https://www.scmp.com/rss/522025/feed The latest news and top stories on Eric Trump. As an American businessman and son of former US President Donald Trump, he serves as an Executive Vice President of The Trump Organization, overseeing global real estate operations, including acquisitions, development, and construction. He has significantly expanded the Trump Golf portfolio and led major redevelopments like Trump National Doral and Trump Turnberry. Recognised as a "30 under 30" in real estate by Forbes, he also founded the Eric... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com SCMP SCMP The presidents of the United States and Russia visited Beijing on separate trips in May to meet with President Xi Jinping. The South China Morning Post produced extensive coverage of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s summit meetings in Beijing. Here are some of the highlights of our coverage, taking you behind the headlines and beyond the summit stages to show the politics, symbolism and moments that shaped Xi’s meetings with Trump and Putin. If you would like to see more of our reporting,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3354442/selfies-and-symbolism-behind-scenes-xis-summit-trump-and-putin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3354442/selfies-and-symbolism-behind-scenes-xis-summit-trump-and-putin?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 May 2026 06:30:06 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The US government will permanently drop tax claims against US President Donald Trump, according to a settlement document made public Tuesday, in an extraordinary use of executive power that could effectively help shield the president from further examination of his finances and legal conduct. As part of the settlement deal meant to resolve Trump’s US$10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns, the US was “forever barred and precluded” from examining... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3354150/us-drop-tax-claims-against-trump-forever-irs-lawsuit-deal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3354150/us-drop-tax-claims-against-trump-forever-irs-lawsuit-deal?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 May 2026 20:05:30 +0000 Fan Chen Fan Chen US President Donald Trump’s second son Eric, who oversees the family business empire, met the top Chinese leader as he accompanied his father on a state visit to Beijing. Eric and his wife Lara posed for photos with Chinese President Xi Jinping before they attended a state banquet on Thursday evening. The younger Trump and the Chinese leader were also seen chatting during a visit to the Temple of Heaven in the afternoon. The executive vice-president of his father’s businesses, Eric oversees... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3353541/eric-and-lara-trump-new-us-first-family-faces-making-trip-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3353541/eric-and-lara-trump-new-us-first-family-faces-making-trip-china?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 May 2026 08:01:10 +0000 Josephine Ma,Orange Wang Josephine Ma,Orange Wang US President Donald Trump arrived in China – flanked by his top aides and American tech leaders – on Wednesday night as Beijing rolled out a lavish welcome ceremony at the airport. He was received by Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng at Beijing Capital International Airport. Trump’s entourage includes Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia and a last-minute addition to the trip, as well as US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and Tim Cook... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3353471/trump-arrives-china-tech-titans-and-top-aides-high-stakes-xi-summit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3353471/trump-arrives-china-tech-titans-and-top-aides-high-stakes-xi-summit?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 May 2026 15:00:09 +0000 Kandy Wong,Frank Chen Kandy Wong,Frank Chen The administration of US President Donald Trump is inviting American CEOs from Boeing, Mastercard, Citigroup and other major corporations to join his delegation to China next week, according to multiple sources. Trump is visiting China on May 14 and 15 after his scheduled visit for March 31 was postponed following the US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Boeing, Mastercard and Citigroup declined to comment, but sources said several CEOs had received invitations from the White House. A full list of... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3352883/trump-invites-boeing-mastercard-ceos-join-china-trip-next-week-sources?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3352883/trump-invites-boeing-mastercard-ceos-join-china-trip-next-week-sources?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 May 2026 08:31:53 +0000 The Korea Times The Korea Times As a rift widens among Republicans over US-Israeli air strikes on Iran, a top Korean-American leader said Seoul must recognise that President Donald Trump is heavily influenced by a faction he calls “new neocons”. Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson broke sharply with the president in a Wall Street Journal interview on Saturday, calling him a “slave” to hawkish interventionists willing to deploy military force. Kim Dong-seok, the 68-year-old head of the Korean American Grassroots Conference,... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3351984/could-reckless-trumps-destroy-and-deal-tactics-target-north-korea?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3351984/could-reckless-trumps-destroy-and-deal-tactics-target-north-korea?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:41:21 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Entrepreneur Justin Sun filed a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing a Trump family-backed cryptocurrency platform of fraud and alleging he was blocked from withdrawing his assets. In a San Francisco federal court filing reviewed by Agence France-Presse, the Chinese-born crypto billionaire and former Trump ally claims to have bought US$45 million worth of WLFI, an electronic currency launched by World Liberty Financial in October 2024. To thank him for the investment – at a time when WLFI was... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3351063/billionaire-justin-sun-sues-trump-family-crypto-venture?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3351063/billionaire-justin-sun-sues-trump-family-crypto-venture?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:08:16 +0000 Reuters Reuters US President Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump and his wife, Lara, will accompany the president on his trip next month to China, a spokeswoman for the family organisation said on Tuesday. Two sources earlier said members of Trump’s family, including Eric, were ‌considering joining Trump on his highly anticipated May 14-15 visit, potentially to contribute to US-China business relations. The spokeswoman said that Eric, who manages his father’s business empire, would go in a personal capacity. “Eric... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350096/trumps-son-eric-join-fathers-state-visit-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350096/trumps-son-eric-join-fathers-state-visit-china?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:47:28 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Five months after a glitzy groundbreaking ceremony just outside Hanoi, the area where The Trump Organisation-branded US$1.5 billion luxury golf resort was unveiled remains just fields of banana and orange trees as angry farmers challenge the site’s clearance plans. The project in Vietnam’s Hung Yen province is facing land recovery delays as residents contest the amount of compensation being offered by local authorities. It has been set at about 320,000 dong (US$12) per square metre (10 square... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3331147/angry-vietnam-farmers-take-swing-trump-branded-us15-billion-golf-resort?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3331147/angry-vietnam-farmers-take-swing-trump-branded-us15-billion-golf-resort?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 01 Nov 2025 03:05:04 +0000 Anand Mathai Anand Mathai A viral hot mic moment in which Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto was heard asking US President Donald Trump if he could meet his son Eric shortly after the Gaza ceasefire summit in Egypt has raised questions about Jakarta’s diplomatic strategy and whether the move was tied to any business agenda. The offhand exchange, however, is not expected to have much political bearing in Indonesia as observers note Prabowo enjoys strong support back home. The brief conversation between the two... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3328998/indonesian-presidents-hot-mic-moment-trump-amplifies-private-public-debate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3328998/indonesian-presidents-hot-mic-moment-trump-amplifies-private-public-debate?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:45:49 +0000 Wang Xiangwei Wang Xiangwei The familiar signs of hustle and bustle in Hong Kong are back. Mainland tourists are thronging major attractions, from the Tsim Sha Tsui promenade to Disneyland Resort. Foreign tourists are returning in noticeable numbers, adding a cosmopolitan flair. Overseas business travellers are back in droves, too, as evidenced by the back-to-back exhibitions at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, which is booked solid until next July. Walking by recently, I was struck by the diversity on... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3324237/hong-kong-back-now-it-must-quickly-cement-its-international-status?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3324237/hong-kong-back-now-it-must-quickly-cement-its-international-status?