January 2025 – Page 40 – From Inside Asia

House GOP Congressman Introduces Bill to Authorize President to Negotiate Return of Panama Canal

‘President Trump is right to consider repurchasing the Panama Canal,’ Johnson said. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) has introduced a bill to authorize the president...

by FIA Staff January 9, 2025 0 comment

World

Attempted assault on Chad presidential complex leaves 19 dead

Gunmen attempted to storm the presidential complex in Chad’s capital N’Djamena on Wednesday, sparking a battle that left 18 attackers and one security personnel...

by Agence France-Presse January 9, 2025 0 comment

US Politics

Support for Laken Riley Act Grows Among Senate Democrats

Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego says he will co-sponsor the bill. Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) has joined a number of other Democrats in supporting legislation...

by FIA Staff January 9, 2025 0 comment

Business

Scott Jalowayski rejoins Morrison Foerster

Scott Jalowayski is rejoining Morrison Foerster as a partner in the corporate group in its Singapore office. Jalowayski arrives from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher...

by Andrew Tjaardstra January 9, 2025 0 comment

World

Chinese doctors surprised by reports of HMPV surge, saying flu is a much bigger problem

Published: 10:00am, 9 Jan 2025Updated: 10:02am, 9 Jan 2025 Chinese hospitals are treating more cases of flu than human metapneumovirus (HMPV) this winter, according...

by Dannie Peng January 9, 2025 0 comment

World

Envoy says sloppy American defence firms ‘bigger risk’ to US security than China

American defence companies are hurting the nation’s security interests by prioritising share buy-backs over delivering weapons to the US military and its allies, according...

by Bloomberg January 9, 2025 0 comment

World

China remains stuck in low consumer inflation for second year

Published: 9:36am, 9 Jan 2025Updated: 12:17pm, 9 Jan 2025 Despite a series of aggressive fiscal stimulus measures, China’s consumer prices rose by just 0.2...

by Daisy Wu January 9, 2025 0 comment

World

South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee plagiarised master’s thesis, university concludes

A South Korean university investigating allegations of academic misconduct against first lady Kim Keon-hee has concluded that she plagiarised her master’s thesis, piling more...

by SCMP’s Asia desk January 9, 2025 0 comment

World

Indonesia is a ‘hotspot’ for Chinese companies in logistics, supply chain, SF group says

Published: 9:30am, 9 Jan 2025Updated: 12:01pm, 9 Jan 2025 Indonesia’s growing economy, coupled with a multilingual workforce and vast business opportunities over an archipelago...

by Mia Castagnone January 9, 2025 0 comment