
China’s Vice-Premier He, US Treasury’s Bessent spar over tariffs, ‘economic imbalances’
[South China Morning Post] - 02/21/2025
Both sides express ‘serious concerns’ over each other’s policies in their first call since US President Donald Trump took office.
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We need a new system that reflects the world’s complexity
Sustainable internationalism would embrace diversity and evidence-based problem-solving, rather than reducing the (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/02/2025
Chinese man spends US$280 on 3-hour ring toss game, wins US$235,000 Maserati
Ring toss game ‘professional’ scoops top prize, reveals that he has won lesser awards using his skills in past, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Show me the money: unveiling Hong Kong’s 10 biggest spenders in government
As finance chief urges tightening of purse strings ahead of next budget, the Post looks at which government agencies (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
China is right to celebrate DeepSeek success but AI race isn’t over, academic warns
Zheng Yongnian at CUHK-Shenzhen says ‘excessive nationalism would be detrimental for China in the fiercer tech (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Chinese scientists use dengue fever virus to build safer gene-editing system
The plant-editing system uses mRNA to avoid the risk that foreign DNA could be left behind and create unwanted (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
China drills ‘ultra-deep’ oil well to help shore up energy needs
The Shenditake 1 well, in Xinjaing’s Tarim oilfield, reaches a depth of 10,910 metres.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Dennis Lo bets on blood to bare all, with tests that saved 10 million mums from the needle
Lo’s blood tests can potentially reveal more information about patients’ health, from cancers to neurodegenerative (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
EU ‘deeply concerned’ over Hong Kong Democratic Party’s plan to disband
French official ‘dismayed’, refers to ‘allegations of political pressure’ on what was once the city’s largest (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Chinese provincial boss fired over Covid response facing corruption probe
Jiang Chaoliang, who was dismissed as Hubei party boss at the start of Wuhan outbreak, also spent years in the (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Hong Kong temperatures to dip to 13 degrees on Monday next week
Observatory says mercury to rise slightly in middle of next week, while conditions on Saturday remain cool.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Arab leaders meet to craft counter to Trump’s Gaza plan
The US president has proposed to ‘take over’ the Palestinian territory and relocate its over 2 million residents to (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/02/2025