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The US and China are discussing ways to strengthen military links – a rare bright spot in the relationship. Photo: Reuters
2026 Xi-Trump summits

Exclusive | China, US may unveil measures to boost military ties when Xi visits Washington

Two sides have been discussing ways to improve communication channels, according to sources familiar with the talks.

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China-EU relations

Von der Leyen’s ‘China shock’ speech aimed to send Beijing a message: analysts

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Mark Carney

Carney seizes Canada-EU associate membership plan despite Trump’s ire

Donald Trump

Trump threatens EU over ‘hostile’ proposal to make Canada associate member

US president warns of severe trade action as Ursula von der Leyen pitches historic partnership to Mark Carney.

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US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Britain

As EU cosies up to Canada, Burnham’s Brexit Britain feels sidelined

The bloc prioritises deepening ties with Ottawa over warming up to the UK leader’s overtures to reset post-Brexit relations.

Mark Carney

Carney shares Trump joke to sum up US-Canada ties: ‘maybe they’ll shoot you’

The PM shared an anecdote about how Trump gave him a key to the White House but jokingly warned that ‘maybe they’ll shoot you’.

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China trade

How Canada’s Trump headache is fuelling a China trade boom

Exports to China hit their highest first-half level in decades as Ottawa looks to reduce dependence on its southern neighbour.

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Shipping containers are seen in the Port of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, on August 23. Photo: AFP
European Union

Carney explores EU ‘associate member’ status for Canada as US ties fray

Ottawa and EU discuss seamless movement for strategic goods and workers alongside joint tech, energy and satellite projects, report says.

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US-ally trade wars

Opinion | Mild-mannered Canada shows the world how to take the fight to Trump

When a nation as inherently moderate as Canada is driven to a trade war with its closest neighbour, the world should take note.

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Cinema

‘Authentic’: Chinese-Canadian director’s queer love story starring Joan Chen

Xiaodan He opens up on ‘Montreal, My Beautiful’, in which an immigrant Chinese wife falls in love with a younger Quebecoise woman.

Charlotte Aubin (left) and Joan Chen in a still from Montreal, My Beautiful, directed by Xiaodan He. The film follows a 53-year-old immigrant Chinese woman in Canada trapped in a loveless marriage who falls in love with a younger Quebecoise woman. Photo: Xiaodan He
From our archives

On This Day | Hong Kong mourns Mao Zedong’s death in 1976 – SCMP archive

Fifty years ago, Mao Zedong’s death sent shock waves around the world.

Mourners wearing black armbands attending the memorial service for China’s late leader Mao Zedong at the Bank of China building on September 16, 1976. Photo: Chan Kiu
United States

Shun US goods, buy local: Canadians ‘mad with America’ reshape grocery shelves

A deepening trade war and the change in sentiment towards the US have made Canadians more conscious of where their dollars go.

Malaysia

Who will look after ageing Asia when its carers grow old?

Asia’s care economy is booming, but its biggest supplier nations are ageing too, raising fears of a coming carer shortfall.

Music

Celine Dion makes long-awaited return to stage in Paris

The singer wept as she opened her first full concert in six years, amid her battle with the incurable Stiff Person Syndrome.

Canadian singer Celine Dion appears for her first concert of a series at the Plenitude Arena in Nanterre on Saturday. Photo: AFP
Fame and celebrity

Meet Natasha Bure Perry, daughter of Full House star Candace Cameron Bure

The eldest child of the Full House star is expecting her first baby with husband Bradley Steven Perry – but who is she and why is she setting boundaries online?

Candace Cameron Bure’s daughter, Natasha Bure Perry, is expecting her first child with husband Bradley Steven Perry. Photos: @natashaperry/Instagram
Lessons from China's history

Reflections | Amid ‘Lake America’ stink, the Chinese emperor whose renaming campaign backfired

Two thousand years ago, Wang Mang’s renaming of places, peoples and titles fuelled rebellions that ended both his regime and his life.

On Our Radar

HKLGFF: 37 years of queer cinema, from Leslie Cheung to RuPaul

Asia’s longest-running international LGBTQ film festival invites Hong Kong audiences on an emotional, cinematic ride, with a revamped programming featuring six distinct ‘moods’.

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United States

Ex-Canada PM Chretien tells US: ‘never mistake our generosity for weakness’

His pointed message was issued in Gander, the Canadian town that sheltered thousands of stranded Americans after the September 11 attacks.

Former Canadian prime minister Jean Chretien speaks at the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the US in Gander, Newfoundland, on Friday. Photo: The Canadian Press via AP
Britain

UK lawmakers reject bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales

The bill had proposed allowing adults with fewer than six months to live to apply for an assisted death, subject to approval.

United States

US consumer prices pick up in August, boosting chances of rate increase

In the 12 months through August, consumer inflation advanced 3.4 per cent after rising by the same margin in July.

Italy

Emma Bonino, Italy’s activist politician, dies aged 78

Bonino was a passionate advocate for social justice and gender equality who deliberately courted controversy to advance her many causes.

Italian senator Emma Bonino looks on during an event in December 2019. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war

Canada unveils US$254 million air defence package for Ukraine

Kyiv is ‌running critically low on US-made Patriot interceptors, as Russia steps up its ballistic missile attacks.

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Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney (right) shakes hands with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenski during his visit to Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

Exclusive | Senior Pentagon official for China to lead US delegation to Xiangshan Forum

Cynthia ‘Xanthi’ Carras to attend Beijing’s largest annual high-level security and defence conference.

Donald Trump

South Park creators ‘rename’ show to ‘South America’ in jab at Trump

The US president has a penchant for renaming things, including a recent suggestion to call New Mexico ‘New America’ instead.

United States

Trump bans some Canadian goods, raises tariffs on others as trade war escalates

White House targets alcohol, dairy, and consumer goods while Ottawa defends US$20 billion in retaliatory duties.

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Canadian and US flags fly across the international border on the Gordie Howe International bridge that connects Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Huawei goes on trial in US for racketeering after nearly decade of litigation

Chinese tech giant accused of engineering a racketeering conspiracy to steal American technology and unfairly gain an industry advantage.

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Huawei Technologies’ logo. Photo: Reuters
Britain

UK, France, Canada block imports from Israeli West Bank settlements

Foreign Minister Ed Miliband says Britain refuses to be ‘bystanders to further suffering and to the destruction of the two-state solution’.

Vietnam

Vietnam’s To Lam visits Russia and France amid South China Sea tensions

Visiting Moscow and Paris in succession allows To Lam to rally support for Hanoi’s maritime stance without taking sides, analysts say.

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