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11/10（二）
Hegseth calls Iran war necessary, waves off ‘noise’ of expe…
Facing an expected impeachment resolution in Congress, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said he is eager to litigate the military actions that he and US President Donald Trump have taken against Iran, Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels and Venezuela’s previous leaders. “If you want to take issue with what we did in Epic Fury or Rough Rider or nabbing Nicolas Maduro, you’re taking issue with the troops and what they accomplished, which is historic,” Hegseth told reporters on Monday, using the...
#US-Israel war on Iran#United States#Iran#Donald Trump#Middle East#US midterm elections 2026
南華早報11/9（一）
Why Manila’s call for softer tone will not ease South China…
Manila’s efforts to strike a more conciliatory tone towards Beijing are unlikely to ease tensions in the contested South China Sea, a Chinese analyst has cautioned. This was because the Philippine foreign ministry held minimal influence over actual maritime policy and enforcement operations, the South China Sea researcher said. The assessment follows a rare public rebuke issued on Sunday by the Philippine ministry, cautioning officials against inflammatory rhetoric directed at China and calling...
China plans to boost yuan use in shipping risk-pricing, red…
China has unveiled a road map to strengthen its maritime insurance industry and expand the use of the yuan in shipping-related transactions, as Beijing seeks to reduce its reliance on Western-dominated insurance networks amid growing geopolitical tensions. The guidelines, jointly issued by seven government agencies on Friday, aim to strengthen domestic underwriting and risk-pricing capabilities while expanding insurance protection for China’s key imports and exports. The push comes as Western...
In Malaysia, Najib’s house arrest pits palace against prose…
A growing dispute over former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak’s house arrest has thrust the attorney general’s powers into the spotlight, raising the spectre of a constitutional clash – though legal experts say it falls short of a full-blown crisis. Najib, 73, was due to move from Kajang Prison to his Kuala Lumpur home on Friday after his political party, Umno, paid a 50 million ringgit (US$12.3 million) fine, fulfilling a condition of a royal pardon issued in September allowing him to...
#Kuala Lumpur#Kajang Prison#King Sultan Ibrahim#1MDB#Najib Razak#house arrest
Singapore minister says Cop31 has ‘enough to work on’ witho…
Global climate talks starting on Monday are unlikely to yield new targets on curbing greenhouse gases, but negotiators have plenty to do to implement measures already agreed, according to Singapore’s environment minister. “I think that we are not expecting a major upgrade in mitigation targets” at the annual UN talks in Turkey, Grace Fu told reporters. “But we have enough, even within the Paris Agreement, with what we have already agreed on. There is enough to work on.” Delegations from nearly...
#Singapore#United Nations#Environment#Israel#United States#Iran
自由時報偏綠《TAIPEI TIMES》 Three new F-16V Block 70s arrive at Taitung’…
LONG WAIT:Deliveries of the 66 jets were expected to begin in 2023 and be completed by this year, but technical issues had pushed back the timetable/ Staff writer, with CNA
11/8（日）
The US must stop blaming China for problems at home: Cui Ti…
The United States should not blame China’s rise for its own problems and should not expect that these can be solved by changing presidents, China’s longest-serving former ambassador to Washington has said. “China’s development has never aimed to replace or challenge the US – it never has. Naturally, I also hope the US can resolve its own issues and that its future development will not come at the expense of China’s interests,” Cui Tiankai, who served as ambassador to the US from 2013 to 2021,...
#US-China relations#United States#China#Hong Kong#Shenzhen#Xi Jinping
China eyes gig workers and influencers as delegates for Com…
For the first time, delivery couriers, ride-hailing drivers and influencers could become delegates to the Communist Party’s five-yearly national congress, as Beijing seeks to keep the group close to the official ideology. Guidelines on selecting delegates for the meeting, to be held in the second half of next year, were issued on Saturday. The 21st party congress is expected to bring together 2,360 delegates, according to Xinhua. They will vote to elect more than 300 full and alternate members...
Plugged in, not locked in: middle powers navigate US-China…
Middle powers navigating the US-China competition in artificial intelligence (AI) favour flexible partnerships over closed alliances, demanding a “plugged in, not locked in” approach, an AI governance panel heard on Saturday. Alejandro Reyes, adjunct professor in the department of politics and public administration at the University of Hong Kong, said that middle powers were exercising agency in the AI era, selectively partnering with both Beijing and Washington “issue by issue” rather than...
#Shenzhen#AI#Greater Bay Area#Asia-Pacific#Microsoft#Hong Kong
Why raising prices in Japan amid ‘insanely high’ inflation…
When Japan’s “symbol of affordability” Uniqlo decided to increase the price of its basic socks last month, it sparked a backlash before the clothing titan made an immediate U-turn. That came after Italian-style family restaurant chain Saizeriya issued an almost grovelling apology as it decided to add 20 yen (US$0.13) to the price of its trademark Milanese Doria, lamenting its “lack of effort”. The very public angst, including in one of the world’s most recognisable clothing brands, highlights...
