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US lawsuit challenges revocation of visas for international students
The suit represents over 100 students from China, India and elsewhere, after many lost their legal status in a Trump administration crackdown.
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Is China’s space collaboration with Latin America under threat as the US asserts power?
Trump administration to increase scrutiny of Sino-Latin American space cooperation to curb China’s influence, analysts say.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:A world on edge is headed for a geopolitical reckoning – in May
Lasting changes could arise from the Trump vs Xi diplomatic chess, EU’s emerging strategy and political flux in Seoul, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:One dead after protests against KFC branches in Pakistan
Protesters, angry at the war in Gaza, have claimed KFC is a symbol of the United States and its ally Israel.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Trump turns White House Covid information site into page pushing Chinese lab leak theory
The updated website now accuses Anthony Fauci of promoting a ‘preferred narrative’ that the deadly disease originated in nature.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Checkers, chess and go
Subscribe nowwith a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Checkers, chess and go David Goldman analyzes the global economic and geopolitical fallout from President Trump’s escalating tariff war, highlighting gold’s 29% year-to-date surge as a reflection of investor anxiety over inflation, weak currencies, and […] The post Checkers, chess and go appeared first on Asia...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Trump studying whether to fire Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell, adviser says
A bid to remove Powell would threaten the Fed’s independence and could further roil markets already battered by Trump’s tariff war.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Superpower chess: Is India the next to be checkmated?
Over years spent observing global events and decisions, it’s become apparent that a trend has played out time and again in history. America embodies the spirit of action – swift and bold, often preceding thought. Forbetter or worse, it is a nation of action, even if the action is miscalculated. From the Iraq invasion in […] The post Superpower chess: Is India the next to be checkmated? appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Ukraine bans Chinese firms accused of helping Russia make missiles
Kyiv says the three companies are involved in production of the advanced Iskander missiles, which have been widely used in the conflict.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:The Martial Law Crisis: How Military Disobedience Helped Save South Korea’s Democracy
Lower-ranking soldiers, through acts of disobedience, played a crucial role in stopping an undemocratic power grab. That holds lessons that extend beyond South Korea.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong slams Washington over port fees for Chinese vessels docking in US
Government condemns ‘bullying acts’ after Trump’s administration announces fees on vessels owned, operated or constructed by Chinese companies.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Southeast Asia’s Quiet Revolt Against the Dollar: Should the US Be Worried?
The shift away from the U.S. currency is still in its early days, but the era of unquestioned dollar supremacy may be gradually drawing to a close.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Bhutanese Refugees Deported From the US Find Themselves Stateless Once More
A former refugee, legally resettled in America after exile from Bhutan 30 years ago, has been sent back decades later as Trump’s anti-immigration agenda revives old horrors.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:As US Decouples, China Strengthens Biotech Ties With Japan
From joint ventures to licensing deals, biotechnology is emerging as a strategic bridge between China and Japan.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Is there a ‘silver lining’ for China in the tariff war with the US?
Donald Trump’s trade war may offer Beijing a chance to build bridges with Europe and its Asian neighbours and bolster its image internationally.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong temperatures set to reach 30 degrees Celsius on Monday
Observatory says humid conditions and a few showers expected over the weekend.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:The ‘Trump Doctrine’ and South Korea’s Geopolitical Balancing Act
Can South Korea become a geopolitical swing state?
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Tariffs, Trade Wars, and Asian Geopolitics
How sustainable is this trade war?
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Woman brain-dead after Paris cryotherapy session goes wrong
A nitrogen leak in a closed space could lead to oxygen depletion.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong restaurants brace for 25% drop in business due to Easter exodus
But holiday prediction not all bad, as more mainland tourists expected, according to catering industry leader Simon Wong.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Port to deep space: China’s ‘hopeless’ satellites create first Earth-moon nav-com network
DRO-L, DRO-A and DRO-B finally form a communication and navigation system spanning from low Earth orbit to distant retrograde orbit.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:The Danger of a Trump Doctrine for Taiwan
This new doctrine of dominating the Western Hemisphere while scaling back commitments elsewhere in the world could leave Taiwan dangerously exposed – unless Taipei takes action.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Hongkongers eyeing US universities despite student visa crackdown: consultants
US has become a less popular destination in recent years, but some parents still drawn to quality of universities.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Balochistan’s War on Journalism: When Truth-telling Becomes a Death Sentence
Balochistan has long been the most deadly place in an already dangerous country for journalists. Here, speaking truth to power isn’t just risky; it is often fatal.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Philippine man nailed to cross for 36th time to mark Good Friday
The man, 64, was nailed to a cross for his 36th time amid warnings of temperatures reaching dangerous levels.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:China to host Indonesia for top-level diplomacy, defence talks in pivot to Southeast Asia
The ‘2+2’ discussions are a ministerial first for Beijing and part of a bigger regional strategy.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Apple’s China smartphone shipments fall in first quarter ahead of Trump’s tariffs
Apple was the only top-five-ranked smartphone vendor in China to record a drop in shipments last quarter.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Tesla can’t make Optimus robot for US$20,000 without China, humanoid experts say
As US-China trade war tariffs bite, mass production of Tesla’s Optimus ‘likely to be put on hold’, threatening Elon Musk’s plans, according to Chinese industry insiders.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:What Did US Businesses Have to Say About Trump’s Tariffs?
Before the tariffs, businesses took advantage of a public comment period to lay out the dangers of a trade war. It seems clear that the Trump administration didn’t take their concerns into account.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:What Top Chinese Economists Think of Trump’s Tariffs
China’s academic and policy circles see economic and diplomatic opportunities amid the crisis of Washington’s trade war.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Maga and the alarming parallels with China’s Cultural Revolution
Trump is purging officials, persecuting intellectuals and burnishing his cult of personality. If reason prevails, Americans will reject this.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post wins 76 awards at news design competition
Post’s medal haul includes three gold, seven silver and 20 bronze awards at Best of News Design Creative Competition.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Modi and Musk talk India-US tech collaboration
Modi said he discussed with Musk India's potential to collaborate with the US on technology.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:The World Shouldn’t Turn Away From the Rohingya Community
“I fear it is becoming more difficult to get people to pay attention.”
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:How US could use pipelines, Russian assets to tame EU
Reuters reported earlier this month that the latest version ofTrump’s resource deal with Ukraineincludes an “Easter egg” that would give the US International Development Finance Corporation control over its international gas pipeline between Russia and the EU. This promptedanother Reuters report alleging that French and German firms are open to the possibility of resuming imports […] The post How US could use...
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