard’: China’s garment makers cut out of US market as tariffs bite

‘Caught off guard’: China’s garment makers cut out of US market as tariffs bite  South China Morning Post

Economics

8 h. ago Chinese foreign minister criticizes 'flawed' South China Sea ruling

Chinese foreign minister criticizes 'flawed' South China Sea ruling  chinadailyasia.com

Politics

11 h. ago US officer urges closer South Korea, Japan defence ties amid North threat

America’s highest-ranking military officer has called for closer trilateral defence ties with South Korea and Japan in response to what he described as an “unprecedented” military build-up by North Korea and China. The remarks by General Dan Caine, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, come amid growing pressure on Seoul to shoulder more of the cost of hosting 28,500 US troops and to support their expanded role beyond the Korean peninsula – a move that could test South Korea’s willingness to...

Events

12 h. ago Hong Kong out to ‘impose ourselves on China’ in East Asian Football Championship

Hong Kong out to ‘impose ourselves on China’ in East Asian Football Championship  South China Morning Post

Sport

13 h. ago Wang Yi reiterates Beijing’s rejection of South China Sea ruling

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi restated Beijing’s rejection of the 2016 South China Sea arbitration ruling on Friday, on the eve of the ruling’s ninth anniversary, amid renewed tensions and growing speculation about a potential second legal challenge. Calling the decision a “farce”, Wang said the case, brought by the Philippines against China’s South China Sea claims and ruled on by a tribunal of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, was “orchestrated and manipulated by external...

Politics

13 h. ago Wang Yi dismisses South China Sea ruling as ‘farce’ ahead of ninth anniversary

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi restated Beijing’s rejection of the 2016 South China Sea arbitration ruling on Friday, on the eve of the ruling’s ninth anniversary, amid renewed tensions and growing speculation about a potential second legal challenge. Calling the decision a “farce”, Wang said the case, brought by the Philippines against China’s South China Sea claims and ruled on by a tribunal of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, was “orchestrated and manipulated by external...

Politics

18 h. ago Beijing denounces Trump’s use of “coercive tariffs” to pressure Global South to isolate China

Beijing denounces Trump’s use of “coercive tariffs” to pressure Global South to isolate China  Peoples Dispatch

Politics

20 h. ago Rio de Janeiro seeks to become Brics diplomatic hub with headquarters proposal

Rio de Janeiro is seeking to be home to the permanent headquarters of Brics, the economic bloc of emerging nations that currently has no official base of operations. Rio’s mayor, Eduardo Paes, delivered a letter of intent to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva following the Brics 2025 summit held at the city’s Museum of Modern Art earlier this week. Founded in 2009, Brics – whose membership now includes Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South...

Politics

25 h. ago Opinion | Beijing Declaration on civilisational diversity is a vision for peace

Opinion | Beijing Declaration on civilisational diversity is a vision for peace  South China Morning Post

Politics

25 h. ago Opinion | Beijing Declaration a win for peace and dialogue between civilisations

Opinion | Beijing Declaration a win for peace and dialogue between civilisations  South China Morning Post

Politics

25 h. ago Asean leaders renew call to revive stalled peace plan for Myanmar

Southeast Asian leaders have renewed calls to revive a stalled peace plan for Myanmar while urging calm in the South China Sea and backing an immediate ceasefire in Gaza – reflecting the Asean bloc’s cautious efforts to address some of the region’s most pressing security and humanitarian challenges. Their positions were outlined in a sweeping 160-point joint communique issued at the conclusion of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (Asean) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Kuala Lumpur,...

Politics

26 h. ago US commander says China has failed to coerce rival states in South China Sea

US commander says China has failed to coerce rival states in South China Sea  AJC.com

Events

27 h. ago Trump’s Brics wrath: will India be caught out by tariff threat?

US President Donald Trump’s threat to slap an additional 10 per cent tariff on Brics nations may be more of a strategic warning rather than a prelude to action – and is not expected to disrupt India’s efforts to finalise a trade pact with Washington, according to analysts. In a speech on Tuesday, Trump accused the 10-member bloc – comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, alongside newer entrants such as Iran, Egypt and Indonesia – of undermining the United States and seeking to...

Events

29 h. ago China’s ‘Peace’ symposium fails to address its aggressive actions in South China Sea

China’s ‘Peace’ symposium fails to address its aggressive actions in South China Sea  The News Mill

Events

29 h. ago South China Sea: expect ‘more provocations’ from Manila, and Hanoi could be next

Tensions could worsen between Beijing and Manila over the disputed South China Sea with “more provocations” expected after Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr shored up support in the midterm election, a Chinese maritime analyst says. Wu Shicun, founder of the government-sponsored think tank the National Institute for South China Sea Studies, also said Beijing and Hanoi could be heading for confrontation over Vietnam’s increasing land reclamation activities in the contested Spratly...

Politics

34 h. ago Malaysia’s fighter jet deal to ‘quietly’ boost South China Sea defences

The United States’ approval of Malaysia’s purchase of dozens of fighter jets is set to bolster the Southeast Asian country’s air capabilities – especially in the South China Sea – as part of a strategy to “quietly” build deterrence while also preserving cordial ties with China. Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) chief General Tan Sri Asghar Khan Goriman Khan confirmed during a June 17 briefing that Washington had approved Malaysia’s request to acquire up to 33 used F/A-18C/D Hornet fighter jets...

Politics

34 h. ago Asia week ahead: Key data on China, Japan, South Korea, while Indonesia seen leaving rates unchanged

Asia week ahead: Key data on China, Japan, South Korea, while Indonesia seen leaving rates unchanged  ING Think

Politics

40 h. ago Opinion | Why China can’t make a clean break from reliance on land and property

Opinion | Why China can’t make a clean break from reliance on land and property  South China Morning Post

Politics