Asia must not let its appetite for sand consume its rivers and seas
[South China Morning Post] - 12/30/2024
The environmental consequences of sand mining are immense. Across Asia, rivers are shrinking, coastlines eroding and ecosystems unravelling.
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Release of special counsel report on Donald Trump blocked by US judge Aileen Cannon
The temporary halt is the latest instance of the Trump-appointed jurist taking action in the Republican’s favour.
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
US cyber watchdog says no indication breach at Treasury hit other federal agencies
Last month Treasury reported a number of computers had been compromised by Chinese hackers.
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
Chinese start-up 01.AI founder Lee Kai-fu denies rumours of asset sale to Alibaba Cloud
01.AI denounced as ‘vicious slander’ talks that it was looking to sell its pre-training team and other assets owing (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
Tencent’s US blacklisting stokes fear of tech war escalation with China
Tencent’s addition to the Pentagon blacklist raises risks for further sanctions and trade restrictions on Chinese (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
‘Chinese people’ blamed for Yoon’s impeachment at ruling party’s rallies in South Korea
Critics accuse Yoon Suk-yeol’s People Power Party of unfairly fanning Sinophobia to deflect criticism from the (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
China-North Korea relations start the new year on a new low
Between Kim’s outpourings to Putin and hardly a mention of Xi’s greeting is a message: North Korea cares little (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
China confirms Xi Jinping and Donald Trump have been in touch since US election
The news comes a day after US president-elect says he and Chinese leader have been communicating and will ‘probably (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
Hong Kong to ease asset requirements in cash-for-residency scheme
Authorities also say investments made through family-owned investment holding vehicles will count towards scheme (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
Minitrue Plus Five: January 6, 2020 – Taiwan Election, Mystery Pneumonia, U.S. Trade Deal
In late 2020, CDT acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to (…)
[China Digital Times] - 6/01/2025
People like Musk ‘important bridges’ in ties: former AmCham China head Roberta Lipson
Roberta Lipson, who has invested in China for more than 40 years, says pragmatic economic policies and constructive (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
China’s ‘monster’ coastguard ship tests Philippines’ South China Sea resolve
Observers interpret the presence of the 165-metre vessel near Scarborough Shoal as a warning to Manila about its (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025