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US President Donald Trump delivers commencement remarks at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa on Thursday. Photo: AFP
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Trump eyes huge ‘woke’ cuts in US budget blueprint

The proposed spending plan would slash foreign aid while pouring money into homeland security as part of Trump’s anti-immigration drive.

Canada

Canada’s PM Carney to visit Trump at White House on Tuesday

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United States

Wall Street gains on tariff optimism, strong jobs data

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US-China trade war

Canton Fair offers fee refunds as China moves to protect tariff-struck exporters

In an unprecedented move to protect firms amid trade war with the US, the expo has cut fees for Chinese participants in half.

Canton Fair participants have received unprecedented relief on expo fees as China moves to protect exporters in the heat of the trade war. Photo: Xinhua
Canton Fair participants have received unprecedented relief on expo fees as China moves to protect exporters in the heat of the trade war. Photo: Xinhua
E-commerce

Temu embraces local US sellers as Trump plugs ‘de minimis’ loophole

The shopping site is shifting its US business to a ‘local fulfilment model’, as tariff exemptions for low-value Chinese goods come to an end.

China-EU relations

Deal or no deal? EU engages US, China on high-wire bargaining act

Europe must navigate between the two powers, knowing that cutting an economic deal with one could make it impossible to do so with the other.

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RSF warns of ‘alarming deterioration’ in US press freedom under Trump

Global press freedom hits all-time low in 2025, the latest ranking by Paris-based Reporters Without Borders shows.

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at the White House on January 30. File photo: AP
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at the White House on January 30. File photo: AP
Video gaming

Xbox joins PlayStation in raising console prices amid US tariffs

Hefty levies imposed by Trump on manufacturing hubs such as Japan, China and Vietnam have led to a surge in console prices.

Space

Failed Soviet-era spacecraft from 1972 set to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth

The Kosmos 482 was one of a series of Soviet Venus missions, but never made it out of Earth’s orbit.

Japan

Japan says its US$1 trillion in US Treasuries could be leverage in trade talks

A huge US Treasury sell-off in April was reportedly one factor that led Trump to announce a 90-day pause on his ‘reciprocal’ tariff plan.

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Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato speaks during an interview in Tokyo in April. Photo: Reuters
Apple

Apple expects US$900 million tariff hit as it shifts US iPhone supply to India

Vietnam will be the country of origin for most iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and AirPod products sold in the US, CEO Tim Cook says.

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Apple warned of added costs and supply chain disruptions as a result of US tariffs. Photo: Reuters
Apple warned of added costs and supply chain disruptions as a result of US tariffs. Photo: Reuters
US-China trade war

Small US businesses seek relief from Trump tariffs, calling them crippling

Business owners say they cannot wait while trade negotiations unfold: ‘we don’t have the bandwidth to plan out six months ahead’.

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US-China relations

New CIA videos seek to lure Chinese officials to leak secrets to US

The US spy agency is confident the clips are penetrating the ‘Great Firewall’ and reaching their intended audience.

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US-China relations

US must cut China tech reliance, says Trump’s pick for No 2 at Commerce

Nominee asked how he would keep America first as Washington lawmakers fret over Beijing’s lead in EVs, telecoms and advanced manufacturing.

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A screenshot of Paul Dabbar, US President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as deputy secretary of commerce, testifying at his confirmation hearing in Washington on Thursday.
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US judge bars Trump’s use of wartime law to deport Venezuelans

Ruling marks the biggest setback yet for Trump to deport suspected gang members under the rarely used Alien Enemies Act.

Inmates at the Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) prison, in Tecoluca, El Salvador. Photo: Reuters
Inmates at the Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) prison, in Tecoluca, El Salvador. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

‘Signalgate’ China hawk ousted as US national security adviser

Mike Waltz leaving job to become new US ambassador to the United Nations as top diplomat Marco Rubio takes over NSC role in interim.

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US-China relations

US immigration chills, China’s travel warning: 7 US-China relations reads

From multilateralism at Brics to China’s UN envoy slamming the US, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in April 2025.

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US-China trade war

First blood? Trump’s trade war starts to bite as China’s cargo shipments slump

US tariffs are beginning to take a toll – but some analysts believe Beijing could still achieve 5 per cent GDP target.

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Trucks move past piles of containers stacked at a container terminal port on the Yangtze River in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality on April 20. Photo: AP
Trucks move past piles of containers stacked at a container terminal port on the Yangtze River in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality on April 20. Photo: AP
US-China trade war

A month into Trump’s trade war, the world is divided – how are nations reacting?

China retaliated with strong measures against Washington’s record-high tariffs, but other countries have preferred a softer approach.

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India

‘Things have gone haywire’: Indian students rethink US study plans

Analysts say universities in Europe, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong, as well as some local institutions stand to benefit.

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Donald Trump

Kamala Harris takes aim at Trump in first major speech since leaving office

Former vice-president says Americans are now facing ‘the greatest man-made economic crisis in modern presidential history’.

Former vice-president Kamala Harris in San Francisco on Wednesday. Photo: AP
US-China relations

Quarter of Americans see Chinese-Americans as possible threat: poll

Survey by Asian American Foundation also says 63 per cent of Asian-Americans report feeling unsafe.

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A survey found that some 63 per cent of Asian-Americans reported feeling unsafe in day-to-day situations. Photo: Shutterstock
A survey found that some 63 per cent of Asian-Americans reported feeling unsafe in day-to-day situations. Photo: Shutterstock
Donald Trump

No China talks under way, Trump trade chief says, but other deals are close

Trump administration is focused on ‘targeted’ deals, US trade representative says.

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Taiwan

Most mainland Chinese citizens oppose use of force to unify with Taiwan: survey

Yet on Russia’s actions in Ukraine, India border claims and South China Sea, respondents voiced more hawkish views backing Beijing’s stance.

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United States

Palestinian student released after being arrested at US citizenship interview

Mohsen Mahdawi is out on bail as he challenges the Trump administration’s efforts to deport him for taking part in Gaza protests.

Mohsen Mahdawi speaks outside the courthouse in Burlington, Vermont, after he was released on bail on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Open Questions series

Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024

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Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

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