Petronas CEO’s F1 champagne shower, Kyoto hotel tax: SCMP’s 7 highlights
From Kyoto set to start Japan’s highest hotel tax to China’s 300,000 new industrial robots, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
1. Trump team presses unlikely buyers to snap up US soybeans
Shut out of China’s massive soybean market, the United States is pressing countries across Africa and Asia to step up purchases of American soybeans, as President Donald Trump’s trade team seeks new markets, while tensions over tariffs ripple through global trade.
2. Malaysia’s Petronas CEO sorry for ‘misplaced exuberance’ at F1 champagne shower
Malaysia’s top state energy official has apologised after facing backlash at home for taking part in a champagne-spraying celebration at the Singapore Grand Prix, in the latest controversy over Islamic norms and the conduct of government-linked companies.
3. Indonesian consulate helps family of domestic helper killed in Hong Kong crash
The Indonesian consulate in Hong Kong is working with authorities to help the family of a domestic helper who died in a car crash alongside her boss on Monday. A spokeswoman for the consulate told the Post on Tuesday that it has already established contact with the deceased domestic helper’s family.