2025 – Page 442 – From Inside Asia

North Carolina AG Says Chinese App WeChat Has Become ‘Digital Hub for Fentanyl Trafficking’

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson released an Instagram video on May 27, criticizing the Chinese social media and messaging app WeChat for fueling...

by Frank Fang May 28, 2025

World

Who’s got the next Labubu? Hong Kong creators eye a slice of ‘goods economy’ pie

As an avid collector of modern and contemporary art, Hong Kong fintech millionaire Kenneth’s latest splurge is a whimsical luxury watch with a HK$2...

by Lo Hoi-ying May 28, 2025

Business

US federal trade court makes major tariff ruling; appeals court pauses

May 29, 2025 On May 28, the US Court of International Trade, a federal trade court based in New York, made a ruling that...

by Andrew Tjaardstra May 28, 2025

Business

US federal trade court makes major tariff ruling

Three judges at the US Court of International Trade have argued the Trump administration has exceeded its authority over tariffs; the judgment, which came...

by Andrew Tjaardstra May 28, 2025

Business

Breaking: US federal trade court makes major tariff ruling

May 29, 2025 On May 28, the US Court of International Trade, a federal trade court based in New York, made a ruling that...

by Andrew Tjaardstra May 28, 2025

World

Trump’s surreal call to Ishiba not about tariffs, but jets, self-praise: report

When Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba took a surprise 45-minute call from US President Donald Trump last week, Tokyo braced for tough talk on...

by Julian Ryall May 28, 2025

US Politics

White House to Ask Congress to Rescind $9.4 Billion in Funding for Public Media, Foreign Aid

WASHINGTON—The White House will send Congress a request to claw back $9.4 billion in previously appropriated funds to public media and foreign aid. A...

by FIA Staff May 28, 2025