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American Samoa
The latest news, analysis and opinion on American Samoa. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Capital
Pago Pago
Head of Government
Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga
Suspects are detained during a police raid on a scam centre in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on July 16. The operation was part of a nationwide crackdown on cybercrime networks, following Prime Minister Hun Manet’s order to shut down online scam operations often run like sweatshops. Photo: EPA
Scams and swindles

Letters | Cambodia is confronting the scourge of online scams head-on

Readers discuss the cross-border effort targeting the syndicates behind Cambodia’s scam farms, Malaysia’s first fully home-grown EV, and the investigation into the Tai Po fire in Hong Kong.

Britain

New mpox strain found in UK after travel to Asia

Mainland China

L&G Asset Management sees AI equity upside despite US$3 trillion debt concerns

Climate change

Opinion | Fashion industry must tailor climate plans to Asian suppliers’ reality

Efforts to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions in the fashion industry will not work if they rest on a Western design paired with Eastern sacrifice.

A worker holds a piece of clothing at a factory in Depok, Indonesia, on April 25, 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA
Banking & finance

Emerging markets to outperform US stocks as dollar weakness continues: report

Latin America, which has been an underappreciated market for many years, is the stand-out performer in emerging markets.

China manufacturing

Factory of factories: China’s manufacturers join wave of overseas expansions

With many of their clients moving or building sites abroad, China’s factory owners are following suit, seizing a ‘last chance’ for new revenues.

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China's military weapons

China’s scandal-hit arms firms drag down regional sales in record-breaking year

SIPRI Top 100 reveals stark divide in performance for the only region to record a drop in the midst of rising revenues globally.

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Chinese military aviation and shipbuilding companies in the Top 100 have seen increased revenues, while providers of ground-based arms on the list fared less well. Photo: Getty Images
China-Africa relations

China set to benefit as South Africa looks to diversify away from US

As ties with Washington deteriorate, Pretoria is ‘determined to pursue economic diplomacy’ as it pursues new markets in Asia and Europe.

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Bonds

Hong Kong dollar bonds to continue surge after record US$42 billion year

City’s deep, liquid market and low inflation attract issuers amid a structural shift away from the US dollar, analysts say.

Canada

Canada drops climate rules in oil deal, looks to Asia to weather Trump tariffs

PM Mark Carney’s agreement with the province of Alberta is part of a bid to diversify oil exports to markets outside the US.

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce in Calgary, Alberta, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
SCMP Highlights

Trump calls Takaichi after Xi, China’s cruise dominance: SCMP daily highlights

From US president calling Japan’s PM after Xi talk to China’s new cruise deal, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.

US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, pictured on October 28, 2025. Photo: AP Photo
Alibaba

Alibaba’s Cainiao expands service in Africa as demand for Chinese goods surges

The logistics arm of Alibaba is rolling out its small-parcel service in more parts of Africa to tap growing demand for made-in-China goods.

Fintech

Hong Kong and Malaysian firms launch tokenised AI infrastructure fund

‘World’s first’ global-grade AI infrastructure tokenised fund gives investors access to growing demand from Asean: Tykhe and Skyvast.

Thailand

‘Half of me has died’: toxic mines threaten Southeast Asia’s rivers

More than 2,400 mines – many of which are operated by Chinese companies – are draining waste into river waters, researchers say.

Tip Kamlue works in her fields on the banks of the Kok River, where she irrigates her crops with groundwater instead of the Kok’s water. Photo: Reuters
Banking & finance

Sun Life aims for global growth with new asset management hires

Sun Life unites asset management divisions, appoints top talent to drive global expansion and boost alternative investments.

Sun Life Financial’s headquarters in Toronto. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China relations

US must speed up arms deliveries to Taiwan, create stockpile, Senate hears

Witnesses warn delays and incomplete mandates under landmark 2022 law weaken deterrence as Washington prioritises better ties with Beijing.

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Bonds

China’s euro bond sale sees record demand, signals strong investor confidence

Oversubscribed issuance reflects confidence in Beijing’s assets as investors seek rare Asian sovereign exposure, industry players say.

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Banking & finance

Opinion | Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai: the rise of the ‘family office triangle’

The Asian century will not be written by governments alone but by family offices that can turn opportunity into enduring prosperity.

A woman walks on the Peak, with Hong Kong’s skyline in the background, on February 4. Photo: Sam Tsang
South Korea

South Korea’s nuclear sub deal signals shift from strategic ambiguity: analysts

While Seoul could expand its security roles, analysts warn the shift from strategic ambiguity could upset its US-China balancing act.

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US-China relations

Chinese student numbers in US fall as gap with Indian scholars widens: report

IIE survey shows four per cent decrease from previous year amid anxiety over Trump administration’s policies aimed at international students.

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Hong Kong society

Letters | Let the elderly enjoy mahjong as a sport – with all its benefits

Readers discuss promoting the game as a way to improve health, and Hong Kong’s advantages as an education hub.

A staff member of a mahjong parlour in Hong Kong cleans the tiles. More mahjong parlours could be established, not as gambling dens but as health facilities for the elderly. Photo: May Tse
Malaysia

Malaysia’s start-ups shiver through a venture capital deep freeze

Global risk capital has fled Asia, with the region’s entrepreneurs left to fight over a dwindling pool of funds.

Malaysia’s national flag is seen next to a sculpture at a snow festival in Japan. Asia faces a venture capital “winter”. Photo: AFP
US-China trade war

Asean, China, Japan and South Korea hold ‘transformative’ critical minerals opportunity

Director of Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office says some Southeast Asian economies have notable reserves.

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Technology

China dominates global patent race with record filings

China filed nearly half of all patents worldwide in 2024, outpacing the US by more than threefold, WIPO data show.

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Asean

Opinion | How Asean quietly became China’s buffer against US tariffs

China and Asean now have a lawful way to cushion tariffs by shifting where value is added, how it is recorded and which standards to meet.

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China’s Premier Li Qiang (far left) and Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (far right), witness the signing ceremony for the Asean-China Free Trade Area 3.0 Upgrade Protocol by China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and Malaysia’s Minister of Investment Abdul Aziz in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Octover 28. Photo: AP
Banking & finance

Hong Kong prices world’s first bonds with tokenised settlement

US$1.3 billion issuance helps ‘reinforce the vision’ for Hong Kong as a global hub for digital assets, monetary authority chief says.

Hong Kong is at “the forefront of financial innovation”, says HSBC co-CEO for Asia and the Middle East. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong to tap new markets amid easing tariff war, confident of export growth

Commerce chief Algernon Yau says Hong Kong needs to diversify exports after last month’s Sino-US trade talks breakthrough.

US-China trade war

Look to the ‘rising’ Global South, ex-diplomat tells Chinese businesses

Amid tighter US and European markets, diversification and localisation can minimise risks, Le Yucheng tells annual forum.

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