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Why Japan Is Worried After Trade Talks With Trump (and the Rest of the World Should Be)
The manner in which the Trump administration has conducted itself toward Japan should serve as a warning to U.S. friends and foe alike: no one is safe.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:
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Tech firms thrive in cross-border Hong Kong and Shenzhen innovation hub
Location offers a competitive edge through cheaper rents, subsidies for innovation and easier access to talent, firms say.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Unpredictable Donald Trump leaves China struggling to respond to US foreign policy
American leader’s erratic approach to Ukraine and Middle East means challenges for stability-fixated Beijing amid its shifting Moscow ties.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Call for regular review of Hong Kong labour scheme after ‘200 workers sacked’
Union says it has received a surge of complaints from sacked restaurant employees replaced by imported workers.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Will Xi Jinping start a war over Trump’s China tariffs?
What will China and in particular theChinese Communist Partydo now that PresidentDonald Trumphas slapped145% tariffson them? Most of the commentariat seems to think they’ll match the United States tit for tat on tariffs, complain mightily and then quietly put out feelers to cut a deal. And Trump hassuggestedthey already are doing that. Maybe so. That’s […] The post Will Xi Jinping start a war over Trump’s China...
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Why the Port of Darwin’s Chinese Leaseholder May Welcome an Australian Buyout
As Landbridge faces serious solvency issues in China, the most pressing risk threatening the port is a financial one.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Ukraine war: Trump tells Putin ‘STOP!’ attacks on Kyiv, in rare criticism of Russian leader
The US president’s frustration is growing as a Washington-led peace effort has not made progress.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Sky-high US tariffs to hit Boeing, Chinese airliners and China’s home-grown jets
As the trade war fallout continues to spread, full domestic sourcing of parts for China-made planes ‘is unlikely to happen before 2035’, analyst says.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Nicholas Tse fans fume over obstructed views at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium
Problems persist at venue as lawmakers call for organisers to be more transparent about seat views when selling tickets.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Inequalities of Caste and Contract in Sewage Work in Delhi
Rising contractual employment in sanitation work draws upon and reproduces historical inequalities of caste and class in urban India.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Pakistan suspends visas for Indians after deadly Kashmir attack on tourists
It comes after Delhi's retaliatory measures following a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Pakistan suspends visas for Indians after deadly Kashmir attack
It comes after Delhi's retaliatory measures following a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Malaysia’s ‘tone-deaf’ health ministry slammed for lavish Hari Raya event amid workers’ woes
Critics called the Malaysian Health Ministry’s lavish Hari Raya event “tone-deaf”, as healthcare workers are reportedly underpaid and overworked.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:China dismisses Trump’s ‘fake news’, Shenzhou-20 blasts off: SCMP daily highlights
From China denying it contacted US about trade talks to Japan’s upgraded electromagnetic rail gun, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Greenland Eyes China Amid Denmark-US Tensions – But Chinese Investors Won’t Rush In
China’s companies appear to have lost interest even before the United States began pushing back against Chinese influence in Greenland.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:US scientists given access to moon rocks brought back by China’s Chang’e-5 probe
Chinese space agency says American scientists will be among the international researchers allowed to study lunar samples.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Award-winning chemist Shang Rui leaving Japan to start Chinese university lab
Shang will join Westlake University, where he will establish a new laboratory focused on sustainable catalysis and functional molecules.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:As China eases up on EU lawmakers, Brussels stays the course on Xinjiang sanctions
European Union’s diplomatic arm says no plans to reciprocate Beijing’s overture as it has not observed improvements in far western region.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Australia’s China Policy in the Lead-up to the 2025 Federal Election
Australia’s fragile bipartisan consensus on China is beginning to fray, but the differences are largely in tone and rhetoric, not substance.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:2025 Shanghai Auto Show: Chinese carmakers hit the brakes on auto-driving hype after crash
‘Safety’ is the big buzzword as firms adjust tone amid Beijing’s closer scrutiny after a fatal crash involving a driver-assistance system.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Japan’s World Expo struggles with visitor figures amid slew of bad publicity
Despite hitting 1 million visitors, Osaka Expo 2025 has been plagued by a bomb scare, methane explosion and long queues.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:As the new cold war thaws, UK and China look set for warmer ties
Economic reasons aside, Britain has little reason to prioritise the US alliance when Trump shows few signs of defending previously shared values.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong’s Cinema Day tickets to go on sale for HK$30 each from May 7
About 200,000 film fans expected to flock to 53 participating cinemas on May 10.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:India shouldn’t weaponize water in fight with Pakistan
South Asia has seen its fair share of geopolitical flashpoints, but New Delhi’s latest move may have ushered in a perilous new phase of regional brinkmanship. On Wednesday (April 23), just a day after a deadly terrorist attack claimed 26 lives in the Indian-administered region of Kashmir, India unilaterally suspended the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) […] The post India shouldn’t weaponize water in fight with Pakistan...
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Japan hits rail gun milestone in race to counter China’s hypersonic development
The Japanese navy could be one of the first in the world to operate the advanced air defence system after recent sea trial.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Trump trade war, pressure on yuan could hurt Hong Kong housing demand: think tank
Our Hong Kong Foundation says short-to-medium-term impact of conflict on China’s currency will negatively affect mainland homebuyers in city.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:India and Pakistan cancel each other’s visas as tensions rise after deadly Kashmir attack
India revoked all visas for Pakistani nationals starting Sunday. In response, Pakistan closed its airspace to Indian airlines and suspended trade with India.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Former top US official on Hong Kong trip slams Trump’s China ‘miscalculation’
Kurt Campbell, ex-deputy secretary of state in Biden administration, says Trump team lacks clear policy on China and makes ‘dangerous assumptions’.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:In hot water: CK Hutchison’s ports deal risks being dunked
The company’s Panama Canal ports are at the centre of a geopolitical storm that shows no sign of abating
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:HKEX to pay US$812 million for office, retail space in Exchange Square as permanent home
Purchase follows the Securities and Futures Commission’s acquisition of its own permanent office in Quarry Bay in late 2023.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Intel partners with AI firm ModelBest, chip designer Black Sesame on smart car systems
The collaborations reflect demand in China, the world’s largest electric vehicle market, for more computing power in sophisticated cockpits.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Thundery showers approaching Hong Kong in next few hours: Observatory
In special message issued at 6pm, forecaster says some ‘areas of intense thundery showers’ expected to affect vicinity of Pearl River Delta.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Former domestic helper jailed for leaving toddler alone in a Hong Kong park
The woman, who was only identified as Khotijah, sentenced to two weeks for neglect and 15 months for illegal employment.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:1 in 3 Malaysian children are overweight as nation’s sugar addiction worsens
A new health ministry survey shows that one third of Malaysians aged 5 to 19 are overweight, with high-sugar diets blamed.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:China accused of meddling in Philippine midterm elections by ‘paying Filipinos in troll farms’
The National Security Council believes China is trying to influence May’s midterm elections via social media, targeting the Marcos government and its policies.
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