Category: Regions
Common ground or go it alone? Asean flummoxed by Trump tariff threat
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Asean to hold talks on ways to approach tariff threat but some members are already making their own moves to negotiate with Trump’s administration. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3300248/common-ground-or-go-it-alone-asean-flummoxed-trump-tariff-threat?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWildfire Burning on Table Mountain Moves Toward Cape Town
New York Times Firefighters have battled a blaze on the slopes in the national park for days. The fire spread overnight toward Cape Town’s central business district. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/world/africa/cape-town-wildfire-table-mountain.html
Read MoreAustralia jails 14 sect members over ‘slow and painful’ death of girl, 8
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The girl’s mother and father, the leader and other members of the home-based church were jailed for manslaughter. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3300243/australia-jails-14-sect-members-over-slow-and-painful-death-girl-8?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSouth Koreans Are Having More Babies After Years of Decline
New York Times South Korea reported a rare increase in births last year as the country grapples with a dwindling population. Its fertility rate remains the world’s lowest. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/world/asia/south-korea-babies-birthrate.html
Read MoreIsraeli settlers stab disabled Palestinian in occupied West Bank
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Medics say Israeli settlers have stabbed a disabled Palestinian man in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/26/743526/Illegal-Israeli-settlers-stab-disabled-Palestinian-in-northeastern-West-Bank
Read MoreTrump Takes Aim at Chinese Shipping Amid Widening Trade War
New York Times A new proposal would impose steep levies on Chinese-made ships arriving at U.S. ports, threatening to increase costs for imports. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/business/trump-china-shipping.html
Read MoreRejecting Trump’s Call to Annex Their Nation, Canadians Rally Around the Flag
New York Times While Canadians are not generally known for flag waving, President Trump’s threats have led to a surge in flag sales and buffed up the national symbol’s image. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/world/canada/canadian-flag-trump.html
Read MoreBolivia’s Wine Country Is Tuscany With a Side of Magic
New York Times In the South American country’s Tarija region, little-known vineyards produce top-notch wines and spirits amid untouched wilderness. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/travel/tarija-bolivia-wine-country.html
Read MoreBaidu’s YY Live, now infused with DeepSeek, adopts YYDS name in Chinese meme-inspired joke
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Live-streaming platform YY Live has launched a chatbot called YYDS in a reference to DeepSeek and a popular meme used to express admiration. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3300202/baidus-yy-live-now-infused-deepseek-adopts-yyds-name-chinese-meme-inspired-joke?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTalks on Syria’s Future Fall Short of Promises, Participants Say
New York Times The country’s new leaders had billed a two-day “national dialogue” in Damascus as the start of a process to build an inclusive government. But some who attended came away disappointed. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/world/middleeast/syria-national-dialogue-conference.html
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