2025 – Page 82 – From Inside Asia

Senate Parliamentarian Rules Out Gun Silencer, School Choice Provisions From Megabill

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that a provision deregulating gun silencers cannot be included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which the GOP...

by FIA Staff June 27, 2025 0 comment

World

Hong Kong’s MTR Corp to carry out one-off inspection of critical rail assets

Hong Kong’s rail operator will carry out a one-off inspection of all its overhead lines and signalling points, and is considering offering a free...

by Cannix Yau June 27, 2025 0 comment

US Politics

Supreme Court Sides With Trump Admin, Limits Nationwide Injunctions

The Supreme Court partially allowed President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order on June 27 in a decision that said universal injunctions likely exceed courts’...

by FIA Staff June 27, 2025 0 comment

World

India eyes lift-off for space economy after astronaut ISS milestone

Published: 10:21pm, 27 Jun 2025Updated: 10:35pm, 27 Jun 2025 The successful arrival of Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla at the International Space Station (ISS) marks...

by Biman Mukherji June 27, 2025 0 comment

World

Will the US strikes on Iran push China to ramp up its nuclear arms programme?

Instead of crushing Tehran’s nuclear programme, Israeli and US strikes on Iranian facilities in the past week might have dealt a blow to international...

by Hayley Wong June 27, 2025 0 comment

World

Beijing approves convention establishing global mediation organisation in Hong Kong

Beijing has approved the convention establishing the world’s first intergovernmental organisation on mediation in Hong Kong, while indicating it would not bring forth World...

by Connor Mycroft June 27, 2025 0 comment

News

6 Americans Detained in South Korea for Trying to Send Rice, Bibles, Dollars to North: Police

Six Americans were detained in South Korea on June 27 for allegedly attempting to send thousands of plastic bottles filled with rice, U.S. dollars,...

by Katabella Roberts June 27, 2025 0 comment

World

Hong Kong’s League of Social Democrats to disband after 19 years of opposition

Published: 9:23pm, 27 Jun 2025Updated: 9:24pm, 27 Jun 2025 The League of Social Democrats, one of Hong Kong’s last opposition political parties, has announced...

by Ng Kang-chung June 27, 2025 0 comment

World

China, US finalise trade deal; global conflict warning: 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 June 27, 2025 0 comment