China’s exports to Global South surge, Putin taps Brazil: SCMP daily highlights

Two workers at IPC Container Terminal at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 6. Photo: AP

Published: 9:15pm, 19 Aug 2025 Updated: 9:49pm, 19 Aug 2025

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, seated from background left, France’s President Emmanuel Macron and US President Trump listen during a meeting in the East Room of the White House on Monday. Photo: AP

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he was brokering a meeting between Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and their Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to be followed by a trilateral meeting that would include the US leader.

2. China’s exports, investments to Global South surge in ‘age of tariffs’: report

Chinese exports to the Global South – covering most of the developing world – have doubled since 2015, with growth seeing a notable uptick after the US-China trade war during US President Donald Trump’s first term, S&P analysts said on Tuesday.

3. HKU virologist says next pandemic inevitable and world may not be ready

A view of a crowd at Central MTR station in Hong Kong. The city’s high density makes widespread respiratory disease a major public health concern. Photo: Edmond So

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