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April 29 marks US President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office. The milestone has been used as a benchmark since the first term of Franklin D Roosevelt.

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The ViewAre investors wrong to be so bullish on Europe?

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Asian AngleFirst 100 days of President Trump: like a drunk on a highway

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Asian AngleAsia’s political dynasties have a lesson for Jared Kushner

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Copa Steakhouse: Vintage-feel eatery with plenty of traditional favourites

Copa Steakhouse, Sands Macau. Photo: handout
  • Prime steaks here include Australian M7 Wagyu tenderloin and Japanese Kagoshima A4 beef strip, rib-eye and bone-in black Angus porterhouse and tomahawk

Trump spokeswoman says Obama aides left behind mean notes

White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham listens as US President Donald Trump speaks to the media. Photo: AFP

White House press secretary’s complaint came as House Democrats held a third day of public impeachment hearings.

US federal judge rules Obamacare is unconstitutional

US President Barack Obama delivers remarks at an ‘Obamacare summit’ in Washington in November 2013. Photo: EPA

In a win for Donald Trump, predecessor’s controversial health care policy deemed invalid due to a change in tax laws.

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Why Chinese cheers for Bannon’s exit are ill-founded

Zhang Baohui says the isolationism of the Trump-Bannon team left a leadership void that saw China rise to the occasion. But with US establishment-types now likely to be pushing for global primacy, prime rival China is sure to feel the heat
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Each time Trump tramples on ethics, he does Beijing a favour

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg, on July 7. Alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election is just one of the controversies to have rocked the Trump administration. Photo: EPA
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You’re fired: how Trump’s White House soap opera reached the FBI

President Donald Trump’s firing of James Comey marks only the second time in the FBI’s 108-year history that a director has been sacked. Photo: Reuters
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Trump’s new target: breaking up America’s big banks

US President Donald Trump is reviewing a possible breakup of large US banks. File photo: AP

Does America long for Bush as president again?

George W. Bush jokingly makes a face as he tries to open a locked door as he leaves a press conference in Beijing in 2005. File photo: AP
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Now the hard part for Trump: the next 100 days

‘Trump is going to be judged on three things: did he keep his promises to voters; did he revive this economy; and did he get out of this low growth rut’
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Trump believes climate change is a hoax. Will he pull out of Paris agreement?

Trump has said, among other things, that Earth’s climate change was a ‘hoax’. File photo: Nasa
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Eyeing North Korea, Trump holds on to China bargaining chip

US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping pause for photographs at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida. File photo: AP

US President Donald Trump is holding on to his threat to label Chinaa currency manipulator as a bargaining chip to deal with North Korea, analysts say, even though Beijing may not play ball.

Washington press toast the elephant not in the room

White House Correspondents' Association dinner attendees raise a glass to the First Amendment in Washington. Photo: Reuters
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Trump trumpets first 100 days, attacks ‘dishonest’ media at rally

US President Donald Trump marks his 100th day in office at a rally. Photo: AFP
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Thousands rally for climate change action on Trump’s 100th day

Participants chant during a climate change awareness rally, in Denver, Saturday, April 29, 2017. The gathering was among many others of its kind held nationwide marking President Donald Trump's 100th day in office. Photo: AP

Trump’s first 100 days: a chaotic discovery of power

US President Donald Trump. Photo: EPA

Mixed results from Donald Trump’s first 100 days

US President Donald Trump arrives to address the National Rifle Association (NRA) Leadership Forum in Atlanta, Georgia on April 28, 2017. Photo: AFP

On China, North Korea, Trump has the makings of a statesman

President Donald Trump looks out of a window in the Oval Office following a media interview this week. While the cupboard is mostly bare for Trump domestically, foreign policy has been more of a mixed bag for the “America first” president. Photo: Reuters

Syria and North Korea show Trump at his bumbling worst

Hugh White says any hope that the ignorant and reckless candidate of his campaign would change once in the White House has been dashed after 100 days
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Trump won’t get House OK of health bill before his 100th day

President Donald Trump. Photo: The Washington Post

Trump on presidency: ‘I thought it would be easier’

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

Why Trump is a test case for tit-for-tat in foreign relations

Koichi Hamada cites the game theory concept of prisoner’s dilemma to highlight the mechanics of betrayal between nations, which a tit-for-tat approach may nullify. And even Donald Trump, with his classic defector’s attitude, may find cooperation works best
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Economists are divided on what Trump’s tax plan means for China

Economists are divided over how Donald Trump’s tax plan will affect businesses. Photo: AFP

100-day record of Donald Trump’s imagination falls far short

Douglas Paal says making so much of what he would achieve in his first 100 days in office has turned out to be an embarrassing mistake for the US president

Trump may delay seeking wall funds to avert shutdown

100 days of Trump: ‘a different kind of presidency’

US President Donald Trump poses for a portrait in the Oval Office in Washington, on Friday, April 21. Photo: AP
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US faces government shutdown as Trump marks 100th day in office

US lawmakers returning to Washington this coming week will find a familiar quagmire on health care legislation and a budget deadline dramatised by the prospect of a protracted battle between President Donald Trump and Democrats over his border wall. File photo: Reuters
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Can Washington narrow trade deficit with Beijing in 100 days?

Beijing and Washington will spend three months grappling with tough trade issues that ignited Trump’s rhetoric on the campaign trail

What to watch out for in Trump’s first 100 days in office

US President Donald Trump salutes participants during the inaugural parade in Washington on Friday. Photo: Reuters

Pomp, fanfare and protests: a recap of Trump’s inauguration day

US President Donald Trump waves as he walks with first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron, left, during the inauguration parade on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump, the real estate mogul and reality television star who upended American politics, has been sworn in as the 45th president of the United States

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