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World War II

World War II
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated.
A US representative carries a casket during the handover ceremony for the remains of US pilots in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan province, on October 22, 2015. Photo Xinhua
2026 Xi-Trump summits

Why did Trump and Xi seal a deal on World War II soldiers’ missing remains?

Reviving the decades-long effort is one of the ‘least controversial’ ways the two nations can cooperate, observers say.

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Chinese-Malaysian woman proud to find grandad honoured in China for WWII sacrifice

2026 Xi-Trump summits

Trump hails WWII ‘ally’ China as Xi tells of bonds ‘forged in blood and fire’

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

How China’s wartime cooperatives gave us ‘gung-ho’

Trump’s mention of a ‘Chinese phrase’ may have puzzled some, but the US Marine Corps adopted gung-ho from the name of wartime cooperatives.

Not only has gung-ho – derived from the Chinese gong he – entered the English dictionary, but it also features in the names of several awards associated with the US Marine Corps. Photo: The Boston Globe via Getty Images
2026 Xi-Trump summits

From wine to ping-pong, Trump and Xi’s state dinner leans on historic symbolism

Trump invokes 1868 Burlingame Treaty to highlight deep roots of relationship; Xi speaks of WWII ‘friendship forged in blood and fire’.

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Switzerland

‘Angel of Death’: Switzerland publishes 200-page dossier on Nazi doctor

The war criminal was infamous for carrying out horrific medical experiments on inmates at Auschwitz.

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China-Japan relations

Chinese translation of Tokyo war trial records fill ‘critical gap’: state media

The 40-volume project marks the first time that the complete court records from the tribunal have been published in Chinese.

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Former general and Japanese prime minister Hideki Tojo is surrounded by members of the military court in Tokyo during his trial on January 19, 1948. Photo: Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images
Ukraine war

Poland’s president strips Ukraine’s Zelensky of top award

The row began after the Ukrainian leader named a military unit after a WWII insurgent army that took part in massacres against Poles.

US-China relations

How a US prosecutor’s private diaries documented Nanking Massacre evidence

Disclosure came ahead of Donald Trump’s high-stakes visit to China and amid Japan’s recent attempts to erode lessons of post-WWII tribunal.

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Japan

Japan’s new spy agency: a shield against China or ‘militarist surveillance’?

Japan has not had a centralised intelligence service since World War II. Sanae Takaichi wants to change that.

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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves as she departs from Canberra on May 5 after a three-day official visit to Australia. Photo: AFP
China-Japan relations

China condemns Japan’s first overseas ‘offensive missile’ test since WWII

Beijing says Japan’s ‘neo-militarism’ is a ‘scourge’ that threatens regional peace and stability.

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A Japanese Type 88 surface-to-ship missile is launched during the Balikatan joint drill in the Philippines on May 6, 2026. Photo: AFP
Science

China’s new marine buoy says goodbye to classic Western design used since WWII

First-of-its-kind intelligent ocean-observation buoy with disc-shaped side anchor solves ‘tangling nightmare’ of traditional structures.

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Food and Drinks

Spam musubi? How American flavours were absorbed and adapted in Okinawa

Okinawa’s post-war food story is a delicious blend of American ingredients given a Japanese spin – think taco rice and Spam musubi.

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Hong Kong culture

On This Day | In 1946, Hong Kong’s governor Sir Mark Young returns after WWII – SCMP archive

On this day 80 years ago, Sir Mark Young returned to Hong Kong after being a prisoner of war during the Japanese occupation.

Sir Mark Young (left) in an undated picture. He was serving as Hong Kong’s governor when the territory fell under Japanese occupation in 1941. Photo: SCMP Archive
Taiwan

Is it wrong to show Taiwan officers a WWII film about KMT forces fighting Japan?

Battalion commander’s screening stirs debate over Beijing’s state-led messaging to sway opinions on the self-ruled island.

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Wellington Koo, Taiwan’s defence minister, has pledged a review of the island’s oversight mechanisms, including stricter vetting of teaching materials. Photo: Reuters
Japan

Solomon Islands residents live in fear of WWII bomb explosions

With more people on the islands killed or injured due to the munitions, a UN team calls for international efforts to remove the danger.

The Philippines

250 men went down with a WWII ‘hell ship’. Now the US is coming back for them

Eight decades after the Oryoku Maru was sunk by American bombs, specialist divers are returning to retrieve the 250 men still trapped inside.

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Japan

Japan set to revive WWII military titles in controversial shift

While some argue the change aligns Japan with global norms, others say better pay – not historical titles – is what soldiers really need.

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A Japanese soldier watches the suburbs of Shanghai ablaze in this undated colourised photograph. Photo: Getty Images
Japan

Japan weighs disturbing grave of over 700 children to recover WWII relics

A US submarine attack in 1944 claimed 1,484 lives, and officials are now consulting families on whether to raise artefacts or let them lie.

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China-Japan relations

Why Chinese victims of Japan’s WWII bio-warfare are still waiting for justice

Dark chapter’s telling complicated by Tokyo’s official denials, Washington’s immunity deals and Beijing’s shifting diplomatic priorities.

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Hong Kong society

WWII bomb in Hong Kong’s Quarry Bay linked to US military air strike: experts

Bomb’s explosive power ‘practically intact’ because of high production standards, military historian says.

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A bomb was discovered at a construction site on Pan Hoi Street in Quarry Bay. Photo: Karma Lo
China-Russia relations

Why some Chinese academics say it’s time to rethink WWII history

The ‘Western-centric’ view of events plays down the role of Chinese forces in defeating fascism, one observer says.

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The Aviation Martyr Memorial in in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing pays tribute to those who died in battles against Japan during World War II. Photo: AFP
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