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Sep 2025 21:30:07 +0000 Reuters Reuters A bitcoin company tied to US President Donald Trump’s two oldest sons more than doubled in value in its stock market debut on Wednesday, valuing the sons’ stake at well over US$1.5 billion as the first family grows their crypto business interests. Shares in American Bitcoin, a bitcoin miner, soared as high as US$14.52 on its first day of trade on the Nasdaq, before pulling back to be up 16.5 per cent at US$8.04 by the end of the day. The company was around 20 per cent owned by Eric Trump and... https://www.scmp.com/tech/blockchain/article/3324271/trumps-oldest-sons-american-bitcoin-stake-worth-us15-billion-stock-debut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/blockchain/article/3324271/trumps-oldest-sons-american-bitcoin-stake-worth-us15-billion-stock-debut?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Sep 2025 03:13:30 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen A new cryptocurrency token from US President Donald Trump’s family venture World Liberty Financial started trading on Monday, raking in billions of dollars with noticeable support from China’s crypto community after his son’s trip to Asia. WLFI, first issued to private investors last year, became available on major cryptocurrency exchanges including Binance, OKX and Coinbase. Binance, founded by Chinese Canadian entrepreneur Zhao Changpeng, also known as CZ, was the first crypto exchange to list... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3324045/trump-related-token-starts-trading-support-chinese-crypto-players?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3324045/trump-related-token-starts-trading-support-chinese-crypto-players?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Sep 2025 10:00:13 +0000 Reuters Reuters Eric Trump is expected to attend a shareholder meeting of Japanese bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet in Tokyo on Monday, as the US president’s family expands its crypto ventures internationally. Eric Trump, the second son of President Donald Trump, was named in March as an adviser to Metaplanet, which holds more than US$2 billion in bitcoin, and his attendance would follow an appearance last week at the Bitcoin Asia conference in Hong Kong. American Bitcoin, a miner of the cryptocurrency... https://www.scmp.com/tech/blockchain/article/3323853/eric-trump-head-tokyo-vote-bitcoin-firm-metaplanets-capital-raising-plan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/blockchain/article/3323853/eric-trump-head-tokyo-vote-bitcoin-firm-metaplanets-capital-raising-plan?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Sep 2025 01:57:36 +0000 Xinmei Shen,Aileen Chuang,Danielle Popov Xinmei Shen,Aileen Chuang,Danielle Popov Eric Trump, one of the final acts in Hong Kong’s biggest gathering of cryptocurrency enthusiasts, praised the city and China during his fireside chat with the organiser of the Bitcoin Asia conference. “There is no question that you have made an unbelievable mark on cryptocurrencies,” said the second son of US President Donald Trump in his chat with Bitcoin Asia’s CEO David Bailey. “There is no question that China is a hell of a power when it comes to this.” The younger Trump, who was in Hong... https://www.scmp.com/tech/blockchain/article/3323660/eric-trump-hails-chinas-hell-power-cryptocurrency-hong-kongs-bitcoin-summit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/blockchain/article/3323660/eric-trump-hails-chinas-hell-power-cryptocurrency-hong-kongs-bitcoin-summit?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:28:56 +0000 Raymond Ma,Neil Denslow Raymond Ma,Neil Denslow Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean head Kim Jong-un and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are among world leaders set to visit China next week as the country hosts a major military parade and a regional forum. Putin and Kim – on his first China trip in six years – will join Chinese President Xi Jinping for Wednesday’s parade in Beijing, setting up a potential photo of the three upon the Gate of Heavenly Peace. A total of 26 leaders will watch the parade, which marks the 80th... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3323639/putin-kim-xi-military-parade-modi-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3323639/putin-kim-xi-military-parade-modi-china?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:00:08 +0000 Zhou Xin Zhou Xin Hong Kong has the conditions to become a major hub for virtual assets, rivalling markets like the US and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), but the city’s regulators must act swiftly to realise its potential, according to Zhao Changpeng, founder and largest shareholder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance. In an exclusive interview with the South China Morning Post on Friday, Zhao, widely known as CZ, said the Hong Kong government had shown a “very clear attitude towards embracing Web3” and had the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/blockchain/article/3323465/binance-founder-cz-hong-kong-can-rival-us-crypto-hub-its-future-hinges-speed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/blockchain/article/3323465/binance-founder-cz-hong-kong-can-rival-us-crypto-hub-its-future-hinges-speed?