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AdvertisementHong Kong politicsHong KongPoliticsBeijing’s liaison office vows to help Hong Kong efforts on national developmentLiaison office also stresses importance of studying and applying ‘spirit’ of the country’s recent political leadership meeting
Reading Time:1 minuteWhy you can trust SCMPJiang ChuqinPublished: 7:00am, 27 Oct 2025Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong has pledged to support the city’s integration into national development plans while stressing the importance of studying and applying the “spirit” of the country’s recent political leadership meeting, which will shape policymaking over the next five years.
AdvertisementThe head of the central government’s liaison office, Zhou Ji, conveyed on Saturday the guiding ideology of the fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and laid out the work requirements for the city. The plenary session concluded on Thursday.
The meeting, which was attended by the heads of various departmen..

Hurricane Melissa Jamaica Hurricane Melissa has rapidly intensified into a Category 1 hurricane as it approaches Jamaica, marking a significant escalation in the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. With sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a slow-moving trajectory of just 1 mph (2 km/h), Melissa poses a serious threat to the island nation. Jamaican officials have issued urgent warnings, urging residents to prepare for potential catastrophic flooding, landslides, and extended power outages. The National Hurricane Center forecasts that Melissa could strengthen into a major hurricane by early next week, making it one of the most powerful storms to impact Jamaica in recent history.Hurricane Melissa overview and forecastAs of October 25, 2025, at 2:00 PM EDT, Hurricane Melissa was located approximately 145 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica. The storm is moving very slowly to the west-northwest at 1 mph (2 km/h), which increases the duration of its impact on the region. The National Hurri..

Image Via Instagram After a long hiatus, former OTK co-founder and popular Twitch streamer Rich Campbell has returned to the platform, igniting excitement across the streaming community. During a recent test stream, Campbell revealed that he now has a job and is in the process of determining his streaming schedule. His reappearance marks the first time he’s publicly streamed since stepping away in late 2022, following a period of legal challenges and controversy that kept him off the platform.Rich Campbell comeback stream marks new beginning and streaming plansCampbell’s brief test stream offered a glimpse into what could be a full return to content creation. While keeping the stream low-key, he addressed viewers directly, sharing that he has secured a job and will need to balance work responsibilities with streaming. The announcement shows a measured approach to his return, indicating that he is cautiously stepping back into the spotlight rather than resuming a full streaming schedule..

AdvertisementUS-China relationsWorldUnited States & CanadaTrump targets ‘complete deal’ with China when he meets XiThe US president said he may also discuss a decline in Chinese purchases of Russian oil, as he seeks to pressure Moscow on Ukraine
Reading Time:2 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPBloombergPublished: 6:06am, 26 Oct 2025US President Donald Trump said he may discuss a decline in Chinese purchases of Russian oil with Xi Jinping following US sanctions on two major oil companies and expressed disappointment with Vladimir Putin over his conduct of the war in Ukraine.
AdvertisementTrump, speaking to reporters en route to Asia to meet world leaders, including Xi, said he hopes his talks on Thursday with the Chinese president would yield “a complete deal”.
An increasingly acrimonious stand-off between the US and China over trade, tech and raw material restrictions has raised the stakes for Trump’s trip to Asia. Trump and Xi plan to meet during an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit..

AdvertisementChina exportsEconomyChina EconomyAs China churns out artificial gems, is a diamond still forever?China has pioneered the production of flawless artificial diamonds. Some worry they are eroding demand for the real thing
Reading Time:6 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPLuna Sunin BeijingPublished: 6:00am, 26 Oct 2025Updated: 6:34am, 26 Oct 2025Creating a new diamond used to be a process spanning millions or even billions of years. Now, it takes about a week.
AdvertisementInside specialised factories, hulking 50-tonne machines simulate the crushing pressure and extreme temperatures inside the Earth’s crust, transforming seed crystals into flawless, glittering stones in just a few days.
Zhongjing Diamond, a company based in China’s central province of Hubei, has nearly 300 of the machines humming around the clock, which together mint some 600,000 carats of crude diamonds every year.
China has pioneered the production of lab-grown diamonds, allowing its factories to churn out precio..

