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US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping sit together during a state dinner at the White House on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

How was dinner? Takeaways from Xi and Trump’s evening at the White House

With culinary diplomacy on the menu and tech titans at the table, Xi spoke of ‘a new historical juncture’ for ties and Trump talked up trade

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Xi talks up US friendship ‘forged in blood’ at state dinner – as it happened

From ping-pong to pickleball: China’s unofficial approach to diplomatic messaging

China’s Xi shares a rare laugh on White House tour at Trump’s Biden mockery

The Chinese leader responds audibly to his host’s remarks at the image in place of the former president’s portrait in ‘walk of fame’.

US President Donald Trump points out the framed image in place of his predecessor’s portrait, prompting an amused response from Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Photo: X.com/The White House

Diplomacy

Ivanka Trump takes front-row seat to welcome Xi in dress by Chinese designer

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Ivanka Trump (right) and her daughter Arabella Kushner (centre) attend a welcome ceremony for President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at the White House on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Diplomacy

Pat on the back? Xi and Trump’s body language speaks volumes

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold bilateral talks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Diplomacy

In Focus | What Xi’s letter to old friends in Iowa means in an altered America

The personal thread may be intact, but the US agricultural partnership that once gave it weight is not.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Law and Crime

Legislation among options to regulate minors’ social media use: justice minister

Paul Lam dismisses concerns that measures could infringe on individual rights, saying goal is to protect children in Hong Kong from online harms.

Hong Kong’s justice minister has dismissed concerns that regulating minors' use of social media will infringe on their rights, saying the goal is to protect children from online harms. Photo: Eugene Lee
Children watch a video on a smartphone while eating dim sum at a restaurant in Tsuen Wan. Photo: Nora Tam

Diplomacy

Xi-Trump summit day 2: here’s everything you missed overnight

From Peng Liyuan’s fashion soft power to Chinese CEOs flying in, here’s what you missed overnight about Xi’s state visit to Washington.

US President Donald Trump (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) meet in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday. Photo: AP

Health & Environment

Japan’s cut-price morgues cash in on legal loopholes as lonely deaths rise

One Tokyo-based company is offering to do everything from body collection up to ash internment for just US$1,040.

An undertaker bows after putting a casket in a morgue in Tokyo in 2017. Photo: Reuters

Lifestyle

What drives 4 Shaw Prize laureates in pursuit of scientific discovery

In partnership with:The Shaw Prize
Four of this year’s Shaw Prize laureates: (from left) Ken’ichi Nomoto, Stanford Woosley, Camillo De Lellis and Emmanuel Candes.

Science

China’s handheld submarine detector tracked a subway train underground

The tiny device is the size of a pencil and uses just 5 watts of power but can record a train braking into a station under a city street.

Photograph of the miniaturised magnetometer system. Photo: handout

China EVs

China’s EV and battery makers tussle over lithium-ion tax: sources

Squeezed EV makers object to eating the cost, and negotiations on splitting the tax continue weeks after its official resumption, sources say.

People view CATL battery modules during the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, in Beijing on April 24, 2026. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

Diplomacy

B-2 Spirit, AI cooperation, no US-China conflict: key Xi-Trump takeaways so far

In morning remarks of state visit’s second day, US president and Chinese leader seek to project image of stability between the two sides.

Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan, Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend a military review in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Thursday. Photo: Getty Images

Diplomacy

Inside Melania Trump and Peng Liyuan’s visit to the Smithsonian’s Peacock Room

The celebrated museum’s Chinese art collection and longstanding ties with China made it a fitting stop for first ladies’ 45-minute tour.

US first lady Melania Trump and Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan visit the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua

Politics

Ukraine’s POW transfer reveal deals propaganda blow to North Korea

Zelensky’s UN disclosure punctures Pyongyang’s soldier-loyalty narrative, but risks damaging ties with Seoul and endangering POW families.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. Photo: EPA

China Economy

Shanghai Gold Exchange pushes more Chinese banks to end retail leverage trading

Lenders in China are redirecting retail clients to fixed-price accumulation plans and physical purchases of precious metals, moving away from margin-based speculation.

Banks in China are phasing out retail leveraged precious-metals trading for gold and silver. Photo: AFP
SERIES: Female icons in Chinese history

Who was Wang Zhenyi? Chinese female scientist who defied gender expectations

Wang shot for the stars with her work in astronomy and mathematics at a time when learned women did little more than write poetry.

Qing dynasty astronomer and mathematician Wang Zhenyi defied societal norms and the expectations set upon her gender to study and demystify complex scientific and mathematical concepts. Illustration: Huy Truong

South Asia

‘Stooping low’: furore over UK university professorship for tycoon Ambani’s son

The university awarded a sustainability role to tycoon Mukesh Ambani’s son, who is linked to the controversial wildlife centre in India.

Anant Ambani (right) at the Vantara wildlife centre in India. Photo: Handout

China Business

Blue Bottle bets that premium coffee has room to grow in China

US brand, recently sold by Nestlé to Chinese capital firm, will need to offer unique experiences and ‘new taste combinations’, analyst says.

Blue Bottle Coffee’s first Beijing store will be in the city’s central business district in China World Mall. Photo: Handout

China

Chinese teen sensation Yu Zidi set for Olympic stardom after golden Asian Games

Schoolgirl won all three individual events she swam this week in Tokyo in some of the year’s fastest times, will be only 15 in Los Angeles.

China’s Zidi Yu celebrates on the podium after winning the 400m individual medley final in Tokyo on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

United States & Canada

Actors, politicians among 100 arrested in New York anti-Netanyahu protest

Police detain Oscar winner and fellow activists blocking traffic near the UN ahead of diplomatic speech.

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Actor Susan Sarandon being detained in New York City. Photo: Reuters
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2026 Xi-Trump summit

Culinary diplomacy on the menu for Xi and Trump at the White House

Evening features ‘American ingredients with subtle Chinese influence’, entertainment from military bands and plenty of red linen and flowers.

US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan in the Grand Foyer of the White House ahead of the state dinner on Thursday. Photo: AP
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