34 m. ago China moves to improve ties with South Korea, starting with tourism and K

There are hopes Beijing could further ease unofficial restrictions on cultural imports as is tries to mend relations with Seoul.

Politics

85 m. ago Trump officials texted war plans to a group chat in a secure app that included journalist

Recipients of text about ‘forthcoming strikes on Iran-backed Houthi-rebels in Yemen’, included editor of The Atlantic, the magazine reported.

Politics

2 h. ago Hyundai announces new US$21 billion investment in US manufacturing

Plan includes US$5.8 billion steel plant in Louisiana which will create 1,300 jobs, said Hyundai executive chairman Euisun Chung on Monday.

Economics

2 h. ago Senators urge Trump to seek authority from Congress for TikTok sale extension

Trump in January extended sale deadline to April 5 by delaying law requiring China’s ByteDance to sell majority stake to US owner or face ban.

Politics

3 h. ago Canada files WTO trade action against Chinese agriculture, fishery import tariffs

Tariffs place a 100 per cent surcharge on rapeseed oil, peas and oil cakes for animal feed. Aquatic products will face a 25 per cent levy.

Economics

4 h. ago Tate brothers check in at Romania police station over sex trafficking case

Dual US and UK citizens Andrew and Tristan Tate charged last year in connection with sex crime ring that allegedly lured women to Romania.

Events

5 h. ago Proposed China ship fee sparks concern as US businesses say they are feeling the impact

The head of one US industry group warned that the ‘unintended consequences’ of the proposed actions ‘are already beginning to surface’.

Politics

5 h. ago Proposed China ship fee sparks clash with lawmakers; US businesses say they hurt already

The head of one US industry group warned that the ‘unintended consequences’ of the proposed actions ‘are already beginning to surface’.

Politics

5 h. ago Trump to place 25% tariffs on countries that buy Venezuelan oil

Trump’s latest tariffs threat suggests US government will take bolder moves against China, Venezuela’s largest foreign customer.

Politics

6 h. ago Beijing urges Swire Group to help boost Hong Kong’s aviation hub status

Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng also encourages company to take part in bay area’s development and Hainan Free Trade Port as he meets CEO Merlin Swire.

Politics

6 h. ago Hong Kong launches probe after hospital lamp falls and hits doctor, worker

Department of Health urges operators using Polaris 50 lamp to contact local supplier, following safety scare at private hospital in Tsuen Wan.

Events

6 h. ago US military veterans confront Republicans over Trump’s sweeping job cuts: ‘what’s next?’

Trump’s cuts are hitting veterans hard as they face job cuts and benefit reductions, sparking backlash and political tension as Democrats push to protect their rights.

Politics

7 h. ago Judge blocks Musk’s Doge from accessing millions of Americans’ data

The court found the Trump administration likely broke privacy laws, risking public trust.

Events

7 h. ago Trump questions judge’s impartiality ahead of appeal on Venezuelan deportations

Trump attacked Judge James Boasberg for blocking Venezuelan deportations, claiming bias, just hours before a US court hears the appeal against the ruling.

Politics

7 h. ago In China, BMW bemoans EU tariffs, seeks compromise with policy changes

German carmaker is at the forefront of pending tariff talks between Brussels and Beijing.

Events

7 h. ago Trump takes battle to reinstate fired federal workers to US Supreme Court

The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to allow the firing of thousands of workers after a judge ordered that they be reinstated.

Events

8 h. ago China announces joint naval drills with Thailand near South China Sea port

‘Blue Strike-2025’ exercise will be held from late March to early April near Zhanjiang on southern coast, Beijing’s defence ministry says.

Politics

9 h. ago South China Sea: Philippine defence chief labels Beijing’s maritime claims ‘fiction and lie’

Gilberto Teodoro denounced Beijing’s South China Sea claims urging stronger defence and alliances amid rising tensions.

Politics

9 h. ago After China probe, is AstraZeneca’s new US$2.5 billion plan a blueprint for foreign firms?

British-Swedish drug maker has gone from Beijing’s scrutiny to its praise, hailed as a sign of doing business in China.

Economics

10 h. ago ‘Assigning sentinels’: Philippines eyes Subic Bay islands for South China Sea security

Experts say it might be legally and logistically difficult to repurpose Grande and Chiquita Islands but political will might hold sway.

Events