US-China trade war casts pall as Chinese leaders meet
Hong Kong Free Press By Isabel Kua and Peter Catterall China’s leadership is gathering at the largest political event of the year on Tuesday, seeking a response to US President Donald Trump’s latest salvo of tariffs targeting an already sluggish Chinese economy. The Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. File Photo: Lukas Messmer/HKFP.…
Read MoreRamadan price gougers, Philippines’ US exemption, India-Taliban ties: 7 Asia highlights
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. From Ramadan price gougers in Malaysia to outrage in Thailand over public sex, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3300842/ramadan-price-gougers-philippines-us-exemption-india-taliban-ties-7-asia-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHow China is solving F-22’s stealth coating cracks with 3,000-year-old silk weaving tech
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. While the US struggles with deteriorating radar-absorbent materials, China has looked to the past for its cutting-edge solution. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3300330/how-china-solving-f-22s-stealth-coating-cracks-3000-year-old-silk-weaving-tech?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreDespite progress, women remain underrepresented in Israeli hi-tech – IIA
Jerusalem Post Women make up just 17.6% of senior leaders in private hi-tech companies and just 24.3% of board members in public companies, the report highlighted. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/article-844552
Read MoreEuropean countries agree on issue of confiscating Russian assets worth €200bn – FT
Pravda Ukraine The largest European countries are supporting efforts to confiscate frozen Russian assets worth over €200 billion while developing plans for a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine. Source: Financial Times with reference to its sources Details: France and Germany, which have long opposed the full confiscation of assets held in the EU, are discussing ways…
Read MoreTSMC’s expanded U.S. plan expected to make Taiwan stronger: Premier
Taipei, March 4 (CNA) The new investment in the United States pledged by contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) will help Taiwan’s industrial sector extend its global reach and make the country stronger, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503040009
Read MoreTrump policy labels China as ‘unique economic challenge’ to US trade ambitions
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. America First trade agenda unveiled to Congress accuses Beijing of not living up to its phase-one agreement commitments. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3300931/trump-policy-labels-china-unique-economic-challenge-us-trade-ambitions?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCourt orders seizure of Nochi Dankner assets worth NIS 50m
Jerusalem Post Tel Aviv court orders NIS 50M asset seizure against former IDB boss Nochi Dankner after settlement collapse in stock manipulation case that previously sent him to prison. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/article-844580
Read MoreRussia against stationing European peacekeepers in Ukraine — envoy
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Ulyanov also emphasized that “European officials are putting the cart before the horse,” when they discuss sending peacekeepers to Ukraine https://tass.com/politics/1921971
Read MoreNYC gives migrants more ways to obtain city ID making it easier for them to get benefits, housing: report
Fox News New York City officials are making it easier for illegal aliens to acquire a city residency ID card, in turn making it easier for them to obtain housing and free healthcare, according to reports. City Council members passed a change backed by Mayor Eric Adams that opens up 23 additional types of IDs…
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