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South China Morning Post
06-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
SCMP Plus wins top award at Digital Media Awards Worldwide
SCMP Plus , the South China Morning Post's premium service, collected a top global accolade for innovation, marking its work in providing curated news, context and analysis on China to busy readers. Advertisement The award in the best digital subscription/reader revenue project category came after SCMP Plus beat out three competitors at Wan-IFRA's Digital Media Awards Worldwide. Wan-IFRA is the World Association of News Publishers. 'SCMP Plus exemplifies our enduring and critical role as an innovative news organisation that prioritises subscribers' needs,' said Post CEO Catherine So, who collected the award in Krakow, Poland. 'Our innovation journey, powered by talent and technology, will only accelerate.' The premium product is designed to provide indispensable, insightful content and in-depth analysis for global decision-makers and business leaders navigating China's complexity, So said. It was introduced in May 2024, giving the Post a full suite of subscription tiers. Catherine So (centre), CEO of the South China Morning Post, receiving the trophy in Krakow, Poland. Photo: Wan-IFRA 'The global award from Wan-IFRA Digital Media Awards Worldwide, coinciding with the first anniversary of our premium news platform SCMP Plus, affirms our leadership in trustworthy content and profound insights that empower our subscribers,' So said.
South China Morning Post
06-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
SCMP Plus wins top award at Digital Media Awards Worldwide
SCMP Plus , the South China Morning Post's premium service, collected a top global accolade for innovation, marking its work in providing curated news, context and analysis on China to busy readers. Advertisement The award in the best digital subscription/reader revenue project category came after SCMP Plus beat out three competitors at Wan-IFRA's Digital Media Awards Worldwide. Wan-IFRA is the World Association of News Publishers. 'SCMP Plus exemplifies our enduring and critical role as an innovative news organisation that prioritises subscribers' needs,' said Post CEO Catherine So, who collected the award in Krakow, Poland. 'Our innovation journey, powered by talent and technology, will only accelerate.' The premium product is designed to provide indispensable, insightful content and in-depth analysis for global decision-makers and business leaders navigating China's complexity, So said. It was introduced in May 2024, giving the Post a full suite of subscription tiers. Catherine So (centre), CEO of the South China Morning Post, receiving the trophy in Krakow, Poland. Photo: Wan-IFRA 'The global award from Wan-IFRA Digital Media Awards Worldwide, coinciding with the first anniversary of our premium news platform SCMP Plus, affirms our leadership in trustworthy content and profound insights that empower our subscribers,' So said.
South China Morning Post
04-05-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Princeton's Rory Truex unwraps Trump's gifts to China, from tariffs to tech wars
One of the United States' most respected experts on modern China, Rory Truex is an associate professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University, researching Chinese politics and authoritarian systems. Advertisement As one of the first to identify a growing pressure in Washington for policy specialists to adopt an anti-China hawkishness, Truex is well-placed to assess the hostility coming from the White House, where he says it really is 'all about Donald Trump'. This interview first appeared in SCMP Plus . For other interviews in the Open Questions series, click here. In US President Donald Trump's first weeks in office, you suggested his administration had been 'relatively easy' on China. Things have changed dramatically, with the launch of a tariff war on Beijing. How would you describe Trump's China policy now? Initially, there was a question about whether there would be a broader authoritarian realignment, where Trump cosies up to both [Russian leader] Vladimir Putin and [Chinese President] Xi Jinping , and potentially other authoritarian leaders. Advertisement And I say that because I view Trump as a proto autocrat, in the sense that I think he is someone who does not respect the institutions of democracy and therefore has an affinity with these types of leaders elsewhere in the world. At this point, I wouldn't say Trump has been 'relatively easy' on China, as things have escalated quite dramatically. The aggressive rhetoric and new tariffs might just be one of his bargaining tactics, but it does not appear that he is interested in resetting the relationship with China more broadly.
South China Morning Post
27-04-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Why Scott Kennedy thinks the US-China trade war is ‘far from the endgame'
Scott Kennedy is a senior adviser and trustee chair in Chinese business and economics at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank. He has visited China on numerous occasions over the past 37 years and written extensively on the country, particularly regarding its economic policy and relations with the United States. Advertisement This interview first appeared in SCMP Plus . For other interviews in the Open Questions series, click here On April 2, US President Donald Trump ramped up the trade war by announcing a 'Liberation Day' package of tariffs . Their scale and magnitude shocked the world, as they were levied against rivals and allies alike. What is your take? The Trump administration has offered a variety of explanations for their approach to international trade and management of the global economy. The one that seems most persuasive to me is their view that the international trading system has been deeply unfair to the US for a long time. The US has maintained lower tariff and non-tariff barriers than those from other countries, whether allies or not. As a result of viewing the system as unfair, they believed that they could not use the World Trade Organization and other traditional means to get a better outcome. So instead, they decided to use the leverage of denying access to the American market to force through change. Advertisement We saw the dramatic results unfold on April 2 and in the days afterward, in their effort to switch from a multilateral system of common tariffs based on most favoured nation status and national treatment to one based on reciprocal tariffs negotiated line by line, country by country. This is not necessarily where they want things to end. Rather, they want to start negotiations that could result in tariffs potentially coming down if possible.
South China Morning Post
24-04-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
SCMP Plus wins gold at Digital Media Awards Asia
SCMP Plus, the South China Morning Post's premium subscription service, won a top honour on Wednesday in recognition of its innovative approach to giving readers more context and analysis on China-related topics. Advertisement The gold in the digital subscription/reader revenue project category was one of two top awards picked up by the Post at the Digital Media Awards Asia in Kuala Lumpur. Morning Studio, the Post's commercial content arm, got top prize in its category for a project with Cathay Pacific's air-cargo unit about carrying pandas to Hong Kong. 'We are proud to be recognised with top honours at the Wan-IFRA Digital Media Awards Asia, a testament to SCMP's leadership in editorial excellence and exceptional creativity. The success of SCMP Plus reaffirms the indispensable value we deliver to subscribers seeking world-class expertise and analysis on the complexities of China,' said Catherine So, CEO of the Post. 'Furthermore, our Morning Studio team's exceptional talent in crafting compelling branded narratives with partners continues to set industry standards in marketing. We remain dedicated to driving impactful journalism and creative storytelling for our readers and partners.' With the launch of SCMP Plus on May 6, 2024, the Post introduced a full suite of subscription tiers: standard, which provides access to Plus, which comprises digital access and SCMP Plus , a premium analysis and opinion platform; and Bundle Plus, which adds delivery of the print newspaper to the other two platforms. 'The award affirms that a product built on journalism, news judgment, experience, user needs and curation has a place in an industry that is coming to grips with AI-generated content and short videos,' said Chow Chung Yan, the executive editor of the Post. 'It is encouraging to see that discerning readers are still reaching to experienced journalists and credible brands to keep themselves informed.' Advertisement Wan-IFRA, which organised the awards, said in a request for submissions in the digital category that it was seeking entries that 'demonstrate real results and metrics, understanding of brand strengths, clarity for the reader or customer, and an effective call to action'.
