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President Viola Amherd

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President Viola Amherd

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.

13 Jun 2025 - 11:27AMvideocam

SCMP Highlights

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

12 Jun 2025 - 9:15PM

China trade

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

12 Jun 2025 - 5:43AMvideocam

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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.

11 Jun 2025 - 4:32PM

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.

7 Jun 2025 - 10:51PMvideocam

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.

7 Jun 2025 - 12:53PMvideocam

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.

6 Jun 2025 - 11:00PMvideocam

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens during a meeting between the US president and the German chancellor at the Oval Office on Thursday. The China hawk has been sanctioned twice by Beijing. Photo: EPA-EFE

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.

6 Jun 2025 - 6:42AMvideocam

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.

6 Jun 2025 - 2:54AM

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.

6 Jun 2025 - 5:54AMvideocam

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The phone call between Donald Trump (left) and Xi Jinping is seen as an endorsement of efforts to de-escalate the trade war. Photo: AFP/TNS

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.

4 Jun 2025 - 10:00AMvideocam

US President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally at a steel factory in Pennsylvania last month. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

US-China relations

Trump ‘likely’ to speak to China’s Xi this week, White House says

Prospect for such talks comes after China hit back at US over alleged violations of a temporary trade agreement reached in mid-May in Geneva.

3 Jun 2025 - 5:38AMvideocam

US-China trade war

US efforts to coerce China into trade concessions ‘will not work’, analysts say

Washington is putting Beijing under ‘extreme pressure’ with fresh tech controls, after accusing China of failing to speed up rare earth exports.

2 Jun 2025 - 11:32PMvideocam

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US-China relations

US-China tensions flare up again over rare earths

US President Donald Trump accused China of violating last month’s trade-war pause as Beijing maintains export controls on vital rare earth minerals.

2 Jun 2025 - 5:00PM

Nepal

Swiss Birch glacier collapse is a chilling warning to Asia

At-risk regions like the Himalayas would benefit from the early-warning system which averted mass casualties in Switzerland, experts say.

31 May 2025 - 3:31PMvideocam

A helicopter flies above debris and destroyed houses of the village of Blatten now submerged after the huge Birch glacier collapsed on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

Style Edit

Style Edit: Longines marks 100 years of Zulu Time

The new Spirit Zulu Time 1925 design pays homage to the copper strip at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich – the historical prime meridian and a symbolic reference point in global timekeeping.

30 May 2025 - 10:00AM

US-China trade war

As US-China tensions target tech, was Geneva deal just a flash in the pan?

Trump’s latest export controls seen as ‘clear escalation’ since Switzerland talks, while Beijing clings to its dominance over critical minerals.

30 May 2025 - 11:09AMvideocam

Tourism

Avoiding Trump’s USA: 8 suggestions for similar experiences

Not interested in going to the US in the current geopolitical climate? Consider these alternatives to some of the country’s most popular attractions.

29 May 2025 - 6:36PM

Guanacos in Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. Photo: Shutterstock

Ukraine war

US and Russia row as Moscow masses 50,000 troops near Ukrainian region

Ukraine-Russian war intensifying as Trump warns Putin he is ‘playing with fire’.

28 May 2025 - 7:58PM

Ukraine war

Trump says Putin ‘playing with fire’ as he weighs sanctions over Ukraine war

The US president says ‘really bad things’ would already have happened to Russia if not for him, as he shows frustration with stalled talks.

28 May 2025 - 2:08PMvideocam

War and conflict

Opinion | Why China is the real winner of the India-Pakistan conflict

The India-Pakistan conflict offered China a stage to challenge Western dominance in the arms race.

27 May 2025 - 6:31AMvideocam

A J-10CE medium multi-role combat aircraft is on display in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, on November 11, 2024. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

Climbing and mountaineering

6 die in weekend mountain accidents in Swiss Alps

Bodies of 5 skiers found on Swiss glacier near Zermatt; climber killed in an avalanche on the Morgenhorn in Bern.

26 May 2025 - 11:03AM

The Rimpfischhorn, a 4,000-metre peak in the Valais Alps. Photo: Police Cantonale Valaisanne via AFP

US-China trade war

Letters | US-China trade truce isn’t a win for Trump but for globalisation

Readers discuss the limits of economic nationalism, Trump’s willingness to visit Beijing, Britain’s plans to tighten immigration, and personalising Hong Kong’s welcome to visitors.

24 May 2025 - 11:30AM

Israel-Gaza war

15 aid trucks looted in Gaza, says UN, amid dozens more deaths in strikes

Raids were motivated by ‘hunger, desperation and anxiety’, and support from the Israeli authorities is needed, the World Food Programme said.

24 May 2025 - 1:03AMvideocam

Banking & finance

Young Hong Kong investors want AI involved in their portfolios, survey says

Some younger wealth-management clients even trust robo-advisers more than humans, according to EY.

23 May 2025 - 7:27PM

People walk in Hong Kong’s Central district on March 18, 2025. Photo: Nora Tam

US-China trade war

China minds, on guard against US, stress need for talks and regional cooperation

Regional cooperation deemed more vital than ever for China after Trump’s tariff barrage, as policy influencer warns that bowing to him will only bring more pressure.

23 May 2025 - 4:00PM

Zhang Jun, former Chinese ambassador to the United Nations, speaks on Thursday at a forum held by the Centre for China and Globalisation in Beijing. Photo: Handout

United States

Opinion | In bargaining with China, US is coming to terms with losing its supremacy

As Trump tries to package his US trade climbdown as a win, it’s clear that China is now on an equal footing, heralding a new phase in power dynamics.

22 May 2025 - 8:52AMvideocam

US-China trade war

The US and China called a truce on tariffs, but is the battleground expanding?

Analysts say Trump is looking to tighten tech restrictions, and this time Beijing has a better ‘toolkit’ to counter ‘long-arm jurisdiction’.

19 May 2025 - 10:36PMvideocam

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