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China delegation visits Brazil to discuss railway link to Peru megaport
Post learns major infrastructure projects on table during week-long tour across country as Beijing eyes boost in trade ties.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:
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As US retreats, Asian powers can reshape world order to meet their needs
Global South countries, tired of bearing the costs of globalisation, are asserting their economic visions.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:The endless legal battles over Muslim-donated lands in India
Thousands of Muslim charitable and religious properties in India are tangled in long-running disputes.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:US sanctions China oil refiner, shipping companies for covert business with Iran
Move is second case of US sanctions on Chinese ‘teapot’ refinery in less than a month, and takes place amid Washington’s denuclearisation talks with Iran.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Analyzing the PLA’s Early April Exercises in the Taiwan Strait
From the apparent deployment of hypersonic missiles to the use of the China Coast Guard, some new developments reflect Beijing's evolving strategy in the Taiwan Strait.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Colossal squid caught on camera for first time in the deep sea
The animal, a juvenile, was spotted at a depth of 600 metres; the animals can reach up to 7 metres long when fully grown.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Trump tariff war: WTO slashes trade growth forecast, warns of deeper slump
Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says her greatest fear is the economies of China and the US decoupling from one another.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Iran ‘not far’ from having nuclear bomb, UN watchdog chief says
International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Grossi is in Tehran ahead of a second round of talks between Iran and the US.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:The US Flip-flop Over H20 Chip Restrictions
Last week, reports surfaced that the White House would still allow Nvidia to export its H20 chips to China, surprising the tech industry. Now the restrictions are back on.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Footballer dead in China after fall from building, Gabon FA says
Statement by Chinese Super League team Zhejiang says Aaron Boupendza died at his residence, former clubs in US, France, Turkey send tributes.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Chinese couple shot dead in Rome in mafia-style execution, Italian police say
The killings of underworld figure Zhang Dayong and partner Gong Xiaoqing could be linked to a turf war between Chinese criminal factions.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:US judge finds cause to hold Trump admin in contempt over El Salvador deportations
The administration did not turn around planes carrying deportees to a notorious prison despite an order from the court.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Coldplay in Hong Kong: watchdog receives 114 complaints over blocked views
Some concertgoers started complaining about seating arrangements following band’s first show, arguing obstructions were worse than expected.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Trump inserts himself into Japan tariff talks as China’s Xi seeks Asia deals
The US president has decided to get directly involved in negotiations, hailing ‘big progress’ after meeting the Japanese delegation.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Bangladesh Pokes India in the Eye; Delhi Hits Back
India’s withdrawal of transshipment facilities for Bangladeshi cargo headed for third countries will hit the Bangladeshi economy hard.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Twist in Hutchison ports deal as Italian shipping family’s role surfaces
Aponte family owns world’s largest container line, which is spearheading the strategic acquisition of CK Hutchison’s overseas ports.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Cambodia’s Haunted Present: 50 years After Khmer Rouge’s Rise, Its Murderous Legacy Looms Large
The regime may be long gone, but its legacy lives on in the institutions, behaviors, and fears that continue to shape Cambodia today.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:How the CCP Is Reshaping Religious Order in China
Insights from Julie Yu-wen Chen.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Through Climate Diplomacy, Nepal Sounds the Alarm on the Himalayas
Nepal’s climate vulnerability shapes its climate goals and strategies, with the Sagarmatha Sambad as a rising symbol of Himalayan climate diplomacy.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Wall Street sinks after US Federal Reserve warning, as Nvidia leads decline in tech stocks
Chairman Jerome Powell says the US central bank will not intervene to calm markets roiled by Trump’s tariff war.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:China’s New Deep-Sea Cutting Tool Exposes Vulnerability of Undersea Cables
China, in developing deep-water cable-cutting technology, may be sending a message of intent.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Can Hong Kong look beyond its ‘shopping paradise’ era and attract tourists again?
Panel of experts at industry summit urge tourism trade to incorporate more technology to help meet needs of visitors, especially young people.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:TikTok Shop’s sales in US plunge as Trump’s tariffs hit Chinese imports
TikTok Shop, along with platforms like Shein and Temu, has emerged as a major channel connecting Chinese vendors with US consumers.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:China’s container bookings to plunge up to 60% as US tariffs wipe out trade: report
But shipping traffic in the rest of Asia is bouncing back as traders rush to take advantage of US ‘reciprocal’ tariff pause.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Water for Peace: What Bangladesh Wants From the Ganga Water Treaty
The forthcoming negotiations for renewing the treaty must make water-sharing climate resilient and equitable as well as account for extreme weather conditions.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Trump’s Second Coming: Mongolia Watches the Chaos With Caution
For Mongolia – a small democracy navigating life between two resurgent authoritarian powers – Trump’s worldview poses a silent but serious challenge.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:China’s economy beats expectations, new sub-hunting tech: SCMP daily highlights
From surprise growth in China and the EU facing Trump pressure to new submarine-finding tech, here’s a round-up from today’s China coverage.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Trans-Afghan Railway: Will Uzbekistan Develop the Kandahar Route?
The route through Kandahar can lead to both Pakistan and Iran, an attractive prospect for Tashkent.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:The Big Lie: Being Pro-US Won’t Force China to Invade Taiwan
Despite China’s 30-year propaganda campaign that peace would be ensured if cross-strait disputes were settled internally, Beijing’s actual behaviors suggest otherwise.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Singapore PM says US tariff delay ‘little comfort’, warns against being ‘passive bystander’
Trade war has prompted governments to reassert greater control over resources ‘in case help doesn’t arrive on time’, Lawrence Wong says.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:SAIC Motor joins Huawei in new China EV venture to halt multi-year slide in sales
SAIC, which assembles petrol cars with GM and VW, has been left trailing as Chinese consumers switch to EVs sold by Tesla, Xpeng, Nio and Li Auto.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:US Nvidia H20 restrictions could be shot in the arm for Chinese AI chips like Huawei’s
Nvidia’s China business is likely to ‘fall to nearly zero’, as tech giants such as ByteDance and Tencent turn to domestic suppliers, analysts say.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Arctic advantage: China’s new tech boosts sub detection capabilities near Alaskan waters
Scientists develop highly accurate underwater acoustics technology for depth detection in challenging and strategically important Beaufort Sea.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:How China’s Companies Are Responding to the US Trade War
Since 2018, Chinese firms have been pursuing internal reforms, supply chain restructurings, and accelerated innovation, with the result of “selective decoupling” from the U.S.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Tariff Talks an Opportunity to Reinvigorate the Japan-US Alliance
With the 24 percent additional tariffs on Japan suspended for 90 days for negotiations, the U.S. and Japan should approach this moment as a chance to forge a new economic compact.
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