July 2025 – Page 60 – From Inside Asia

US Secretary of Defense Bans, China Removed by Microsoft in 24 Hours; Canada Expels Chinese Firms

On July 18, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered a review of the Pentagon’s cloud computing contracts. He also demanded that Microsoft...

by China Observer July 26, 2025

News

China Releases Draft Law Amendment to Tackle Price Wars; Analysts Skeptical

The Chinese communist regime has published a draft amendment to its pricing law to tackle the fierce price wars among companies, as industrial overcapacity...

by Alex Wu July 26, 2025

World

Cheap chocolate pie has middle-class Sam’s Club members in China up in arms

Sam’s Club, the US membership-only bulk retailer owned by Walmart, has long been seen as one of the foreign supermarkets most attuned to the...

by He Huifeng July 26, 2025

World

John Lee vows to make Hong Kong ‘preferred destination’ after 12% tourist surge

Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu has pledged to adopt innovative thinking to make the city a “preferred travel destination”, following a 12 per...

by Ng Kang-chung July 26, 2025

News

South African Manufacturers Call for More Tariffs on China

JOHANNESBURG—Relations between the governments of China and South Africa are flourishing, but manufacturers in Africa’s leading economy feel increasingly squeezed by what some describe...

by Darren Taylor July 26, 2025

World

China couple’s caravan stolen, items worth US$70,000, woman’s heart drugs stolen

A couple from China whose caravan was stolen in Spain were left bereft of property worth US$70,000 and the life-saving drugs the wife needed...

by Fran Lu July 26, 2025

World

Up to a third of intake of new Hong Kong medical school to be non-local students

Published: 5:52pm, 26 Jul 2025Updated: 5:59pm, 26 Jul 2025 As many as one-third of about 50 students to be admitted initially to Hong Kong’s...

by Fiona Sun July 26, 2025

World

Rainy, unsettled weather in Hong Kong next week: Observatory

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by Sammy Heung July 26, 2025

World

How China’s ‘big winner’ BYD conquered Sri Lanka’s car market

Aggressive pricing, shrewd tax engineering and a trusted local partner have propelled China’s BYD to a commanding position in Sri Lanka’s electric vehicle and...

by Dimuthu Attanayake July 26, 2025