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Wealthy investors see โ€˜time to buyโ€™ Hong Kong stocks amid trade war: Standard Chartered

Affluent clients have diversified their portfolios and shifted to liquid assets such as stocks and bonds amid market volatilities.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Israeli PM Netanyahu meets visiting US homeland security chief Kristi Noem in Jerusalem

Netanyahuโ€™s office said Noem, who visited cityโ€™s Western Wall, โ€˜expressed unwavering support for the prime minister and the state of Israelโ€™.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

An Indian teacher was killed - then he got falsely labelled a "terrorist"

Mohammad Iqbal, a teacher in Poonch district, died in cross-border shelling between India and Pakistan.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Branded a terrorist: Media adds agony to Kashmiri family's grief

Mohammad Iqbal, a teacher in Poonch district, died in cross-border shelling between India and Pakistan.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

EU chief vows to advance trade talks after โ€˜goodโ€™ Trump call

EU needs until July 9 to reach a trade deal with US, said Ursula von der Leyen, after Trumpโ€™s threat of 50 per cent tariffs on the bloc.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Renault leverages Shanghai development centre for cars aimed at markets outside Europe

Company says Shanghai operation is working on developing models for Ampere and Renault marques for sale outside Europe.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Truth in the truce: Wendy Cutler mulls if US-China trade can find lasting peace

With three decades spent shaping US trade policy from behind the scenes, Cutler touches on hot-button issues, from Trumpโ€™s executive orders to the likelihood of a lasting agreement with China.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Why the US Wonโ€™t Be Able to Help Build Taiwanโ€™s Nuclear Future

Washington itself hasnโ€™t solved the problems that fed into Taiwanโ€™s nuclear phase-out: waste storage and high costs.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Suriname begins vote for government to steer new-found oil wealth

Tiny South America nation โ€“ which has growing ties to China โ€“ is battling debt but recent offshore crude discoveries suggest this may change.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

After hardline Yoon, South Korea needs a more balanced foreign policy

The next leader must broaden diplomacy while rejecting nuclear arms and regaining wartime military control.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

US-German citizen charged with trying to attack US embassy office in Tel Aviv

New York prosecutors said Joseph Neumeyer had backpack containing Molotov cocktails. Israel deported Neumeyer to New York on Saturday.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Crisis Without Closure: India-Pakistan Confrontation in an Era ofย Fragile Deterrence

The current tense phase of relations reflects a breakdown of the old deterrence logic.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Pope Leo prays for Chinese Catholics to be in communion with Rome

Pope prayed that Catholics in China โ€˜obtain the grace to be strong and joyful witnesses of the Gospel, even in the midst of trialsโ€™.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

George Floydโ€™s uncertain legacy marked in US 5 years on

Floydโ€™s deadly 2020 arrest helped launch Black Lives Matter but movement now lacking support as Trump backtracks on reforms to tackle racism.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Israeli strikes kill 30 in Gaza, including rescue service official and local journalist

Gaza media office said Israeli forces were in control of 77% of Gaza, either through ground forces or evacuation orders and bombardments.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Suspect was released from psychiatric care a day before Hamburg attack, officials say

The woman, a German national, was detained on Friday after allegedly stabbing people at German cityโ€™s central train station, injuring 18.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

6 die in weekend mountain accidents in Swiss Alps, authorities working to identify victims

Rescuers found bodies of 5 people near luxury resort of Zermatt; climber killed in an avalanche on the Morgenhorn in Bern, police said.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Franceโ€™s President Macron arrives in Vietnam, kicking off Southeast Asia tour

Macron, who is also to visit Indonesia and Singapore, will pitch his country as a reliable alternative partner to the US and China.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

King Charles to visit Canada for throne speech amid US tensions

The speech is expected to draw close scrutiny, especially on sovereignty and trade amid Trumpโ€™s annexation rhetoric and imposition of tariffs.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

10 Years of Rohingya Refugees Stranded at Sea

Today, Rohingya seeking asylum are still being beaten, extorted, and left to die, while the violence and repression pushing them from their homes has surged.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Hong Kong village church members wonder where next after relocation order

โ€˜I have lived here for most of my life. I do not know how to read or write. I do not go to other places except the church and the elderly centre,โ€™ one says.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Bangladesh: first trial begins for Hasina-era officials, police

The court accepted a formal charge against eight officials in connection to the killing of six protesters on August 5 last year.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Chinaโ€™s corruption busters eye key tech sectors as Beijing gears up to challenge US

Crackdown on the big data industryโ€™s heartland in Guizhou may be a mark of the importance the central government places on the sector.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Russia and Ukraine complete prisoner swap hours after Moscow launches major aerial assault

Russiaโ€™s Defence Ministry said each side exchanged 303 soldiers. Hours earlier, at least 12 people were killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Hundreds of poor Hongkongers face cutbacks in essentials when handout ends: poll

Seventy per cent may have to go without essentials, as families worry about impact on childrenโ€™s education and extracurricular activities.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Chinaโ€™s advanced Fujian carrier conducts โ€˜intensiveโ€™ eighth sea trial

J-35 stealth fighters also carry out tests and flights, but it is not clear if the jets were launched from the Fujianโ€™s hi-tech catapults.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Hong Kong internet sensation โ€˜Mr Hoโ€™ arrested over insecticide attack

77-year-old allegedly sprayed woman, 41, with insecticide, causing minor inflammation to her hand during a dispute at Siu Hong MTR station.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Malaysia calls for expansion of Myanmarโ€™s post-earthquake ceasefire

The ruling military junta initially declared a truce after an quake in late March killed nearly 3,800 and left tens of thousands homeless.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

In picking Hong Kong over New York, CATLโ€™s IPO was a strategic move

CATLโ€™s geopolitical moves, from spurning Wall Street to partnering Indonesiaโ€™s green transition, speak volumes about the future of competition.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Can Chinaโ€™s new stealth tech challenge Trumpโ€™s Golden Dome?

Chinese scientists develop new material which could prevent a proposed US missile defence system using infrared and microwave detection.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

School bus attack caught in tensions between Pakistan and India

Claims of sponsored militant attacks are intensifying, even as a fragile ceasefire holds.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Hong Kong man held after Zhuhai customs finds 42 mobile phones inside wheelchair

Second-hand mobile phones, tightly wrapped in plastic film and concealed in wheelchairโ€™s battery compartment, discovered by officers.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Wind, hail and heat: extreme weather kills at least 14 and injures 100 in Pakistan

Most were killed by collapsing walls and roofs, but at least two people died after being hit by solar panels dislodged by the wind.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Hong Kong braces for midweek heavy showers and squally thunderstorms

Forecaster warns that conditions are set to persist into the latter part of the week bringing scattered showers across the region.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Covid cases reaching a peak in China and will start falling next month: leading expert

People with symptoms should seek treatment after the recent rise in cases, according to respiratory disease specialist Zhong Nanshan.

Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post