3 h. ago Harvard professor leaves US for China, Trump’s India remarks: 5 weekend reads

We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Why homeward shift by Pentagon may signal US decline in ‘bad news’ for Taiwan 2. Harvard’s top mathematician Liu Jun leaves US for China 3. Trump suggests India is moving towards ‘deepest, darkest’ China orbit 4. Is Singapore embracing Hokkien and other Chinese dialects again? 5. T8 signal...

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3 h. ago China sanctions Japanese lawmaker Seki Hei, accusing him of spreading falsehoods

Beijing has sanctioned a conservative, opposition Japanese lawmaker, saying that he spread falsehoods on issues involving Taiwan, Xinjiang and Hong Kong, undermining Chinese sovereignty. In a rare move, the Chinese foreign ministry announced the sanctions on Monday morning against Seki Hei – known in China as Shi Ping – a 63-year-old China-born political commentator who was elected to the House of Councillors this year on the Japan Innovation Party’s ticket. According to the ministry’s...

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3 h. ago China sanctions Japanese lawmaker Seki Hei, accusing him of spreading fallacies

Beijing has sanctioned a conservative, opposition Japanese lawmaker, saying that he spread falsehoods on issues involving Taiwan, Xinjiang and Hong Kong, undermining Chinese sovereignty. In a rare move, the Chinese foreign ministry announced the sanctions on Monday morning against Seki Hei – known in China as Shi Ping – a 63-year-old China-born political commentator who was elected to the House of Councillors this year on the Japan Innovation Party’s ticket. According to the ministry’s...

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5 h. ago Paleontologists discover a new species of 39 feet long Dinosaur in China

Paleontologists discover a new species of 39 feet long Dinosaur in China  Times of India

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10 h. ago Iceland Beats US, China, Russia, India, And North Korea Maintaining Unprecedented Leadership In Global Peace Index With Strong Community And Social Stability

Iceland Beats US, China, Russia, India, And North Korea Maintaining Unprecedented Leadership In Global Peace Index With Strong Community And Social Stability  Travel And Tour World

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12 h. ago Elephant and dragon choose dialogue: Why the SCO reset matters for India, China, and the Global South

Elephant and dragon choose dialogue: Why the SCO reset matters for India, China, and the Global South  Peoples Dispatch

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15 h. ago LIVE | Lunar Eclipse 2025: ‘Blood moon’ set to rise over India | China | Beijing

LIVE | Lunar Eclipse 2025: ‘Blood moon’ set to rise over India | China | Beijing  The Economic Times

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43 h. ago ‘Deeply concerned’: South Korea vows to support citizens arrested in US raid

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung ordered all-out efforts on Saturday to respond to the arrests of hundreds of the nation’s citizens in a US immigration raid on a Hyundai Motor car battery factory. Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said the government had set up a team to respond to Thursday’s arrest of more than 300 Koreans at the facility in the southern state of Georgia, and that he could go to Washington to meet officials if needed. “I am deeply concerned. I feel heavy responsibility for the...

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47 h. ago Shanghai spirit for new world order needs to be matched by the West

This time, it was not America’s Franklin D. Roosevelt, Britain’s Winston Churchill and the Soviet Union’s Joseph Stalin meeting in the Crimean city of Yalta to carve up a defeated Germany and reshape the post-war European order. Instead, it was China’s Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and India’s Narendra Modi at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in the Chinese city of Tianjin to consider the implications of a new and non-US-dominated global order. It was a historic occasion...

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48 h. ago India’s Modi hails US ties after Trump’s ‘always be friends’ comments

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that New Delhi and Washington still shared “very positive” ties after US President Donald Trump reaffirmed their personal friendship and downplayed his earlier remarks about “losing India” to China. The exchange comes amid strains after Washington imposed tariffs of up to 50 per cent on Indian imports, accusing New Delhi of fuelling Moscow’s deadly attacks on Ukraine by purchasing Russian oil. But Trump and Modi, both right-wing populists,...

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55 h. ago This Week in Review | Tariffs, Russia–China–India, Bond Markets

This Week in Review | Tariffs, Russia–China–India, Bond Markets  Fisher Investments

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58 h. ago Trump suggests India is moving towards ‘deepest, darkest’ China orbit

Trump suggested on Friday that India is drifting towards China’s orbit, even as his assertive tariffs and public rebukes have tested ties with New Delhi. Aides are warning that India could soon regret its stance and even face new curbs. “Looks like we’ve lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China. May they have a long and prosperous future together,” the “America first” president wrote on social media. His remarks were posted alongside a photo of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...

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61 h. ago Why India’s Modi skipped Xi’s military extravanganza in China: Analysis

Why India’s Modi skipped Xi’s military extravanganza in China: Analysis  Breaking Defense

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62 h. ago Trump says U.S. 'lost' Russia, India to 'deepest, darkest, China' after 3 leaders met at Chinese summit

Trump says U.S. 'lost' Russia, India to 'deepest, darkest, China' after 3 leaders met at Chinese summit  Spectrum News

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64 h. ago Looks like we have lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest China: Trump

Looks like we have lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest China: Trump  The Indian Express

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66 h. ago Trump: ‘Looks like we’ve lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest China’

Trump: ‘Looks like we’ve lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest China’  The Hill

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66 h. ago Seoul expresses ‘concern’ over US immigration raid at Hyundai’s Georgia plant

South Korea on Friday expressed “concern and regret” over a major US immigration raid at a sprawling Georgia site where South Korean auto company Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles. South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lee Jaewoong described the number of detained South Koreans as “large”, though he did not provide an exact figure. His ministry would not confirm or deny South Korean media reports saying that about 300 South Koreans were detained in Georgia on Thursday. The Atlanta...

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67 h. ago 'Lost India and Russia to China': Trump sounds alarm over India, Russia ties with China

'Lost India and Russia to China': Trump sounds alarm over India, Russia ties with China  Anadolu Ajansı

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68 h. ago Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun’s Regular Press Conference on September 5, 2025

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun’s Regular Press Conference on September 5, 2025  fmprc.gov.cn

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68 h. ago Trump’s snarky takedown of Russia and India cozying up to ‘deepest, darkest’ China

Trump’s snarky takedown of Russia and India cozying up to ‘deepest, darkest’ China  New York Post

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