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TikTok signs US joint venture deal to end ban threat

The deal, set to close on Jan 22, would end years of efforts to force the app’s Chinese parent ByteDance to divest its US business over national security concerns.
The deal, set to close on Jan 22, would end years of efforts to force the app’s Chinese parent ByteDance to divest its US business over national security concerns.

EU must reform or risk irrelevance, says report

Former British prime minister Tony Blair (left) and JPMorgan Chase chief Jamie Dimon said Europe needed to integrate further to prioritise defence and economic growth.
Former British prime minister Tony Blair (left) and JPMorgan Chase chief Jamie Dimon said Europe needed to integrate further to prioritise defence and economic growth.

An anxious Japan confronts the shadows cast by the new US security strategy

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and  US President Donald Trump aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, during their visit to the US Navy's Yokosuka base in Japan in October.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and  US President Donald Trump aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, during their visit to the US Navy's Yokosuka base in Japan in October.

US military developing small refineries for critical minerals

A collection of antimony – key to making bullets – is displayed at the Natural History Museum in London.
A collection of antimony – key to making bullets – is displayed at the Natural History Museum in London.

China’s Li Qiang criticises tariffs as record trade surplus irks export markets

Chinese Premier Li Qiang attends the “1+10 Dialogue” with heads of key economic groups in Beijing on Dec 9.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang attends the “1+10 Dialogue” with heads of key economic groups in Beijing on Dec 9.

Kremlin says Trump’s national security strategy accords largely with Russia’s vision

A general view on the Spasskaya tower of the Kremlin and St Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, Russia May 16, 2024.
A general view on the Spasskaya tower of the Kremlin and St Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, Russia May 16, 2024.

Explainer: Trump’s regional goals in ‘America First’ global strategy

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump attends the signing ceremony of a peace deal with the President of Rwanda Paul Kagame and the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on December 4, 2025. Trump on Thursday brings the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo together to endorse a deal that Trump has hailed as his latest peace triumph despite ongoing violence on the ground. Trump hopes the agreement will pave the way for the United States to gain access to critical minerals in the eastern DRC, a violence-torn region home to many of the key ingredients in modern technologies such as electric cars. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump attends the signing ceremony of a peace deal with the President of Rwanda Paul Kagame and the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on December 4, 2025. Trump on Thursday brings the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo together to endorse a deal that Trump has hailed as his latest peace triumph despite ongoing violence on the ground. Trump hopes the agreement will pave the way for the United States to gain access to critical minerals in the eastern DRC, a violence-torn region home to many of the key ingredients in modern technologies such as electric cars. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

US wants stability with China instead of conflict: Trade Representative Greer

The United States has been monitoring its relationship with China on a daily basis.
The United States has been monitoring its relationship with China on a daily basis.

Taiwan cheered, China upset after Trump signs new Taiwan legislation into law

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks inside the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, D.C., November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks inside the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, D.C., November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Why Asia should worry about a G1 world as China’s power grows

US President Donald Trump meeting his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping  in Busan, South Korea in October.
US President Donald Trump meeting his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping  in Busan, South Korea in October.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.