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Aug 2025 23:00:10 +0000 Xinmei Shen,Danielle Popov Xinmei Shen,Danielle Popov Bitcoin Asia kicked off in Hong Kong on Thursday, as Hong Kong strives to balance its goal of becoming a crypto hub while pushing forward a regulatory regime to mitigate financial risks. In its second edition, the conference featured experts who said that Hong Kong could become a hub for shaping the global digital asset regulatory landscape. Two points were brought up: using asset treasury holdings for a broader ecosystem for cryptocurrency and global regulatory leadership to coordinate and... https://www.scmp.com/tech/blockchain/article/3323549/bitcoin-asia-kicks-hong-kong-aims-balance-crypto-hub-goal-risk-mitigation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/blockchain/article/3323549/bitcoin-asia-kicks-hong-kong-aims-balance-crypto-hub-goal-risk-mitigation?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:41:19 +0000 Willa Wu Willa Wu A senior Hong Kong official and a lawmaker have withdrawn from a Bitcoin Asia conference where Eric Trump, son of United States President Donald Trump, will attend, with sources confirming they were advised not to interact with the American businessman. A check by the Post on the conference’s website on Wednesday found that Eric Yip Chee-hang, executive director of the city’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), had been removed from the list of keynote speakers for the forum taking place... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3323388/hong-kong-official-and-lawmaker-pull-out-bitcoin-asia-2025-featuring-eric-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3323388/hong-kong-official-and-lawmaker-pull-out-bitcoin-asia-2025-featuring-eric-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:17:38 +0000 Raymond Ma Raymond Ma A public consultation on updates to China’s pricing law ends on Saturday as officials seek to curb excessive competition, or neijuan (内卷), which is hitting corporate profits and adding to deflationary pressures. The amendments, involving 10 clauses, will be the first since the law was enacted 27 years ago. They have been drafted by the National Development and Reform Commission, and the State Administration for Market Regulation. Cutthroat price competition has affected several industries in... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3322808/pricing-law-reforms-wang-yi-south-asia-motor-show?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3322808/pricing-law-reforms-wang-yi-south-asia-motor-show?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:01:19 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse US President Donald Trump played golf under tight security on the first full day of a visit to Scotland on Saturday, as hundreds of protesters took to the streets in major cities. Trump played at his Turnberry resort with son Eric and US ambassador to the UK Warren Stephens, waving to photographers following his arrival in his mother’s birth country on Friday evening. His presence has turned the picturesque and normally quiet area of southwest Scotland into a virtual fortress, with roads closed... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3319716/trump-plays-golf-scotland-protesters-rally?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3319716/trump-plays-golf-scotland-protesters-rally?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 26 Jul 2025 16:58:37 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Eric Trump, the second-born son of US President Donald Trump, will attend next month’s Bitcoin Asia 2025 conference in Hong Kong as a headline speaker, as the city strives to position itself as a leading hub for digital assets, competing with the US. Trump would discuss bitcoin’s “long-term potential” and its impact on global finance, as well as “how Asia is shaping the future of bitcoin adoption,” said BTC Inc, the conference organiser, on Tuesday. Bitcoin Asia, the regional edition of the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/blockchain/article/3317317/eric-trump-headline-bitcoin-asia-2025-hong-kong-competes-us-be-crypto-hub?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/blockchain/article/3317317/eric-trump-headline-bitcoin-asia-2025-hong-kong-competes-us-be-crypto-hub?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Jul 2025 04:30:08 +0000 Aidan Jones,Hadi Azmi Aidan Jones,Hadi Azmi Persistence is the lifeblood of the counterfeit trade – an attribute Rahul* has in spades. On the bustling, neon-lit streets of Bangkok, the thirty-something from India hawks imitation Rolex watches with a practised ease. “This is nearly as good as the real one,” he says, grinning, before melting into the crowd, a bag of replica Swiss timepieces slung over his shoulder. His trade is illegal, yet it flourishes out in the open – a mere ripple in Southeast Asia’s ocean of counterfeit goods. Now,... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3317012/inside-southeast-asias-booming-trade-fakes-us-hates?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3317012/inside-southeast-asias-booming-trade-fakes-us-hates?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Jul 2025 00:00:13 +0000