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POLITICSSep 28How Hong Kong is trying a new solution to its land value problemWhen Hong Kong’s first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, announced his housing plan in 1997, the ambition was extraordinary. The government would produce at least 85,000 flats a year across the public and private sectors, and raise the home ownership rate to 70 per cent. The idea was simple. Build more homes, make housing more affordable and allow more families to own a piece of Hong Kong. Then history intervened. The Asian financial crisis struck. Property prices collapsed. The economy weakened....South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 28Trump offered to sell arms to China , US ambassador saysA US ambassador claimed that the former president offered to sell arms to China. This statement highlights a potentially controversial foreign policy matter.straitstimes.com · Singapore
POLITICSSep 28China-US dialogue will ease concerns, but competition will remain, Paul Chan saysCompetition between China and the US will persist, but increased dialogue between the two economic superpowers will provide greater global certainty and ease geopolitical concerns, with Hong Kong positioned to play a unique role, the city’s financial secretary has told the South China Morning Post. In a wide-ranging interview, Paul Chan Mo-po said more communication and dialogue between the two nations would be “good for everyone”, as Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart, Donald...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 27Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador SaysPresident Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.NYT US
POLITICSSep 27South Korea demands apology after Zelensky's announcement about North Korean prisoners of warZuid-Korea eist excuses en een officiële verklaring van Oekraïne omdat dat land naar buiten heeft gebracht dat twee Noord-Koreaanse krijgsgevangenen op het vliegtuig naar Zuid-Korea zijn gezet. President Zelensky maakte dat afgelopen week bekend in een toespraak bij de Verenigde Naties. De kwestie over de Noord-Koreaanse krijgsgevangenen ligt gevoelig. De overdracht komt op een moment dat Zuid-Korea zich inzet voor een hervatting van de dialoog met Noord-Korea. Volgens Zuid-Korea heeft Kyiv met de bekendmaking de afspraak om de kwestie vertrouwelijk te houden geschonden. De Zuid-Koreaanse presNOS Buitenland
POLITICSSep 27South Korea demands apology from Ukraine over disclosure of North Korean POW transferSouth Korea’s presidential office demanded an official explanation and apology from Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of disclosing the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea and then falsely denying ‌that the two sides had agreed to keep the move confidential. “The presidential office expresses strong regret over Ukraine’s unilateral disclosure and its subsequent false announcement that there had not been a non-disclosure agreement,” Seong Ghi-hong, senior presidential secretary for...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 27China's panda diplomacy: a pair of bears arrived at Atlanta Zoo after the summit between Donald Trump and Xi JinpingPing Ping y Fu Shuang, una pareja de un macho y una hembra, aterrizaron en Atlanta para sumarse a préstamo al zoológico.Fue uno de los pocos acuerdos firmados durante la reciente visita del presidente chino a Estados Unidos.De qué trata la tradición de ceder pandas del gobierno chino.Clarín
POLITICSSep 27The US-China relationship has stabilised but on Beijing’s termsFor all the solemnity of the B-2 flyover with four F‑22 Raptors and a silent South Lawn drill, the real business of US President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week was narrower than the choreography. The Chinese readout reiterated the concept that should frame the relationship’s next phase: constructive strategic stability – cooperation as the primary track, competition kept within bounds, differences managed, conflict avoided. Stripped of banquet rhetoric, the...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 27U.S. pours billions into critical minerals push to loosen China’s gripThe U.S. is investing billions in critical minerals to reduce China's influence over their supply. This indicates a strategic economic and geopolitical shift in global resource control.Seeking Alpha Tech
POLITICSSep 27Scott Kennedy on the Xi-Trump summit and US-China instabilityScott Kennedy is a senior adviser and trustee chair in Chinese business and economics at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies. His areas of focus include China’s hi-tech drive, US-China relations and global economic governance. SCMP Plus readers get early access to articles in the Open Questions series. How would you characterise the outcomes of the China-US summit compared to expectations going in? Is it largely a continuation of that track or do you see it moving the relationship...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 27Trump asked Xi if China wanted to buy American weapons, US envoy saysAdministration denies delaying sale of a $14bn arms package to Taiwan to appease BeijingFinancial Times
