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Trump’s softer China tone shifts focus in Michigan Senate race scmp.com/news/us/us-election…

Trump’s softer China tone shifts focus in Michigan Senate race

China goes unmentioned in 37 ads reviewed by SCMP, but both candidates oppose Chinese carmakers as Ford pursues Chinese battery technology.

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Patrick Stewart, of Star Trek and X-Men fame, dies at 86 scmp.com/news/world/united-s…

Patrick Stewart, of Star Trek and X-Men fame, dies at 86

While best known for his on-screen roles as Professor X and Captain Picard, the veteran actor spent much of his career on stage.

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3 killed after ‘fairy chimney’ collapses in Turkey’s touristic Cappadocia scmp.com/news/world/europe/a…

3 killed after ‘fairy chimney’ collapses in Turkey’s touristic Cappadocia

The Unesco-listed region is home to cone-shaped rock formations known as ‘fairy chimneys’, created by ancient volcanic activity.

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China tests powerful AI that could one day be used on submarines scmp.com/news/china/science/…

China tests powerful AI that could one day be used on submarines

Breakthrough in China’s race with the US over exploration of applying AI to military operations amid deep-sea trials in Philippine Basin.

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Thailand revokes naturalised head rabbi’s citizenship over US passport use scmp.com/news/asia/southeast…

Thailand revokes naturalised head rabbi’s citizenship over US passport use

After naturalisation, Yosef Chaim Kantor continued to use his US passport up to 16 times to travel to Australia, the interior ministry said.

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John Lee apologises for Tai Po fire, unveils reforms as housing chief resigns scmp.com/news/hong-kong/soci…

John Lee apologises for Tai Po fire, unveils reforms as housing chief resigns

City leader and seven other top officials bow their heads in apology, while housing chief Winnie Ho resigns to take political responsibility.

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Breaking | US bans Chinese labs from testing electronics ahead of Trump-Xi meeting scmp.com/news/us/article/337…

US bans Chinese labs from testing electronics ahead of Trump-Xi meeting

The FCC measure targets testing facilities with alleged PLA ties, giving US labs until December 2028 to expand capacity.

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China’s Iluvatar CoreX says new GPU matches Nvidia’s H200 as chip gap closes scmp.com/tech/tech-war/artic…

China’s Iluvatar CoreX says new GPU matches Nvidia’s H200 as chip gap closes

Tiangai 300 outperformed the H200 in complex multimodal tasks, including text-to-image and text-to-video generation using frontier AI models.

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Tai Po fire risks went unchecked as ‘honour system’ exploited, report says scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-…

Tai Po fire risks went unchecked as ‘honour system’ exploited, report says

Four government bodies singled out in committee’s final report on the fire, with Labour Department least at fault.

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Lee to stay on, says housing minister’s resignation his ‘political decision’ scmp.com/news/hong-kong/poli…

Lee to stay on, says housing minister’s resignation his ‘political decision’

Former housing minister’s Ho Wing-yin the sole political casualty of blaze inquiry as three other department heads stay in post.

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Breaking | China promotes General Zhang Shengmin to Politburo scmp.com/news/china/military…

China promotes Zhang Shengmin, key player in PLA anti-graft drive, to Politburo

Official communique says 21st party congress next year will be held at China’s ‘critical stage’ on journey towards second centenary goal.

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‘Singapore also at risk’: Indonesian minister urges calm over internet cable jab scmp.com/week-asia/politics/…

‘Singapore also at risk’: Indonesian minister urges calm over internet cable jab

Jakarta says an undersea cable cut would paralyse both, as Singapore’s FM separately visits Indonesia to ease transboundary haze tensions.

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Hong Kong's leader says Winnie Ho needs to be held accountable for the fire though no personal wrongdoing was found. Follow our live coverage: sc.mp/ef0e3e #hongkong #hk #taipofire #winnieho
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Tai Po fire inquiry: hard-hitting report on tragedy set to be released scmp.com/news/hong-kong/soci…

Housing chief resigns, government admits ‘decades of failure’ led to Tai Po fire

Chief Executive John Lee is holding a press briefing alongside top officials to outline the administration’s follow-up actions and systemic reforms.

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North Korea fires missile barrage days after rejecting South’s border talks scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia…

North Korea fires missile barrage days after rejecting South’s border talks

Tensions between the Koreas have been growing since landmine explosions along the heavily fortified DMZ injured three South Korean soldiers.

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Breaking | At least 1 senior official to take rap for deadly Tai Po fire as part of ‘bold’ reforms scmp.com/news/hong-kong/poli…

Breaking | At least 1 senior official to take rap for deadly Tai Po fire as part of ‘bold’ reforms

Official’s expected resignation will be part of the political accountability for the tragedy, source says.

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No tricks: Japan steps up police patrols, tightens alcohol limits for Halloween scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia…

No tricks: Japan steps up police patrols, tightens alcohol limits for Halloween

Halloween festivities have increasingly become associated with public disorder – such as street drinking, littering and disturbances.

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China’s microdrama war heats up as Tencent, ByteDance fight for eyeballs scmp.com/tech/big-tech/artic…

China’s microdrama war heats up as Tencent, ByteDance fight for eyeballs

Tencent’s new short-video mini-app is rapidly winning over users with free microdramas, sparking concern among ByteDance executives.

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China-Japan flights lose nearly 700,000 seats amid political spat scmp.com/economy/article/337…

China-Japan flights lose nearly 700,000 seats amid political spat

Chinese airlines cut back the most as tensions that began almost a year ago continue to depress tourism.

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Hong Kong teen jailed for 8 years for acid attack on Singaporean tourist scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-…

Hong Kong teen jailed for 8 years for acid attack on Singaporean tourist

Defendant Anson Kew, 19, caused a ‘lifelong impact’ on Jiang Wen, 36, who suffered second-degree burns in the attack, judge says.

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