January 16, 2025 – Page 7 – From Inside Asia

California’s Newsom Will Join GOP Governors in Raising Flag for Trump Inauguration

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom will join Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and some GOP governors around the country in directing U.S. flags...

by FIA Staff January 16, 2025

News

Rescuers Evacuate 3,000 Residents Near Indonesia’s Mount Ibu After Eruption

JAKARTA—Authorities have begun evacuating 3,000 residents near the Mount Ibu volcano on Indonesia’s eastern island of Halmahera, the disaster agency said on Thursday, after...

by Reuters January 16, 2025

World

Why RedNote’s influx of US ‘TikTok refugees’ could be a double-edged sword for Beijing

Published: 8:33pm, 16 Jan 2025Updated: 9:06pm, 16 Jan 2025 The influx of American “TikTok refugees” onto the Chinese social media app RedNote may feed...

by Sylvie Zhuang,Phoebe Zhang January 16, 2025

World

Could Trump finally call off the cold war with China?

Of the many dramatic and absurd occurrences that marked the 2024 US election campaign, one of the most confusing was Donald Trump’s praise of...

by Ruairidh J. Brown January 16, 2025

News

South Korean President Fails to Attend 2nd Round of Questioning

President Yoon Suk Yeol faces charges of insurrection and abuse of power over his short-lived martial law declaration. Anti-corruption officials who are investigating South...

by Katabella Roberts January 16, 2025

World

Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai admits to connecting Taiwan with ex-US officials: court

Former Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has admitted to connecting three ex-United States officials with the Taiwanese government to offer advice on...

by Brian Wong January 16, 2025