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Xiaomi knocks Samsung off to claim No.1 smartphone sales in India

Smartphone maker Xiaomi has finally topped the sales chart in India, ending Samsung’s six-year reign in a market increasingly dominated by Chinese firms. The Beijing-based company shipped 8.2 million smartphones during the fourth quarter of 2017, outstripping its South Korean rival’s 7.3 million units, according to a report published by Canalys on Wednesday. Xiaomi entered th...

SCMP | 2018-01-28 10:42

Apple opens its first store in South Korea

Children drive 30 new electric cars like 'dodgems'

A group of children led by a 10-year-old boy found the ignition keys to more than 30 brand new electric cars which they proceeded to drive around a parking lot in southwest China as if they were dodgems.

SCMP | 2018-01-25 10:09

How China's astronauts train for space missions

The Chinese authorities have released two videos to mark the 20th anniversary of the founding of the country’s astronaut training programme.

SCMP | 2018-01-24 10:18

'A little praise goes a long way. It did for me': Jack Ma

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma Yun urged teachers to find the strength in each child as his charitable foundation recognised the efforts of rural educators on Monday.

SCMP | 2018-01-23 09:56

Ma Zhaoxu: China's next man at the UN

Former foreign ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu will become China’s ambassador to the United Nations headquarters in New York, one of the country’s most prestigious overseas posts, according to diplomatic sources.

SCMP | 2018-01-22 10:32

Communist Party seeks to seize 'historic' moment to reshape world order

The world is in chaos, giving the Communist Party a “historic opportunity” to make China great again and reshape the world order - at least that was the message the party sought to drive home in a high-profile opinion piece in its flagship newspaper this week.

SCMP | 2018-01-19 10:57

107 yaks plunge into frozen river, die

More than 100 yaks were killed after plunging into a frozen river in northwest China, according to Chinese media reports.

SCMP | 2018-01-19 10:41

Qantas worst airline polluter: study

Cathay Pacific Airways lagged behind peers in fuel efficiency on average while Australia’s Qantas Airways, using older B747s and the A380s, was ranked the most polluting, a study by an American environmental think tank has concluded.

SCMP | 2018-01-18 10:55

Xi calls on Trump to revive economic dialogue program

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on his US counterpart to resume talks to improve economic ties between the two nations, as tensions rise over the huge imbalance in Sino-US trade.

SCMP | 2018-01-17 11:05

Seafood supply in danger after Sanchi oil tanker sank

Marine life in the East China Sea is at risk of heavy metal contamination from the Iranian oil tanker spill, but scientists say its impact on the seafood supply is unclear given that fish stocks in the area have been depleted.

SCMP | 2018-01-17 10:50

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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano goes 'ballistic'