  We demonstrate that the Magnus force acting on magnetic skyrmions can be
efficiently tuned via modulation of the spin-orbit interaction strength. We
show that the skyrmion Hall effect, which is a direct consequence of the
non-vanishing Magnus force on the magnetic structure can be suppressed in
certain limits. Our calculations show that the emergent magnetic fields in the
presence of spin-orbit coupling (SOC) renormalize the Lorentz force on
itinerant electrons and thus influence the topological transport. In
particular, we show that for a N\'eel-type skyrmion and Bloch-type
antiskyrmion, the skyrmion Hall effect (SkHE) can vanish by tuning
appropriately the strength of Rashba and Dresselhaus SOCs, respectively. Our
results open up alternative directions to explore in a bid to overcome the
parasitic and undesirable SkHE for spintronic applications.
