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J.D. Vance
J.D. Vance
J.D. Vance is an American politician who was elected vice-president of the US in 2024, as the running mate of former president Donald Trump. Vance, who was elected as a US senator from Ohio in 2022, wrote the bestselling memoir Hillbilly Elegy.
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2 Aug 1984
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US Vice-President J.D. Vance. Photo: AFP
United States

‘I love Europe’ but don’t be ‘security vassal’ of US, Vance tells EU

‘I don’t want the Europeans to just do whatever the Americans tell them to do,’ the US vice-president says.

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United States

Head of US Space Force base in Greenland fired after Vance visit

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Diplomacy

Video | Chinese citizens react to Vance's ‘peasants’ remarks

US-China relations

Amazon, OnlyFans founder make last-minute bids for TikTok as US deadline looms

Trump officials are expected to discuss ByteDance’s video app on Wednesday, as it faces pressure to find a non-Chinese buyer or be banned.

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The TikTok deadline comes amid concerns that the Chinese government could collect sensitive data on US citizens via the app. Photo: TNS
United States

US won’t take over Greenland, Denmark PM says, vowing support against Trump

Mette Frederiksen is on a three-day trip to the Arctic island days after US Vice-President J.D. Vance stirred controversy with his visit.

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TikTok

White House to discuss TikTok sale in meeting on Wednesday

The leading plan is for the biggest non-Chinese investors in ByteDance to raise their stakes and acquire TikTok’s US operations, sources say.

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TikTok

Trump hints at a TikTok sale deal before April 5 deadline

A group consisting of Blackstone and ByteDance’s non-Chinese shareholders has emerged as front-running buyers.

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US President Donald Trump speaks at the White House on Wednesday. Photo: Abaca Press/TNS
Donald Trump

Trump says ‘not joking’ about possible third term as US president

Trump says he could overcome the two-term limit stipulated in the US constitution: ‘there are methods which you could do it’.

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Donald Trump

Trump says military force not off the table for Greenland after Denmark fury

The Danish foreign minister said we ‘do not appreciate the tone’ in which Vance criticised Copenhagen’s underinvestment in Greenland’s security.

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United States

Vance slams Denmark for not keeping Greenland safe from China and Russia

As his vice-president visited a base in the territory, Trump told reporters the US needed Greenland to ensure ‘peace of the entire world’.

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Vice President JD Vance speaks at the U.S. military’s Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, Friday, March 28, 2025. (Jim Watson/Pool via AP)
Donald Trump

Greenland forms new government hours before US VP Vance’s visit

The new majority government will be headed by pro-business Democrats leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen.

Leader of the Democrats (Demokraatit) party and Greenland’s Prime Minister-elect Jens-Frederik Nielsen at a ceremony to sign a coalition agreement, in Nuuk on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

Trump tells Vance to wipe out ‘divisive ideology’ from Smithsonian museums

The US president’s executive order singled out the National Museum of African-American History and Culture as problematic.

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Vladimir Putin

Trump’s plan to take over Greenland is ‘serious’, Putin says

The Russian leader is concerned that Nato countries could use the Arctic as a springboard for future conflicts.

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United States

Opinion | How Trump’s assault on US universities is reshaping rivalry with China

In purging individuals and ideas from US universities, Donald Trump’s new ‘red scare’ will only diminish America’s ability to attract top tech talent.

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Donald Trump

Vance’s Greenland trip puts spotlight on US space base at the top of the world

The remote Arctic facility protects the US against threats from Russia – the shortest route for Moscow’s missiles is via the North Pole.

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Pituffik Space Base, formerly Thule Air Base, with the domes of the Thule Tracking Station, is pictured in northern Greenland in October 2023. Photo: AFP
Donald Trump

Trump insists US must have Greenland, as Vance trip stokes anger

Plans for the US vice-president’s visit have already been scaled down amid backlash from local and Danish authorities.

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United States

Denmark welcomes US change of plans for J.D. Vance’s Greenland visit

Washington will limit a US delegation’s visit to Greenland to a US military base after Vice-President J.D. Vance’s plans sparked criticism.

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United States

Denmark PM vows to ‘resist’ US ‘pressure’ on Greenland

‘This is clearly not a visit that is about what Greenland needs or wants,’ Frederiksen said ahead of a US delegation’s trip to the territory.

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Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. Photo: AFP
United States

US texts reveal disdain for ‘freeloading’ Europe amid Yemen strikes planning

Messages between Vance and Hegseth highlight how they believe European allies were ‘freeloading’ off US efforts to hit the Houthis.

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Celebrity Families

Who is US Vice-President J.D. Vance’s cousin, Nate – who criticised his relative?

Ukraine’s leader hoped to discuss a mineral-resources deal as part of a ceasefire with Russia that Donald Trump was to broker, but the meeting went downhill when Vance demanded gratitude.

Ukraine war

China, Brazil back US-led push for ceasefire in Ukraine war

Endorsement follows meeting in New York led by two countries’ UN ambassadors amid ‘potential turning point’.

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Fu Cong, China’s ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during a Security Council meeting at UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday. Photo: AP
US-China relations

US visa ban bill puts Chinese students in the geopolitical crosshairs – again

Legislation has only a low prospect of becoming law, but candidates in China are weighing their options.

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China is second only to India as a source of international students in the United States. Photo: AP
Romania

Romanian far-right candidate Georgescu barred from May presidential vote

The decision follows the cancellation of December election due to alleged Russian interference.

Semiconductors

Trump calls for end to bipartisan US$52 billion Chips and Science Act

Taiwan’s TSMC is among 20 companies that reached binding agreements for Chips Act support before Joe Biden left office.

Ukraine war

Vance takes jab at Zelensky for ‘needling’ Trump during White House fracas

The US vice-president says the Ukrainian leader ‘showed a clear unwillingness to engage in the peace process’ pushed by Trump.

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US President Donald Trump and his deputy J.D. Vance (right) have a testy exchange with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky (left) at the White House on February 28. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
Technology

Opinion | How American AI ambitions limit options for Southeast Asia

As the US touts opportunity over safety in artificial intelligence, countries must balance potential economic gains with strategic interests.

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A person uses a mobile phone at a park in Hanoi, Vietnam on December 18, 2023. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war

Trump criticises Ukraine’s Zelensky for saying end of war still ‘very far away’

US president launches fresh Zelensky attack over ‘worst statement’ following disastrous White House meeting.

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Ukraine war

Editorial | Focus on peace, not Zelensky-Trump rift

With an end to war in Ukraine no closer, China needs to ensure a deal is reached and balance maintained in relations with the US and Russia.

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