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Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson

US-China trade war

US-China talks | Europe win on rare earths | Politburo

This week: Trump and Xi tipped to meet at Apec summit, EU chiefs in China, US plans to restrict Chinese AI models. Next week: US-China trade talks resume, China July factory activity out, Politburo could address overcapacity.

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Hong Kong politics

UK made ‘Armageddon scenario’ plan for mass Hong Kong exodus in handover run-up

24 Jul 2025 - 12:36AMvideocam

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks sustain 3-year-high level on trade optimism

23 Jul 2025 - 4:37PM

Asean

Opinion | US ‘lone wolf’ doctrine in Southeast Asia cedes ground to China

Rather than viewing Beijing’s regional inroads as setbacks, Washington seems more than happy to weaken once-cherished bonds with allies.

23 Jul 2025 - 10:13AMvideocam

US-China relations

Opinion | How China is turning risks of Trump 2.0 into world of opportunities

Reducing dependence on the West is just a start. Beijing is building a system of influence anchored by partnerships and backed by industrial and tech prowess.

22 Jul 2025 - 4:51PMvideocam

Tencent

WeChat and Uber offer seamless overseas ride-hailing for Chinese travellers

Tencent highlights the convenience of not having to download a stand-alone Uber app to hail rides overseas.

21 Jul 2025 - 6:45PM

Asean

Opinion | As trade deals show, the US now seeks rent from Asean, not partnership

If Washington keeps treating Asean as a cash register, it will accelerate what it fears: a pivot towards China.

20 Jul 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

An Indonesian security employee looks at containers being loaded onto transport trucks at the Jakarta International Container Terminal at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 9. Photo: EPA / Bagus Indahono

China-Asean relations

US and EU aid cuts see China’s star on the rise in Southeast Asia, report says

China is enhancing its influence in the region through infrastructure connections.

20 Jul 2025 - 8:30PM

Asean

Opinion | How China’s pragmatic balancing puts it in Asean pole position

Prioritising Asean’s needs over ensuring reciprocity has given China a level of credibility the US lacks amid Trump’s trade tirades.

19 Jul 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Science

Healthy babies born in UK using pioneering 3-person IVF technique

Scientists use DNA from three people to help mothers avoid passing devastating, rare diseases to their children.

17 Jul 2025 - 2:04PM

A nuclear genome from an egg carrying a mitochondrial DNA mutation being inserted into an egg donated by an unaffected woman. Photo: Newcastle Fertility Centre, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust via AP

Crime

Europol-led global swoop takes down pro-Russian cybercrime network

‘NoName057(16)’ group, which targeted Ukraine and its allies with DDoS attacks, had its infrastructure disrupted across more than a dozen nations.

17 Jul 2025 - 1:48PM

The network, known as NoName057(16), was disrupted following raids in 12 countries. File photo: dpa

Cambodia

Revoking citizenship: Cambodia’s new weapon against dissent

The new power passed amid border tensions with Thailand is really about consolidating control, critics say. But some in Cambodia defend it.

16 Jul 2025 - 4:02PM

Electric & new energy vehicles

China and Europe power 24% growth in global EV sales in June

Sales in China jumped 28 per cent, while Europe’s demand rose 23 per cent to 390,000 units last month, according to Rho Motion.

16 Jul 2025 - 12:21PMvideocam

China economy

Opinion | China’s economy shows resilience amid trade war but headwinds lie ahead

Robust second-quarter economic growth puts China on track for full-year target but it’s also entering a period of restructuring.

16 Jul 2025 - 7:15AM

People walk on a pedestrian bridge at the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai on July 14. It’s no small feat for China to remain a top growth engine for a world economy caught up in Trump’s tariff war. Photo: Reuters

Ukraine war

Trump says Ukraine shouldn’t target Moscow, amid talk of US-supplied missiles

The US president has given Russia 50 days to strike a peace deal, saying that Nato members would supply Kyiv with new weapons.

16 Jul 2025 - 5:32PMvideocam

China-EU relations

Exclusive | EU chief for Asia-Pacific set to leave role after China summit, sources say

Niclas Kvarnström will return to Sweden to take up a senior position in the government, according to people familiar with the situation.

15 Jul 2025 - 2:00PM

Malaysia

Malaysia imposes trade permits for US-linked AI chip shipments

Latest move comes with Kuala Lumpur facing 25 per cent tariffs announced by US leader Donald Trump.

