15 h. ago Opinion | Pivotal countries are moving away from the U.S. and toward China

Opinion | Pivotal countries are moving away from the U.S. and toward China  The Washington Post

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31 h. ago Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ can stay open for now, US appeal court rules

A US appeal court ruled on Thursday that a Florida migrant detention centre known as “Alligator Alcatraz” can remain open for now. A lower court judge had barred the Trump administration and Florida officials last month from bringing any new migrants to the facility and for much of the site to be dismantled, effectively shutting it down. But a three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that the detention centre can remain open while a Trump administration appeal of...

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62 h. ago Power of Siberia 2: Russia’s Pivot, China’s Leverage, and Global Gas Implications

Power of Siberia 2: Russia’s Pivot, China’s Leverage, and Global Gas Implications  CGEP

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64 h. ago Hong Kong court orders Foodpanda to pay HK$1.3 million to rider injured in storm

A Hong Kong court has ordered on-demand food delivery platform Foodpanda to pay more than HK$1.3 million (US$167,000) in compensation to a worker who injured himself during a tropical storm five years ago, ruling that the company failed to ensure the employee’s safety in extreme weather. The High Court on Wednesday ruled in favour of Farooq Ahmed Khan after finding his former employer had exposed him to an unnecessary risk of injury due to the absence of a safe working protocol. Khan, 53, was...

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68 h. ago Trump tariffs live updates: Trump seeks Supreme Court 'emergency' hearing, rules out India tariff cuts

Trump tariffs live updates: Trump seeks Supreme Court 'emergency' hearing, rules out India tariff cuts  Yahoo Finance

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3 d. ago China scholars urge ‘truthful’ World War II accounts amid Western ‘historical nihilism’

In the run-up to Wednesday’s grand military parade in Beijing to commemorate the end of World War II, China has stepped up calls to confront what mainland academics have described as Western “historical nihilism” in the predominant account of the war. Through books, archives, reports and commentary, scholars are urging the establishment of a “truthful, fair and pluralistic” shared memory that acknowledges not only the pivotal role of China but also the wider contributions of others, including...

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3 d. ago Chinese scholars slam Western ‘historical nihilism’ on World War II

In the run-up to Wednesday’s grand military parade in Beijing to commemorate the end of World War II, China has stepped up calls to confront what mainland academics have described as Western “historical nihilism” in the predominant account of the war. Through books, archives, reports and commentary, scholars are urging the creation of a “truthful, fair and pluralistic” shared memory that acknowledges not only the pivotal role of China but also the wider contributions of others, including India,...

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3 d. ago ‘Historical evolution’: China’s shipping firms pivot amid looming US port fees

Chinese shipping companies are working with global partners to reduce their US exposure and explore more regional market opportunities, as the industry braces for the introduction of steep new US port fees in October. Washington plans to charge Chinese-linked vessels hefty fees to enter US ports as part of a drive to rein in China’s globally dominant shipyards, and the controversial new levies are already driving deep changes in the shipping industry. “The container shipping industry is...

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6 d. ago US trade allies ‘confused’ after Trump’s tariffs suffer legal setback

The legal fight over US President Donald Trump’s global tariffs is deepening after a federal appeal court ruled the levies were issued illegally under an emergency law, extending the chaos in global trade. A 7-4 decision by a panel of judges on Friday night in Washington was a major setback for Trump even as it gives both sides something to boast about. The majority upheld a May ruling by the Court of International Trade that the tariffs were illegal. But the judges left the levies intact while...

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7 d. ago US appeal court denies Trump’s tariff actions based on emergency powers

A federal appeal court in Washington has ruled that US President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs are illegal, upholding a lower court’s decision to block them. The court decided to keep the tariffs in place until October 14, allowing the Trump administration time to appeal to the US Supreme Court. The verdict deals a major blow to Trump’s “America first” trade strategy. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that the president lacks the authority to unilaterally impose tariffs...

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7 d. ago Trump’s tariffs illegal, US appeal court rules, in blow to trade war strategy

A federal appeal court in Washington has ruled that US President Donald Trump’s global “reciprocal” and fentanyl tariffs against China, Mexico and Canada are illegal, upholding a lower court’s decision to block them. The court decided to keep the tariffs in place until October 14, allowing the Trump administration time to appeal to the US Supreme Court. The verdict deals a major blow to Trump’s “America first” trade strategy. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that the...

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1 week ago Fed pivot bolsters world stocks, China shares at highest since 2022

Fed pivot bolsters world stocks, China shares at highest since 2022  Reuters

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2 w. ago Delhi’s stray dogs spared shelters as India’s top court revises policy

India’s Supreme Court modified its order on stray dogs on Friday, directing that those picked up from streets in and around Delhi be released after sterilisation and immunisation, following a storm of protests from animal lovers. Earlier this month, the court ruled that all stray dogs in Delhi and its suburbs be moved to shelters following a surge in dog bites and cases of rabies. Critics of the ruling had said it could not be implemented because there were not enough shelters. Many animal...

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2 w. ago Singapore doctor accused of secretly recording 460 women at Australian hospitals

A trainee surgeon was released from custody on bail on Friday after he was accused of secretly video recording hundreds of medical colleagues in the restrooms of Australian hospitals. Ryan Cho, 28, is likely to face around 500 charges relating to 4,500 intimate videos he secretly recorded with phones mainly in the staff restrooms of three Melbourne hospitals since 2021, police alleged in documents cited in the Victoria state Supreme Court. Justice James Elliott ruled the junior doctor could be...

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2 w. ago China faces pivotal welfare reform test as court ruling hits jobs, small firms

China faces pivotal welfare reform test as court ruling hits jobs, small firms  Reuters

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2 w. ago China’s exports, investments to Global South surge in ‘age of tariffs’: report

China is accelerating its pivot to the Global South to reduce reliance on the United States, potentially creating “a new order of global commerce”, according to a new report. Chinese exports to the Global South – covering most of the developing world – have doubled since 2015, with growth seeing a notable uptick after the US-China trade war during US President Donald Trump’s first term, S&P analysts said on Tuesday. In the past five years, these exports have risen by 65 per cent – tripling the...

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3 w. ago Global investors pivot to China’s US$25 trillion bond market amid de

Global investors’ search for alternatives to US-dollar assets is driving more capital into China’s domestic bond market, according to UBS. A new wave of increased allocations to the Chinese bond market had just begun and was expected to continue if the trend of de-dollarisation continued, said Raymond Gui, Asia head of fixed-income portfolio management in the Swiss bank’s asset-management arm. UBS launched its first yuan-denominated bond fund in 2018. Foreign investors, mostly institutional...

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3 w. ago China presses ahead with Southeast Asia port expansion as US tensions simmer

China is pushing forward with several projects designed to boost its trade ties with Southeast Asia – including a major port upgrade in Brunei – as the region emerges as a pivotal front in the US-China trade war. Work has already begun on a major expansion of the port in Muara – Brunei’s largest port, which is jointly operated by a state-owned Chinese company – that will see the facility’s capacity more than double to 500,000 20-foot equivalent units (TEU), according to the Brunei Economic...

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4 w. ago China Struggles to Shake Off Deflationary Pressures Despite Policy Pivot

China Struggles to Shake Off Deflationary Pressures Despite Policy Pivot  The Wall Street Journal

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