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1. Why China’s first rocket recovery ship is a milestone for its space programme
China has launched its first drone ship to recover reusable rockets – becoming only the second country after the United States to master the technology – as Beijing pushes forward with its ambitious space programme.
2. 90-day extension of US-China tariff truce is likely, US commerce secretary says
A 90-day extension of a US-China tariff truce is likely, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said, the most concrete signal from the US side about moving the deadline since bilateral talks concluded in Stockholm last week.
3. How are China’s jobseekers capitalising on hiring trends of major firms?

Mass-hiring plans among China’s tech giants are serving to reinforce an increasingly popular decision among families for their college-bound children to embrace majors related to science and technology.
4. Trump’s chip tariffs may drive Southeast Asia into China’s arms, analysts warn
US plans to impose 100 per cent of tariffs on imported chips are a heavy blow to Southeast Asia’s chip industry and could push the region closer to China, according to observers.
5. Eliminating mosquitoes not enough to fight China’s chikungunya fever outbreak

Experts in mosquito-borne infectious diseases are warning against excessive insect eradication campaigns as cities in southern China seek to eliminate mosquitoes in the fight against chikungunya fever.
6. ‘Reduce reliance’: can US and Europe break free from China’s rare earth grip?
Researchers have been seeking alternative ways to produce the magnets needed to make everything from mobile phones to military equipment.
7. ‘Playing with fire’: Beijing warns Manila after Marcos makes Taiwan remarks

Beijing has protested against the Philippine president’s remarks during a visit to India about a possible conflict in the Taiwan Strait, warning Manila on Friday to stop “playing with fire”.


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China’s first rocket recovery ship; tariff truce extension ‘likely’: SCMP daily highlights

China’s first drone ship for recovering rocket boosters is launched in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province. Photo: iSpace


Young applicants often seek employment at job fairs, such as this one in China’s Hubei province. Photo: Xinhua

A sanitation worker sprays insecticide to prevent the spread of chikungunya on August 3 in Dongguan, Guangdong Province of China. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters

China completes key Lanyue lander test in preparation for crewed moon mission by 2030

A prototype of the four-legged Lanyue (“embrace the moon”) lander. Photo: China Manned Space Agency

A prototype of the four-legged Lanyue lander. Photo: CMSA

The Lanyue lunar lander during its comprehensive trial on Wednesday in Huailai county, in north China’s Hebei province. Photo: Xinhua

People’s Daily spells out PLA’s mid-century goal, with the US as a benchmark

As Chinese President Xi Jinping pushes the country’s PLA to modernise, an academic has laid out an official policy explanation in state media on the scope and significance of the task. Photo: Reuters

Kenya faces US threat for praising China’s role in ‘new world order’

Kenya’s President William Ruto has earned the ire of the Trump administration after praising China’s role in a “new world order”, while the two countries reached landmark economic and trade deals. Photo: Reuters

China’s President Xi Jinping and Kenya’s President William Ruto inspect the guard of honour during a ceremonial welcome at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 24, 2025. Photo: AFP

A train waits at the Nairobi Terminus Station of the China-built Standard Gauge Railway which reduced travel time between the capital Nairobi and the city of Mombasa by five hours. Photo: Xinhua

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From a milestone in China’s space programme to Beijing warning Manila after Marcos makes Taiwan remarks, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage


From a milestone in China’s space programme to Beijing warning Manila after Marcos makes Taiwan remarks, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.


China’s first rocket recovery ship; tariff truce extension ‘likely’: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From a milestone in China’s space programme to Beijing warning Manila after Marcos makes Taiwan remarks, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

1. Why China’s first rocket recovery ship is a milestone for its space programme

From a milestone in China’s space programme to Beijing warning Manila after Marcos makes Taiwan remarks, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage