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1. With China ‘singled out’ in US tariff war, analysts warn of strong retaliation
China is rapidly approaching a point where it will have “nothing to lose” in an ever-intensifying trade war with the US, economists said after US President Donald Trump threatened to slap a further 50 per cent in levies on Chinese imports.
2. ‘Where can I go now?’: Chinese factories in Vietnam hammered by US tariffs
Chinese exporters flocked to Vietnam to avoid US tariffs aimed at China, but Vietnam is now also facing a steep rise in duties.
3. China’s rise ‘unstoppable’ as US grows tired of policing the world: Zhou Bo

Time is on Beijing’s side in the Taiwan Strait, according to a former People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officer who argues that, while US President Donald Trump pressures Washington’s allies, mainland China is focused on building a hi-tech “global navy”.
4. China slams latest US threat, rushes to stabilise markets as trade war escalates
China has vowed to take “countermeasures” against any move by the United States to further raise tariffs and pledged to take firm action to stabilise the markets, after US President Donald Trump threatened to slap another 50 per cent duty on Chinese imports.
5. South China Sea: is Beijing’s code of conduct ‘milestone’ progress or a tactic?

For nearly 30 years, China and Southeast Asian nations have wrestled to craft a set of rules to tame persistent tensions in the South China Sea, one of the world’s busiest and most contested waterways.
6. India may not join the Squad. But its regional ties are ‘gaining momentum’
New Delhi is not expected to take up Manila’s invitation to join the informal Squad alliance, according to analysts – a move that would add to pressure on Beijing in the South China Sea. But India’s efforts to expand engagement in the region are seen as “significant”.
7. Neanderthals made their home in China, not just Europe, Stone Age find suggests

Neanderthals might have lived in today’s southwestern China during the Middle Stone Age, newly discovered tools similar to those previously found only in Europe and the Middle East suggest.


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Consort Wan’s dark story, the good and bad with GLP-1s: 7 Lifestyle highlights

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Singha beer dynasty scandal, Malaysia’s sunken missile deal: 7 Asia highlights

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US, China trade threats, tool find could rewrite Neanderthal history: SCMP daily highlights

Vietnamese garment factory workers stitch apparel at a factory in Ho Chi Minh City on Thuraday. Photo: AFP

Advanced military technology is transforming the PLA into a global navy, in line with China’s stated ambition, according to retired Senior Colonel Zhou Bo. Photo: Weibo/Eastern Theatre Command

Illustration: Pearl Law

The find “not only demonstrates the existence of a Middle Paleolithic technology in the region but also shows large-scale analogies with Neanderthal behaviours in western Europe”. Illustration: Shutterstock

Bangkok tower collapse sparks anger, Malaysia’s Hindu temples saga: 7 Asia highlights

Rescuers conduct a search for survivors on March 29 at the site of the collapsed State Audit Office tower building in Bangkok. Photo: EPA-EFE

A composite picture of satellite images shows the under-construction tower in Bangkok on December 25 (left) and after it had collapsed on Friday. Photo: Planet Labs PBC/Reuters

Vietnamese leader To Lam and US President Donald Trump spoke on the phone earlier on Friday. Photos: AFP

Debris collected in the Ishikawa prefecture city of Suzu following the Noto peninsula earthquake on 1 January 2024. Photo: Kyodo

The site of a gas pipeline fire in Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia on Tuesday. More than 100 people were injured in the blaze. Photo: Xinhua

A view of Seongsan Ilchulbong mountain on Jeju Island, South Korea. Photo: Shutterstock

A devotee at Batu Caves celebrating the 2023 Hindu festival of Thaipusam. A row has erupted over the relocation of a Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Hadi Azmi

Tourists crowd the street near the popular Tsukiji fish market in central Tokyo. Photo: AFP

Beijing intervenes to steady markets, ‘Grand Theft Auto Shanghai’: SCMP daily highlights

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a “Foreign Trade Barriers” document as he delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo/File Photo

Customers apply for subsidies under a government trade-in programme for consumer goods in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou. Photo: Xinhua

A virtual version of Shanghai, accurate down to the last manhole cover, may be reminiscent of hit game Grand Theft Auto VI, pictured, but is helping police patrol the city. Photo: Rockstar Games

Chinese workers on a section of the Standard Gauge Railway in 2018, before a presidential inspection of the Nairobi-Naivasha Phase 2A project. A Chinese consortium will provide 40 per cent of the funding for the 475km line from Naivasha to Malaba. Photo: AFP

US diplomats in China face relationship ban, Xiaomi’s fatal car crash: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Zhang Yiming, founder of ByteDance. Photo: Chinatopix Via AP

The US embassy in Beijing is among American diplomatic outposts in China where diplomats, staff and contractors are banned from fraternising with Chinese citizens. Photo: AFP

Wang Xiaofeng, who was named a distinguished member by the Association for Computing Machinery in 2021, joined Indiana University Bloomington as an assistant professor in 2004 after receiving his PhD in computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Photo: Handout

Xiaomi will cooperate with the police after an accident involving the autonomous driving feature of its SU7 electric vehicle (EV) claimed three lives. Photo: Weibo/ 南京金刀客

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

China’s deep-sea manned submersible Fendouzhe on display aboard the research vessel in New Zealand before the expedition to the Puysegur Trench. Photo: Xinhua

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From Chinese factories in Vietnam hampered by US tariffs to a Neanderthal discovery in Yunnan, here’s a round-up from today’s China coverage


From Chinese factories in Vietnam hampered by US tariffs to a Neanderthal discovery in Yunnan, here’s a round-up from today’s China coverage.


US, China trade threats, tool find could rewrite Neanderthal history: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From Chinese factories in Vietnam hampered by US tariffs to a Neanderthal discovery in Yunnan, here’s a round-up from today’s China coverage

1. With China ‘singled out’ in US tariff war, analysts warn of strong retaliation

From Chinese factories in Vietnam hampered by US tariffs to a Neanderthal discovery in Yunnan, here’s a round-up from today’s China coverage