National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) predicts foggy and misty weather in Abu Dhabi, Dubai. Image: AI Representative Image. Misty mornings are set to return across the UAE, with rising humidity paving the way for fog and light mist through the weekend. The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has cautioned drivers to stay alert during early hours when visibility could dip in coastal and inland areas.Saturday will be fair to partly cloudy overall, with the temperature expected to hover around 35°C in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and slightly higher peaks of up to 36°C in Al Ain. Nights will turn humid, particularly along the coastline, as conditions remain ideal for fog formation.Winds will shift between northeasterly and northwesterly, blowing at 10 to 20 km/h and occasionally picking up to 30 km/h. Both the Arabian Gulf and Oman Sea are expected to stay calm, with only slight tidal variations through the day.Looking ahead, forecasters expect the weather pattern to hold steady through Monday, w..

The GOP government, MAGA bigwigs and senior federal officials have placed blame on Blue state California after an 18-wheeler semi-truck crash killed three people earlier this week.The incident involved an undocumented immigrant named Jashanpreet Singh, whose commercial driver’s licence was issued despite federal restrictions.US President Donald Trump’s Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy, released a report Thursday accusing California of violating federal law by issuing a commercial driver’s license to Indian-origin Jashanpreet Singh. The 21-year-old Singh allegedly caused a crash on the I-10 Freeway while under the influence of drugs. The incident left three people dead, including a Pomona High School basketball coach and his wife, and four others injured.Duffy said California ignored a federal order to halt noncompliant licences and revoke improperly issued credentials, claiming the failure cost “three innocent souls.” He added, “My prayers are with the families of the victims of th..

AdvertisementUS-China relationsUSDiplomacyUS senators call on Trump to raise Jimmy Lai concerns with Xi Jinping in key meetingLetter signed by bipartisan group of 38 US senators urges US president to secure Lai’s release and put human rights back on the agenda
Reading Time:2 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPBochen Hanin WashingtonPublished: 6:51am, 25 Oct 2025Updated: 6:55am, 25 Oct 2025A bipartisan group of 38 US senators is urging President Donald Trump to use his expected summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea next week to secure the release of former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, the latest in the US Congress’s efforts to get human rights on the agenda of the high-stakes meeting.AdvertisementIn a letter released on Friday, the lawmakers described Lai as a political prisoner and said the case for his release was “more dire than ever” due to his worsening health.“At 78 years old, he is in poor and deteriorating health. He is a diabetic and suffers from numer..

AdvertisementScienceChinaScienceThe STEM crisis in China’s universities: how outdated courses are wasting talentMany Chinese degrees prioritise theory over practical experience and fail to prepare students for real-world employment, critics say
Reading Time:6 minutesWhy you can trust SCMP2Dannie Pengin BeijingPublished: 6:00am, 25 Oct 2025Updated: 6:07am, 25 Oct 2025At a conference in December, Wang Xingxing – the robotics guru who founded China’s industry-leading Unitree Robotics – had a sharp critique.Advertisement“China is at a disadvantage in terms of talent reserves because its education system has decided that knowledge learned in school is often outdated, whereas overseas students study the world’s most cutting-edge technologies,” he told the audience.“The education system fundamentally shapes future development potential and opportunities,” Wang said, adding that for an intelligent individual entering university, studying frontier knowledge versus 20-year-old textbook materials..

RTA's offers public and private businesses to open retail shops at Dubai Metro stations. Image: AI Representative Image. Local and international businesses now have the opportunity to operate inside Dubai’s bustling metro and tram stations, as the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) opens retail and commercial leasing opportunities across the network.The initiative aims to boost economic activity and give daily commuters easier access to services while strengthening partnerships between the public and private sectors. RTA said that several successful collaborations with private firms in the past have encouraged the expansion of this investment model.RTA leasing process: How to apply online for metro and tram station retail spacesBusinesses interested in setting up shop in the emirate’s transport hubs can apply online through RTA’s official portal:Applicants must first visit rta.ae and navigate to the Business and Corporate section. Under Invest with RTA, users can find a dedicated..