January 2025 – Page 49 – From Inside Asia

China, India agree to resume direct flights and deepen river cooperation amid dam tension

China and India have agreed to resume direct flights and deepen cross-border river cooperation following high-level talks on Monday, even as tensions between the...

by Dewey Sim January 28, 2025

World

Should India be worried about warmer US-China ties?

As US President Donald Trump begins his second term with a softer stance on China, observers believe the policy is still a “work in...

by Junaid Kathju January 28, 2025

World

DeepSeek’s tech breakthrough hailed in China as answer to win AI war

DeepSeek, extolled by some as the “biggest dark horse” in the open-source large language model (LLM) arena, now has a bull’s eye on its...

by Ben Jiang,Bien Perez January 28, 2025

World

Thailand’s same-sex unions, Filipinos in Iceland, Singapore’s hawkers: 7 Asia highlights

We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on...

by SCMP January 28, 2025

World

Warm, humid weather expected in Hong Kong over Lunar New Year

The weather in Hong Kong will be warm and humid over the Lunar New Year holiday, but the mercury is expected to drop again...

by Natalie Wong January 28, 2025

World

Japan’s sex-scandal hit Fuji TV holds marathon face-saving news event

Under attack for its handling of a sexual harassment scandal, Japan’s Fuji Media Holdings Inc. sought to begin to rebuild its tarnished reputation by...

by Bloomberg January 28, 2025

US Politics

Some GOPs Are Concerned About Former Officials’ Safety After Trump Revoked Security Protection

Some Republican lawmakers are weighing in on President Donald Trump’s decision to revoke the personal security details of former senior officials. They expressed concern...

by FIA Staff January 28, 2025

World

‘Incomparably nice’: why China’s shoppers are obsessed with an obscure local supermarket

Published: 11:00am, 28 Jan 2025Updated: 11:03am, 28 Jan 2025 Lunar New Year, arguably China’s biggest annual holiday, can be seen as a barometer for...

by Alice Li January 28, 2025