Musk remaking the world like Ford β but far more dangerously
Elon Musk, briefly the worldβs first trillionaire β but now a mere billionaire again β is a man of exceptions. Heβs built not one, but…
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BYD battery breakthrough crashes Indonesiaβs nickel cartel dream
A quiet but seismic shift is playing out across Chinaβs globally dominant electric-vehicle supply chain, one with major implications for Indonesiaβs EV-reliant nickel industry. BYDβs…
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July 1: Leader John Lee to prioritise Northern Metropolis and 5-year plan, as fallen firefighter among honourees
Leader John Lee has said that the development of the Northern Metropolis tech hub and the cityβs first five-year plan will be at the top…
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Chinaβs new ethnic unity law legalising cultural βerasure,β Tibetan and Uyghur minorities warn at UN
By Nina Larson Tibetan and Uyghur representatives urged countries at a United Nations meeting last week to pressure China to repeal a new law they…
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China says it is not the βroot causeβ of the EUβs troubles following talks
Chinaβs foreign ministry said on Tuesday that the country is not the βroot causeβ of issues facing the European Unionβs economy, following talks in Brussels…
Read full article βChina cites 40 Japanese firms for βadvancing remilitarizationβ
China has added 40 Japanese companies to its export control lists, accusing them of supporting Tokyoβs military buildup, as trade and military tensions between the…
Read full article βWhatβs next after the failure to end North Koreaβs nukes program
The dust has now settled on the ostentatious June summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang. But…
Read full article βJapanβs military recruitment crisis in an age of rearmament
Originally published by Pacific Forum, this article is republished with permission. On June 15, Japanese opposition lawmaker ChikageΒ Koga saidΒ during a committee meeting in the upper…
Read full article βTrump sons set to profit from tax-funded Kazakh tungsten mine deal
AΒ published report detailing how President Donald Trumpβs eldest sons stand to profit from a tungstenΒ miningΒ deal negotiated by their billionaire father has sparked outraged calls for…
Read full article βSupreme Court keeps birthright citizenship, overruling Trump order
WASHINGTON β The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday struck down President Donald Trumpβs attempt to redefine the constitutional right to birthright citizenship. In the 6-3 decision,…
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Climate change, βsuper-strongβ El NiΓ±o may push Hong Kong to record-high temperatures, Observatory warns
The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) has warned that the city may experience record-breaking high temperatures this year and next year due to climate change and…
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Over 85% of Wang Fuk Court homeowners accept govβt buyback offer before flat selection deadline
Over 85 per cent of homeowners at the fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court have accepted the governmentβs buyback offer, which will allow them to receive cash…
Read full article βBlue justice: Asia-Pacificβs crucial ocean governance test
The Asia-Pacific is experiencing an unprecedented transformation in ocean governance. Governments across the region are expanding marine protected areas, investing in blue carbon initiatives, deploying…
Read full article βSpoiler alert in the US-Iran peace process
In a seminal article, entitled βSpoiler Problems in Peace Processes,β Stephen Stedman writes that βpeacemaking is a risky business.β The greatest source of risk βcomes…
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Taiwan raids tech firms in widening China AI chip smuggling probe
Taiwanese investigators have raided the Taiwan offices of US company Super Micro Computer and two other tech firms, a prosecutor said Tuesday, as part of…
Read full article βTrumpβs Fulbright cuts mark end of a soft power era
Americaβs biggest educational exchange program is on its last legs. President Donald Trumpβs Fiscal Year 2027 Budget recently proposed to cut the Fulbright Program by…
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Ultra-wealthy Chinese exile in New York sentenced to 30 years for fraud
Exiled Chinese entrepreneur Guo Wengui, convicted of defrauding thousands of people of more than $1 billion, was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison by…
Read full article βMerz floats Plaza Accord redux to tame Chinaβs trade practices
Trade tensions between the EU and China are deepening. On June 16, the EUβs trade chief, Maros Sefcovic, said the blocβs unbalanced trade relationship with…
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Hong Kong 47: Former Democratic Party chair released from prison after serving time over landmark national security case
Wu Chi-wai, an ex-lawmaker and former chair of the now-defunct Democratic Party, has been released from prison after serving almost four and a half years…
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China may be facing a confusing short circuit in its economic and political calculations that could seriously harm the nation over the next few years.…
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