
Europe can afford to defend itself without US but needs more coordination: study
[South China Morning Post] - 02/21/2025
Europe needs to spend around €250 billion (US$261.6 billion) annually in defence investments to secure itself without US support.
In Chinese newspapers
Ex-Miss Hong Kong winner and other pet owners bewildered by spate of poisonings
Dog owners describe horrors of watching their pets seize up after ingesting poisoned meat laid out on streets and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
US Treasury Secretary Bessent praises Zelensky after Trump’s censure
Bessent’s comments were a departure from recent rebukes of Zelensky by Trump and other senior US officials.
[South China Morning Post] - 21/02/2025
Syrian leader Sharaa meets Chinese envoy in first bilateral exchange since fall of Assad
China, which backed previous leader Bashar al-Assad, saw its embassy in Damascus looted after his fall in December.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
China ready to take control as US and UK back out of AI Action Summit statement
A leadership vacuum in artificial intelligence governance following a global forum could be filled by China, experts (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Woman drugged, robbed elderly men in deadly ‘romance scam on steroids’, FBI says
After sedating her victims found on dating apps, Aurora Phelps stole their cars and used their credit cards to buy (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
China’s Vice-Premier He, US Treasury’s Bessent spar over tariffs, ‘economic imbalances’
Both sides express ‘serious concerns’ over each other’s policies in their first call since US President Donald Trump (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/02/2025
‘Nervous’ MTR fine-tunes operations for Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park
MTR Corp deployed more staff at two nearby stations and created a guide on how to get to park during events with big (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
‘Queen of Pop’ Madonna takes on ‘King’ Trump: ‘If this is a joke, I’m not laughing’
The US superstar was responding to the US president calling himself ‘the King’ on social media posts.
[South China Morning Post] - 21/02/2025
Deadline diplomacy: Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ scheme mobilises the Arab world
With lives at stake, the Arab world is rallying to counter what analysts described as the US president’s ‘deranged (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
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 gobble up goods as subsidy scheme, trade-ins fuel consumption, but can it last?
Millions have applied for subsidies for purchases ranging from smart devices to electric vehicles, and Premier Li (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025