Xi and Putin hold talks, China ‘ready to work’ with Trump: SCMP daily highlights
[South China Morning Post] - 01/21/2025
From Xi and Putin talking hours after Trump’s inauguration to Ding’s speech in Davos, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage.
In Chinese newspapers
Hong Kong’s banks gird for leaner times ahead as 9-month profit growth slows
Net interest margin narrowed to 1.5 per cent last year from 1.67 per cent in 2023, according to HKMA data.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Indian court’s ruling in rape, murder of junior doctor prompts more questions, dismay
More individuals should have been questioned in the case while working conditions in India’s hospitals remain (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025
Tech titans join Trump for US$100 billion AI boost ‘to beat China’ in Day 2 pledge
OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle CEOs join the new president for White House launch of private sector joint venture Stargate.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
In the global marathon for tech supremacy, Brics’ size matters
Collaborative, flexible Brics gives leading members China and Russia a significant advantage over the increasingly (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Second University of Hong Kong student falls victim to scam, loses HK$1.8 million
Police source says mainland Chinese student tricked by fraudster pretending to be Immigration Department staff.
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025
China’s vice-premier says chaotic competition on AI could bring ‘grey rhino’
Ding Xuexiang also tells Davos that Beijing isn’t pursuing a trade surplus and there are ‘no winners in a trade war’.
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025
Trump’s speech signals more ‘cajoling and containing’ for China, analyst says
Address underlines changed reality for the US as China’s influence has grown, along with its economic, technological (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025
Trump’s threats will only drive countries away from US dollar, economists warn at Davos
US president’s warnings against nations exploring alternative currencies will be counterproductive in the long run, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Hong Kong helper battles cancer and heartless bosses who allegedly kicked her out
Breast cancer patient Noelyn Patricio Arzaga was allegedly fired by her employers after they found out about her (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Greenland PM says ‘we don’t want to be Americans’ as Trump takes office
Denmark’s foreign minister said that no country should be able to simply help themselves to another country.
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025
China’s submarine-launched drones can do more than the US military thinks: study
Amid reports of a new US military plan for an underwater drone release, scientists say China has already done it better.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025