
Voice of America under Trump: independent or government mouthpiece?
[South China Morning Post] - 03/6/2025
VOA’s charter mandates editorial independence, but the Trump administration’s actions suggest a shift towards something else.
In Chinese newspapers
Why concern is growing in Taiwan about chip giant TSMC’s pledge to invest in Arizona
The US$100 billion outlay may avert threatened tariffs, but it risks undermining the island’s strategically vital (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
Hongkongers warned of norovirus infection risk when travelling to Japan
Gastroenteritis cases have surged in Japan after infections linked to contaminated food, including strawberry (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
‘Shameful’: Ukrainians in China react to Trump spat with Zelensky, want Beijing to do more
Ukrainians voice shock and sadness over the lack of respect shown to the leader of a nation at war, suggest ways (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
For China’s belt and road, the best days are still to come
With rival initiatives lacking substance, Beijing’s transcontinental project is likely to expand as the US exits (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
Iran’s supreme leader slams US ‘bullying’ after Trump threats
The US president is applying ‘maximum pressure’ as he seeks to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
Hong Kong must seize benefits of ‘one country, two systems’ model: Zheng Yanxiong
Grasp similarities and differences with mainland and capitalise on institutional advantages, head of Beijing’s (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
Cyclone approaching Australia east coast weakens to tropical system
Tropical Cyclone Alfred was expected to be the first cyclone to cross the east Australian coast near the Queensland (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
Texas doctors fight vitamin A, RFK Jnr over measles treatment
As measles spreads across West Texas, paediatricians are working overtime to contact vaccine-hesitant parents and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
Republicans unveil Trump-backed bill to avoid shutdown, daring Democrats to oppose it
The US president’s party, despite struggling in the past to pass funding bills on its own, is pushing ahead with a (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
Roads closed as man with Palestinian flag climbs London’s Big Ben
Emergency workers have tried to speak to the barefoot protester, who has spent hours on a ledge high up the tower (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
Elon Musk’s Doge took their jobs. Now they face humiliation from pro-Trump relatives
‘I’ve been treated as a public enemy by the government and now it’s bleeding into my own family,’ a worker fired (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025