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,…
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…
At US’ biggest retail show, China question never goes away for Walmart, Costco and others
The world’s largest retail show held last week in New York saw a mood of measured optimism amid…
Japanese fans bid farewell to its last 2 pandas
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese panda fans are gathering Sunday for the final public viewing at Tokyo’s Ueno zoo…
Blackpink fever hits Hong Kong as Rosé delights in local delicacy on way to stage
Fans flocked to catch the final leg of Blackpink’s world tour in Hong Kong, with shops reporting a…
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…
Alibaba, Baidu’s IPO plans for AI chip design units heighten China’s self-reliance drive
The two Chinese internet peers’ initiatives reflected the strong investor appetite for AI chip firms and growing demand…
From labs to listings: US-China AI race makes capital markets the new battleground
The US-China tech rivalry is no longer confined to the laboratories, fabs and boardrooms of the industry’s biggest…
In Davos debut, Musk highlights key China advantage in AI race
The economic benefits of China’s abundant and cheap supply of electricity were recognised by US tech billionaire Elon…
China’s private sector increases presence among top 100 listed companies
Private sector enterprises comprised 40 per cent of the top 100 listed Chinese companies by market value in…
The Chinese satellites SpaceX says were on collision course with Starlink
A small number of Chinese satellites and space debris forced SpaceX’s Starlink fleet to execute a large number…
China’s youth unemployment rate falls slightly in December as Beijing pledges more support
The jobless rate for those aged 16 to 24, excluding students, fell to 16.5 per cent last month…