‘Ready to work together’: Italy’s Meloni boosts ties with Trump in surprise Florida visit
[South China Morning Post] - 01/5/2025
Italian PM was latest in a string of world leaders who have visited Trump in the run-up to his inauguration as US president.
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Archbishop of Canterbury’s tenure ends after resignation over abuse scandal
Justin Welby announced his resignation in November amid an abuse cover-up scandal.
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
Malaysia’s Najib scores court victory, Indian-Americans slam Trump: 7 Asia highlights
From Russia’s secret war plans to Japan’s mochi problem, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
US ‘going after Chinese companies’: Beijing slams new list alleging military-civil fusion
Gaming and social media giant Tencent and world’s biggest battery maker CATL among five more Chinese firms targeted (…)
[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
China makes first industrial-grade niobium alloy for hypersonic flight
An experiment conducted in space has helped Chinese scientists do the impossible – and it could revolutionise (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
Chinese dad caught by wife using AI to help son with homework sparks online humour
Errant father plays on his mobile phone in son’s bedroom after offloading parental responsibility for homework help (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
South Korean transport minister to resign over Jeju Air crash: ‘I feel heavy responsibility’
Park Sang-woo intends to step down over the Jeju Air crash – South Korea’s worst air disaster – pledging swift (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
Trump to replace national archivist after agency’s role in documents case
National Archives alerted DoJ in 2022 to issues with Trump’s handling of classified documents, resulting in FBI (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
Young Hongkongers say adapting to mainland Chinese work culture key to smooth transition
Greater Bay Area youth job scheme offers opportunities, but some struggle to cope with fast pace, long hours.
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
Zendaya and Tom Holland engaged, sources confirm, 9 years after they met on Spider-Man set
When actress was seen wearing it at Golden Globes, the secret was out: Holland gave her a 5-carat diamond engagement (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
China’s powerhouse province renews ‘common prosperity’ pledge for 2035
Political mission to narrow China’s wealth divide, thought to have fallen out of favour, makes appearance in (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025