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Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited China more than 20 times. Photo: Kremlin Pool Photo via AP
China-Russia relations

After China-US reset, Putin heads to Beijing for Sino-Russian strategic refresh

Latest trip could allow leaders to align positions on recent geopolitical developments days after Donald Trump’s high-profile visit.

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Hong Kong property

Buyers flock to SHKP project in New Territories as home market outlook brightens

Stocks

Macroscope | Global stock markets are bubbling along on unjustified optimism

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2026 Xi-Trump summit

Trump’s Boeing jet deal may help stabilise China-US aerospace ties

Details ranging from specific models, delivery arrangements and how Chinese operators would allocate the 200 planes are still lacking.

A 737 MAX airplane is seen on the final assembly line at Boeing’s factory in Renton, Washington, April 15, 2026. Photo: AP
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Opinion | Trump’s China visit hints the ‘2 eyes of the world’ can learn to live together

The twin superpowers may be slowly learning lessons from the ancient rivalry between Rome and Persia.

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh turns to China for Teesta river project, testing India ties

Bangladesh’s new prime minister has formally asked China to help with a long-delayed river project near the sensitive Siliguri Corridor.

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Donald Trump

Trump says Isis second in command Abu-Bilal ‘eliminated from battlefield’

American and Nigerian forces had assassinated Abu-Bilal al-Minuki in a ‘flawlessly executed mission’, the US president said on social media.

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One en route to the US following his official visit with President Xi Jinping in China on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Malaysia 1MDB scandal

Malaysian police probe reports of Jho Low’s secret 1MDB meetings in Kuala Lumpur

An online portal news portal quoted sources as claiming that Low attended the meetings under the protection of the Chinese delegation.

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Hong Kong politics

Trump ‘not optimistic’ on Jimmy Lai’s release after raising case with Xi

Xi ‘said Jimmy Lai is a tough one for him to do’, US president says on his return trip from Beijing.

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Florida

US ‘looksmaxxing’ influencer given probation for shooting alligator

Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, is seen in a social media video shooting at the animal to test ‘how dead it is’.

Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Eric€ Peters, walks the runway during New York Fashion Week on February 12. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
History

The West was never the whole world. It’s time to move on

As Asia reclaims its roots, the burden of reinvention now falls on the West. Its brief era of supremacy was a historical aberration.

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People walk past a television screen in Beijing broadcasting US President Donald Trump’s visit to China on Thursday. Photo: EPA
South China Sea

Can AI-assisted unmanned vessels be Beijing’s answer to South China Sea patrols?

Near-silent autonomous surveillance vessels that can keep going for months on end recommended for Chinese maritime enforcement.

Banking & finance

Hong Kong regulator now a ‘collection agent’ for wronged investors

SFC follows international peers by pursuing compensation for victims rather than fines in some cases of securities misconduct.

Social media

Google’s YouTube, Snap settle first-of-its-kind school social media suit

The suit is the first of over 1,200 cases nationwide in which school districts allege that social media addiction has disrupted learning.

A YouTube logo is displayed on a laptop. Photo: EPA
Vietnam

Beyond bamboo: Vietnam’s To Lam mounts a diplomacy offensive

The security chief turned paramount leader is chasing the markets and capital required to reach high-income status by 2045.

Vietnam’s To Lam waves after shaking hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi before their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on May 6. Photo: EPA
2026 Xi-Trump summit

Trump leaves China after much pomp and pageantry, but little to show for it

US president’s much-anticipated summit with Xi Jinping in Beijing resulted in more fanfare than concrete policy change, analysts say.

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Robotics

Editorial | China’s AI-enabled robots set to transform global playing field

Chinese companies’ proven capability in making affordable, high-quality robotics is poised to be an engine of growth for the future.

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TV shows and streaming video

Meet Karen Fukuhara, who plays Kimiko Miyashiro, aka The Female, in The Boys

The actress is back for the fifth and final season of the Amazon Prime Video series also starring Karl Urban, Erin Moriarty and Antony Starr.

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Karen Fukuhara plays Kimiko Miyashiro, aka The Female, in Amazon Prime Video’s The Boys. Photos: Getty Images via AFP; IMDB
2026 Xi-Trump summit

Trump and his CEOs want China’s business – but has Asia moved on?

The US delegation went to Beijing looking for deals, but a ‘super cycle’ of capital expenditures across Asia is already fuelling enormous growth.

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Fame and celebrity

Travolta gets surprise Cannes prize: ‘beyond the Oscar’

The Hollywood star received an honorary Palme d’Or, as he premiered his first film as a director.

Mainland China

Being Chinese | How to deal with this ‘very Chinese time’ in Western lives

The question is not whether outsiders are getting China or Chinese culture right, but what we choose to do with their attention.

Foreign tourists in traditional Chinese costumes take photos near the Forbidden City in Beijing on April 16. Photo: AP
Canada

Canada takes key step towards new oil pipeline to serve Asia markets

Expanding energy exports is part of PM Carney’s strategy to reduce reliance on the US under Trump.

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney makes an announcement on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday. Photo: The Canadian Press via AP
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Taiwan casts long shadow over Trump’s summit with Xi

Beijing signals Taiwan will shape broader ties with Washington as Trump weighs future arms sales to the island.

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US-China relations

AI supremacy, ‘secret police station’, Taiwan propaganda: 7 US-China relations reads

From China’s nuclear weapons to Trump’s summit entourage, here are highlights from our overseas correspondents in the first half of May 2026.

2026 Xi-Trump summit

Xi-Trump summit: all you need to know from the final day of Beijing meeting

From ‘fantastic’ trade deals to the Chinese tech leader sitting next to Elon Musk, here’s all you need to know from the second day of Xi and Trump’s meeting in Beijing.

US President Donald Trump bids farewell to Chinese President Xi Jinping as he wraps up his state visit, in Beijing on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Lebanon and Israel extend ceasefire despite new strikes

The US State Department will soon hold further negotiations aimed at reaching a permanent political agreement between the two countries.

Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Sexual harassment and assault

Harvey Weinstein’s third New York rape trial ends in mistrial

The jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict on whether the former Hollywood mogul raped aspiring actress Jessica Mann.

2026 Xi-Trump summit

The Xi-Trump summit is over. What comes next in the US-China rivalry?

The US president’s trip to Beijing has been hailed as ‘fantastic’ and ‘historic’ but there are still many known unknowns in ties.

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