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1. ‘Compliance maze’: EU scrutiny of Huawei, ZTE, Shein ups stakes for China firms

   Chinese firms must be extra vigilant in Europe as policymakers there weigh tougher measures against a pair of iconic hi-tech suppliers while France has threatened to suspend fast-fashion retailer Shein, analysts say, as the moves come after a seizure of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia. The European Commission’s reported plan to force member states to phase out Huawei Technologies and ZTE gear...

2. China’s market regulator appears in public after resignation report

   China’s top securities watchdog appeared in public just hours after he was reported to have offered his resignation, in what analysts said could be an effort by authorities to prevent market destabilisation. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said in a statement on Thursday that its chairman Wu Qing was travelling to France and Brazil from November 10 to 13. It also displayed...

3. EU to end duty-free perks for China’s Temu and Shein

   EU finance ministers on Thursday agreed to scrap a bloc-wide duty exemption on low-value orders from the likes of retail giants Temu and Shein to help tackle a flood of cheap Chinese imports. Today, there is no levy on packages worth less than €150 (US$174) imported directly to consumers in the 27-nation bloc, in many cases via Chinese-founded platforms. Member states including France and the EU...

4. Hong Kong school principal, director arrested over unauthorised HK$1.8 million fees

   Hong Kong police have arrested the principal and a director of a now-suspended private school for allegedly collecting HK$1.8 million (US$231,624) in fees from several parents without approval last year. Police said they had previously received multiple reports from parents alleging that Inno Secondary School in Kowloon Tong had collected capital levies – payments made by students to fund...

5. US, Chinese authorities ramp up actions against syndicates running crypto scams

   The US and China are ramping up crackdowns on cryptocurrency-related cross-border crimes with a flurry of actions against the suspected ringleaders of scam networks operating in Southeast Asia. In recent years, the border areas between Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia have become hubs for online fraud operations, in which syndicates either trick or coerce their targeted victims to invest in...

6. Quantum chip gives China’s AI data centres ‘1,000-fold’ speed boost: researchers

   China has achieved a massive leap in computing power, spearheaded by a new optical quantum chip capable of accelerating complex problem-solving by over a thousandfold. The photonic quantum chip won the “Leading Technology Award” at the 2025 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit last week – one of 17 scientific achievements honoured from more than 400 candidates across 34 countries at the...

7. Israeli settlers torch West Bank mosque sparking US concern

   Israeli settlers torched and defaced a mosque in a Palestinian village in the central West Bank overnight, scribbling hateful messages in a show of defiance a day after some Israeli leaders condemned a recent attack by settlers against Palestinians. One wall and at least three copies of the Koran and some of the carpeting at the mosque in the Palestinian town of Deir Istiya had been torched when...

8. China rolls out red carpet as Thailand’s king makes first official visit

   China has rolled out the red carpet for King Maha Vajiralongkorn on the Thai monarch’s first official visit to Beijing, a trip to mark the 50th anniversary of ties between the two countries. The king arrived in the Chinese capital on Thursday afternoon and was greeted by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The state visit, set in motion by an invitation from Chinese President Xi Jinping, makes...

9. Trump signs bill to end shutdown, China leads patent race: SCMP daily highlights

   Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trump signs funding bill to end longest US government shutdown US President Donald Trump signed a bill to end the record-breaking US government shutdown after the House of Representatives approved a bipartisan funding deal on Wednesday. 2. China dominates...

10. 7 doctors contract hand, foot and mouth disease at Hong Kong public hospital

    Seven doctors at a Hong Kong public hospital have contracted hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), the health authorities have said. The outbreak of the viral disease occurred at Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung. Seven doctors from the departments of surgery, and medicine and geriatrics, had developed symptoms, including fever, sore throat and rash, since November 2. “They were diagnosed...