Trump signs TikTok order, world’s tallest bridge opens: SCMP daily highlights
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Trump signs TikTok order, world’s tallest bridge opens: 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 order saying TikTok sale meets US requirements US President Donald Trump has declared that a deal for TikTok satisfied the requirements of the US’ sale-or-ban law for...

Cooperation with North Korea can expand South’s economy: Ruling party leader
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Cooperation with North Korea can expand South’s economy: Ruling party leader

Economic cooperation between North and South Korea can expand the economy and create more jobs, the ROK ruling party’s new leader said on Tuesday, proposing a policy of “livelihood unification” that increases people’s “happiness” through inter-Korean reconciliation. Four-term lawmaker Jung Chung-rae made the appeal in his first policy address since his election as chair of...

Seattle Mariners might have the mojo to finally win it all
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Seattle Mariners might have the mojo to finally win it all

Alden GonzalezSep 26, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. SEATTLE — It had been 24 years and five days since this city experienced its last division title, a wait that turned its baseball...

Corsair Sabre V2 Pro Ultralight Gaming Mouse Review: Impossibly Light
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Corsair Sabre V2 Pro Ultralight Gaming Mouse Review: Impossibly Light

The lack of Bluetooth connectivity is, presumably, for weight savings, but it makes this mouse inconvenient as a travel option. The lack of rigidity already makes traveling with it seem unwise. It’s meant to be kept on a desk. The mouse has a total of five buttons: The left and right clicks, the middle click,...

Mozambique: 500 years of struggle | Digital Series
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Mozambique: 500 years of struggle | Digital Series

“We, as Mozambicans at the beginning, chose to achieve our independence through diplomatic means. But unfortunately, the coloniser did not accept the diplomatic path.” Mozambique’s President Daniel Chapo reflects on the nation’s prolonged struggle for independence, exploring why it took longer than in other parts of Africa and what made its journey unique. Published On...

Turkey abandons food fight to force doner kebab rules on Europe
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Turkey abandons food fight to force doner kebab rules on Europe

A Turkish attempt to force kebab shops in the EU to adhere to strict rules on how to make a doner kebab has been withdrawn. If the bid for a “Traditional Speciality Guaranteed” label had succeeded, restrictions would have been imposed on the types of ingredients that could be used. Germany’s kebab industry would have...

Japan’s Pokémon slams US immigration video using its ‘Gotta Catch ‘Em All’ slogan
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Japan’s Pokémon slams US immigration video using its ‘Gotta Catch ‘Em All’ slogan

Japan’s wildly popular Pokémon franchise distanced itself on Friday from a recent viral US government video that linked the brand’s “Gotta Catch ‘Em All” slogan to Washington’s immigration crackdown. The US Department of Homeland Security posted a clip on social media this week that showed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid. The clip showed...