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Americas and the Caribbean
Brazil’s Bolsonaro backs son’s presidential bid, undergoes hernia surgery
The former president, who is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup, was allowed to leave prison for the operation.
26 Dec 2025 - 10:00AM
China-Latin America relations
Brazil weighs visa-free entry for Chinese tourists and business travellers
25 Dec 2025 - 12:38AM
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SCMP Highlights
BYD’s big plans in Brazil, Xpeng tries to go global: 7 EV reads
24 Dec 2025 - 3:30PM
China-Russia relations
Russian LNG shipments to China surge 143% in November, overtaking Australia
Russian LNG accounted for 23.5 per cent of China’s total shipments, cementing Russia as its top energy partner after President Xi pledged deeper ties.
23 Dec 2025 - 11:00AM
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Asean
Southeast Asian floods set to threaten more wildlife due to climate change
Environmental crimes and poor oversight are also worsening the risks faced by animals and trees.
23 Dec 2025 - 7:39PM
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China economy
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Why China has moved to curb steel exports
China’s pivot to emerging markets has kept its export machine running. But frictions are growing and steel is the most visible flashpoint.
23 Dec 2025 - 7:49AM
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Year in Review
10 most read Daily Pulse briefings of 2025
SCMP Plus looks back at the year’s 10 most popular Daily Pulse bulletins, covering China issues related to diplomacy, trade and economics.
22 Dec 2025 - 5:00PM
Americas and the Caribbean
Brazil’s Lula vows to veto bill slashing Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison term
The proposed law could see the ex-president spend just over two years behind bars for an attempted coup.
19 Dec 2025 - 2:09AM
Americas and the Caribbean
Brazil’s Congress passes bill to cut Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence
If successful, the legislation could see Brazil’s former president serve a little over two years in prison for coup plot.
18 Dec 2025 - 1:55PM
China-Latin America relations
BYD plans giant Brazil factory to scale electric bus and truck production
The new plant would dwarf BYD’s current Brazil operation, lifting output from about 600 units over a decade to up to 7,000 a year.
18 Dec 2025 - 5:14AM
China food security
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What does future hold for Brazil, US in China’s soybean balancing act?
The two countries remain top suppliers, but efforts to promote self-sufficiency are set to reduce reliance on imports.
18 Dec 2025 - 1:12AM
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United States
Opinion
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For Trump, the only communists to really dislike are those at home
The limited discussion of China in the new US national security document indicates that the US president’s focus is on domestic challenges to his authority.
17 Dec 2025 - 8:30PM
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Storm topples Statue of Liberty replica in Brazil
The 40-metre (131ft) replica was a promotional display for Brazilian retail store chain Havan.
17 Dec 2025 - 5:36PM
Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong customs seizes HK$256 million of suspected cocaine hidden in ship hull
Underwater robots help detect 417kg of suspected cocaine wrapped in 11 waterproof packages concealed behind grate of sea chest.
17 Dec 2025 - 3:34AM
China-Latin America relations
Mexico stands by its decision for 50 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods
Government defends tariff package as vital to supporting domestic workers and producers, and not aimed at curbing imports from China.
16 Dec 2025 - 2:27AM
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Commodities
Chinese mining giant CMOC buys four Brazilian gold mines to expand
CMOC will own the Aurizona, RDM, Fazenda and Santa Luz mines, with 8 tons of combined annual gold output.
15 Dec 2025 - 12:55PM
China-EU relations
Brussels ramps up China de-risking while France and Germany pull further apart
Raids, probes and new screening rules collide with widening splits between Paris and Berlin over how tough to be on Beijing.
12 Dec 2025 - 3:03AM
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China technology
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Why the Global South is embracing Chinese AI
The US champions AI as an autonomous agent, a content creator. China exports a vision of AI as a digital nervous system for the real economy.
10 Dec 2025 - 10:26AM
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China-Latin America relations
US senators warn of China-cartel links forming a global ‘Silk Road of crime’
At a Senate hearing, officials described Chinese money brokers as key to laundering cartel funds and fuelling the illicit fentanyl trade.
10 Dec 2025 - 7:28AM
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US-China trade war
‘A slap in the face’: some US farmers unhappy with Trump’s US$12 billion bailout
US soybean growers, who were hit hardest by tariff disputes, have voiced frustration that overdue funding falls well short of what they need.
9 Dec 2025 - 8:08AM
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Jair Bolsonaro
Bolsonaro’s son says he could drop his Brazil presidency bid ‘for a price’
Flavio Bolsonaro’s announcement comes as his allies push for amnesty for his father, the jailed former president.
8 Dec 2025 - 11:02AM
China exports
Why China sees Brazil as ‘last untapped blue ocean market’ for investment boom
Chinese investment in Brazil is soaring as firms eye the vast potential growth in South America’s ‘blue ocean market’.
11 Dec 2025 - 11:24AM
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South Korea
‘Relive the magic’? K-drama dating service probed for sex crimes in Brazil
The KDramaDate platform offers curated outings with Korean men, including one of an ‘intimate experience’ at a motel or client’s home.
4 Dec 2025 - 5:05PM
China trade
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As China’s companies become industry leaders, where in the world are they going?
Across numerous sectors, China’s firms are setting up shop worldwide – and gaining ground on their well-entrenched competitors.
11 Dec 2025 - 11:21AM
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TikTok
TikTok to invest more than US$37 billion in Brazil data centre
China is Brazil’s top trading partner and is seeking to expand economic and political ties across the region amid tensions with the US.
4 Dec 2025 - 10:45AM
China-Latin America relations
China unlikely to aid Maduro if US acts, but may benefit from fallout: analysts
Beijing condemns US pressure on Caracas but offers limited support, prioritising its economic interests and long-term gains.
4 Dec 2025 - 7:01AM
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Banking & finance
Opinion
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How yuan internationalisation is helping to close the climate finance gap
Through fast-growing markets for yuan-denominated bonds, China is showing it can support sustainability projects across the Global South.
3 Dec 2025 - 8:30PM
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China-Latin America relations
Trump seizes on China ‘ban’ in Brazil soy trade, but data shows US gains small
China halted imports of soybeans from five Brazil-based exporters after pesticide-treated wheat was found mixed into cargo bound for Beijing.
3 Dec 2025 - 7:34AM
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