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President Javier Milei

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President Javier Milei

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela, in August 2024. Photo: AP

Americas and the Caribbean

Venezuela’s Machado will not receive Nobel Peace Prize in person

The Venezuelan opposition figure, who has been in hiding for over a year, will have her daughter accept the award in Norway.

10 Dec 2025 - 4:03PM

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong signs aviation deals with 7 countries to expand global reach

9 Dec 2025 - 8:06PM

US-China trade war

‘A slap in the face’: some US farmers unhappy with Trump’s US$12 billion bailout

9 Dec 2025 - 8:08AMvideocam

China-Latin America relations

Trump’s national security blueprint aims to combat China’s rise in Latin America

Framework pledges to stop competitors from threatening the stability and political alignment of neighbouring countries in the region.

6 Dec 2025 - 7:37AMvideocam

US President Donald Trump unveiled a new national security blueprint on Friday, prioritising US dominance in the Western Hemisphere. Photo: EPA

Honduras

Rivals in Honduras presidential race locked in a ‘technical tie’

Trump-backed Nasry Asfura leads Salvador Nasralla by a razor-thin margin as the election council begins a manual vote count.

2 Dec 2025 - 2:28PM

Science

United we stand: why mammals that band together may face lower cancer risks

In cooperative societies – like elephants or whales – natural selection seems to favour genetic mechanisms that suppress cancer, study says.

2 Dec 2025 - 1:06AMvideocam

Taiwan

Hong Kong fire, Trump calls in Japan-China row, Macron visit

This week: Hong Kong fire kills at least 128, Trump speaks to Xi and Takaichi amid Japan-China row, Bessent says Xi and Trump may meet four times in 2026. Next week: France’s Macron visits China, EU economic security doctrine, November factory activity, and more.

28 Nov 2025 - 5:54PM

United States

Opinion | Venezuela? Trump’s real aim could be laying claim to the western hemisphere

In the aftermath of American exceptionalism, Trump and Xi could form respective ‘greater areas’, each ordered by their own nation’s political and legal norms.

23 Nov 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

US-China relations

Ex-Argentine leader warns against cutting China ties to improve US relations

Macri argues Argentina’s farm and commodity sales rely on China even as current president Javier Milei pursues broader deal with Washington.

22 Nov 2025 - 5:57AMvideocam

G20

White House denies reversing G20 boycott, hits out at South African leader

Cyril Ramaphosa said the US had a last-minute change of mind, but the White House had sharp words in response.

21 Nov 2025 - 3:06PM

Banners displaying the faces of various G20 leaders displayed along a Johannesburg freeway. Photo: AP

United States

Opinion | Don’t blame China for America’s authoritarian turn

America’s authoritarian turn didn’t start with Donald Trump and has been decades in the making.

19 Nov 2025 - 9:30AM

US President Donald Trump participates in a reenlistment ceremony for soldiers during a military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary on his 79th birthday on June 14 in Washington. Photo: AP

Malaysia

Fifa kicks out Malaysia’s ‘heritage players’ appeal, urges criminal probes

Malaysia’s attempt to deceive by producing forged documents ‘strike at the very foundation of football’s integrity’, appeal committee says.

18 Nov 2025 - 5:27PM

Americas and the Caribbean

Chile votes in pivotal election amid crime and immigration debate

Analysts say the election will be hard to predict based on polls, with voters thinking in terms of material improvements, not left, right or centre.

16 Nov 2025 - 7:53PM

US-China relations

Opinion | In ‘soybean diplomacy’ with the US, China now holds the remote control

China, no longer reliant on US soybeans, has leverage: resuming purchases to calm tensions or cutting them when relations fray.

16 Nov 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Soybeans are harvested on the Warpup Farm in Warren, Indiana, on September 17. Photo: AP

Americas and the Caribbean

In Argentina, powerful explosions rock industrial area near capital

The blast sparked a huge fire that injured more than 20 people, with authorities warning it would be challenging to bring the blaze under control.

15 Nov 2025 - 9:09PM

A fire after an explosion in an industrial area of Ezeiza in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, on Saturday. More than 20 people were injured. Photo: AFP

Donald Trump

Trump cuts tariffs on beef, coffee and other foods, in inflation U-turn

The move marks a sharp reversal from the US president, who has insisted that his import duties are not fuelling higher grocery prices.