POLITICSSep 27South Korea , Ukraine relations sour over North Korean POW transfer - Dominican Republic Post – Caribbean News , Business , Travel & CultureRelations between South Korea and Ukraine are worsening due to a dispute over the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war. This highlights a significant diplomatic issue impacting international relations, possibly with wider implications involving North Korea.dominicanrepublicpost.com · United States
POLITICSSep 27Trump Reportedly Showed Xi Historic U . S .- China Treaties at National ArchivesFormer President Trump reportedly showed Chinese President Xi Jinping historic U.S.-China treaties at the National Archives. This highlights a past diplomatic interaction between the two leaders.breitbart.com · United States
POLITICSSep 27South Korea, Ukraine relations sour over North Korean POW transferSouth Korea's presidential office criticises Ukraine for denying POW nondisclosure agreement.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 27Xi - Trump summit demands Philippine strategic autonomyA potential summit between Xi and Trump is seen as necessitating Philippine strategic autonomy. This highlights the geopolitical dynamics and calls for independent policy in the Philippines amidst major power relations.manilatimes.net · Philippines
POLITICSSep 27Taiwan's representative says the U.S. "made it very clear" there's no change in their positionAmbassador Alexander Yui, Taiwan's representative to the U.S., told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that amid the recent state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, the U.S. "made it very clear there's no change in Taiwan's position for the United States."CBS News
POLITICSSep 27Transcript: Alexander Yui, Taiwan's representative to the U.S., on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Sept. 27, 2026The following is the transcript of the interview with Alexander Yui, Taiwan's representative to the U.S., that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Sept. 27, 2026.CBS News
POLITICSSep 27 US wont let India become next China : Russian envoy claims Freudian slip revealed Washington concernsA Russian envoy claims a 'Freudian slip' revealed Washington's concerns about India becoming a global power akin to China. This suggests underlying geopolitical tensions and competitive dynamics between major world powers.hindustantimes.com · India
POLITICSSep 27How Beijing is neutralising Washington’s sanctions machineLast week, the president of the United States stood at the podium of the United Nations General Assembly and asked aloud whether he should “annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly”. Donald Trump then turned to Venezuela’s oil and declared: “To the victor belong the spoils, you’ve all heard that …” He spoke as the Iran war neared its eighth month, a week after the UN Human Rights Council found “reasonable grounds to believe” that the US had committed war crimes. In the same speech,...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 27US , China agree to up cooperation | The Arkansas Democrat - Gazette - Arkansa Best News SourceThe United States and China have agreed to increase their cooperation. This development signals improved diplomatic relations between the two global powers.arkansasonline.com · United States
POLITICSSep 27Column : Learn from history : beware of resurgence of Japanese militarismA column discusses historical lessons and warns against a potential resurgence of Japanese militarism, highlighting concerns about its implications.europesun.com · Russia
POLITICSSep 27‘Right now, it’s fine’: Trump brushes off questions about summit talk on TaiwanUS President Donald Trump has sought to play down exchanges with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Taiwan independence, saying on Saturday that they touched on the subject only briefly. “We didn’t talk about it too much. Right now, it’s fine. It’s just moving along,” Trump said. “We didn’t spend a lot of time talking about Taiwan. He understands very much how I feel.” During the summit in Washington last week, Xi pressed Trump to take an explicit position against Taiwan independence – a...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 27A Hong Kong professor’s sexist views have been laid bare. That’s goodLove is a many-splendoured thing – except when seen through the lens of economists, apparently. Prominent economist Terence Chong Tai-leung, a Chinese University of Hong Kong associate professor, confirmed this in an address last week to the university’s New Asia College. In a speech titled “How to invest in your life?”, he basically told the female students at the event that they were wasting their time on academic achievements, since women must aim to marry for money. Don’t pursue a PhD, he...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 27Duterte denies knowing , receiving money from dismissed copFormer President Duterte has denied knowing or receiving money from a dismissed police officer. This addresses allegations concerning his political conduct.sunstar.com.ph · Philippines
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