US show of force could move Venezuela closer to China: analysts
While the deployment of US warships near the coast of Venezuela is intended to heap pressure on the government and limit its already strained...
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Facing Trump pressure, US Fed chair hints at rate cut, but offers no timeline
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday opened the door ever so slightly to lowering a key interest rate in the coming months but...
Hong Kong to remove at least 5 opposition groups from societies register
Hong Kong authorities are seeking to remove at least five opposition groups from the official societies register, including the now-defunct Scholarism founded by jailed...
Beijing accuses US of holding Chinese students in ‘small, dark rooms’
Beijing has lashed out at the United States for questioning Chinese students at the border, accusing it of discrimination and of taking them into...
‘Voice for our seas’: Filipino rappers take a stand on maritime rights
A rap contest tapping into patriotic fervour and youth culture has drawn hundreds of entries from Filipinos at home and abroad, with organisers saying...
Hong Kong student in app creation saga to voluntarily return awards: parents
The parents of a Hong Kong student at the centre of an academic integrity controversy have said their daughter will voluntarily return all the...
US warships are circling Venezuela – what does this mean for the oil trade?
As US destroyers closed in on the coast of Venezuela on Thursday – a stark show of military force President Donald Trump said was...
Apology for Hong Kong water scandal not enough to stem public’s anger: experts
Published: 9:21pm, 22 Aug 2025Updated: 12:36am, 23 Aug 2025 A vague public apology and blaming a procedural “flaw” have failed to quell public discontent...
China’s warning over US vessels, shale gas fields found: SCMP daily highlights
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