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President Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Head of Government

Chancellor Olaf Scholz

Moutai, one of China’s most popular liquor brands, is being put in a difficult position by rules limiting extravagant spending by officials. Photo: Getty

SCMP Highlights

EU sidelined by US-China showdown, Moutai’s new reality: SCMP daily highlights

From EU eyeing impact of Washington-Beijing trade talks to austerity trimming profits at China’s top baijiu maker, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.

13 Jun 2025 - 9:30PM

US-China relations

Opinion | Why shutting out Chinese manufacturers is a missed opportunity

13 Jun 2025 - 5:30PMvideocam

China-Germany relations

Cheerleaders to critics: German machinery makers call for EU action on China

13 Jun 2025 - 2:00PMvideocam

Iran

Nuclear watchdog finds Iran non-compliant for first time in 20 years

Iran says it will create a new uranium enrichment facility, declaring IAEA vote a ‘political resolution’.

12 Jun 2025 - 5:13PM

This satellite photo shows Iran’s Bushehr nuclear facility. Photo: Planet Labs PBC via AP

Semiconductors

Nvidia bets on European AI push amid shrinking China revenue

The chip designer pledged to build 20 AI factories on the continent, including a German facility in the works to be equipped with 10,000 GPUs.

12 Jun 2025 - 4:00PM

Science

Chinese astronomers recorded details of dying star’s explosion in 1408: study

Modern researchers think they have identified the stellar remnant and are appealing to observatories to take a closer look.

12 Jun 2025 - 10:11AM

US-China relations

EU in Latin America touts itself as ‘just’ partner amid US-China rivalry

Speaking in Brazil and aiming bloc’s message at Global South, senior envoy also extols shared agenda for green and digital transition.

11 Jun 2025 - 4:44AM

Senior European Union official Brian Glynn (left) speaks at the Forte de Copacabana International Security Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Tuesday, as German lawmaker Roland Theis listens. Photo: SCMP

Biomedicine: Companies

Hong Kong medical device maker to expand China facility amid US, EU barriers

Vincent Medical reconsiders plan to build new facilities in low-cost manufacturing locations abroad as US tariff threats linger.

10 Jun 2025 - 10:35AM

Diplomacy

Opinion | Why democracy vs autocracy isn’t the definitive contest shaping the world

With unilateralism on the rise, the world is moving towards a situation where no power is willing to take on the mantle of global leadership.

10 Jun 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Ukraine war

Russia launches 479 drones, highest overnight number since war began: Ukraine

Moscow’s aerial attacks usually start late in the evening and end in the morning, as drones are harder to spot in the dark.

9 Jun 2025 - 6:48PMvideocam

Parts of a Shahed drone in Kharkiv, Ukraine last week. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

Greta Thunberg arrives at Israeli port after Gaza-bound aid boat was detained

Accompanied by Israeli navy, boat arrived in port of Ashdod. Thunberg and 11 others expected to be held at detention facility then deported.

10 Jun 2025 - 4:18AM

An Israeli solider passes food to those onboard the Gaza-bound British-flagged yacht Madleen. Photo: Israel Foreign Ministry via X

China jobs

‘It’s too much’: Chinese students reconsider UK degrees as policies harden

Young Chinese express dismay at Britain’s rising tuition fees and tough new visa policies – but say it’s still better than Trump’s America.

8 Jun 2025 - 8:00PMvideocam

Russia

Thanks to Trump, Russians see Germany, not US, as most hostile country: poll

Belarus topped the list of friendliest countries, followed by China, Kazakhstan, India and North Korea.

8 Jun 2025 - 4:53AMvideocam

Crime

Man drives into crowd in Germany, injuring own wife, daughter and 3 others

Police suspect the driver, a 48-year-old Iraqi national, may have been involved in a child custody dispute.

