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President Andrés Manuel López Obrador
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President Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Rain associated with Hurricane Trudy falls in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on Friday. Photo: EPA
This satellite image taken on Thursday shows Hurricane Trudy in the Pacific near Mexico. Photo: AP
Americas and the Caribbean

Hurricane Trudy threatens Mexican coast with flooding, mudslides

The Mexican navy urged mariners and coastal residents to exercise extreme caution because of high waves, heavy rain and the risk of flooding and mudslides.

Americas and the Caribbean

3 Mexican men jailed for over 158 years for Australian, US surfer murders

US-China relations

Americans favour China more than Russia, but both near bottom of G20: Pew report

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Artificial intelligence

As I see it | US tech bros are coming for Asia and Latin America’s power grids

While China builds its AI data centres at home, America’s hyperscalers are increasingly turning to the Global South for expansion – with Washington’s blessings.

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An area of land in Capas, Tarlac province, in the Philippines, where a Pax Silica hub could be built, is seen on August 10. Photo: AFP
China manufacturing

In Focus | ‘Only China has that ecosystem’: why global tech decoupling is so challenging

Chinese parts, machinery and know-how remain deeply embedded in countries seeking to build manufacturing industries of their own.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Concrete, steel and razor wire: inside Latin America’s newest mega-prison

President vows Costa Rica will become a ‘global benchmark’ for prison security as 5,100-inmate facility opens to confront cartels.

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Science

Chinese team finds 11,700 new viruses in world’s biggest seabed metal deposit

Research into a marine area with vast metallic deposits uncovers a wealth of viral lineages and genetic resources.

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The viruses in the Clarion-Clipperton zone are likely to have unique characteristics that reflect the unusual environment in which they have evolved, which is rich in heavy metals while being extremely deficient in available nutrients. Photo: Handout
Extreme weather

Hurricane Simon and Tropical Storm Rachel pummel Mexico, leaving 5 dead

Five people remain missing as twin storms along the Pacific coast and Baja California trigger emergency rescues.

US-China relations

Key US port for China imports records best-ever quarter despite trade doubt

Port of Los Angeles, the US’ leading gateway for imports from China, had its busiest three-month period on record from July to September.

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China-Latin America relations

China’s BYD considering lithium battery plant in Argentina, foreign minister says

Pablo Quirno spoke after meeting BYD’s executive vice-president Stella Li, as EV car maker seeks investment opportunities in Argentina.

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Aerial view of new BYD cars at the Zarate Port on the Parana River in Zarate, Argentina, in January. Photo: AFP
China-EU relations

US, EU forge ‘multilateral coalition’ against China’s industrial surge

As US rallies most G20 members to pressure Beijing on overcapacity, experts warn China could retaliate.

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US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speaks at the G20 Trade Ministerial Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on October 1. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Why US bans on Chinese EVs are ‘severe self-harm’ for American carmakers

They call for America to engage with carmakers and battery manufacturers ‘strategically’, saying protectionism is ‘an act of self-harm’.

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World Trade Organization (WTO)

G20 countries divided over US call to curb excess industrial capacity

The US call for cooperation to eliminate goods produced with forced labour from supply chains drew support from only Mexico and Argentina.

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US-China trade war

Greer says no specific timeline set for enforcing US-China Board of Trade

United States Trade Representative confirms recommendations must go through a legal process before implementation of new economic initiative.

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United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speaks during a press conference at the G20 Trade Ministers’ meeting in Milwaukee on Thursday. Photo: AP
US-China relations

Panda diplomacy: all the countries currently hosting China’s beloved ambassadors

The arrival of Ping Ping and Fu Shuang in the US following the Xi-Trump summit in Washington continues a Chinese diplomatic tradition.

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Giant panda Fu Shuang, pictured before his relocation from Chengdu in China to Atlanta in the US. Photo: Handout
US-China trade war

US targets China’s steel capacity at G20 days after Xi’s state visit

Jamieson Greer proposes new global framework that will encourage countries to strengthen trade barriers against steel imports.

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United States

US Supreme Court lets Trump resume deportations to third countries

Trump administration granted emergency request to overturn a lower court ban on rapid expulsions.

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Extreme weather

Hurricane Polo may bring life-threatening floods to Mexico

‘Our people are concerned about this event. We haven’t faced such a worrying situation in many years’.

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A drone view shows vehicles moving along the road as Hurricane Polo approaches Baja California Sur in Mexico on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
China manufacturing

Opinion | China is no longer just the world’s factory. It’s the HQ

Manufacturing capacity is moving overseas but China, as a global hub for innovation and development, remains the ‘industrial brain’.

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China-Latin America relations

Exclusive | China-based Brics bank set for hunger alliance lead role this year, Brazil says

Brazilian minister Wellington Dias tells SCMP a fund to cut borrowing costs for the poor may launch by December as US marginalises the G20.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

China tightens fentanyl precursor controls ahead of Xi-Trump meeting

Two more chemicals added to export control list days after US president calls for ‘more aggressive action’.

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China now controls the export of 18 chemicals, all of which could be used in fentanyl production, to North America. Photo: TNS
US-China relations

Donald Trump presses China on fentanyl precursors ahead of US summit

White House designates China as the top source of core synthetic drug chemicals despite joint enforcement progress.

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The White House has labelled China “the world’s largest producer of many of the precursor chemicals used to illicitly produce fentanyl, methamphetamine and other deadly synthetic drugs”. Photo: The Dallas Morning News/TNS
Science

US-China decoupling could benefit other countries, Chinese study finds

The study suggests a complete severing of trade ties would hurt both superpowers while bringing temporary gains elsewhere.

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United States

US declares end to lettuce parasite outbreak that killed 2

Nearly 13,000 people fell ill across 21 states in the nation’s largest recorded cyclosporiasis outbreak.

Drugs

Rubio defends US strikes on boats, warns of drug cartel ‘cancer’

US Secretary of State pledges continued military operations against suspected drug traffickers in Latin American waters.

According to Pentagon figures, dozens of drug boat strikes have killed more than 200 people. Photo: US Southern Command via AFP
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.

South Park character cut-outs are seen at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2025. Photo: TNS
Crime

Trial opens in Mexico over alleged murders of Australian, US surfers

Three men face court over the 2024 killings of the Robinson brothers and their American friend in Baja California.

China-Latin America relations

China warns against ‘third party’ influence amid reported US pressure on Mexico

Beijing pledges to help maintain Mexican sovereignty and security during a meeting between the countries’ foreign ministers.

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