#Japan#Consumers#Uniqlo#Bank of Japan#University of Tokyo (Japan)
Hong Kong must build ‘reassuring’ environment amid politica…
Hong Kong must focus on the “practical work” of building a safe and convenient environment and reassurring the international community amid criticism of its legal system, the justice minister has said, after 10 countries issued a joint statement decrying the latest jail sentence on opposition activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung. “It is inevitable that their criticism will continue… Political realities have to be dealt with, but I do not think we should allow them to distract us from our focus,”...
#Paul Lam Ting-kwok#Joshua Wong Chi-fung#Secretary for Justice#Department of Justice#Hong Kong
Exclusive | Hong Kong firefighters get HK$8.4 million track…
Some 2,000 Hong Kong firefighters have been issued upgraded tracking devices after an independent inquiry into last year’s deadly Tai Po fire exposed technical limitations in the previous system, the South China Morning Post has learned. The Fire Services Department spent HK$8.4 million (US$1.1 million) on the new Firefighter Tracking Devices (FTDs), which cost more than HK$4,000 each, to help find personnel in distress more effectively. The November 1 roll-out came about a year after the Wang...
#South China Morning Post#Fire Services Department#Wang Fuk Court#Hong Kong#Tai Po fire#Ho Wai-ho
Outbound UN secretary-general hammers climate change issue
As UN climate talks commence in Turkey tomorrow, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has an urgent message for world leaders: “This is a moment of truth.”He has delivered variations of this ominous warning about climate change, caused by the use of fossil fuels like oil and gas, in the past decade, w
Second flight of F-16V jets from US expected today
The second flight of F-16V jets from the US is expected to arrive at Chihhang Air Base in Taitung today.Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo (顧立雄) on Friday said that the new fighters would arrive in Taiwan soon.The Air Force Command yesterday issued a media notice for a filming session sched
Taipei Times11/7（六）
China’s robotaxis aren’t perfect. But no awkward small-talk…
The driver’s seat was empty and the steering wheel was turning on its own. Sitting in the back of a Pony.ai robotaxi in Shenzhen, I felt a flicker of nervousness. But as the car glided into traffic, the initial unease gave way to an appreciation of something far less futuristic: the blissful absence of small talk with the driver. My test rides in two of China’s major tech hubs – with Pony.ai in Shenzhen and Baidu’s Apollo Go in Beijing – offered a first-hand experience of how autonomous vehicles...
#autonomous vehicles#Didi Chuxing#Uber#Pony.ai#Beijing#China
China vows ‘zero tolerance’ for election meddling ahead of…
China’s ruling Communist Party has warned of “zero tolerance” for bribery and other attempts at election interference as delegate selection begins for next year’s national congress, which is expected to feature a major leadership reshuffle. The party’s 20th Central Committee issued guidelines on selecting the delegates, a process that would be overseen by its Organisation Department, state news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday. The 21st national party congress, to be held in the second half of...
#Beijing#Communist Party#China#Organisation Department#Hu Jintao#National People's Congress
Central bank faces issues in curbing Taiwan dollar volatili…
#Taiwan dollar#U.S. dollar#fund outflows#net sell#Taiex#Korean won
‘Hypocritical’: Hong Kong hits back at criticism of Joshua…
Hong Kong has hit back at a joint statement from 10 countries over the latest sentencing of opposition activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung, accusing them of distorting facts and smearing the city’s national security law. The rebuttal came after the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the UK issued a joint statement on Friday saying the sentencing of Wong, together with the earlier jailing of many others, showed how the city’s national security law...
China airs ‘serious concern’ over US sanctions ahead of Xi,…
China expressed “serious concern” over recent US restrictions targeting the country during a video call between Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, as Beijing urged Washington to correct its “wrongful practices as soon as possible”. The two sides had “frank, in-depth and constructive exchanges” on key trade issues and agreed to “strengthen cooperation, properly manage differences and promote the sustained and stable...
Hong Kong grows in popularity for open water swimmers despi…
When Emeric Payer plunged into the pitch-black waters of Victoria Harbour at 4am on Monday, his coaches’ old jokes about his endurance were still fresh in his mind. A former competitive pool sprinter in the 50-metre freestyle, the 21-year-old was known to fade minutes into longer distance swimming events. But this changed when he completed a solo, unassisted 45-kilometre circumnavigation of Hong Kong Island in the record time of 10 hours, 22 minutes and 59 seconds. The Hong Kong-French swimmer...
