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Trump’s trade beef more with Global South than China
As Donald Trump gears up for his big trade battle with Xi Jinping’s China, is the US president fighting the wrong economic war? A perusal of Federal Reserve data shows, rather convincingly, that the US now imports roughly four times as much fromGlobal Southnations, ex-China, than from Asia’s biggest economy. In March, for example, the […] The post Trump’s trade beef more with Global South than China appeared first on...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:
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China’s moves in disputed waters spark concerns in Japan about ‘incremental control’
China could gain control of more undersea resources, change status quo with suspected construction of new offshore platform, analysts say.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Chinese student Xu Yang breaks ‘impossible’ microdrone world speed record
With help from other drone speedsters, Xu comes up with his own 3D-printed propellers for his superfast small quadcopter.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:How India and Pakistan share one of the world's most dangerous borders
Living along the LoC - the volatile India-Pakistan border - means life in a fragile limbo between war and peace.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Criminal investigation opened into rape, sex assault allegations against Smokey Robinson
4 women allege that the Tears of a Clown singer, 85, assaulted them while they worked for him as housekeepers between 2007 and 2024.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Trump announces US$14.5 billion Etihad commitment with Boeing, GE Aerospace
White House on Thursday said Abu Dhabi-based Etihad will buy 28 American-made Boeing 787 and 777X aircraft powered by GE engines.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Mexican influencer shot dead during TikTok live stream was ‘killed by hitman’: prosecutors
Authorities investigating if death was connected to murder of a former congressman just hours earlier in the same area of Guadalajara.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:UAE to build biggest AI campus outside US in Trump deal, bypassing past China worries
Such a deal, finalised during Trump’s visit to Abu Dhabi, is major win for UAE, which has been trying to balance relations with US and China.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Taiwan more likely to face blockade or economic warfare from Beijing than invasion: panel
Still, witnesses testifying before influential US House committee urge America to prepare for all scenarios.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:US tariffs on pharmaceuticals could hit Chinese export firms’ profit margins: analysts
America is reliant on mainland companies for the raw materials needed to make life-saving drugs, but experts say duties are likely.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:4 lessons for China as Pakistan J-10s down Indian Rafale jets
It is a boost for China’s defence industry, arms exports and the PLA’s confidence – and should encourage Beijing to increase its nuclear stockpile.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:US uses ‘poison pills’ to isolate China from supply chains
The United States has started pushing for a “strategic decoupling” from China, mainly in the steel, pharmaceutical, and semiconductor sectors, after the two countries lowered tariffs for each other. A trade deal signed by the US and the United Kingdom on May 8 showed that Washington wants veto power in China’s acquisitions of British steel […] The post US uses ‘poison pills’ to isolate China from supply chains appeared...
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Why China Will Not Invade Taiwan (For Now)
China has little to gain and everything to lose by altering the world's current geopolitical trajectory.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Harvard thought it had cheap copy of the Magna Carta – it turned out to be extremely rare
University bought faded document for less than US$30; researchers have concluded it is a rare version from 1300 issued by England’s Edward I.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Ukrainian charged with arson at properties linked to UK PM Starmer
Roman Lavrynovych was arrested on Tuesday in connection with fires across north London including home where Starmer lived before becoming PM.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Taiwan’s Self-Created Achilles’ Heel: Eliminating Nuclear Power
The DPP government should not give up on the single energy source China would hesitate to target in a conflict.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:What the Global North Can Learn From the Global South
The tumult now unsettling the Global North may be an unexpected opportunity through which a truer, less hierarchical human rights order might at last emerge.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Seventeen arrest warrants issued over Bangkok skyscraper collapse
The State Audit Office tower collapsed when Bangkok felt tremors of a massive earthquake in Myanmar.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Protests over Israel’s participation in Eurovision mark build-up to song contest semi-final
At dress rehearsal in Basel, Switzerland, demonstrators made disturbance during Israeli competitor’s performance, were ejected by security.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:80 Years Later, Okinawa Remains Haunted by the Ghosts of War
The hellish Battle of Okinawa left psychological scars that persist to the present day.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:South Africa’s President Ramaphosa to meet Trump in US on Wednesday over rising tensions
This week, the US resettled a first group of white Afrikaners that Trump claims are facing ‘persecution’ in South Africa.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:US R&B singer Chris Brown arrested in UK, charged with ‘grievous bodily harm’
Brown, ex-boyfriend of Rihanna, was arrested in Manchester over alleged bottle attack of music producer Abe Diaw at London’s Tape nightclub.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:J.D. Vance, Marco Rubio to attend Pope Leo’s inaugural Mass
Pope Leo had been critical of Trump and Vance before taking leadership of the global Roman Catholic Church.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Nepal’s Call for Climate Action at Sagarmatha Sambaad
Nepal is set to host Sagarmatha Sambaad, also known as the “Everest Dialogue,” from May 16-18.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Racists and losers: J.D. Vance and America’s stupid trade war
His rant about ‘Chinese peasants’ reflects his government’s frustration over blinking first in Trump’s high-stakes game of chicken with China.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Will satellite dogfights be the final frontier for the US-China space rivalry?
Analysts warn of more intense space race as rival powers grappling with low trust and transparency seek both superiority and deterrence.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:US judge pleads not guilty to impeding immigrant’s arrest
The case came after the US Justice Department vowed to probe local officials who impede the administration’s immigration enforcement.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Endurance swim attempt around Martha’s Vineyard to mark Jaws anniversary, plight of sharks
Lewis Pugh braves cold, sharks as he begins 12-day attempt at first swim around island, and urges an end to mass slaughter of the creatures.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Beijing cautions Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison to ‘act with prudence’ over port deal
Warning by Ministry of Commerce comes after Li Ka-shing’s conglomerate pledged any sale would not violate laws amid antitrust probe.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Hongkongers must obey orders on photography at 6 ‘prohibited places’: officials
Officials explain what residents can and can’t do when taking photos or approaching locations that are part of Beijing’s national security office.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Putin seeks Ukraine ‘vassalization’: Japanese expert in interview
As the war in Ukraine has ground into its third year, ceasefire negotiations have continued to falter. Despite mounting casualties and international fatigue, Russia shows little interest in halting its campaign. Ukraine, for its part, sees little to gain from any deal that would involve ceding territory. To that end, recent American efforts to broker […] The post Putin seeks Ukraine ‘vassalization’: Japanese expert in...
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Trump says ‘getting close’ to deal to avoid Iran military action
Iran has held four rounds of talks with the Trump administration, which has sought to avert threatened military action by Israel.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Grand Kornhill Cinema becomes latest movie theatre to close in Hong Kong
Venue located in Kornhill Plaza South in Quarry Bay and operating as part of MCL chain will shut on May 28.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Beijing’s bid to entice researchers home, visa-free policy expanded: SCMP daily highlights
From China’s recruitment drive for researchers to the world’s first supercomputer in orbit, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Higher Education and Authoritarianism: Lessons From Afghanistan for the US
While the U.S. government’s recent attacks on higher education may look much different from the Taliban’s, there are some parallels and useful lessons.
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