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Former US President Donald Trump steps on stage at a campaign event in New Hampshire earlier this year. Photo: AP

An America under Trump 2.0 makes Asia anxious – again

Asian nations are watching the 2024 US election with trepidation, worried a Trump comeback could upend the geopolitical landscape once more.

Asian nations are watching the 2024 US election with trepidation, worried a Trump comeback could upend the geopolitical landscape once more

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Chinese foreign minister warns relations with Japan risk going backwards

26 Jul 2024 - 11:03PMvideocam

Taiwan’s Zero Day drama depicting PLA attack sparks emotion, worry and criticism

26 Jul 2024 - 10:07PMvideocam

Rain, thunderstorms to hit Hong Kong under ‘active’ southwest monsoon

Hong Kong Observatory expects occasional showers and thunderstorms from now until August 2.

26 Jul 2024 - 8:32PM

Maximum temperatures in Hong Kong will drop slightly to about 30 or 31 degrees Celsius during rainy days. Photo: Sam Tsang

Letters | In the land of the free, there’s another side to free speech

Readers discuss what migrants find at the end of the rainbow, and the wisdom of the South Korean opposition on the Taiwan issue.

25 Jul 2024 - 2:30PM

US reinforces military supplies in Pacific to fend off PLA attack on Taiwan

Joint chiefs chairman Charles Brown says conflict not inevitable but if it happens, it will be more like WWII and less like wars in the past 30 years.

24 Jul 2024 - 8:02PMvideocam

Deadly deluge strikes Philippines as Typhoon Gaemi fuels monsoon, killing 12

Gaemi, known locally as Carina, was forecast to reach its peak intensity before making landfall over Taiwan later on Wednesday.

24 Jul 2024 - 12:54PMvideocam

Rescuers walk through chest-deep flood waters in Quezon City, Metro Manila, on Wednesday amid monsoon rains supercharged by Typhoon Gaemi off the Philippines’ coast. Photo: EPA-EFE

Super Typhoon Gaemi may trigger No 1 standby signal in Hong Kong

Observatory says Gaemi expected to stay 600km from city as it moves across Taiwan and hits Fujian province on Thursday.

25 Jul 2024 - 12:51AM

Alibaba bets on Taobao, Tmall clothing retailers to go up against Shein, Temu

Alibaba’s latest initiative ratchets up its efforts to compete overseas against Shein, Temu and ByteDance-owned TikTok Shop.

24 Jul 2024 - 10:00AM

Opinion | Northeast Asia, with its nuclear dreams and arms race, is a powder keg

Resurgence of military blocs, breakdown in cooperation and nuclear risk threaten global catastrophe, unless a new road map to peace is found.

23 Jul 2024 - 10:19AMvideocam

Taiwan to hold live-fire drills on Quemoy as annual Han Kuang war games kick off

Five-day mega drills, the first since William Lai took over as Taiwanese leader, will forgo rehearsals to more closely mimic actual combat.

22 Jul 2024 - 8:54PM

A Taiwanese air force Mirage-2000 aircraft takes off from an undisclosed base as the annual Han Kuang exercise begins on Monday. Photo: AFP

Opinion | US practice of divide and rule could be the ruin of us all

It means market fragmentation, economic destruction, social upheaval and loss of lives. In a fractured world today, it could trigger another world war.

21 Jul 2024 - 7:30PMvideocam

Can Taiwan still rely on US defence if Trump returns to office?

The former president’s ‘transactional’ nature means he might be ‘comparing offers’ from Taipei and Beijing if he wins re-election, analysts say.

20 Jul 2024 - 10:26PM

AI entrepreneur moves to Singapore for growth amid China’s crypto curbs

David Li’s GreaterHeat is among a wave of Chinese AI-focused companies that are attracted to Singapore’s aim to grow the industry.

21 Jul 2024 - 4:46AMvideocam

GreaterHeat CEO David Li at his office in Marina Bay, Singapore. Photo: Jean Iau

Top US officials slam China over ‘wrong direction’ helping Russia

More sanctions coming to ‘tighten the screws’ on Beijing if it does not reconsider its supplying Moscow with material aid in war effort.

