30 m. ago Trump’s tariff calculations are sharply questioned by economists

‘This is to economics what creationism is to biology,’ says Lawrence Summers, ex-treasury secretary and National Economic Council director.

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4 h. ago China condemns ‘unilateral bullying’ as it calls on US to drop tariffs

China condemns ‘unilateral bullying’ as it calls on US to drop tariffs  The Guardian

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5 h. ago Beijing’s top man in Hong Kong says city remains ‘safest’ in ‘chaotic world’

Zheng Yanxiong, director of central government’s liaison office, discusses significance of ‘two sessions’ for Hong Kong in meeting with city leader John Lee and other top local officials.

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5 h. ago Hong Kong lawmaker calls for support of city’s Web3 sector after Tron founder flags fraud

The call comes after cryptocurrency mogul Justin Sun denounced alleged ‘loopholes’ in Hong Kong’s trust regulations.

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10 h. ago Southeast Asians expect more US engagement amid Trump’s tariff call: survey

Singapore, one of the US’ closest partners in the region, is the most worried about the impact of Trump’s second term, a new survey shows.

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16 h. ago Israel warns Syrian leader of ‘heavy price’ after strikes on military sites, ground raids

Israel calls latest strikes on Syria’s military sites and infrastructure a ‘warning for the future’.

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17 h. ago Trump Officials Gave Conflicting Tariff Rates for China. White House Calls the Issue a ‘Pointless Aside.’

Trump Officials Gave Conflicting Tariff Rates for China. White House Calls the Issue a ‘Pointless Aside.’  Barron's

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17 h. ago Japanese politician gets 8,000 death threats over call for sanitary pads in public toilets

Experts say abusive messages reflect a deeper pattern of gender-based harassment aiming to silence outspoken women and are frequent occurrences.

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29 h. ago Companies invited to develop 3 new tourism and recreation areas in Hong Kong

One government plan calls for turning disused quarry on Lamma Island into high-end coastal and hillside resort, complemented by yacht marina.

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38 h. ago Bangkok tower collapse: Chinese contractors under scrutiny amid ‘tofu building’ claims

The Chinese embassy in Bangkok has called for full cooperation with the Thai authorities’ investigation into the State Audit Office collapse.

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45 h. ago ‘JFK’ director Oliver Stone calls for reinvestigation of 1963 Kennedy assassination

Thousands of pages of government documents related to the US president’s shooting were released on Trump’s orders last month.

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48 h. ago China targets Taiwan’s president with military drills, calls him ‘parasite’

China targets Taiwan’s president with military drills, calls him ‘parasite’  The Washington Post

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49 h. ago Archaeologists unearthed a cache of stone tools. Neanderthals may have made them, study finds

Archaeologists unearthed a cache of stone tools. Neanderthals may have made them, study finds  CNN

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49 h. ago Did Neanderthals migrate as far east as China? Discovery of stone tools suggests it’s a possibility

Did Neanderthals migrate as far east as China? Discovery of stone tools suggests it’s a possibility  CNN

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51 h. ago Prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione, UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect

US Attorney General Pam Bondi called the killing of Brian Thompson a ‘premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America’.

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52 h. ago ‘Jimmy Lai Way’: US call to honour jailed tycoon in DC address of Hong Kong trade office

Bill put forward by bipartisan group of US House members comes a day after US State Department sanctioned six Hong Kong officials.

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57 h. ago Japan’s Masahiro Nakai sexually assaulted Fuji TV staff amid ‘culture of harassment’: report

Lawyer-led panel calls the incident a ‘serious infringement of human rights’ and says Fuji TV management lacked awareness of sexual violence.

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60 h. ago China launches military drills from ‘multiple directions’ around Taiwan, testing US resolve

China launches military drills from ‘multiple directions’ around Taiwan, testing US resolve  CNNChina launches military drills around Taiwan, calls its president a 'parasite'  ReutersChina practices attacks and blockades in fresh military exercises around Taiwan  NPR

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64 h. ago China launches military drills around Taiwan, calls its president a "parasite"

China launches military drills around Taiwan, calls its president a "parasite"  Reuters

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64 h. ago ‘Giving machines a heart’: China urged to dig deeper in AI development

Top Chinese scientist Zhu Songchun calls on Beijing to go beyond ‘surface-level’ achievements to advance theory and philosophy of AI.

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