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Donald Trump

Asia likely to snap up cheaper Canadian, Mexican oil if Trump slaps tariffs

Producers could be forced to cut prices and divert supply to Asia, where refiners are equipped to process heavy high-sulphur crude.

28 Nov 2024 - 11:02AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Canada considering retaliatory tariffs on US items following Trump threat

28 Nov 2024 - 10:34AMvideocam

Blinken urges G7 countries to maintain unity in face of China risks

27 Nov 2024 - 6:47AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Mexico’s Sheinbaum hints she could retaliate against Trump tariffs

Meanwhile, Canada’s Trudeau says he had a ‘good’ conversation with the US president-elect after the latter’s surprise tariff threat.

27 Nov 2024 - 11:55AMvideocam

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum gestures during a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE

US-China relations

China urges US to cherish cooperation on fentanyl as Trump vows added 10% tariff

Beijing’s foreign ministry says fentanyl is US’ own problem and China provided support ‘out of a humanitarian spirit’.

26 Nov 2024 - 9:27PMvideocam

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks waver as investors assess Trump’s new China tariffs

Trump said he would impose an additional 10 per cent tariff on goods from China.

26 Nov 2024 - 4:46PM

United States

Opinion | North American ports must automate or risk losing out to Asia and Europe

While automated hubs in Asia and Europe attract more trade, ports in the US and Canada are mired in inefficiency and recurring labour disputes.

24 Nov 2024 - 4:30PMvideocam

South America has its first smart and green port with the inauguration of Chancay Port in Peru on November 14. The first phase of the project, when completed, will reduce the Peru-China shipping time to 23 days. Photo: Xinhua

Human rights

Canada apologises to Inuit communities for mass killing of sled dogs decades ago

The Canadian government admitted the policy deprived local Inuit communities of their livelihood and culture.

24 Nov 2024 - 9:27AM

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Where are the nurses? Will higher pay lure non-locals to Hong Kong?

Worries persist despite rule change to open door to professionals trained elsewhere, as city set to be short of thousands of nurses by 2045.

23 Nov 2024 - 11:46AM

Donald Trump

US senator says Trump would laugh at Canada’s current military spending

Jim Risch said Ottawa’s pledge to meet Nato’s target by 2032 would get a ‘large guffaw’ from the US president-elect.

23 Nov 2024 - 10:54AMvideocam

Canadian troops take part in a Nato-led military exercise in Latvia on November 14. Photo: AFP

United States

2 men convicted after Indian family froze to death at Canada-US border

Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand took part in a scheme to bring Jagdish Patel, his wife and 2 children into the US during a blizzard.

23 Nov 2024 - 3:41AM

Jagdish and Vaishaliben Patel, are seen with their children, Dharmik, 3, and Vihangi, 11. Photo: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Manitoba via TNS

Tourism

How a Canadian Arctic town coexists with polar bears

Climate change has brought the Arctic predators into closer contact with humans – tourists and residents – in the town of Churchill, Canada.

22 Nov 2024 - 4:15PM

Justin Trudeau

Trudeau to cut sales tax, send cheques to millions of Canadians

Canadians have been struggling with rising living costs, hurting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s polling numbers.

22 Nov 2024 - 11:17AM

Asean

Western powers bring ‘little’ value to Asean forum, may fan China tensions

Experts say adding Canada, France and the UK to Asean Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus could dilute the platform’s ‘effectiveness’.

20 Nov 2024 - 5:03PMvideocam

Asean defence ministers attend the ADMM-Plus meeting in Laos on Wednesday. Photo: Asean Secretariat/EPA-EFE

Taiwan

Ex-Taiwanese leader’s trip to security summit in Canada raises ire in Beijing

Tsai Ing-wen has been invited to deliver a keynote address at the annual Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia.

19 Nov 2024 - 8:55PMvideocam

Former Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen speaks during the annual Forum 2000 conference in Prague last month. She will travel to Canada this month for a security forum. Photo: Reuters

Insurance

Manulife promotes Asia insurance head Phil Witherington to group CEO

Asia was the largest contributor to Manulife’s group earnings, accounting for 44 per cent of the total in the third quarter.

19 Nov 2024 - 5:22PM

Israel-Gaza war

US hits Israeli settler group with sanctions over West Bank violence

US Treasury sanctioned Amana, the largest organisation involved in illegal settlement development in the West Bank, and its subsidiary Binyanei Bar Amana.

19 Nov 2024 - 12:03PM

My Take

My Take | My bucket list tribute to Anglo-American culture

There is much to admire about the most dynamic society of the past 500 years, just not necessarily the kinds of things that have most mesmerised many Hongkongers.

18 Nov 2024 - 9:00PM

Karl Marx spent plenty of time in the British Museum’s Reading Room during his years in London. Photo: Xinhua

Insurance

Exclusive | Manulife on track to reach 50% Asia earnings target by 2027

Asia was the largest profit contributor to Canadian insurer in the third quarter, with 44 per cent of the group’s earnings coming from the region.

19 Nov 2024 - 10:04AM

Aviation

China-Canada direct flights to ‘surge’ to meet demand as talks yield results

At least five airlines will increase flights within the next two months, connecting Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen with Toronto and Vancouver.

13 Nov 2024 - 10:55PMvideocam

TikTok

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.

13 Nov 2024 - 11:03AM

The office of TikTok in Culver City, California. Photo: Reuters

Disease

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.

13 Nov 2024 - 10:31AM

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

US presidential election 2024

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.

13 Nov 2024 - 4:47AMvideocam

US presidential election 2024

Canada on ‘high alert’, braces for migrants fleeing US after Trump win

An official warned if thousands of migrants come all at once and cross at many border points ‘it could become unmanageable’.

9 Nov 2024 - 12:45PMvideocam

TikTok

Canada orders shutdown of TikTok’s local business, but app not banned

Canadians will still have access to the short-video app owned by China’s ByteDance and can continue to create content.

7 Nov 2024 - 7:25AM

TikTok said it will challenge the Canadian shutdown order in court. Photo: Reuters

US presidential election 2024

Canada plays China card in preparation for Trump trade fight

Facing the threat of US tariffs, Ottawa seeks to make the case that Canada is aligned with Trump’s strategy for competing with China.

7 Nov 2024 - 7:49AMvideocam

Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland takes part in a press conference in Ottawa in October. Photo: Reuters,

US presidential election 2024

Mexican leader ‘convinced’ US ties will stay positive after Trump’s election win

But Chinese investments in country such as electric-vehicle factories plus looming changes to a key free-trade deal could complicate matters.

7 Nov 2024 - 8:49AMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Meet NBA star DeMar DeRozan, who’s currently feuding with Drake

The California native, who proved in high school that he’s a loyal friend, became close with the rapper during his 9 seasons in Toronto – but now, the two are taking public shots at each other.

6 Nov 2024 - 7:00PM

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25 September, 2024