Donald Trump says he’s open to Elon Musk buying TikTok ‘if he wanted to’
[South China Morning Post] - 01/22/2025
Billionaire given green light by US president, whose executive order extended company’s deadline to find a non-Chinese buyer by 75 days.
In Chinese newspapers
Singapore takes first step towards general election, analysts predict midyear polls
The next election – the first since Prime Minister Lawrence Wong took office – is likely to centre on (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Asia’s lowest birth rate is rising for the first time in years
South Korea has the world’s lowest fertility rates, but an uptick in pandemic-postponed marriages has sparked (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
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
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 says he’ll sanction Russia if Putin does not negotiate on Ukraine
The US president also said he had pressed Chinese President Xi Jinping to intervene to stop the war.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
South Korea seeks Iron Dome-like system as Trump touts friendship with Kim Jong-un
Seoul is aiming to build the US$330 million defence system to intercept rockets fired by North Korea.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Trump says he is mulling 10% tariffs on imports from China, starting February 1
The US president is framing the possible tariffs as a penalty for the flow of fentanyl from Canada and Mexico.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
China teacher uses AI to make professional portraits, inspires pupils to chase dreams
Parents hail innovative teacher’s hi-tech approach to education, critics claim some of kid’s dreams are ‘unhealthy’ (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025
China softens stance on TikTok deal in US as Trump offers 75-day grace period, sources say
Beijing could be more open to ByteDance selling some shares to American investors to improve US relations, sources (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025
Malaysia urges Asean to adopt AI to help tackle rising digital threats
Upskilling workforces, creation of Interpol-style Asean Cybercrime Task Force among proposals from Malaysian (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025
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