India set to take back 18,000 citizens from US to placate Trump
[South China Morning Post] - 01/21/2025
In return, New Delhi hopes student and H-1B visas – a large proportion of which go to Indian citizens – will be protected.
In Chinese newspapers
Beijing meeting puts spotlight on China’s new face of AI, DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng
Liang’s participation at Monday’s meeting with China’s premier reflects start-up DeepSeek’s growing prominence in (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025
Indonesia’s US$1.4 billion fish start-up faked most sales, report claims
EFishery was a darling of the nation’s start-up scene. Then a whistle-blower alleged that the company’s accounts (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Hong Kong police arrest 5 for allegedly stealing HK$2.2 million of fish maws
Police say trucks loaded with stolen goods travelled to various locations in an attempt to disrupt surveillance.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
More Hong Kong home buyers may forfeit their purchase deposits amid high rates, agents say
Deposit defaults on new homes shot up by 75 per cent to 449 last year, and property agents see the trend continuing (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
China’s state media runs blow-by-blow account of Trump’s return, calls for ‘more bridges’
Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily cites ‘historical juncture’ in ties, while Global Times calls for ‘more (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025
Malaysians call out ‘blatant profiteering’ as Lunar New Year service charge rises at eateries
Angry diners question whether the extra levy truly benefits workers or boosts profits of restaurant owners.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Vietnam confident of US ties under Trump: ‘I can play golf all day long’
‘We think we can handle it,’ Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said of Vietnam’s US ties at the World Economic Forum in (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Ding warns Davos AI can be ‘Ali Baba’s cave’ or Pandora’s box – as it happened
Vice-premier addressed China’s economic vitality, global cooperation and concerns over artificial intelligence at (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025
Photo: Yuyuan Gardens and Bazaar, Shanghai, China, by Juan Antonio Segal
Yuyuan Gardens and Bazaar, Shanghai, China, by Juan Antonio Segal (CC BY 2.0)
[China Digital Times] - 22/01/2025
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’s Paul Chan vows to bridge climate financing gap after Trump pull-out
City’s finance chief also met United Arab Emirates’ minister of state for foreign trade to discuss bilateral (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025