From a potential laboratory at Scarborough Shoal to GJ-11 UAV’s role in intelligent warfare, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

Cities in China’s southern provinces are bracing for Ragasa, the strongest typhoon to hit the country this year, with Shenzhen warning of “disastrous calamities” ahead and preparing to relocate hundreds of thousands of people.

Beijing has diversified its export routes amid the tariff war with the US, with high-value shipments to Africa growing by 25 per cent in the first eight months of this year.

China has rolled out a new steel industry action plan that includes a basket of measures to deal with the chronic oversupply problems plaguing the sector, as Beijing steps up efforts to end a string of price wars raging across the economy.

The drafter of earlier plans speaks on why China continues the tradition - and why other countries are now trying to emulate it.