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AdvertisementBanking & financeEconomyGlobal EconomyAIIB pledges critical infrastructure investments across Asia amid global turbulenceNew president says private capital and international cooperation essential to funding infrastructure projects across continent
Reading Time:2 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPRalph JenningsPublished: 2:58pm, 26 Jan 2026Updated: 3:08pm, 26 Jan 2026The Beijing-headquartered Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) aims to marshal resources from governments, private parties and peer institutions to build critical infrastructure across Asia despite geopolitical headwinds, its new president said on Monday.Zou Jiayi, who took the baton of the multilateral development bank in mid-January from inaugural president Jin Liqun, called for investments to augment country-specific tax revenues and promote industrial development, putting economies on a stronger footing as importers and exporters.
“We are experiencing a difficult time [and] we see there are a lot of chall..

AdvertisementUnited StatesWorldUnited States & CanadaGreg Bovino: the face of Trump’s aggressive deportation campaignFrom tossing tear gas to defending fatal shootings, the US Border Patrol chief relishes his high-profile role in Trump’s America
Reading Time:3 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPAgence France-PressePublished: 2:39pm, 26 Jan 2026Updated: 2:40pm, 26 Jan 2026Clad in tactical gear with a helmet and hurling a tear-gas canister at protesters, Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino has become the public face of US President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation campaign.
Bovino’s public profile rose further in recent days as he defended violent immigration sweeps in Minneapolis, which culminated Saturday with federal agents fatally shooting 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti, the second citizen to be killed in the heavily Democratic northern city in several weeks.
The Trump administration swiftly accused Pretti of seeking to harm immigration agents, saying he was in possession of a p..

Kamala Harris Calls Minneapolis a ‘Murderous Occupation’ in Furious Tweet After Nurse’s Death In a forceful social media outburst that quickly gained national attention, Kamala Harris, former US vice president and senior Democratic political figure, took to X (formerly Twitter) to condemn the killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse shot dead by federal law enforcement officers in Minneapolis on January 24, 2026. Harris’s tweet crystallised widespread political and public outrage over the incident and intensified debate over federal law enforcement practices in US cities.Harris tweeted, “Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country. As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.” Minneapolis 'INSURRECTION': Teargas, Explosions After ICE Shoots US Citizen; Tim Walz ..

Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has urged citizens to back domestic businesses and workers under a new “Buy Canadian” policy, hours after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose 100 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods if Ottawa proceeded with trade deals with China.In a video posted on his X account, Carney framed the policy as a response to growing economic pressure from abroad. Trump Threatens Canada With 100% Tariff Over China Trade Push After Carney’s Beijing Visit “With our economy under threat from abroad, Canadians have made a choice: to focus on what we can control. You're choosing to put your hard earned dollars behind Canadian businesses, and Canadian workers,” he said. “Canada’s new government is doing the same with our new Buy Canadian Policy.”Carney said the government would prioritise domestic sourcing for major national projects, including housing, infrastructure and defence.“We’re aiming to build big, from millions of homes that will improve affordability..

AdvertisementArtificial intelligenceTechBig TechJensen Huang celebrates Lunar New Year with Nvidia employees in ShanghaiCEO of world’s most valuable company receives rock-star welcome as Beijing appears ready to allow imports of the H200 GPU to resume
Reading Time:2 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPAnn Caoin ShanghaiPublished: 2:22pm, 25 Jan 2026Jensen Huang marked the coming Lunar New Year with Nvidia employees in Shanghai on Saturday, as the CEO of the world’s most valuable company made his first trip to China in 2026 amid uncertainties around its H200 graphics processing unit (GPU).Huang received a rock-star welcome when he joined Nvidia’s annual Lunar New Year celebration, according to two employees who asked not to be named as they were not authorised to speak to the media. Huang gave a speech and handed out tangerines that he bought at a market earlier in the day, while staff members rushed to get his autograph, one employee said.
Huang is “celebrating Chinese New Year with our local..

AdvertisementAccidents and personal safetyHong KongLaw and Crime65-year-old Hong Kong woman dies after taxi overturns in early morning crashWoman left trapped after taxi flipped over in collision in Pat Heung, with police later arresting the driver and passenger of the other car
Reading Time:1 minuteWhy you can trust SCMPEdith LinPublished: 2:17pm, 25 Jan 2026Updated: 2:18pm, 25 Jan 2026A 65-year-old Hong Kong woman has died after being trapped inside a taxi that crashed into a private car and overturned early on Sunday, police have said.
A subsequent investigation by the force led to the arrest of the driver and passenger of the car involved in the collision in Pat Heung. They were suspected of possessing offensive weapons after officers found a knife and an extendable baton at the scene.
The crash occurred at around 12.30am when the driver of the taxi travelling along Kam Tin Road towards Yuen Long lost control while making a right turn onto Ying Ho Road. It collided with the car hea..