Biden administration notifies Congress of planned US$8 billion weapons sale to Israel
[South China Morning Post] - 01/4/2025
Package would add to at least US$17.9 billion in military aid the US has provided Israel since Hamas attacks in 2023 launched the war.
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Civil servant pay cut to reduce Hong Kong deficit ‘counterproductive’: experts
Lawmaker and academic warn against cutting wages, suggest delaying minor infrastructure projects instead.
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
China should favour fiscal taps over policy easing to spur stocks: Goldman Sachs
Government spending and demand-side measures have more impact on equity returns than monetary easing, US investment (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
TikTok expands e-commerce operation into Mexico amid potential US ban
TikTok Shop’s geographic expansion south of the United States shows it is undeterred by Washington’s ‘sell-or-ban’ law.
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
Philippines hosts US immigrant visa processing for Afghans to resettle after Taliban takeover
The Afghans, who worked for the US in Afghanistan qualified for special immigrant visas but were left behind after (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
Macron affirms Trump has ‘solid ally’ in France, urges realism from Ukraine over territory
French president outlined his vision for global diplomacy in 2025 while warning that France could lose Trump’s (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
Austrian far-right gets mandate to try to lead government for first time since World War II
The decision comes after failed attempts to form a coalition without the far-right Freedom Party, leaving it as the (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
China approves new airport in Guangdong to ease congestion woes
New facility in country’s largest province slated to process 30 million annual trips by 2035, 2.2 million tonnes of (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
Ukraine war: Russia says it captures ‘important logistics hub’ of Kurakhove, amid Kursk battle
Ukrainian forces did not confirm the claim, saying only that Russia was “conducting assault operations in the urban (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 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
Chinese electric plane maker Rhyxeon zooms in on markets in Africa and Asia
The four-seat RX4E model is being targeted at countries with poor road infrastructure where it could have a wide (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
Maoist roadside bomb kills 9 in India, amid ongoing insurgency and violence
Maoists in India say they are fighting for farmers and landless labourers to gain control over their land and a fair (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025