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POLITICSSep 28Trump-Xi summit analysis: 'Tangible outcomes' needed for U.S.-China truce to holdU.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Washington, D.C., last week and signaled plans to meet two more times this year.CNBC
POLITICSSep 28Siti Hasmah, wife of Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad, dies aged 100Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, the wife of former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, died on Monday aged 100. Her family confirmed her death after she was admitted to the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur. The cause of death was not immediately clear. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, whose decades-long feud with Mahathir defined modern Malaysia’s politics, said on Monday that Siti Hasmah would be granted a state funeral. “The nation will always remember her maternal presence and cherish...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 28Ukraine, South Korea relations sour over North Korean POWsSouth Korea has accused Ukraine of breaching a confidentiality agreement over the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war — and of denying the deal's existence. Seoul has demanded an apology.DW News [en]
BUSINESSSep 28CDL’s Kwek clan looks to invest US$3.9b in Singapore, China, Japan to raise confidenceCity Developments (CDL), the Singapore property group controlled by one of the country’s wealthiest families, said it wants to invest S$5 billion (US$3.9 billion) in Singapore, China and Japan by 2029 as part of measures to regain investor confidence after a feud within the clan. The firm also aims to sell S$6 billion of assets within the same period either via outright divestments or seeding suitable assets into managed vehicles, according to an exchange filing on Monday. It wants to set up a...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 28China posts weakest industrial profit growth this year, expanding 4.2% in AugustEconomists expect Beijing to lean harder on stimulus to stabilize corporate profitability, as consolidation accelerates in sectors facing sluggish demand and fierce competition.CNBC
BUSINESSSep 28Hong Kong to close deals with firms from strategic sectors in months: Paul ChanA handful of leading firms from emerging industries are expected to receive preferential policy packages and set up operations in Hong Kong within the “next couple of months”, the city’s finance chief has said, as part of efforts to attract investment. In an exclusive interview with the South China Morning Post, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po provided an update on the city’s drive to draw international and national brands and strategic enterprises to set up business in Hong Kong through...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 28‘Everyone can attend university’: China unveils sweeping higher education reformChina has unveiled an overhaul of its university system, urging institutions to develop distinct roles as demographic change, a tighter job market and industrial upgrading alter the country’s skills needs. The general offices of the ruling Communist Party’s Central Committee as well as the State Council, China’s cabinet, jointly issued guidelines for higher education reform, state news agency Xinhua reported on September 20. The document said universities must adapt to “changing trends in the...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 28Elderly resident sparks fury in China after cutting worker’s safety rope to hang laundryAn elderly resident in southern China sparked online outrage after cutting a high-altitude worker’s safety rope to use it as a washing line. The incident occurred when Liu, a worker from Foshan, Guangdong province, was repairing the exterior wall of a high-rise building on September 17. After descending from the 30th floor to a platform on the second floor, he discovered that one of his safety ropes had been cut, with part of the rope left on the platform. Fortunately, no workers were using the...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 28China confirms the extension of the trade truce with the US until January 2027China and the US extend the trade truce agreed in 2025 until January 2027, avoiding tariff measures and promoting bilateral dialogue. The extension includes a framework to reduce tariffs on products valued at 30 billion dollars, creating trade and investment councils.Clarín
POLITICSSep 28In South Korea, plan to serve deportees airline meals splits officialsA proposal to upgrade meals for foreigners awaiting deportation at Incheon International Airport has divided immigration officials, with frontline officers raising safety concerns and some questioning whether better food is appropriate for those ordered to leave South Korea for violating the law. According to immigration authorities on Sunday, the Incheon Airport Immigration Office under the Ministry of Justice is considering providing in-flight meal boxes to foreign nationals awaiting...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 28Chickens in Malaysia are producing fewer eggs. Is haze a leading cause?This year’s haze crisis has added to the heat woes squeezing livestock farmers in Malaysia and Indonesia, as they struggle to keep their animals cool, fed and productive. While it is difficult to separately assess the effects of haze-related smoke from heat, water shortages, feed and disease, farmers and industry groups say the cumulative strain is severely affecting animal health, productivity and their finances. In Selama, Perak, poultry keeper Zaiful Zakaria, 42, had begun installing...South China Morning Post
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
CONFLICTSep 28Pastor Fatally Shot By Myanmar Military Personnel - Worthy Christian Newsworthynews.com · Israel
DISASTERSep 28Japanese carp farm loses 100,000 Nishikigoi in Typhoon Dujuan floodAround 100,000 Nishikigoi ornamental carp ready for sale were swept away after heavy rain caused by a typhoon breached some levees at a lake in Chiba prefecture near Tokyo, it has been revealed as authorities assess the widespread damage to local farming and fisheries. Typhoon Dujuan, which approached the region about a week ago, inundated rice paddy fields and other farmland while flooding facilities where carp and eels were being cultivated near Lake Imbanuma in northern Chiba. Kenji Tani, who...South China Morning Post
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
BUSINESSSep 28Japan's corporate services inflation hits 2-year high - ReutersJapan's corporate services inflation hits 2-year high ReutersReuters World
BUSINESSSep 28Indonesia’s 3% deficit cap: guardrail or growth barrier?Indonesia is considering lifting a statutory cap on government spending that has been in place for more than two decades, as President Prabowo Subianto pushes for faster economic growth. Supporters argue that greater room to borrow and spend would let Southeast Asia’s largest economy invest its way towards Prabowo’s target of 8 per cent annual growth by 2029. Economists counter that weakening the rule could push up borrowing costs and dent investor confidence. At issue is the mandatory ceiling...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 28China now leads the world in trials for next-gen CAR-T therapiesNature News
MILITARYSep 27Budanov: North Korea is learning from Russian-Ukrainian war and arming itselfKyrylo Budanov, Head of the Office of the President, stated that North Korea is improving its weaponry based on its experience in combat operations in Ukraine.Ukrinform [en]
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
WORLDSep 27Yuna Nishimura of Japan wins by 5 shots in Arkansas for her first LPGA victoryYuna Nishimura played a flawless back nine after allowing the chasing pack to get close early and won the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship by five shots on Sunday…Japan Today
BUSINESSSep 27Scott Kennedy on China’s ‘slow tech dragon’ and 2 more Xi-Trump meetingsScott 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. Open Questions first appeared in SCMP Plus. For other interviews in the Open Questions series, click here. 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...South China Morning Post
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
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