Trump lectured by bishop after he targets transgender people and immigrants
[South China Morning Post] - 01/21/2025
The US president scowled when a service to commemorate his inauguration featured a sermon begging Trump for ‘mercy’.
In Chinese newspapers
Wang Xing’s Myanmar escape signals more work ahead against thriving scam industry
China’s clampdown on cyber slavery and online fraud factories in Southeast Asia is a long game with no room for (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025
As the rules-based order declines, hegemony takes on a new form
From new development models to shifting norms, global power is now increasingly shared and contested across (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025
China flight attendant quits job, becomes pig farmer, earns US$28,000 in 2 months
Fortune favours ex-airline employee whose earnings shoot up as she forsakes the skies to get down and dirty and run (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
‘Gradual’ US tariffs on China may foreground Trump-Xi summit: Citi
As Trump’s promised day-one tariffs on China failed to appear, a Citi economist has posited import duties may come (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025
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
With China in focus, Rubio hosts Quad meetings on first day as US secretary of state
First meeting of Trump presidency for security group focused on Indo-Pacific voices opposition to altering status (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025
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
Malaysia makes a Trump pivot, seeing risks to its China investments
The managing director of Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund says it could face challenges in China – but remains (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
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
Trump pardons imprisoned Silk Road founder Ulbricht for online drug scheme
US president makes good on a campaign pledge to free the mastermind behind the illicit drug marketplace Silk Road.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Ukraine’s Zelensky urges united European defence, seeks meeting with Trump
Speaking at Davos, the leader said at least 200,000 European peacekeepers would be needed for a settlement to end (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025