Xi’s Economic Push and Hong Kong’s Rise: Key Highlights from SCMP’s Latest Coverage

Xi Jinping's Economic Charge, Hong Kong Surpasses Singapore: SCMP's Top 7 Stories

Xi Jinping's directive during a surprise Politburo session leads to Hong Kong reclaiming its premier status, among other key stories in SCMP's latest coverage.

1. '3 exemptions': Xi Jinping of China champions economic revival to calm apprehensive authorities

In a surprise Politburo session, President Xi Jinping has galvanized support for the private sector and called on officials nationwide to focus on economic recovery.

Hong Kong surpasses Singapore as Asia's leading financial hub: report

For the first time in two years, Hong Kong has overtaken Singapore as the premier financial hub in Asia, as revealed in the most recent semi-annual Global Financial Centres Index published on Tuesday.

3. China Conducts ICBM Test Capable of Reaching US Mainland with Launch into Pacific Ocean

On Wednesday morning, the People’s Liberation Army conducted its first intercontinental ballistic missile test in 44 years, deploying an ICBM into the Pacific Ocean, as reported by the Chinese defense ministry.