Why Greenland? Trump eyes remote but resource-rich geopolitical prize
[South China Morning Post] - 01/8/2025
US President-elect Donald Trump has refused to rule out the use of military force to take control of Greenland.
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US urged to bolster Global South ties to counter China-Russia partnership
Washington must build up relations with ‘global swing states’ and offer a more ‘affirmative and assertive’ trade (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Hong Kong urged to tune into ‘concert economy’ as shows attract 4 million
Big pop concerts held in 2023 and 2024 attracted over 4.2 million spectators, including more than 1.5 million (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Wife of China’s fallen minister used shadow firms to wash dirty money, big data shows
Latest state documentary on China’s sweeping anti-corruption crackdown highlights the use of big data tools by top (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Minitrue Plus Five: January 8, 2020 – Epidemic in Hong Kong
In late 2020, CDT acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to (…)
[China Digital Times] - 8/01/2025
Biomathematician Hu Yijuan among Chinese scientists leaving US for China
The renowned biostatistician has left Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia for a full-time post with her prestigious (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Trump may declare national emergency so he can impose tariff plan, US report says
Such a move would allow the incoming US president to take control of imports and place new duties on countries like (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Canada’s leaders say Trump’s 51st state ‘joke’ isn’t funny any more
Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the US president-elect’s comments are meant to undermine his country’s closest (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Tech war: US firm SiFive opens China office to tap growing appetite for open-source chips
California-based SiFive has set up a subsidiary in Shanghai to help customers ‘achieve technological breakthroughs’.
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
‘Obamacare’ hits record enrolment, but under Trump 2.0, the future is uncertain
While Democrats celebrate the programme’s success, Republicans remain critical, as its future remains uncertain with (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Cathay passengers flying to Hong Kong hit by food poisoning, preflight meal blamed
Centre for Health Protection says sandwiches eaten before departing Kathmandu could be source of illness.
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Japan says China-linked hackers MirrorFace targeted defence and space agencies
The attacks, which targeted government agencies, businesses, and individuals, aimed to steal sensitive information (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025