Mexico

Trump presses ahead with 25% car tariffs, ratcheting up trade war

27 Mar 2025 - 4:55PMvideocam

Opinion | Only a global ‘de-risking’ from the US can stop Trump’s trade war

23 Mar 2025 - 2:20PMvideocam

Trump axes Biden’s ‘parole’ for migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela

The order applies to about 532,000 people from the four countries who came to the United States since October 2022.

22 Mar 2025 - 9:19AMvideocam

A US flag flies at the US Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The US Department of Homeland Security has revoked legal protections for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans. Photo: AP

Crime

Mexico’s top prosecutor denounces state probe into cartel’s ‘ranch of horror’

Bones, clothing and underground ovens were found at the suspected drug cartel training ground.

20 Mar 2025 - 11:38AM

Opinion | Rampant trade tariffs are no cure for the US’ fentanyl crisis

The public health disaster results from the US’ painkiller culture. Meanwhile, tariff hikes are sparking serious concerns about a recession.

19 Mar 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

US Chief Justice Roberts rebukes Trump over call for judge’s impeachment

Roberts defends judiciary’s independence against Trump attacks, emphasises impeachment is not for judicial disagreements.

19 Mar 2025 - 4:37PMvideocam

Donald Trump’s bid to amass power in the executive has increasingly raised fears he will openly defy the judiciary, triggering a constitutional crisis. Photo: Reuters

Animals

Mexico City bans violent bullfighting, sparking outrage and celebration

Mexico City, home to the world’s biggest bullring, prohibits the killing of bulls and the use of sharp objects that could injure animals.

19 Mar 2025 - 1:41PM

Mexico seeks to prevent US from deporting Mexicans to Guantanamo Bay

President Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexicans should be sent only to Mexico as US ramps up deportations.

19 Mar 2025 - 1:56PM

Food and Drinks

Why Mexico’s best restaurant makes diners cry with its heritage cooking

At 2-Michelin-star Quintonil in Mexico City, Jorge Vallejo uses Mexican ingredients to connect diners with their roots. Some get emotional.

18 Mar 2025 - 4:15AM

A moro crab and tostadas dish at Quintonil. Photo: AP

Vietnam

Only China and Mexico have larger trade deficits with the US than Vietnam

Donald Trump’s trade officials are pushing Vietnam to open up its markets and improve its trade balance with the United States.

17 Mar 2025 - 12:32PM

A forklift operator works at Tan Vu port in Hai Phong, Vietnam. The US ran a US$123.5 billion trade deficit with Vietnam in 2024. Photo: AFP

G7 slams China’s ‘dangerous’ moves in South China Sea, strongly backs Ukraine

Statement by foreign ministers gathered in Canada also highlights importance of ‘maintaining peace and stability’ across Taiwan Strait.

15 Mar 2025 - 10:47PMvideocam

Foxconn

Foxconn’s profits drop as iPhone sales falter, but AI boom offers hope

The Taiwanese company reported a 13 per cent fall in net income, worse than analysts’ estimates for a 2 per cent gain.

17 Mar 2025 - 12:08PM

Drugs

Mexican cartel mystery: hundreds of shoes, charred bones at possible killing site

Gruesome images from a ranch apparently used as a drug cartel training camp show hundreds of discarded items and skeletal remains.

14 Mar 2025 - 2:07PM

A woman records clothes and shoes found at the Izaguirre Ranch in Teuchitlan, Jalisco state, Mexico. Photo: AFP

China economy

Video | China vows to retaliate as US steel tariffs take effect

The new move threatens to drive up prices on a broad range of consumer and industrial goods

13 Mar 2025 - 1:06PM

China vows to take ‘all necessary measures' after imposition of latest US tariffs

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US-China trade war

Should US be pinning its economic hopes on a deal with China?

With talk of a possible visit to China by US President Donald Trump, could a bilateral deal help mitigate America’s economic woes?

12 Mar 2025 - 7:45PMvideocam

Put US tariffs on all chips made in China: House committee chair

US trade representative also urged to liaise with American allies like Japan and South Korea, even as Donald Trump threatens levies on them.

12 Mar 2025 - 6:14AMvideocam

Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin, ether stagger as US stock sell-off weighs on cryptocurrencies

The initial declines on Tuesday came after a sell-off in US equities, led by technology stocks, picked up steam.

11 Mar 2025 - 2:38PM

Bitcoin fell more than 3 per cent on Tuesday morning in Asia, while ether dropped as much as 6 per cent. Photo: Shutterstock

Trump administration launches new ‘self deport’ app

US President Donald Trump has vowed to deport record numbers of migrants in the US illegally.

11 Mar 2025 - 4:02PM

US stock market loses US$4 trillion in value as Trump pushes ahead on tariffs

S&P 500 down over 8 per cent from February 19 all-time high, as Tesla loses more than US$125 billion in value in one day.

11 Mar 2025 - 8:35AMvideocam

Trump declines to rule out a 2025 US recession

Trump’s tariff threats against China, Canada and Mexico have left US financial markets in turmoil and consumers unsure of future.

10 Mar 2025 - 9:22AMvideocam

Trump says he may hit Canada with dairy and timber tariffs ‘as early as today’

The US president complained about high Canadian duties on the products and threatened reciprocal tariffs.

8 Mar 2025 - 3:16AMvideocam

US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Li Ka-shing

S&P expresses concern about CK Hutchison’s diversification after ports sale

‘The completion of the transaction could also lead us to revisit our assessment of CKHH’s business diversification,’ S&P says.

7 Mar 2025 - 8:25PM

Americas and the Caribbean

Outside In | America turning rogue is bad for the world but worse for itself

Trump’s dogmatic commitment to his tariff-driven policy will force others to adapt – by reducing their reliance on, and engagement with, the US.

7 Mar 2025 - 5:15PMvideocam

Mexico to review its tariffs with China, amid US pressure

The country imports ‘many products from China’ that have hit Mexican industries, President Sheinbaum said.

7 Mar 2025 - 4:10AM

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Trump delays some Canada and Mexico tariffs in latest twist

US exemptions, which will expire on April 2, applies to goods covered by a North American trade agreement.

7 Mar 2025 - 10:40AMvideocam

The United States has suspended tariffs on most goods coming into the US from Mexico and some goods from Canada until April 2. Photo: Reuters

Macroscope | What could force Trump to back down? Markets, if they wake up

Higher inflation, a sharp slowdown or both point to a much bleaker outlook for the US than markets anticipated when Trump won the election.

6 Mar 2025 - 4:30PMvideocam