China’s turbine leap, a billion-dollar property sale in Hong Kong: SCMP’s 7 highlights

From China’s turbine breakthrough to a billion-dollar property sale in Hong Kong, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting

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SAWES’ system uses a helium-filled aerostat to lift lightweight power generation equipment. Photo: Handout

Published: 12:30pm, 29 Aug 2025

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond 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. Looks like an airship, acts like a windmill. Engineer says China on brink of turbine leap

Chinese scientists expect to soon make a breakthrough in airborne wind turbine technology, with the world’s first megawatt-level system set to take flight, according to the project team.

2. From Ferraris to felonies: son of ex-PM arrested with heroin in Malaysia

The Ferrari belonging to the son of a former Malaysian prime minister that police impounded after discovering heroin inside. Photo: Handout

Malaysia is once again confronting uncomfortable questions about entrenched impunity after police detained the son of a former prime minister with drugs in his car in an upmarket suburb of Kuala Lumpur.

3. Cambricon: how 2 ‘genius brothers’ created China’s potential rival to Nvidia

The hottest company in China right now is Cambricon Technologies, an artificial intelligence chipmaker whose stock has surged about 10-fold over the past two years, driven by expectations that it could be a serious challenger to Nvidia in the mainland market.

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