Has Trump created an opening for China by quitting WHO and Paris Agreement?
US President Donald Trump has pulled the United States out of the Paris Agreement and the World Health Organization (WHO) – decisions analysts said...
Israeli military chief resigns over October 7 ‘failure’, as it launches deadly West Bank attack
Israel’s top general resigned on Tuesday, citing the security and intelligence failures related to Hamas’ surprise attack that triggered the war in the Gaza...
Hong Kong may require minimum stay to obtain ‘local student’ university status
Published: 9:44pm, 21 Jan 2025Updated: 10:00pm, 21 Jan 2025 Hong Kong may require students to have lived in the city for a minimum period...
China softens stance on TikTok deal in US as Trump offers 75-day grace period, sources say
Published: 9:30pm, 21 Jan 2025Updated: 9:50pm, 21 Jan 2025 Chinese authorities appear to be softening their stance on the fate of TikTok, possibly paving...
Xi and Putin hold talks, China ‘ready to work’ with Trump: SCMP daily highlights
Published: 9:22pm, 21 Jan 2025Updated: 9:32pm, 21 Jan 2025 Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China and economy stories of the day. If...
Landslides and Flash Floods on Indonesia’s Java Island Leave 17 Dead and 8 Missing
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesian rescuers recovered the bodies of at least 17 people who were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud...
Trump suspends US foreign aid for 90 days pending ‘American values’ review
President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily suspending all US foreign help programmes for 90 days pending reviews to determine whether they are...
Trump’s speech signals more ‘cajoling and containing’ for China, analyst says
Donald Trump declared “America’s decline is over” in his inauguration speech on Monday, outlining an ambitious plan to reclaim the country’s “rightful place” in...
‘We’ll be surprised’ by US-China improvements, Harvard scholar argues in Davos
Donald Trump’s return to the White House could bring about a surprising improvement in US-China ties, including in trade, a prominent American scholar contended...