14 Jul 2025 - 4:05PMvideocam

Asean

Opinion | Britain’s Asia-Pacific ties all the more vital in an uncertain world

On trade, technology, digital rules and security, the UK is shoring up its friendships in the region in an increasingly volatile world.

13 Jul 2025 - 7:39PMvideocam

HMS Prince of Wales became the first warship to dock at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre in Singapore on June 23. It hosted public tours and a defence and security expo with British companies. Photo: Handout

Asean

Asian Angle | Food for thought: how Chinese brands serve up soft power in Southeast Asia

Chinese F&B brands are becoming increasingly prominent, fuelling a familiarity with China that legitimates its stronger regional presence.

12 Jul 2025 - 12:00PM

Chinese overseas

Being Chinese | What’s in a Singaporean Chinese name? It’s a long story

In the US, I’ve been assumed to be Taiwanese, mainland Chinese or Korean. It’s like watching people play charades using my business card.

14 Jul 2025 - 12:30PM

Asean

Fulfil ‘wish list’ for peace before holding election, Asean urges Myanmar junta

Asean foreign ministers continue to urge implementation of the Five-Point Consensus despite the junta’s refusal to cooperate.

11 Jul 2025 - 10:32PMvideocam

Southeast Asian foreign ministers pose for a group photo ahead of the plenary session of the 58th Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Kuala Lumpur on July 9, 2025. From left: Thailand’s Maris Sangiampongsa, Vietnam’s Bui Thanh Son, Malaysia’s Mohamad Hasan, the Philippines’ Theresa Lazaro, Brunei’s Erywan Yusof, Cambodia’s Prak Sokhonn and Myanmar’s representative Kyaw Nyun Oo. Photo: EPA

US-China trade war

‘It’s a bad time’: US consumers on edge ahead of Trump’s tariff deadline

Many Americans are already worn down by years of rising prices – and a looming wave of tariff hikes is set to make things worse.

11 Jul 2025 - 7:00PM

Customers shop at a Walmart outlet in California. US retailers are expected to raise prices in late 2025 if President Donald Trump goes ahead with plans to raise tariffs on dozens of countries over the coming weeks. Photo: Reuters

US-China relations

Rubio-Wang meet, China GDP, Nvidia and more

This week: Marco Rubio meets Wang Yi, Donald Trump revives tariff war, EU seeks to reduce reliance on China. Next week: China’s economy may slow, Nvidia’s Huang in China, Australian PM discusses Port Darwin and more.

11 Jul 2025 - 5:30PM

Start-ups

Hong Kong start-up wins EQT Impact Challenge with precision surgical system

Syngular Technology tops 200 hopefuls to secure €100,000 (US$117,000) investment in pitch competition organised in partnership with the Post.

10 Jul 2025 - 11:30PM

China-Asean relations

China blasts ‘immoral’ US trade practices, courts Asean on free trade unity

Foreign Minister Wang Yi presses Southeast Asian countries to not undermine interests of ‘third parties’ as region grapples with US tariffs.

10 Jul 2025 - 8:54PMvideocam

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) stressed cooperation as he described US trade practices as “unreasonable and immoral” during a meeting on Thursday with Md. Touhid Hossain, a foreign affairs adviser for Bangladesh. Photo: Handout

China trade

‘Whatever they do is wrong’: Chinese exporters trapped by Trump’s Asean tariffs

‘Every investment is a gamble’, and Chinese factories face ‘huge losses’ by operating in Southeast Asian countries facing Trump’s tariffs, according to industry insiders.

10 Jul 2025 - 11:59AMvideocam

People relax at the jetty near the container cargo port on Wednesday as a container cargo ship passes by in Myanmar, which US President Donald Trump has threatened with a 40 per cent tariff. Photo: EPA

My Take

Opinion | It’s time for business to stop profiting from Israel’s ‘economy of genocide’

A UN report has exposed dozens of corporations making money from the atrocities being committed across Palestinian territories.

10 Jul 2025 - 9:00AM

India

The rise and rise of India’s luxury property market: ‘no plateau in sight’

Thriving luxury housing market signals shift in buyer behaviour seeking long-term value, but short-term bumps likely, analysts say.

9 Jul 2025 - 6:05PMvideocam

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