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Wellness

Babies conceived in winter less likely to become obese adults: Japan study

A person’s brown fat, one of two types of body fat, and cold weather appear to be linked to a lower possibility of weight gain in adulthood.

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Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong rises along with other Asia-Pacific stock markets as Trump pauses most tariffs

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Crime

Japan’s biggest yakuza gang ends internal feud as membership hits historic low

US-China trade war

Trump’s tariffs, China targeting in focus as House lawmakers fret over alliances

US defence officials pledge to deepen cooperation with Indo-Pacific partners while America’s top trade envoy faces pointed questions again.

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US President Donald Trump holds an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Banking & finance

18 Hong Kong banks offer flexible loans to SMEs to cope with US-China trade war

Extension of loan repayment periods and partial principal repayment arrangements offered by banks to ease SMEs’ pain.

Asia travel

Expo 2025 side trip: the Japanese island where onions reign supreme

Overlooking Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, Awaji Island’s soil, rich in volcanic and oceanic minerals, produces exquisite produce – including onions.

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Jobs

Work with a smile? But that’s harassment, say nearly half of Japanese polled

45.7 per cent of respondents say they think asking store staff to smile is harassment, suggesting growing sensitivity to pressures on service workers.

Sales staff discuss specialty chocolates with shoppers at a chocolate store in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: Getty Images
United States

Eyes in the sky: US to deploy long-range drones near Taiwan, Japan confirms

The MQ-4C Triton surveillance drones are capable of operating for over 24 hours straight and covering a range of 13,700km.

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US-China trade war

Explainer | How dependent are these 6 major Asian economies on the US market?

A Post review of official data determines share of exports from major Asian economies to the US, as a percentage of their national GDP.

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Semiconductors

US memory chipmaker Micron to impose tariff surcharge on products

Micron’s overseas manufacturing sites are largely based in Asia, including mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore.

Micron Technology’s offices in Shanghai, China. Photo: Reuters
South Korea

‘Absolutely ridiculous’: Japan NHK apology over misleading footage sparks outcry

Fabricated footage the broadcaster aired was used by South Korean media to claim that Koreans were forced to work on Hashima Island.

Hashima Island off Nagasaki, Japan, was once a hub for undersea coal mining. Photo: Kyodo
Donald Trump

Opinion | What the Asian Tigers can teach Trump

The US president is interested in making America bigger. But human talent, not land, is the asset most worth investing in.

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United States

US stocks jump – then dive, as confusion over Trump tariffs reigns

The big question remains centred on how long the US president will keep his stiff tariffs on imports, which would raise prices for Americans.

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Nato

Nato chief confronts China’s ‘staggering’ military build-up during Japan visit

Nato chief Mark Rutte urged for a stronger Japan-Nato alliance amid concerns over China’s rapid military expansion and global stability threats.

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Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks to the media during his visit to Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan. Photo: Nato/dpa
Mental health

Japan store worker’s suicide after working half year straight deemed job-related

His case highlights the issue of the ‘death from overwork’ culture in Japan.

A man walks past a 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

Japan moves to front of queue for tariff talks with US

Optimism in Tokyo’s markets suggests hopes are high for a breakthrough, despite Donald Trump’s rhetoric about Japan treating the US poorly.

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Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index closes higher as China’s state funds step in

Stocks in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen rise after several Chinese state funds step in to prop up the market.

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United States

Trump orders fresh review of Nippon Steel’s bid for US Steel

White House directive sent share price of US Steel up over 13 per cent as move raised hopes of approval for deal blocked by Biden in January.

Nippon Steel’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: Reuters
Asia housing and property

The View | Why Asian real estate is safe from Trump’s tariff blitz

Trump’s tariffs will inevitably dampen sentiment towards Asian real estate, but domestic demand will act as a shock absorber.

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Asia travel

Japanese bar district gets bilingual wristbands to gauge revellers’ mood

Six colour-coded wristbands help drinkers start or avoid conversations in Noge, a neighbourhood in Yokohama dotted with bars and pubs.

Viral stories

Happy not happy: Japan man’s odd name brings bullying, struggles in love, work

Man finally finds satisfaction after years of ridicule, gets job in which clients think his moniker will bring them good fortune.

A man in Japan has faced ridicule for most of his life after his mother gave him the name Happy. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/ABEMA Prime
Food and Drinks

What can Hong Kong’s top pizza chefs learn from Asia-Pacific’s No 1?

4 Hong Kong pizza parlours have been ranked among the best in Asia-Pacific. What they do well and what sets Tokyo rival in first place apart.

Chef Salvatore Fiata at his pizzeria, Fiata by Salvatore Fiata, in Central, Hong Kong, one of four in the city to make the 50 Top Pizza Asia-Pacific 2025 list. Fiata and fellow chefs reveal what goes into making a great pizza. Photo: Fiata by Salvatore Fiata
Hong Kong stock market

Asia-Pacific stocks plunge as traders rush for the exit in global tariff war

Eleven major Asia-Pacific benchmarks fall to their 52-week low; the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index enters a bear market.

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Asia travel

Innovation, tech and Japanese tradition to meet at Osaka Expo 2025

The event will be held on an artificial island in Osaka Bay that has been developed to welcome some 28 million visitors.

Accidents and personal safety

Hongkonger among 44 injured in collision between 2 Tokyo tour buses

Hong Kong’s Immigration Department confirms it received request for assistance from resident injured during accident on Chuo Expressway.

At least 44 people were injured in the accident, according to Japanese media. Photo: Handout
United States

Close encounters: inside Japan’s growing fascination with UFOs

Politicians claim sightings, museums report rising visitor numbers – and ‘contact events’ draw thousands seeking alien encounters.

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Japan’s fascination with unidentified flying objects has surged in recent years. Photo: Shutterstock
Diplomacy

Macroscope | Trump could end up making Asia, not America, great again

The US’ presence in Asia is entrenched but the prospect of a Europe-East Asia economic alliance is one card both regions could play.

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Hong Kong

This week in PostMag: China’s salt capital and a Mekong cruise

Christopher St. Cavish talks China’s ‘salt capital’, David Swanson leads us down a river cruise and Bibek Bhandari remembers 2000s-era Beijing.

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