Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China and economy stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trump’s America first trade policy: US-China 2020 deal is again under scrutiny US President Donald Trump and former Chinese vice-premier Liu He sign the phase-one trade deal…
President Donald Trump’s claim that US ownership and control of Greenland is “an absolute necessity” has underlined the strategic importance of the world’s largest island in terms of American missile defences and anti-submarine operations. While analysts doubt the US will buy Greenland – both Denmark and the island’s government have declared it is “not for…
The incoming American president Donald Trump made clear he has ambitions in the self-governing Danish territory of Greenland, a vast and sparsely populated Arctic island to the northeast of Canada replete with highly-prized mineral and energy resources. Trump has proposed buying Greenland from Denmark, an idea rejected by the Danish government. More recently, he suggested…
Jane Austen fans have a good reason to explore the southwest of England this year: It’s the 250th anniversary of her birth, and celebrations abound. Hampshire was both Austen’s birthplace and a source of inspiration; as a novelist, she was most prolific in this bucolic setting. Start out at Jane Austen’s House, her former cottage,…
Chinese researchers have penetrated the icy depths of glaciers in the country’s northwest, using new aerial technology to take a more detailed picture of resources in the “water tower of Asia”. The team from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences used airborne ice radar, also known as ice-penetrating radar, to…
⮊ Canary Islands and Seville. Photographer: Gabriela Herman for Bloomberg Businessweek | ⮊ Portillo. Photographer: Pia Vergara | ⮊ Jaipur. Source: Raffles Hotels and Resorts | ⮊ Casa de Brasa at Four Seasons Resort Los Cabos at Costa Palmas. Source: Costa Palmas By Bloomberg Pursuits December 12, 2024 As much as travel writers hate to…