Taiwan’s leader plans to visit the Vatican for the new pope’s inauguration mass, officials said on Friday, prompting Beijing to warn Taipei against doing anything to inflame their delicate relationship.| South China Morning Post
The microbe developed in a cabin and its discovery could have important implications for the future of space travel.| South China Morning Post
The adjustment will position Qwen-vl-max as a direct competitor to a similar visual model ByteDance launched in the middle of December.| South China Morning Post
State heritage body says carving that refers to previously unknown expedition ordered by Qin Shi Huang to seek elixir of life is authentic.| South China Morning Post
Chinese buyers’ inquiries for UAE property jumped by 125 per cent quarter on quarter in the first three months of the year, according to Juwai IQI.| South China Morning Post
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is slated to meet President Xi Jinping to discuss issues including the scam crisis.| South China Morning Post
Thai tour operators say booking cancellations from Chinese visitors surged following news of an actor who was rescued from a scam centre.| South China Morning Post
The 38-year-old single father, who lost 20kg during his captivity, had been duped into travelling to Cambodia on an offer to work as a driver for US$5,000.| South China Morning Post
Suspect allegedly met victims at bars and offered them free drinks, entertainment and flights to Thailand.| South China Morning Post
News of the joint crime-fighting effort comes after top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi urges Asean countries to crack down on cross-border fraud.| South China Morning Post
Myanmar’s ruling junta has called on neighbouring countries to help combat the issue, which analysts say is worth billions of dollars.| South China Morning Post
Six years ago, the People’s Bank of China devalued the yuan by nearly 3 per cent against the US dollar over two days, now it is laying out its policy plans to support the currency.| South China Morning Post
Luxury brands are increasingly using digital avatars to reach China’s new generation of savvy digital natives – does this signal the end of the celebrity ambassador?| South China Morning Post
Take a peek inside Ellison’s Japanese-style 88-metre-long Feadship superyacht – which is still way smaller than his last boat, the Rising Sun| South China Morning Post
The long-time scholar on US-China cooperation on research explains how the landmark pact continues to define bilateral relations.| South China Morning Post
Chinese ministry team visits Thailand to seek ways to tackle at least 36 major cyber scam gangs, days ahead of Thai leader’s China trip.| South China Morning Post
As China faces numerous questions over its economic viability in the long term, some are advocating for a removal of barriers to rural land trading to jolt growth back to previous heights.| South China Morning Post
China’s government is being urged to press on with land reform plans to offset the economic impact of the coronavirus.| South China Morning Post