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We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. Chinese scientists build world’s first 6G-powered electronic warfare system
Chinese researchers have developed a revolutionary electronic warfare weapon using 6G technology. Leveraging a next-generation signal processing mechanism, this system can deliver overwhelming advantages against modern military radars, according to researchers involved in the project.
2. Xi urges Iran and ‘especially Israel’ to cease fire during call with Putin
In a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for an end to the fighting between Israel and Iran, urging the countries, “especially Israel”, to cease fire to prevent the situation from escalating and avoid a spillover of the conflict.
3. Air India told to explain after Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner turns back to Hong Kong

Hong Kong aviation authorities have told Air India to submit a report after one of its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners departing the city on Monday had to return when the pilot suspected a technical issue less than half an hour into the flight.
4. Fatal virus fears rise in Japan after first suspected animal-to-human SFTS death

Japan’s veterinarian association has urged members to step up precautions against the potentially deadly severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) virus, after what is believed to be the country’s first case of a veterinarian dying from suspected animal-to-human transmission.
5. China cuts US Treasury stockpiles to 16-year low amid Trump’s trade war

China reduced its stockpile of US Treasuries to a 16-year low in April, as an escalating trade war with Washington sparked concerns about the long-standing status of American government bonds as the world’s safest asset.
6. Where is Trump’s ‘all-American’ phone made? Analysts point to Asia
The search is on to identify the actual manufacturer behind the US$499 Trump Mobile T1 smartphone, as most supply chain analysts cast doubt on the claim by the US president’s family that the device could be “proudly designed and built in the United States.”
7. ‘Mole people’: invisible reality of the homeless in the Philippines

Photos of a woman crawling out of a drain hole in the Philippines have sparked debate on the lack of help and authorities’ punitive approach towards those living on the streets. The drain hole led to an underground network of tunnels where the woman lived alongside a community of about 15 homeless individuals.


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SCMP Highlights

China’s 6G-powered warfare system, Xi urges ceasefire in Middle East: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Newly developed system can deliver significant advantages against modern military radars, according to researchers involved in the project. Photo: Shutterstock

An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. Photo: Shutterstock

A vet developed symptoms of the tick-borne SFTS virus after treating a cat at his practice in Japan’s Mie prefecture in May. Photo: Shutterstock

Photo shows US dollar and Chinese yuan banknotes in Fuyang city, East China’s Anhui province. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

A woman emerges from a drainage hole in Makati City in the Philippines. Photo: William Roberts

China’s heat shield breakthrough, scientist behind J-20 radar leap: 7 science highlights

Researchers in China said they have taken a first step in developing an integrated ground-air-space quantum secure direct communication (QSDC) network. Image: Shutterstock

The breakthrough overcomes fundamental barriers in traditional computing by merging binary and probability-based logic while sidestepping US chip restrictions. Photo: Shutterstock

Mainland Chinese researchers have used an electromagnetic battlespace emulator to simulate an electronic attack on Taiwan and its environs. Photo: AFP

China’s non-binary AI chip breakthrough, DJI unveils robotic cleaner: SCMP’s 7 highlights

The latest image of a Chinese J-36 fighter started circulating on social media on Saturday. It is also the first to show the aircraft on the ground, reportedly on a Chengdu Aircraft Corporation tarmac. Photo: X/@WZZJWZ

Egypt’s new capital city, known as the New Administrative Capital or New Cairo, is being built by a Chinese construction giant. Photo: Shutterstock

Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, who unified the various warring states into a single empire. Photo: Wikipedia

Megaquake scare in Japan, Philippines boosts air power: 7 Asia highlights

A damaged port in Anamizu, Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture, after a strong earthquake on January 1 last year. Photo: Kyodo

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is facing a sexual harassment suit filed by his former aide, Muhammed Yusoff Rawther. Photo: AFP

People walk along Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo’s Asakusa area. Photo: Kyodo

South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung takes the oath of office in the National Assembly building in Seoul on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua

Chinese student’s Harvard speech, Hokkaido tremors spark quake worry: SCMP’s 7 highlights

The Customs and Excise Department confirmed it has received complaints and is investigating the abrupt closure of the club. Photo: 1880 Hong Kong

A speech by Yurong “Luanna” Jiang, the first Chinese woman chosen as Harvard University’s student commencement speaker, has raised questions about a lack of access to elite schools for many ordinary students. Photo: AP

Beijing has carried out at least three rounds of large-scale military drills near Taiwan since May 2024, and PLA warplanes continue to fly near the island on a daily basis. Photo: Weibo/PLA Eastern Theatre Command

DF-5 missiles pictured during a parade in Beijing in 1984. Photo: Handout

Growing numbers of men in Japan are adopting strict lifestyle routines in a bid to stay forever young. Photo: SCMP composite/QQ.com

World’s fastest coilgun from China, Covid ‘lab-leak’ theory debunked: 7 science highlights

China has unveiled a powerful new electromagnetic gun believed to be powered by lithium batteries. This version (pictured) is a non-lethal weapon that fires coin-shaped bullets with electromagnetic force and would be used for riot control.  Photo: CCTV

Horseshoe bats are the primary host for the ancestor of the viruses behind Covid-19 and the Sars outbreak of 2002-2004. Photo: Handout

Chinese researchers have identified the 70-year-old B-52 Stratofortress as posing the most significant threat to China’s naval forces and inland targets in the event of a tactical nuclear strike from the US. Photo: AFP

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From a revolutionary warfare weapon to Xi urging Iran and Israel to stop fighting, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting


From a revolutionary warfare weapon to Xi urging Iran and Israel to stop fighting, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.


China’s 6G-powered warfare system, Xi urges ceasefire in Middle East: SCMP’s 7 highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From a revolutionary warfare weapon to Xi urging Iran and Israel to stop fighting, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting

1. Chinese scientists build world’s first 6G-powered electronic warfare system

From a revolutionary warfare weapon to Xi urging Iran and Israel to stop fighting, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting