
For China’s belt and road, the best days are still to come
[South China Morning Post] - 03/8/2025
With rival initiatives lacking substance, Beijing’s transcontinental project is likely to expand as the US exits multilateral commitments.
In Chinese newspapers
Can Hong Kong emulate the success of Hangzhou’s tech titans?
Learning from Hangzhou’s support for tech start-ups can help Hong Kong become a hub for groundbreaking ideas and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
Indonesian man accused of flashing crew member on Singapore flight
The suspect allegedly exposed himself to a female flight attendant while she served his meal.
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
China’s progress on ‘game-changing’ space technology raises US concerns about closing gap
US Space Force official points to progress on refuelling satellites in space as an example of the country’s (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
Former Philippine leader Duterte in Hong Kong for event amid ICC probe
Rodrigo Duterte featured prominently in promotional materials for event, with his daughter appearing at gathering in (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
City for sale? Residents in Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur fear the squeeze of development
In Malaysia, the push for urban renewal is risking the displacement of the very people the government says it wants (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
Putin ‘went through a phoney witch hunt’: why Trump fawns over Russian president
Experts say the US president likes to brag about his ties with the Kremlin chief because he ‘sees Putin as almost an (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
US eggs crisis an opportunity for Asean to crack the American market
Agriculturally, Southeast Asia is a sleeping giant. If the region meets US requirements, it could position itself as (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood says Web3 is on track as finance firms move in
Wood’s newer project Polkadot is focused on scaling decentralised applications, with many developers coming from China.
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
China says rising military budget ‘reasonable’ in face of ‘complex security environment’
Defence ministry spokesman Wu Qian defends 7.2 per cent rise in the PLA’s budget as justified given the ‘significant (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
Hong Kong’s finance chief eyes I&T development after calls at ‘two sessions’
Paul Chan says city needs to make better use of status as financial hub to attract tech sector dollars, while vowing (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
US rejects G7 plan to tackle Russia’s shadow oil tanker fleet, prioritising China focus
Washington pushes to strengthen language around Beijing while watering down wording on Moscow in a draft statement (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025