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1. China’s jumbo Sichuan 076 amphibious assault ship completes first sea trials

   China’s next-generation “drone-carrier” amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan, completed its first sea trials on Sunday afternoon, state broadcaster CCTV said. The three-day trial marks a major step forward for the People’s Liberation Army to take delivery of its first Type 076 amphibious assault carrier, seen as a key asset for China’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations. The trials, which...

2. Hong Kong rock climber found dead after suspected fall in Tuen Mun countryside

   A Hong Kong veteran rock climber was found dead on Sunday afternoon after a suspected fall while hiking in Tuen Mun’s countryside. The 43-year-old man left his home at Tsui Ping (South) Estate in Kwun Tong for a hike on Saturday. His family alerted the force at about 8am on Sunday after he failed to return, a source said. Search and rescue teams found the man caught among trees in the Kau Keng...

3. Netanyahu government threatened over US-statement on Palestinian state

   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel remained opposed to a Palestinian state after protests by far-right coalition allies over a US-backed statement indicating support for a pathway to Palestinian independence. Netanyahu spoke two days after Israel’s key ally the United States and many Muslim-majority nations endorsed a draft UN resolution backing President Donald Trump’s...

4. How China’s Fujian aircraft carrier deceived US military experts at launch

   It happens in an instant – your eyes register motion, your brain predicts what comes next and, in a split second, you think you understand what you are seeing. But what if that instinct is wrong? That happened when the world saw China’s most advanced warship, the Fujian, in action earlier this month. When a video was released on November 8 showing the carrier’s electromagnetic catapult firing in...

5. Trump exempts Indian items from tariffs amid rising consumer costs

   Indian agricultural exporters are among the winners from US President Donald Trump’s exemption of dozens of food items from his reciprocal tariffs, which some analysts say could help revive lost demand. Trump on Friday removed tariffs he had imposed on more than 200 food products, including beef, as consumer concerns mount over rising US grocery prices. Unlike EU and Vietnamese suppliers facing...

6. How does China’s modernising navy stack up against the US 7th fleet?

   When President Xi Jinping commissioned the Fujian on November 5, China became only the second nation to have an aircraft carrier with an electromagnetic catapult system. It is also notable that, last month, two navy aircraft from the USS Nimitz crashed into the South China Sea. These events crystallise a strategic reality often obscured by aggregate force comparisons: the relevant naval balance...

7. Black particles in tap water at Hong Kong’s Taikoo Shing, fifth case this year

   Hong Kong authorities have launched an investigation after black particles, suspected to be bitumen, were reported in the drinking water of a private residential estate in Quarry Bay, the fifth such case this year. The Water Supplies Department said on Sunday that it had followed up on complaints about polluted drinking water at Taikoo Shing residential development in Quarry Bay, and collected...

8. Chile votes in pivotal election amid crime and immigration debate

   Chileans are voting in a presidential election on Sunday that is pitting the governing leftist coalition against an array of right-wing candidates and will also redefine the country’s legislature. Polls opened at 8am and are expected to close at 6pm, but will remain open if there are voting queues. Initial results are expected quickly with a full count within hours. There are eight candidates in...

9. Cold front to sweep across Hong Kong on Monday night, bringing low of 15 degrees

   This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. A cold front will begin to affect Hong Kong on Monday night, pushing temperatures to as low as 15 degrees Celsius (59 Fahrenheit) the following day, the city’s forecaster has said. The Observatory said on Sunday that the cold front was expected to move across...

10. Hong Kong police arrest 15 in crackdown on HK$1.1 billion laundering operation

    Hong Kong police have arrested 15 people in a crackdown on a triad-linked money laundering syndicate accused of handling more than HK$1.1 billion (US$142 million), with tens of millions of dollars in cash and assets found at the suspected ringleader’s flat. Police said on Sunday that the group was taken into custody earlier this week on suspicion of money laundering, operating illegal gambling...