15 Nov 2025 - 1:21PM

United States

Bananas and beef: White House unveils Latin America trade deals

Argentina, Guatemala, Ecuador and El Salvador have agreed to open their markets to US products in exchange for tariff relief on some items.

14 Nov 2025 - 7:38AM

SCMP Highlights

How China is closing tech gap on West; rare earth find: SCMP daily highlights

From China’s ‘strategic new frontiers’ to scientists discovering rare earth minerals in a fern, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.

12 Nov 2025 - 11:28PM

A Long March-3B rocket carrying a cluster of BeiDou satellites blasts off from a launch site in southwest China last year. Photo: Xinhua

Science

Will a key hearing restart the China-Argentina telescope stalled by politics?

Multimillion-dollar observatory thought to be the target of US pressure faces other concerns after customs hearing.

12 Nov 2025 - 9:23PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Palestinian death toll passes 69,000 as Israel-Gaza truce allows body recovery

As part of the US-brokered deal, Israel has released the remains of 15 Palestinians for each Israeli hostage returned.

8 Nov 2025 - 9:48PMvideocam

My Take

My Take | How Anglo-American ideologues have exploited HK’s ‘free market’ success

If Hong Kong people can remove their colonial blinds, they would be able to see the economic detritus left around the world by Western ideology.

2 Nov 2025 - 11:14PM

A view of the Hong Kong government headquarters in Admiralty. Photo: Jelly Tse

Science

Has a China-Argentina radio telescope been obstructed by US pressure?

CART space observatory is ‘hanging by a thread’ with parts held up at Argentine customs, project managers say.

1 Nov 2025 - 8:05PMvideocam

Construction of the China-Argentina Radio Telescope (CART) was supposed to be finished by March. However, the project is now delayed, with components shipped from China held up by Argentine customs. Photo: Handout

China-Latin America relations

Brazil shrugs off US-China soybean deal as seasonal trade

Farmers say Beijing’s renewed US buys won’t upend Brazil’s exports, but tight credit and dry weather cloud outlook.

31 Oct 2025 - 1:23AMvideocam

US-China trade war

China’s US soybean buys bring relief to farmers, but permanent deal elusive

While the Xi-Trump talks helped to end the soybean standstill, analysts said agriculture will remain one of many points of contention.

30 Oct 2025 - 6:34PMvideocam

US-China trade war

‘Partnership, not pressure’, US soybean farmers urge Trump before Xi talks

US farmers say Trump administration must tone down name-calling and aggressive tactics if they are to secure a lasting soy deal with China.

28 Oct 2025 - 12:45PMvideocam

A crop scout collects soybean samples on a Midwest farm. File photo: Reuters

Javier Milei

Argentina’s Milei vows more reforms after stunning midterm elections victory

Argentina’s president triumphs in midterm elections widely seen as a referendum on his past two years in office.

27 Oct 2025 - 4:09PM

Argentina’s President Javier Milei celebrates after the La Libertad Avanza party won the midterm elections. Photo: Reuters

Americas and the Caribbean

Trump deploys world’s largest aircraft carrier amid soaring Venezuela tensions

The show of force far exceeds any past counter-narcotics need and represents Washington’s most muscular move yet in the region.

25 Oct 2025 - 3:21PM

Donald Trump

Trump to quadruple Argentine beef imports while US ranchers fume

Farmers are also angered by Trump’s US$20 billion currency swap with Argentina and losing out to the country on soybean sales to China.

24 Oct 2025 - 12:48AM

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Argentina

Venezuela’s Machado will not receive Nobel Peace Prize in person

The Venezuelan opposition figure, who has been in hiding for over a year, will have her daughter accept the award in Norway.

Hong Kong signs aviation deals with 7 countries to expand global reach

‘A slap in the face’: some US farmers unhappy with Trump’s US$12 billion bailout

Trump’s national security blueprint aims to combat China’s rise in Latin America

Framework pledges to stop competitors from threatening the stability and political alignment of neighbouring countries in the region.

Rivals in Honduras presidential race locked in a ‘technical tie’

Trump-backed Nasry Asfura leads Salvador Nasralla by a razor-thin margin as the election council begins a manual vote count.

