
Syrian leader Sharaa meets Chinese envoy in first bilateral exchange since fall of Assad
[South China Morning Post] - 02/22/2025
Meeting seen as major diplomatic development since armed rebels led by Sharaa’s HTS ousted Beijing-friendly Assad, despite terror concerns.
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China’s anti-drone arms tech draws Mideast interest as militaries seek latest edge
At region’s biggest military expo, Chinese defence suppliers promote counter-unmanned aerial vehicles to fill (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
New body returned by Hamas identified as Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas
Israeli teams examined the body and confirmed its identity after an earlier handover of misidentified hostage (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/02/2025
Chinese EV maker Xpeng to double global presence to 60 markets in 2025, CEO says
The expansion in Thailand, where only one Xpeng model, the G6, is currently available, is part of its ‘go-global 2.0 (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
‘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
LA mayor sacks fire chief over handling of worst wildfire in city history
The move came amid finger-pointing and public rift between Chief Kristin Crowley and City Hall over responsibility (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/02/2025
Malaysia rages at Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ gambit – but what can it do?
The US president’s provocative proposal was greeted with disbelief and disdain in Malaysia, yet quiet diplomacy may (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Cash-flush Toyota builds a city to test AI, green technology
Daisuke Toyoda, an executive in charge of the project, stressed it’s not ‘a smart city’ but a ‘test course for (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Trump tariffs target US$29.3 billion in EU steel and aluminium
The amount of goods would be about four times larger than the last time Trump targeted the bloc’s metals sector.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Mainland China’s Ne Zha 2 earns HK$5.6 million on first day in Hong Kong
Animated feature draws more than 64,000 viewers as families and patriotic groups help sell out showings.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Donald Trump abruptly sacks top US military general CQ Brown
The US president said he would nominate Dan ‘Razin’ Caine to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Putin, China’s Xi to discuss US-Russia talks held in Saudi Arabia: Kremlin
‘One can expect it,’ Kremlin spokesman says, when asked if Russian president planned to brief his Chinese (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025