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Trump threatens tariffs on countries seen targeting US tech firms
Aug 26, 2025 (AFP)
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened further tariffs and export restrictions against countries that he says are targeting US tech firms. "Digital Taxes, ...
China Evergrande Group delisted from HK exchange; Asian markets rise on US rate cut hopes
Aug 25, 2025 (AFP)
A committee at the bourse had decided earlier this month to cancel Evergrande's listing after it failed to meet a July deadline to resume trading -- suspended s...
Asian markets rally on US rate cut hopes
Aug 25, 2025 (AFP)
Asian markets kicked off the week with a rally on Monday, tracking gains made by Wall Street on Friday after the US central bank chief suggested coming interest...
Trump says likely to visit China this year or soon after
Aug 25, 2025 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Monday that he expects to visit China this year or shortly afterwards, noting that economic ties between the two countries have i...
Dozens of Peru ports shut over deadly waves
Aug 25, 2025 (AFP)
Dozens of Peruvian ports were closed to trade and fishing on Monday due to strong swells along the country's Pacific coast caused by a deadly anticyclone. Autho...
Japan, S. Korea agree to enhance ties in 'challenging' environment
Aug 23, 2025 (AFP)
Japanese and South Korean leaders agreed to boost cooperation bilateral cooperation in the face of a "challenging" environment, as they met in Tokyo on Saturday...
Asian markets tick up as investors eye Jackson Hole meeting
Aug 22, 2025 (AFP)
Asian markets were mostly up Friday morning ahead of a pivotal speech by the US central bank chief, expected to shed light on possible interest rate cuts in the...
Markets split as investors eye Jackson Hole meeting
Aug 22, 2025 (AFP)
Markets in Asia and Europe diverged Friday ahead of a pivotal speech by the US central bank chief, expected to shed light on possible interest rate cuts in the ...
Asian markets mixed as investors await key speech
Aug 21, 2025 (AFP)
Asian markets were varied during cautious trading sessions on Thursday, one day before a key speech expected to offer signals about future interest rate cuts in...
Asian markets creep up as investors await key speech
Aug 21, 2025 (AFP)
Asian markets edged mostly upward in muted morning trading on Thursday, one day before a key speech expected to offer signals about future interest rate cuts in...
Asian markets dip after US tech slide
Aug 20, 2025 (AFP)
Asian markets mostly fell Wednesday morning, mirroring a rout of US tech titans the previous day as investors await signals of an interest rate cut in the world...
BHP books rise in profit on back of Chinese copper demand
Aug 19, 2025 (AFP)
Australian mining giant BHP on Tuesday reported a bump in yearly profits, as China's appetite for copper helped to counter slumping prices for iron ore and coal...
China's top diplomat hails 'positive trend' in relations with India
Aug 19, 2025 (AFP)
The world's two most populous nations are intense rivals competing for influence across South Asia, and fought a deadly border clash in 2020. India is also part...
China retail sales growth lower than expected in July
Aug 15, 2025 (AFP)
China's retail sales and industrial production grew at a slower rate than expected last month, official data showed Friday, as the world's number two economy ba...
China files WTO complaint over Canada steel duties
Aug 15, 2025 (AFP)
China filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Canadian steel import restrictions on Friday, the commerce ministry said, escalating simmer...
India and China eye border trade resumption
Aug 14, 2025 (AFP)
India and China are discussing resuming border trade five years after it was halted, foreign ministry officials on both sides have said, as US tariffs disrupt t...
CK Hutchison executive defends delay in Panama ports deal
Aug 14, 2025 (AFP)
A top executive at CK Hutchison on Thursday brushed off the delay in offloading its Panama Canal ports as "not particularly troublesome", as the Hong Kong congl...
'Stop production': Small US firms battered by shifting tariffs
Aug 13, 2025 (AFP)
The announcement involved a 10-percent levy on imports from most partners, set to rise further for many of them. For Cambodia, the planned duty was a staggering...
In China's factory heartland, warehouses weather Trump tariffs
Aug 12, 2025 (AFP)
But on Tuesday, after US President Donald Trump announced a truce on those duties would be extended, the depot in southern China's manufacturing hub Guangzhou w...
US, China extend tariff truce for 90 days
Aug 12, 2025 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that will "extend the Tariff Suspension on China for another 90 days," according to a post on his ...
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