United we stand: why mammals that band together may face lower cancer risks

In cooperative societies – like elephants or whales – natural selection seems to favour genetic mechanisms that suppress cancer, study says.

Hong Kong fire, Trump calls in Japan-China row, Macron visit

This week: Hong Kong fire kills at least 128, Trump speaks to Xi and Takaichi amid Japan-China row, Bessent says Xi and Trump may meet four times in 2026. Next week: France’s Macron visits China, EU economic security doctrine, November factory activity, and more.

.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}Opinion | Venezuela? Trump’s real aim could be laying claim to the western hemisphere

In the aftermath of American exceptionalism, Trump and Xi could form respective ‘greater areas’, each ordered by their own nation’s political and legal norms.

Ex-Argentine leader warns against cutting China ties to improve US relations

Macri argues Argentina’s farm and commodity sales rely on China even as current president Javier Milei pursues broader deal with Washington.

White House denies reversing G20 boycott, hits out at South African leader

Cyril Ramaphosa said the US had a last-minute change of mind, but the White House had sharp words in response.

Opinion | Don’t blame China for America’s authoritarian turn

America’s authoritarian turn didn’t start with Donald Trump and has been decades in the making.

Fifa kicks out Malaysia’s ‘heritage players’ appeal, urges criminal probes

Malaysia’s attempt to deceive by producing forged documents ‘strike at the very foundation of football’s integrity’, appeal committee says.

Chile votes in pivotal election amid crime and immigration debate

Analysts say the election will be hard to predict based on polls, with voters thinking in terms of material improvements, not left, right or centre.

Opinion | In ‘soybean diplomacy’ with the US, China now holds the remote control

China, no longer reliant on US soybeans, has leverage: resuming purchases to calm tensions or cutting them when relations fray.

In Argentina, powerful explosions rock industrial area near capital

The blast sparked a huge fire that injured more than 20 people, with authorities warning it would be challenging to bring the blaze under control.

Trump cuts tariffs on beef, coffee and other foods, in inflation U-turn

The move marks a sharp reversal from the US president, who has insisted that his import duties are not fuelling higher grocery prices.

Bananas and beef: White House unveils Latin America trade deals

Argentina, Guatemala, Ecuador and El Salvador have agreed to open their markets to US products in exchange for tariff relief on some items.

How China is closing tech gap on West; rare earth find: SCMP daily highlights

From China’s ‘strategic new frontiers’ to scientists discovering rare earth minerals in a fern, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.

Will a key hearing restart the China-Argentina telescope stalled by politics?

Multimillion-dollar observatory thought to be the target of US pressure faces other concerns after customs hearing.

Palestinian death toll passes 69,000 as Israel-Gaza truce allows body recovery

As part of the US-brokered deal, Israel has released the remains of 15 Palestinians for each Israeli hostage returned.

My Take | How Anglo-American ideologues have exploited HK’s ‘free market’ success

If Hong Kong people can remove their colonial blinds, they would be able to see the economic detritus left around the world by Western ideology.

Has a China-Argentina radio telescope been obstructed by US pressure?

CART space observatory is ‘hanging by a thread’ with parts held up at Argentine customs, project managers say.

Brazil shrugs off US-China soybean deal as seasonal trade

Farmers say Beijing’s renewed US buys won’t upend Brazil’s exports, but tight credit and dry weather cloud outlook.

China’s US soybean buys bring relief to farmers, but permanent deal elusive

While the Xi-Trump talks helped to end the soybean standstill, analysts said agriculture will remain one of many points of contention.

‘Partnership, not pressure’, US soybean farmers urge Trump before Xi talks

US farmers say Trump administration must tone down name-calling and aggressive tactics if they are to secure a lasting soy deal with China.

Argentina’s Milei vows more reforms after stunning midterm elections victory

Argentina’s president triumphs in midterm elections widely seen as a referendum on his past two years in office.

Trump deploys world’s largest aircraft carrier amid soaring Venezuela tensions

The show of force far exceeds any past counter-narcotics need and represents Washington’s most muscular move yet in the region.

Trump to quadruple Argentine beef imports while US ranchers fume

Farmers are also angered by Trump’s US$20 billion currency swap with Argentina and losing out to the country on soybean sales to China.

Opinion | Venezuela? Trump’s real aim could be laying claim to the western hemisphere