20 Jul 2024 - 7:55AMvideocam

Ukrainian infantrymen mobilised at an unspecified location not far from the front line in the Donetsk region on Friday. Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Photo: AFP

Trump and Vance’s ‘America first’: hawkish on China, more flexible on Russia

The Republican ticket for the US presidential election seems intent on shifting US foreign policy from Europe to Asia, analysts say.

20 Jul 2024 - 5:02AMvideocam

Beijing protests over Japan-Taiwan coastguard exercises

Foreign ministry says Tokyo must ‘abide by the one-China principle’ and ‘correct its mistakes immediately’.

19 Jul 2024 - 9:15PMvideocam

Why there may be room to move on China-US trade in a populist Trump White House

The Republican presidential nominee managed to hammer out a deal with Beijing on his last watch – something Biden is yet to do, analyst says.

19 Jul 2024 - 8:45PMvideocam

Trump appeared more “cautious” and “measured” in his acceptance speech this time than eight years ago, according to one Chinese analyst. Photo: Xinhua

Trump, accepting Republican presidential nomination, threatens high car tariffs

Party convention ends with Trump vowing ‘a tariff of around 100 to 200 per cent on each car, and they will be unsellable in the US’.

19 Jul 2024 - 4:26PMvideocam

Wish you were here? Japan cuts red tape to ease airport crush as tourism soars

The Japanese government will introduce a new pre-clearance system from January, starting with tourists from Taiwan.

19 Jul 2024 - 2:03PM

Asia preparing for unpredictable Trump to win US election, experts say

Having learned from Trump’s shock win in 2016 and his subsequent unpredictability, Asian governments are already laying the groundwork for a scenario where he wins.

19 Jul 2024 - 6:00AMvideocam

A Donald Trump sign in the Fiserv Forum at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Photo: TNS

Exclusive | South Korea opposition aims to stop military’s Taiwan entanglement

Lawmaker Kim Joon-hyung says the opposition will introduce a bill to prevent South Korea from partnering with the US over Taiwan.

18 Jul 2024 - 5:15PMvideocam

South Korean and US soldiers bump fists as they take part in the joint river crossing operation drill, in Yeoju, South Korea in 2022. Photo: Reuters

Trump’s running mate J.D. Vance slams China trade deal ‘that destroyed’ US jobs

Vance tells Republican convention it’s time to ‘stop the Chinese Communist Party from building their middle class on the backs’ of Americans.

18 Jul 2024 - 5:10PMvideocam

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Opinion | Will China’s patience run out as threats and provocations pile up?

The scaled-down size of its naval exercise with Russia and the delay in its announcement show a more cautious Beijing. Deterrence appears to be its preferred approach – for now.

18 Jul 2024 - 5:53AMvideocam

Blinken announces US initiative to produce semiconductors in Latin America

The effort, intended to counter China, will expand chip manufacturing in Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama, and possibly other countries in the future.

18 Jul 2024 - 6:21AM

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during an Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity meeting in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

Taiwan human skeletons suggest indigenous tribes chewed betel nuts 2,500 years ago

A pair of ancient bones found in Taiwan featured red stains on their teeth, which experts say is proof of betel nut consumption.

17 Jul 2024 - 2:00PM

Unearthed 2,500-year-old human skeletons found in Taiwan hint at ancient indigenous tribes’ betel nut chewing habits. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/cabcy.gov.tw

‘Options limited’ for Taiwan as Beijing’s grey zone tactics go from air to sea

Analysts warn against ‘unintended conflict’ as string of maritime incidents reveal Beijing’s aim to deny Taiwan’s ‘right to administrate’.

17 Jul 2024 - 12:05PMvideocam

‘Taiwan should pay us for defence’, Donald Trump says

The US presidential candidate said Taiwan ‘did take about 100% of our chip business’ – sending shares of chip maker TSMC down on Wednesday.

17 Jul 2024 - 3:59PMvideocam

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