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1. After Fed cut, moderate easing expected by China’s central bank, supporting yuan

   After the US Federal Reserve delivered its first interest rate cut of the year, analysts said China’s central bank was likely to proceed with only moderate easing this year, despite more room being available after the Fed’s move. On Thursday morning, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) set the yuan’s midpoint rate – also known as the daily fixing rate – at 7.1085, down from 7.1013 on...

2. How Israeli ballistic missiles bypassed Gulf airspace and hit Qatar

   Israeli fighter jets over the Red Sea launched ballistic missiles to target Hamas leaders in Qatar last week, a US defence official said, in what was a novel method likely designed to overcome the energy-rich country’s air defences and avoid entering any Mideast nation’s airspace. The September 9 attack, which killed six people in Qatar’s capital, Doha, upended months of diplomacy mediated by...

3. Takeaways from Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun’s speech at Xiangshan Forum

   As China hosts its annual defence conference, the Beijing Xiangshan Forum, Defence Minister Dong Jun outlined the country’s priorities and aims. During his 30-minute keynote speech Dong addressed key issues, including Taiwan, the South China Sea and China’s take on regional blocs by US allies. 1. Historical memory and 9/18 anniversary Dong opened by marking the 918 Incident, urging nations to...

4. Russia suspected of supplying North Korea with key nuclear submarine technology

   South Korea is investigating reports that Russia has supplied North Korea with nuclear submarine reactor modules, a move analysts see as highly plausible and one that could mark a breakthrough in Pyongyang’s decades-long push for a nuclear-powered navy. Citing unnamed government sources, South Korean daily JoongAng Ilbo reported that Moscow is thought to have supplied North Korea with two or...

5. China should open up more paths for youth to chase their dreams

   When Gong Sheng was in high school, he made a bold decision. Despite scoring well and getting into a prestigious middle school in Sichuan, the student suddenly decided to transfer to a vocational school and learn to cook. He could have followed a standard academic path, but by chance he had a culinary encounter that brought a “spiritual awakening”, he said. Gong, who spoke to the media last week...

6. ‘Evil cultivation’ – once a path to immortality, China youth use it for life hacks

   From cooking barbecued pork with Yakult to trying Superman posture tricks, young people in China are embracing a lifestyle of xie xiu or “evil cultivation” to create bizarre life hacks to cope with stress. The idea stems from Taoist culture, which provides deviant paths to immortality, describing those who reject orthodox practices and abandon moral codes. In Chinese web novels, this lifestyle...

7. 20 dogs, 4 cats killed in Hong Kong fire caused by air conditioner malfunction

   More than 20 dogs and cats have been killed after a malfunctioning air conditioner sparked a fire in a Hong Kong village. The blaze broke out at about 3.50pm on Wednesday at a tin-sheet structure in Sheung Yau Tin Tsuen in Yuen Long, off Long Ho Road. Firefighters deployed a jet and a breathing apparatus team to extinguish the flames at the site, which was reportedly an animal breeding...

8. Hong Kong’s John Lee has aimed high in his policy address, but can he deliver?

   The decision by Hong Kong’s leader to personally oversee the fast-tracked development of the massive Northern Metropolis project while also undertaking smaller initiatives such as building a “pet economy” underscores an aim-high, spread-wide policy address, but some of his key initiatives will only lay the foundation for future administrations to take forward, according to observers. In his...

9. US TV network drops Jimmy Kimmel’s show over his Charlie Kirk remarks

   Walt Disney-owned ABC said on Wednesday it was pulling Jimmy Kimmel Live off the air, after remarks by the show’s late-night host about Charlie Kirk’s assassination sparked harsh criticism by the head of the Federal Communications Commission. The decision comes as Republican President Donald Trump has repeatedly pressured broadcasters to stop airing content he has found objectionable and called...

10. Dong Jun addresses Xiangshan Forum, as it happened – China a force for peace

    This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The Chinese capital is this week hosting the country’s most important annual defence conference, the Beijing Xiangshan Forum. The three-day event follows a flurry of high-profile diplomatic activity in recent weeks, including the Shanghai Cooperation...