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Chinese student numbers at Harvard rise despite Trump visa crackdown
South China Morning Post, Published on 14/01/2026
» WASHINGTON — Enrolment at Harvard for Chinese students rose in the autumn from a year earlier, even as the Donald Trump administration moved to rein in visas for them and limit foreign enrolment and funding at the prestigious university.
Private art museum Dib Bangkok opens in Thailand in honour of late collector
South China Morning Post, Published on 13/01/2026
» With his curly hair and thick-rimmed glasses, the late Thai collector Petch Osathanugrah cut a distinct figure. An industrialist, musician and heir to a popular energy drink company, he amassed a vast collection of more than 1,000 artworks and was in the early stages of building a private museum in Bangkok when he died from a heart attack in 2023.
Taiwan can join Apec summit if it sticks to one-China principle, Beijing says
South China Morning Post, Published on 06/11/2025
» HONG KONG — Taiwan's participation in next year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Shenzhen as a regional economy will depend on its adherence to the one-China principle, Beijing said on Wednesday, amid growing cross-strait tensions.
Malaysia flexes rare earth muscle as mineral-hungry US seeks non-Chinese sources
South China Morning Post, Published on 23/08/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's ban on exports of unprocessed rare earth metals this week signals that the Southeast Asian country has a realistic shot - on its own terms - at feeding the mineral-hungry United States amid its strained trade ties with the world's dominant supplier, China, according to analysts.
China doubles down on building telescopes in Thailand
South China Morning Post, Published on 31/05/2025
» China has completed its first overseas new-generation radio telescope in northern Thailand, bolstering a global scientific network that monitors deep space signals and tracks subtle shifts in the Earth's rotation and tectonic plates.
Chinese officials told to use DeepSeek AI to help make decisions
South China Morning Post, Published on 20/02/2025
» BEIJING — Local governments in China have urged officials to use DeepSeek's artificial intelligence (AI) model to help them make decisions.
Where Kamala Harris, Donald Trump are likely to diverge on Southeast Asia
South China Morning Post, Published on 22/10/2024
» The presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris comes at a time of rising geopolitical tensions on multiple fronts.
New shoe vibrator for visually impaired
South China Morning Post, Published on 08/10/2024
» KYODO - A start-up backed by Japanese carmaker Honda Motor has launched a shoe-mounted vibration device to help visually impaired people navigate their surroundings.
Van Gogh painting auctioned for $27.6 million
South China Morning Post, Published on 27/09/2024
» HONG KONG - There were few fireworks at the inaugural evening sale of 20th and 21st century art at Christie's new Asia headquarters in Hong Kong on Thursday, as the economic malaise that has cast a pall over the art market in the past two years continues to make itself felt.
How to end your addiction to your smartphone using 5 tips
South China Morning Post, Published on 25/09/2024
» The bright red lights shone onto the ground at pedestrian crossings around Hong Kong so that phone-absorbed zombies know the "Don't Walk" signal is active were billed as a public safety measure.