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1. Air pollution threat as lung cancer cases in never-smokers on the rise: study
Despite drops in tobacco use worldwide, the incidence of lung cancer among people who have never smoked is increasing, with higher risks for younger generations and women – particularly in China – a global analysis led by the World Health Organization has found.
2. China has met most of its 5-year goals. It hasn’t done so well on emissions
China met most of its targets under the current 14th Five-Year Plan to 2025 but has fallen short on energy efficiency and emission goals, according to Tsinghua University researchers.
3. Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

The researcher surveys the dividends of “Made in China 2025” and shares why he thinks Trump’s contradictions could benefit bilateral relations.
4. Xi to visit Moscow to mark Soviet WWII victory over Germany
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend Moscow’s Victory Day in May to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Russian media outlet Tass said.
5. China sends trade mission to Central Asia as it braces for US tariff war
Hours after China’s retaliatory tariffs on US energy imports went into effect on Monday, a group of Chinese oil and gas executives flew to Kazakhstan to explore new trade opportunities, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
6. Type 094 nuclear submarine is China’s ‘King of the South China Sea’

In the depths of the South China Sea, a fully armed black giant glides through the waters – hidden yet ever prepared. Its primary mission is to ensure any move towards nuclear aggression from China’s possible enemies – including the United States – is met with devastating consequences.
7. Demystifying DeepSeek: 4 burning questions about the AI start-up answered
Is DeepSeek funded by the Chinese government? How does it make money? SCMP editors answered the biggest questions about the company during a live webinar.


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Lung cancer in never-smokers, right-sizing China’s economy: SCMP daily highlights

Global analysis has found a rising number of lung cancers in people who have never smoked, attributed to air pollution. Photo: AFP

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

The US and its allies closely monitor China’s Type 094 Jin-class submarines, which have been observed conducting “near-continuous” patrols in the contested South China Sea. Photo: Reuters

Legal challenge to US tariffs, Chinese billionaires, Nezha 2: 5 weekend reads you missed

Illustration: Brian Wang

Wan Hai cargo containers are stacked at the Port of Los Angeles in Long Beach, California on February 3, 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE

Like its logo, DeepSeek has become an industry whale in its own right, becoming impossible to ignore as it resets assumptions about what it takes to be an artificial intelligence leader. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Donald Trump has suggested the population of Gaza should be expelled and the US take over. Photo: EPA-EFE

Zhong Shanshan, the founder of beverage giant Nongfu Spring, is one of several Chinese billionaires who have set up new universities in recent years. Photo: Instagram/@newmoney_gr

Animated film Nezha 2 has broken records at Chinese cinemas over the Lunar New Year holiday, proving that stories based in ancient Chinese mythology are a winning formula. Photo: Xinhua

Investors show big interest in using onshore Chinese bonds as repo collateral in Hong Kong

Looking across Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

Asian Winter Games: Hong Kong ice hockey players hurt in shocking attack by Turkmenistan rivals

Turkmenistan’s Begench Dovletmyradov (right) throws a punch during the incident at the Asian Winter Games in Harbin. Photo: Xinhua

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From the threat of air pollution to a Type 094 nuclear submarine, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage


From the threat of air pollution to a Type 094 nuclear submarine, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage.


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Lung cancer in never-smokers, right-sizing China’s economy: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From the threat of air pollution to a Type 094 nuclear submarine, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage

1. Air pollution threat as lung cancer cases in never-smokers on the rise: study

2. China has met most of its 5-year goals. It hasn’t done so well on emissions

3. Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

From the threat of air pollution to a Type 094 nuclear submarine, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage