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Migrant workers arrive at Beijing West Railway Station in February 2020. Photo: Xinhua

China Economy

How can China unleash the spending power of its millions of migrant workers?

Deregulation and ‘people-centred urbanisation’ that fills public service gaps can spur consumption, Hong Kong forum told.

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China sets yuan fix to 14-month low as Trump win piles on the pressure

Massacres and a cartel war confront Mexico’s new president

United States & Canada

Pentagon secrets leaker sentenced to 15 years in US prison

Jack Teixeira, 22, pleaded guilty to six criminal counts and said ‘I’m sorry for all of the harm’.

Jack Teixeira, 22, orchestrated the most damaging leak of US classified information in a decade. Photo: AFP
Jack Teixeira, 22, orchestrated the most damaging leak of US classified information in a decade. Photo: AFP

Tech War

TikTok hires hundreds of Chinese workers in US despite scrutiny

More than 60 per cent of the over 1,000 approved H-1B hires for TikTok and ByteDance last financial year were from China.

United States & Canada

Trump rewards Elon Musk with leading role in new ‘Department of Government Efficiency’

The organisation will operate outside the confines of the US government, despite its name.

United States & Canada

Teen in critical condition with Canada’s first presumptive human case of bird flu

Officials are trying to figure out how the teen – who had no farm exposure – was infected.

Avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles. Photo: CDC/NIAID via AP

China

Trump’s China policy could pit deal makers against ideologues: analysts

Hardline appointees and nominees may curb his transactional impulses on issues like trade, technology and Taiwan, US-based analysts say.

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US congressman Mike Waltz, a Florida Republican and vocal critic of China, has been announced as President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for national security adviser. Photo: AP
US congressman Mike Waltz, a Florida Republican and vocal critic of China, has been announced as President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for national security adviser. Photo: AP

US Elections

Trump names architects of his promised mass deportation policy

Choices for ‘border tsar’, policy director and homeland security chief are known for hardline immigration stances.

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China

Asia-Pacific to see slowing economic growth amid trade tensions: Apec

Protectionism ‘harms economic relations’ among 21 member countries, group’s report says, as unease rises over Donald Trump’s agenda.

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United States & Canada

Iraqis tortured at Abu Ghraib awarded US$42 million from US defence contractor

Civilian employees from CACI were accused of encouraging US soldiers to abuse detainees at the notorious prison.

Former detainee Salah Al-Ejaili, (foreground with glasses) is depicted at the CACI trial in Alexandria, Virginia, in April. Courtroom sketch: Dana Verkouteren via AP

United States & Canada

Republicans ‘ready to deliver’ on Trump’s agenda: US house speaker

The US president-elect will meet Johnson in Washington on Wednesday, and the speaker will be spending the weekend with Trump at Mar-a-Lago.

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Donald Trump listens as US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago in April. Photo: TNS
Donald Trump listens as US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago in April. Photo: TNS

United States & Canada

Trump picks Kristi Noem for homeland security chief

The South Dakota governor, a staunch ally of the US president-elect, has called the border with Mexico a ‘war zone’.

United States & Canada

Trump’s hush money case paused by New York judge

Judge Juan M. Merchan had been set to rule on Tuesday. Instead, he told Trump’s lawyers he would delay the ruling until November 19.

United States & Canada

Supreme Court rejects ex-Trump aide Meadows’ bid to move Georgia election case

Mark Meadows, Trump’s former chief of staff, argued the charges stemmed from his official duties, but the court upheld the lower court’s decision.

US President Donald Trump walks with Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in March 2020. Photo: AFP

Global Economy

Exclusive | Ex-WTO head says China-EU ‘united front’ can counter Trump trade curbs

Pascal Lamy has called for China and the EU to resolve their differences and defend global trade together in a second Trump term.

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Former head of the World Trade Organization Pascal Lamy has called for China and the EU to unite against likely trade curbs during Donald Trump’s second White House term. Photo: TNS
Former head of the World Trade Organization Pascal Lamy has called for China and the EU to unite against likely trade curbs during Donald Trump’s second White House term. Photo: TNS

East Asia

‘Boycotting men’: South Korean feminist movement gains traction after Trump win

Driven by gender inequality, sexism, and a backlash against male privilege, the movement reflects a growing global trend of resisting patriarchal norms.

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United States & Canada

Trump expected to choose Marco Rubio as secretary of state

The Florida senator has taken an aggressive stance on China’s emergence as an economic power.

Blockchain

FTX sues Binance and former CEO ‘CZ’ for US$1.8 billion

The lawsuit relates to Binance’s sale of its stake in FTX, the rival exchange founded by the now-imprisoned Sam Bankman-Fried.

Zhao Changpeng, founder and former CEO of Binance. Photo: Reuters

Diplomacy

Donald Trump’s UN pick Elise Stefanik is a sharp critic of the institution

The ardent Trump ally has signalled support for Taiwan and Israel and sponsored legislation targeting China.

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Representative Elise Stefanik, Republican of New York, at a campaign event for Donald Trump in Charlottesville, Virginia, on September 21. Photo: Reuters
Representative Elise Stefanik, Republican of New York, at a campaign event for Donald Trump in Charlottesville, Virginia, on September 21. Photo: Reuters

United States & Canada

Trump picks Mike Waltz, a China hawk, to be his national security adviser

Michael Waltz, who has been a leading critic of China, would be responsible for briefing Donald Trump on key national security issues.

Politics

Will Trump deport the thousands of Filipinos living in the US illegally?

Immigration was a key issue for many US voters, including Filipino-Americans, reflecting a growing conservatism among the community.

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Blockchain

Bitcoin breaks US$89,000 for the first time on Trump crypto boom

The largest token has jumped about 30 per cent since the US election, as traders weigh whether there is still room to chase.

Donald Trump speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 Conference in Nashville, Tennessee in July. Photo: AP Photo
Open Questions series

Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia

Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia

Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete

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Illustration: Henry Wong

South China Sea flare-up risk ‘much higher’: Taiwan’s former unofficial US envoy

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia

Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia

Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete

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Illustration: Henry Wong

South China Sea flare-up risk ‘much higher’: Taiwan’s former unofficial US envoy

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