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Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China and Economy stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. South Korea scrambles jets as China, Russia warplanes fly over Sea of Japan

South Korea scrambled fighter jets on Friday after spotting Chinese and Russian military aircraft entering its air defence identification zone during a joint aerial patrol over the Sea of Japan.
2. Why are top scientists leaving the West for China?
After more than a decade of working in the US, at the start of this year, star geometer Sun Song made the move back to China.
3. How a Trump-brokered deal for Ukraine war could shift China’s ties with the West

Some pundits say a peace deal could ease Beijing’s tensions with EU, but mistrust remains over Russia ties, Taiwan and South China Sea.
4. Chinese firms still eye Vietnam, free of US tariffs for now, as Trump 2.0 looms
Cargo ships ply the Saigon River deep into the night, delivering materials to factory hubs near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s main financial centre.
5. Is Hanoi quietly building Asean alliances on South China Sea code of conduct?

Vietnam and Malaysia have upgraded diplomatic ties and pledged to deepen their cooperation on the South China Sea dispute ahead of a second Donald Trump administration in the US and rising maritime tensions between Beijing and Manila.
6. China, India find common ground for ‘strategic recalibration’ in post-clash thaw
The thaw in China-India relations began with a pact to disengage troops at their disputed border in the Himalayas, laying the groundwork for a reunion between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Brics summit in October.
7. China’s logistical dream: Beijing has a new plan to counter supply-chain threats

An ambitious undertaking could help China reduce its per-unit logistics cost by 6.3 per cent in three years, as the country seeks to empower its domestic market and boost offshore competitiveness amid escalating trade protectionism.


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China, Russia warplanes over Sea of Japan, scientists leaving West: SCMP daily catch-up

China has said its annual joint air patrols are part of a cooperation agreement with Russia and are not aimed at any third party, in line with international practice. Photo: AFP

Star mathematician Sun Song is one of a growing cohort of academics who are leaving the West to take up positions at Chinese universities. Photo: Zhejiang University

Illustration: Henry Wong

Vietnam’s Communist Party chief To Lam and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during a welcoming ceremony in Kuala Lumpur on November 21. Photo: Reuters

China’s new plan to improve supply-chain logistics calls on port-storage facilities to enhance efficiency in handling major exports such as electric vehicles, like those seen here at a port in Jiangsu province. Photo: Reuters

China wants to turn Xinjiang’s vast deserts into a string of pearls

Millions of pearl oysters are being cultivated in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Photo: Shutterstock

Chinese companies are using the saline lakes dotted across the Talkimakan Desert to harvest pearl oysters and other marine wildlife. Photo: Xinhua

What Xi’s flying visit to Morocco means for China’s EV industry

Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a high-level courtesy call on Moroccan Crown Prince Moulay Hassan as he flew back to China from the G20 summit in Brazil. Photo: Xinhua

Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes Tunisian President Kais Saied in May, the first Tunisian leader to visit China in over three decades. Photo: AFP

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From China and Russia’s joint air patrol to Beijing and New Delhi’s post-clash thaw, here’s a round-up from today’s China and Economy coverage


From China and Russia’s joint air patrol to Beijing and New Delhi’s post-clash thaw, here’s a round-up from today’s China and Economy coverage.


China, Russia warplanes over Sea of Japan, scientists leaving West: SCMP daily catch-up

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From China and Russia’s joint air patrol to Beijing and New Delhi’s post-clash thaw, here’s a round-up from today’s China and Economy coverage

1. South Korea scrambles jets as China, Russia warplanes fly over Sea of Japan

2. Why are top scientists leaving the West for China?

3. How a Trump-brokered deal for Ukraine war could shift China’s ties with the West

From China and Russia’s joint air patrol to Beijing and New Delhi’s post-clash thaw, here’s a round-up from today’s China and Economy coverage