8 Jun 2025 - 3:39AM

A damaged car is photographed after a man drove into a group of people in Passau, Germany, on Saturday. Photo: dpa

United States

Opinion | The Harvard in Trump’s mind bears little resemblance to reality

Far from being a liberal mess, the university offers an invaluable space for the lively exchange of ideas and stellar academic research.

7 Jun 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Graduates from Harvard Kennedy School celebrate during their commencement ceremony on May 29 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

US-China relations

US avoids currency manipulator label for China, but slams lack of transparency

The decision not to sanction China for currency manipulation comes after Trump hailed a ‘very positive’ call with President Xi Jinping.

6 Jun 2025 - 6:42AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Trump and Musk feud in real time as bromance implodes in spectacular fashion

A ‘disappointed’ Trump threatened the tycoon’s US contracts, while Musk said the president would have lost the election without him.

6 Jun 2025 - 12:46PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Trump tells Merz it might be better to let Ukraine, Russia ‘fight for a while’

US president says he shared his comparison of the conflict to a fight between young children in his call with Putin.

6 Jun 2025 - 7:15AMvideocam

US President Donald Trump (left) receives German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in front of the White House on Thursday. Photo: dpa

War and conflict

WWII bombs defused in German city’s biggest post-war evacuation

Over 20,000 people evacuated from central Cologne after bombs were uncovered during roadwork.

5 Jun 2025 - 2:25PM

US-China trade war

‘Big, scary moment’? What’s up with Section 899 and its ‘retaliatory’ taxes?

Investors are reacting to a clause buried in “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that threatens to curtail inbound foreign investment in US assets.

4 Jun 2025 - 9:52PMvideocam

China-EU relations

‘Getting seriously worse’: EU firms sound alarm over China’s rare earth curbs

Influential European lobby group says it senses Beijing is overwhelmed with applications to export the highly sought-after minerals.

4 Jun 2025 - 7:09PMvideocam

A labourer works at the site of a rare earth metals mine in Jiangxi province. Photo: Reuters

Electric & new energy vehicles

Xiaomi’s EV unit to become profitable this year, CEO Lei Jun says

Smart EV unit recorded 4.3 billion yuan of gross profit last quarter, trailing operating expenses by 500 million yuan, according to its financial report.

3 Jun 2025 - 8:47PMvideocam

Founder and CEO Lei Jun speaks at an event in Beijing on May 22. Photo: Reuters

The Netherlands

Dutch government collapses as Wilders quits coalition over immigration

The EU’s fifth-largest economy, the Netherlands is likely facing snap elections and political uncertainty.

3 Jun 2025 - 10:32PM

Crime

New search in Portugal for Madeleine McCann, 18 years after disappearance

German and Portuguese authorities are conducting fresh inquiries near the resort where the British toddler vanished in 2007.

3 Jun 2025 - 11:15AM

China's military weapons

Israel claims use of laser weapons in real combat. How do China’s compare?

From Israel’s Iron Beam to the Chinese-developed Silent Hunter, directed-energy weapons are part of anti-drone strategies.

2 Jun 2025 - 6:40PMvideocam

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation’s LW-30, also known as Silent Hunter, is a truck-mounted laser defence weapon system that can form a multi-vehicle network via datalink. Photo: Handout

China-Germany relations

Opinion | Why Germany’s leader called China’s over Ukraine – and why it matters

By inviting China into the equation on Ukraine, Merz is acknowledging that those who can shape outcomes – however flawed – must be engaged.

2 Jun 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

‘Too little, too late’? Israel’s Western allies turn against it over Gaza

Britain, Canada, the EU – and even Trump – are finally changing their tune, but experts question if mere rhetoric can halt the suffering.

31 May 2025 - 4:30PMvideocam

Ukraine war

Germany to help Ukraine build long-range missiles to strike deep inside Russia

The weapons will have no range restrictions, allowing Kyiv to defend itself against ‘military targets outside its own territory’, Merz says.

29 May 2025 - 1:53AMvideocam

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