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1. Trump to attend press gala dinner rescheduled in wake of shooting incident

   US President ⁠Donald Trump will attend the rescheduled ⁠White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on July 24, he confirmed in a social media post on Tuesday, after the annual event was postponed following a shooting. The black-tie gathering of journalists and ‌politicians in Washington was postponed after a suspect stormed a security checkpoint and fired a shotgun outside the event on April...

2. UN warns world to prepare for El Nino extreme weather

   There is an 80 per cent chance of the warming El Nino phenomenon developing between June and August, increasing the risk of extreme weather events, the World Meteorological Organization said on Tuesday. “Fuelled by unusually warm ocean waters in the tropical Pacific, El Nino conditions are developing and are set to influence global temperature and rainfall patterns,” the United Nations’ WMO...

3. Trump taps housing regulator Bill Pulte as acting intelligence chief

   US President Donald Trump has named federal housing regulator Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, entrusting oversight of America’s intelligence agencies to a close political ally whose career has been rooted in housing finance rather than national security. Trump announced the appointment on Tuesday, saying Pulte would replace Tulsi Gabbard, who stepped down last month after...

4. Hong Kong to keep ‘open mind’ on options for struggling postal service

   Hong Kong authorities have vowed to develop a long-term road map for the city’s struggling self-financing postal operator and keep an “open-mind” on all options, including privatisation or turning it into a traditional department. Acting Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Bernard Chan Pak-li revealed the move at the Legislative Council’s economic development panel meeting on...

5. US proposes 25% tariff to punish Brazil over trade practices

   The Trump administration has proposed a new punitive tariff of 25 per cent on many imports from Brazil, after deciding its practices were unfair on a range of issues from digital trade to illegal deforestation, top trade official Jamieson Greer said late on Monday. The measures, under the Section 301 trade statute, cover areas such as electronic payment services, preferential tariffs,...

6. Bangladesh faces further measles risk due to lack of vaccinations, travel

   The measles outbreak in Bangladesh is one of its deadliest health crises in decades, and experts are warning that the lack of measures to increase vaccinations and enhance immunisation across the country could lead to a further spike in cases. There have been over 60,000 suspected cases of measles, and nearly 600 people have died from the disease since mid-March, according to media reports. The...

7. Can China’s caesium-from-brine tech cut reliance on Canadian, Australian ores?

   Chinese researchers have developed an environmentally friendly method to extract caesium from brine, a process they say could boost China’s supply of the strategic resource. Caesium, a rare metal, is a critical strategic resource used in satellite atomic clocks, missile thermal imaging sensors and advanced speciality glass. China and the United States are the top consumers of caesium, yet both...

8. Putin in Beijing, ‘China shock’ in EU: 7 global relations reads

   We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering global relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Brussels agrees on tougher China trade policy, as Beijing vows retaliation The European Commission agreed on a tough new approach to trade relations with China in May, at a rare...

9. China-Cuba ‘US security threat’, Brazil’s rare earths: Latin America relations reads

   We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering Latin American relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. US casts Cuba as China-linked security threat while still pushing for talks One day after the United States brought criminal charges against former Cuban leader Raul Castro over the...

10. Hong Kong rolls out summer deals, events to mark 50 years of dragon boat races

    The Hong Kong Tourism Board will launch a summer campaign featuring citywide discounts and events to mark the 50th anniversary of the international dragon boat races at the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront, in a bid to attract more overnight visitors. To welcome the summer travel season, the board announced on Tuesday that its “Hong Kong Summer Fun” campaign would open with the Sun Life Hong Kong...