#English Channel#South Africa#Hong Kong Island#Douglas Woo#Marine Department#Repulse Bay
Call to end ‘unjust’ national security cases as Hong Kong s…
Ten countries – including the “Five Eyes” allies – have called for an immediate end to “unjust prosecutions” under Hong Kong’s national security law after opposition activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung was jailed for 10 years, while the government has urged foreign forces to stop their “baseless malicious attacks”. The foreign ministers of the 10 countries issued a joint statement on Friday, a day after the High Court sentenced Wong over his role in a global campaign to instigate sanctions against...
#New Zealand#national security law#United States#Joshua Wong Chi-fung#Canada#Australia
Focus Taiwan11/6（五）
Democratic Congress to guard US’ Taiwan policy and press Tr…
The Democratic US Congress may push for faster arms sales to Taiwan following the party’s resounding midterm election victories, but there will be no fundamental shifts in broader US policy towards the island, according to analysts. And if the likely next House speaker, Hakeem Jeffries – a long-time supporter of Taiwan – “crosses the red line” on the issue, Beijing was expected to take strong countermeasures, one analyst said. “A Democratic-controlled Congress will ramp up pressure on Trump to...
Could a paused US blacklist rule signal room for progress i…
Ahead of a new round of bilateral trade talks, the US has extended the suspension of an expanded trade blacklist that helped inflame tensions with China last year and could subject overseas subsidiaries of Chinese companies to greater scrutiny. The US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule on Thursday extending the suspension of its 50 per cent affiliate rule until January 10, when the current US-China trade truce is also set to expire. If implemented, the measure would extend...
Kenyan doomsday cult leader jailed for 200 years for murder…
The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of more than 400 people was sentenced on Friday to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people. The High Court in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa issued the sentence for Pastor Paul Mackenzie. He was convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult after he ordered his followers to starve themselves to death to meet Jesus. Justice Diana Kavedza said that Mackenzie, leader of the Good News International Church, bore the “primary...
Opinion | Midterm swing won’t change trajectory of US-China…
American voters have spoken. In the midterm elections, Democrats won both the House and Senate in a sweeping rebuttal of US President Donald Trump’s erratic management of domestic and foreign affairs. Despite this, the trajectory of US-China geopolitical rivalry will remain unchanged for decades, with every chance of escalation. Foreign Affairs re-examines “The Delusions of American Power” in its latest issue. The lead article, “The Limits of American Power”, concludes that even with the...
#United States#Soviet Union#US-China#Adam Smith#Strait of Hormuz#American Power
Tokyo still ‘dodging the issue’ a year on from Takaichi row…
Beijing has said responsibility for the “serious difficulties in China-Japan relations lay entirely with Tokyo” one year on from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s controversial comments about Taiwan. Takaichi is planning to visit China this month for the Apec summit, but on Friday foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun accused the Japanese authorities of continuing to evade the issue and showing no willingness to correct her remarks. “A year ago, the Japanese leader made erroneous remarks on...
From finance summit to AI-driven stock rout: 5 figures inve…
China’s state intervention in the struggling market accelerated this week, even before the US midterm results gave global markets a jolt. Meanwhile, global executives gathered in Hong Kong to discuss issues ranging from the AI trade to asset diversification and wealth management, amid the city’s better-than-expected quarterly economic expansion. Below are key figures catching market attention this week: Over 300 global executives gathered in Hong Kong The Global Financial Leaders’ Investment...
Ex-Miss Thailand arrested over claims charity donations fun…
A former Miss Thailand and well-known social activist was arrested on Friday alongside her husband, accused of siphoning off money from her charity to buy luxury homes as police examine an estimated 1 billion baht (US$30 million) in donations. Panadda “Boom” Wongphudee, 50, was detained at her Bangkok home early on Friday morning after the Criminal Court issued arrest warrants accusing the couple of public fraud and money laundering. Her husband, fitness influencer and businessman Atip...
Democrats’ win could squeeze China; star mathematician leav…
We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. US midterm shift could squeeze China on AI, bring clarity to bilateral talks Beijing has vowed to continue working with Washington towards a “constructive relationship of strategic stability” following the Democrats’ sweeping victory...
#SCMP Highlights#Taiwan#United States#Malaysia#Hong Kong#China
Malaysia’s Sarawak locks election date amid autonomy, resou…
Malaysia’s Sarawak will hold a state election on December 12 as the incumbent government seeks a fresh mandate to press demands over autonomy and control of the territory’s natural resources. The filing of nominations will begin on November 28 and early voting will be on December 8, Election Commission chairman Ramlan Harun told reporters on Friday. The 14-day election campaign involving more than 2.05 million eligible voters choosing 82 members will end on December 11, the commission said in a...
#Malaysia#Anwar Ibrahim#Malaysian politics#Asia elections#Petronas
