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US President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday discussing a timetable for tariffs. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
US-China trade war

Trump: US to tell countries ‘what they have to pay’; China, India deals coming

US president also announces halt to talks with Canada, calling it a ‘very difficult country to trade with’.

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US-China trade war

US-China trade breakthrough, Quad meeting in Washington and more

US-China trade war

White House says US reaches ‘understanding’ with China on rare earth shipments

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World Economic Forum

Editorial | Li rises to occasion at ‘Summer Davos’ with way forward for world

Amid tariff wars and global conflicts, premier says China will continue to build as a consumption-driven economy, defend free trade and multilateralism.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum in Tianjin on June 25, 2025. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong must grow despite persistent US-China trade tensions: Paul Chan

City’s finance chief outlines efforts to diversify economy and wants Hong Kong to overtake Switzerland as world’s biggest wealth management centre.

Israel-Iran conflict

Israel-Iran war: EU diplomatic push yields hope of more talks, no breakthrough

Western and Iranian officials held their first face-to-face meeting since the start of the conflict centred on Tehran’s nuclear programme.

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Hong Kong society

Who created AI app MediSafe? Hong Kong student and US software firm stake claims

Incident came to light when online concerns were raised over privacy of patients using award-winning app, and doubts that student was sole inventor.

The app won four prizes at the Hong Kong ICT Awards 2024. Photo: Handout
United States

Opinion | Will markets wake up from the Taco bubble before it’s too late?

Despite a brief reprieve for the stock market, trade tensions and weaknesses in the US economy still threaten global financial stability.

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Israel-Iran conflict

Israel, Iran exchange fresh attacks in week-old air war amid new diplomatic push

Iran’s top diplomat heads for crucial talks with European counterparts as Trump delays decision on Iran strike.

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China-EU relations

Overcapacity: the economic buzzword fuelling Europe’s clash with China

Some EU officials believe Beijing is trying to distract from what they consider to be serious problems by poking holes in the terminology.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Israel-Iran conflict

European, Iranian foreign ministers to hold nuclear talks on Friday in Geneva

The meeting comes as European countries call for de-escalation in the face of Israel’s bombing campaign against Iran’s nuclear programme.

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will meet a European delegation in Geneva on Friday for nuclear talks. Photo: AFP/HO/Iran’s ministry of foreign affairs
US-China relations

China urges US to ‘look at the whole picture’ on tariffs to see true trade ties

Meanwhile, Washington’s ambassador to Beijing says Donald Trump’s vision is for relationship based on fairness and respect.

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China-EU relations

‘A new China shock’: von der Leyen revives hard line on Beijing at G7 summit

After months of soft-pedalling, EC chief urges leaders to unite against China’s dominance of rare earths supply chains.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s rise to third in competitiveness index ‘due to civil service reform’

‘This is also the first time Hong Kong is back in the top three since 2019,’ city leader John Lee says.

City leader John Lee has said the score reaffirms his earlier decision to reform the local civil service culture to be “results-oriented”. Photo: Sun Yeung
US-China relations

Is more than trade on the table after US-China talks in London?

Despite early optimism, experts caution about progress on fentanyl cooperation, military exchanges and a Trump-Xi summit.

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Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng (right) shakes hands with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent before their meeting to discuss China-US trade in London last week. Photo: AP
Vacheron Constantin

Q&A | Vacheron Constantin’s Sandrine Donguy on the storied maison

Donguy says her role is about ‘gathering past and present, and preparing for the future’ on behalf of the storied brand, which counts Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Bad Bunny among its celebrity fans.

Banking & finance

Exclusive | DBS Hong Kong hiring wealth managers as investors’ risk appetite grows

The subsidiary of the Singapore bank plans to hire 100 bankers and open a new wealth-management centre.

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US-China relations

Opinion | Trump’s fundamental mistake is in seeing China as America’s problem

The US president fails to grasp that a rising China is a new question to answer, not an old mistake to correct.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
SCMP Highlights

China to mass-produce AG600, PLA slams US Golden Dome: SCMP daily highlights

From the fallout of US-China London talks to Beijing set to remove most tariffs on African goods, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.

China trade

China, US agree to ‘done deal’, Trump says, pending sign-off by President Xi

‘Full magnets, and any necessary rare earths, will be supplied, up front, by China,’ American leader adds, following trade talks in London.

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Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks rise after US, China unveil trade agreement

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says framework will be presented to both governments for approval.

An aerial view of Hong Kong. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

US-China trade talks in London ‘positive step’ but rough road ahead: analysts

Tariff-supporting commerce chief Howard Lutnick’s likely presence on US team in Britain on Monday ‘not good news for China’, observer warns.

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Pictured before the previous round of talks are (from left) US trade representative Jamieson Greer, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, China’s Vice-Premier He Lifeng and Chinese international trade representative Li Chenggang, in Geneva on May 10. Photo: AFP
US-China trade war

Trump says US economic officials to meet China counterparts in London next week

US delegation to be led by Treasury and Commerce secretaries Scott Bessent and Howard Lutnick along with top trade representative Jamieson Greer.

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US-China relations

Trump-Xi call: Marco Rubio missing in action as leaders rekindle trade hopes

Despite holding dual roles, Beijing appears to be avoiding the sanctioned US top diplomat as US-China economic concerns weigh.

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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.

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US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent looks on during a press conference in the Oval Office in May. Photo: AFP
Israel-Gaza war

Gaza doctors give own blood to patients after scores gunned down seeking aid

Most Palestinians are now too poorly nourished to donate blood, after a months-long Israeli blockade on food and other supplies.

Displaced Palestinians walk along a road to receive humanitarian aid packages from a US-backed foundation in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday. Photo: AFP
US-China trade war

Trump-Xi call: US to allow Chinese students, mineral trade to resume

US president says he has accepted an invitation to visit China and extended his own offer of a visit to Xi.

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US-China trade war

Opinion | Sorry, but the ‘China shock’ was actually pretty good for America

Based on the latest data, experts argue that job losses in some parts of the US economy have been more than made up for in other areas.

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