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Economy, Trade & Business

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Science & Technology

Rudy Giuliani speaks after leaving federal court in Washington on January 10. Photo: AP

United States & Canada

Giuliani can keep property, agrees to stop defaming Georgia election workers

The settlement with Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Moss means the ex-New York mayor and Trump lawyer will no longer have to face trial.

14 minutes ago

Trump names Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Stallone as ‘ambassadors’ to Hollywood

37 minutes ago

David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind Twin Peaks, dies at 78

2 hours ago

China

US executive order targets China, other alleged cyberattackers before Biden exit

Rules include tougher standards to ensure software is more secure and bolster sanction authority against likes of Beijing.

16 Jan 2025 - 6:30PMvideocam

American travel and financial sanctions only apply if alleged cybercriminals attempted to use the global financial system or travel to the US or an allied country. Photo: Dreamstime/TNS

Tech War

US blacklists Chinese AI unicorn as tech rivalry escalates

Zhipu AI is among more than two dozen China and Singapore-based companies added to the US Entity List on Wednesday.

16 Jan 2025 - 3:30PM

Health & Wellness

31 years after Europe, US FDA bans Red 3 food dye on cancer fears

Substance that gives confectionery, cakes and cherries bright red hue has long been banned in cosmetics, and in EU countries from most food.

16 Jan 2025 - 7:46PM

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China Economy

Xi Jinping urges further opening up ahead of Trump inauguration

Release of speech trumpeting role of free-trade zones seen as effort to bolster market sentiment ahead of any disruption to Sino-US ties.

16 Jan 2025 - 5:16PM

A cargo ship loaded with containers sails out of Qingdao Port, in east China’s Shandong province, on January 13. Photo: AFP

Travel & Leisure

Sex and the City brownstone that’s a magnet for selfie takers to get a gate

Deterrent to tourists who take photos outside Manhattan brownstone where Carrie Bradshaw lived in Sex and the City approved by commission.

16 Jan 2025 - 12:19PM

Tech War

TikTok prepares to shut down app in US on Sunday, sources say

Shutting down TikTok in the US could make it unavailable for users in many other countries, the company has said.

16 Jan 2025 - 10:54AM

United States & Canada

Biden warns US of dangerous ‘oligarchy’ in farewell address

Outgoing US president takes aim at the ‘tech industrial complex’, echoing Eisenhower’s 1961 warning.

16 Jan 2025 - 2:23PMvideocam

US President Joe Biden speaks from the Oval Office. Photo: AP

Diplomacy

US secretary of state nominee Rubio echoes Trump’s Panama Canal China concern

In nomination hearing, Rubio also slams Beijing’s ‘violation’ of Hong Kong’s autonomy and asserts ‘national defence’ component of Taiwan Relations Act.

16 Jan 2025 - 10:41AMvideocam

US Senator Marco Rubio testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination to be secretary of state, in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

Europe

Trump discusses Greenland interest in call with Denmark’s leader

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen repeated that the island is not for sale and said ‘it is up to Greenland itself to decide on independence’.

16 Jan 2025 - 7:38AMvideocam

US Elections

CIA director nominee vows to increase focus on China and emerging technologies

John Ratcliffe would be one of the few national security officials from the first Trump administration to join the second.

16 Jan 2025 - 10:40AM

Middle East

Biden on Trump getting credit for Gaza ceasefire: ‘Is that a joke?’

Trump had posted on social media that the ‘epic’ hostage deal would not have happened if he had not been elected.

16 Jan 2025 - 3:54PMvideocam

US President Joe Biden and president-elect Donald Trump are both claiming credit for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal. Photo: EPA-EFE

United States & Canada

US blacklists company that ordered TSMC chip found in Huawei processor

Sophgo was among 25 China-based companies and two Singapore-based companies added to the US restricted trade list.

16 Jan 2025 - 3:15AMvideocam

The new rules follow curbs the US placed on TSMC after discovery of its chip in Huawei’s Ascend 910B multi-chip system. Photo: Reuters

Diplomacy

Trump’s security pick pledges China strategy that reinforces Indo-Pacific ties

Mike Waltz delivers clearest signal yet on regional partnerships and also affirms stance on arms for Taipei.

15 Jan 2025 - 3:00PMvideocam

Global Economy

Good night, Vietnam? China economist says Trump tariffs could shut US back door

Li Daokui of Tsinghua University says Chinese manufacturers eyeing Vietnam as a point of entry to the US should ‘reconsider’ in light of tariffs.

15 Jan 2025 - 12:18PMvideocam

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US Elections

For lame duck Biden, an anticlimactic exit from the world stage

Outgoing US president, who will give way to Donald Trump in two months, has little to no clout at upcoming global summits.

15 Nov 2024 - 12:29AMvideocam

US President Joe Biden will leave office on January 20. Photo: AP

Politics

Exclusive | In China, fear of regime change has shaped US policy. Here’s why

For Beijing, regime security is everything and concerns about ‘hostile Western forces’ will continue, no matter who ends up in the White House.

6 Nov 2024 - 6:42AMvideocam

World

Rise of Asian-American voters in US elections — a visual explainer

Asian-Americans have emerged as a significant voter demographic in the United States. Recent polling sheds light on which candidate they may prefer in 2024.

3 Oct 2024 - 7:00PM

China

‘Feeling attacked’ by Texas law threat, Chinese-Americans turn to activism

Legislation to bar Chinese citizens from buying property in the state ultimately failed, but many became politically engaged because of it.

18 Oct 2024 - 5:36AM

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

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Ruairidh J. Brown

Opinion | Could Trump finally call off the cold war with China?

Ruairidh J. Brown

16 Jan 2025 - 8:30PM

Opinion | Trump’s plans could trigger liquidity crises across Europe and Asia

Andy Xie

15 Jan 2025 - 4:46PM

Opinion | US-China quantum contest winner will shape the world’s future

Ruqiya Anwar

14 Jan 2025 - 5:29PM

Opinion | Trump’s Greenland gambit spotlights geopolitical tussle over the Arctic

Nong Hong

13 Jan 2025 - 8:30PM

Opinion | Why the US will not allow a nuclear-armed South Korea

12 Jan 2025 - 5:30AM

Opinion | How the Global South can defend against Trump’s AI offensive

Zohaib Altaf

9 Jan 2025 - 5:59AM

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