China raises minimum wages amid drive to boost household spending
China has recorded a five-year peak in the number of provincial governments raising minimum wages, official data showed,…
From solo dining to safety apps, China’s ‘loneliness economy’ is booming
As the number of people living alone in China skyrockets, a wave of products and services is emerging…
China takes the crown in fight to be the world’s automotive ‘superpower’
Chinese car brands like BYD are rapidly expanding their market share in Australia. (Source: AAP/AP) In the last…
Australia warned recovering Chinese tourism market may cool in 2026
Chinese travel to Australia remains well below pre-pandemic levels, with an Australian tourism expert warning the outlook for…
Wilczek’s Multiverse | Revisiting the peaks of Nobel laureate Chen-ning Yang’s remarkable career
In the latest instalment of his exclusive series for the South China Morning Post, American theoretical physicist and…
China cancels rocket launches after failures – but will the Long March-10A still lift off?
The Xiaoxiang Morning Herald reported on Friday that nearly all the rocket launches scheduled next month for the…
Has Japan’s tourism peaked? Row with China set to slow arrivals from record high
Japan welcomed a record 42.7 million foreign visitors in 2025, fuelled by a weak yen that made it…
The Assumptions That Broke: China, India, and the End of Fossil Growth Models
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Port of Los Angeles trade volume grows even with drop from China: official
Trade Director of major US gateway notes higher traffic from Southeast Asia, elsewhere China’s share of imports at…
Damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft survives reentry, Shenzhou-23 arrives at spaceport
HELSINKI — China’s damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft returned safely to Earth after on-orbit internal repairs, concluding the country’s first…
Marko hits back after Perez slams Red Bull
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China sets yuan at strongest rate in years as Greenland furore affects US dollar
China’s central bank has strengthened the yuan’s daily fixing rate to break through the psychologically important level of…