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The latest breaking news and stories on the United States (US), a country in North America known as a federal republic, and the world’s largest economy. Also covering US-China relations, plus commentary and updates on US economy, politics, society, healthcare, military and crime.
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People take pictures at the Bund waterfront area in Shanghai, which is hosting a two-day Finance and Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting. Photo: EPA-EFE
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Xi’s Apec playbook? How China could use new chair role at ‘pivotal juncture’

Hosting the bloc for just the third time in 25 years, China is promoting people-centred policies, infrastructure funding and predictability.

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Japan

Will rice crackers, rock ‘n’ roll help Japan’s Sanae Takaichi bag youth votes?

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Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s first ‘Tesla killer’, flying car makers eye lift-off date: 7 EV reads

US-China relations

Record F-35 deliveries muscle up American allies in the Asia-Pacific region

US aerospace executive tells a media briefing at the Singapore Airshow that regional operators will have 300 units by 2035.

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Australia, Japan, Singapore and South Korea are the four countries in the Asia-Pacific region that are operating Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter jets. Photo: EPA
Artificial intelligence

Chinese AI firms defend safety practices, push back on Western criticism

Chinese developers stress cultural context in AI safety, as domestic models narrow the gap with their US rivals to the closest level yet.

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Vietnam

Friend or foe? Leaked Vietnamese military document labels US ‘belligerent’

While noting that ‘there is little risk of a war’, document urges vigilance to prevent the US from finding a pretext to invade Vietnam.

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Space

As US readied next moon mission, something dangerous caught Nasa off guard

Four astronauts are to fly around the moon and back, but hydrogen leaks push planned launch to at least March.

A full moon shines over the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft at Nasa Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. Photo: Nasa via AP
US-China relations

Top US trade official spells out plan to break China’s grip on critical minerals

Howard Lutnick accuses China of dumping and weaponising supply chains as White House tries to rally allies to its cause.

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China economy

Opinion | Surging stocks could help China become more than an export powerhouse

A booming Chinese stock market can expand household wealth, boost spending power and reinforce consumer sentiment.

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Indonesia

Exclusive | Indonesia’s top economic minister vows capital market reforms

Airlangga Hartarto also tells This Week in Asia that Indonesia is not on a nationalisation drive, but merely targeting illegal operations.

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Airlangga Hartarto, Indonesia’s coordinating minister for economic affairs, during an interview with This Week in Asia on Tuesday. Photo: Handout
Currencies

Editorial | China well placed to take advantage of the shift away from the US dollar

A stable and strong yuan has international appeal, just as a reliable and strong China is being seen as the rock on which the global system should be rebuilt.

President Xi Jinping has spelled out his vision for the renminbi as a “powerful currency” with a global reserve status while being widely used in world trade, investment and foreign exchange. Photo: EPA-EFE
Russia

Opinion | With US-Russia treaty set to expire, threat of a new nuclear arms race grows

In a fragmented multilateral environment, the world could face even greater danger from nuclear proliferation than during the Cold War.

Corruption in China

What does the fall of PLA top brass Zhang Youxia say about Beijing’s Taiwan plans?

Investigations into China’s top military commanders have raised questions about the PLA’s battle readiness.

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Donald Trump

Trump and Colombia’s Petro appear to bury hatchet after months of tensions

US president calls Gustavo Petro ‘terrific’ after their first face-to-face encounter, following months of trading barbs.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. Photo: Colombia Presidency via dpa
Jeffrey Epstein

As I see it | Epstein files reveal the underbelly of Western elites

If such are the people who run the world of business and politics, we are all doomed.

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A banner showing a photo of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein with Donald Trump hangs in Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles, California, on August 2, 2025. Photo: Reuters
US Politics

Trump signs spending bill to end US shutdown, setting stage for ICE fight

Hard negotiations loom as Democrats seek big changes to immigration operations following the shooting deaths of Alex Pretti and Nicole Good.

Crime

Jill Biden’s first husband charged with killing wife in domestic dispute

William Stevenson, 77, and the former US first lady were married from 1970 to 1975.

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Middle East

US fighter jet shoots down Iranian drone approaching aircraft carrier

The Iranian Shahed-139 was flying towards the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea ‘with unclear intent’, a US official says.

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An F-35C Lightning II prepares to land on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln on January 28. Photo: US Navy via AFP
Nato

Nato starts planning for Arctic military mission amid Greenland row with Trump

The defence alliance has said it would boost its presence in the region after the US president’s repeated threats to take over the island.

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Disney

Disney theme parks chief Josh D’Amaro to succeed Bob Iger as CEO

The 28-year Disney veteran will take the helm of the company after years of overseeing its largest business segment.

Hong Kong economy

CK Hutchison takes Panama to arbitration after court voids canal port rights

Move comes after Beijing called the ruling self-sabotaging and warned Panama would pay a heavy political and economic price.

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Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings has said it has launched arbitration proceedings to challenge the Panamanian court ruling. Photo: Sam Tsang
Britain

Epstein files scandal triggers UK criminal probe as Mandelson quits parliament

UK police to investigate if Peter Mandelson shared market-sensitive data with Jeffrey Epstein after the latest US files dump draws scrutiny.

Peter Mandelson will quit House of Lords in storm over Epstein ties. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

Why the collapse of the last US-Russia nuclear treaty matters for China

Analysts warn expiry of New Start could trigger vicious circle and three-way arms race between Beijing, Washington and Moscow.

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US-Venezuela conflict

1 month after Maduro abduction, Venezuela assures China investments are safe

Venezuelan envoy Remigio Ceballos dismisses reports US will set the price for all oil transactions between China and Venezuela.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | American allies are finally hedging against American risk

As US policy becomes more self-centred and unpredictable, traditional allies realise their best bet lies with diplomatic diversification.

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US-China relations

USS Abraham Lincoln is in the Arabian Sea. So is a Chinese vessel

Research ship Dayang Yihao may have been sailing near the American warship, independent military observer says in a social media post.

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China’s Dayang Yihao has been surveying the Arabian Sea since December 19, according to SeaLight, a Stanford University-affiliated maritime analysis group. Photo: Handout
ICBMs

China grows nuclear arsenal as last US-Russia limits expire

President Xi Jinping plans to further expand China’s nuclear weapons stockpile, while caps on US and Russian deployments end this week.

India

Why India may ‘gravitate back’ to US bloc after Trump-Modi tariff deal

Analysts doubt that India can buy more than US$500 billion of US products in a short span of time and stop buying Russian oil.

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