May 23, 2025 – From Inside Asia

Harvard Sues Trump Administration After It Blocked Foreign Students’ Enrollment

The Ivy League school argues that Homeland Security and other government officials violated its constitutional rights. Harvard University on Friday filed a lawsuit against...

by FIA Staff May 23, 2025 0 comment

World

Hong Kong to spend HK$300 million on flood-control steps to protect from megastorms

Hong Kong authorities have expressed confidence they can better handle extreme weather events in the coming decades as they outlined strategies and upgrades to...

by Wynna Wong May 23, 2025 0 comment

World

Singapore cabinet sworn in as PM Lawrence Wong vows to steer country through new world order

Published: 9:18pm, 23 May 2025Updated: 9:28pm, 23 May 2025 Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong pledged to chart a course through a world order he...

by Kimberly Lim May 23, 2025 0 comment

World

Inspectors did not need to look for ship flaws, Hong Kong disaster probe told

A former Marine Department official has maintained at a court inquest into one of Hong Kong’s deadliest maritime disasters that he and his colleagues...

by Brian Wong May 23, 2025 0 comment

World

US ‘gold card’ fails to lure rich Chinese, Shenzhen exports decline: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider...

by SCMP May 23, 2025 0 comment

US Politics

LIVE NOW: Vance Delivers Naval Academy Commencement Address

Vice President JD Vance delivers the commencement address to the U.S. Naval Academy’s Class of 2025 at 8:30 a.m. ET on May 23. …

by FIA Staff May 23, 2025 0 comment

World

After Trump crypto dinner, Justin Sun celebrates ‘strong signal’ to the industry

Hours after US President Donald Trump hosted a dinner with holders of his cryptocurrency token $TRUMP, the White House has not released a complete...

by Matt Haldane,Zhou Xin May 23, 2025 0 comment

World

Why is China fighting so hard against the US’ new chip ban – and will it work?

China’s escalating protests against new US restrictions targeting Chinese-made microchips are a sign of Beijing’s determination not to cede any more ground in its...

by Leopold Chen,Kandy Wong,Frank Chen May 23, 2025 0 comment

World

Global study debunks ‘lab leak’ theory, finds Covid-19 virus didn’t originate in Wuhan

A landmark international study has offered compelling evidence that the coronavirus that caused the Covid-19 pandemic did not originate in Wuhan, China, challenging US...

by Shi Huang May 23, 2025 0 comment