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Southeast Asian leaders meet to talk tariffs, truce and East Timor
May 26, 2025 (AFP)
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN's) strategy of nurturing diverse economic alliances was on full display as Chinese Premier Li Qiang was warml...
Misinformation casts shadow on US-China trade truce
May 26, 2025 (AFP)
The world's two biggest economies agreed earlier this month to pause reciprocal tariffs for 90 days, a surprise de-escalation in their bitter trade war followin...
France's Macron in Vietnam to offer third way between US, China
May 26, 2025 (AFP)
The French president arrived in Hanoi late Sunday, the first stop of a six-day trip that will also take in Indonesia and Singapore. After paying tribute at a Ha...
Asian stocks bounce back after Treasury-led sell-off
May 23, 2025 (AFP)
Worries about the US budget deficit have returned to the fore this week after Moody's removed its top-tier credit rating and the president pushed ahead with a b...
Stocks bounce after Treasury-led sell-off
May 23, 2025 (AFP)
Worries about the US budget deficit have returned to the fore this week after Moody's removed its top-tier credit rating and the president pushed ahead with a b...
Dismayed Chinese students ponder prospects after Trump Harvard ban
May 23, 2025 (AFP)
The sharp escalation in Trump's longstanding feud with the elite Cambridge, Massachusetts-based college came as tensions simmer between Washington and Beijing o...
Senior US, China diplomats hold phone call
May 23, 2025 (AFP)
The call between US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and China's Executive Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu came during a thaw in Washington's bruisi...
US tariff tensions test Southeast Asian leaders at regional summit
May 23, 2025 (AFP)
Trump's tariffs has roiled global markets and upended international commerce, and left leaders from the 10-member ASEAN bloc scrambling for ways to limit the fa...
Dutch FM says supports as free as possible international trade
May 22, 2025 (AFP)
The US and China drastically rolled back sweeping tariffs on each other's goods for 90 days in May after talks in Geneva, marking a temporary de-escalation in a...
Macron tells Xi their nations' companies 'must enjoy fair competition'
May 22, 2025 (AFP)
"Chinese investment is welcome in France. But our companies must enjoy fair competition in both countries," Macron wrote on X following talks with Xi. "We agree...
Stocks track Wall St sell-off as US deficit fears grow
May 22, 2025 (AFP)
A weak auction of 20-year US government debt flashed a warning sign that the bond market was worried about the country's finances, days after Moody's lowered it...
Oil prices jump on report of Israel prepping Iran strike
May 21, 2025 (AFP)
While safe haven gold pushed almost two percent higher, the news from CNN appeared to be having little detrimental effect on Asian equities, with most extending...
Equities rebound to track Wall St up as China cuts rates
May 20, 2025 (AFP)
The rally tracked advances on Wall Street, where the initial selloff sparked by Moody's removal of Washington's triple-A grade soon gave way to a push back into...
China slaps anti-dumping duties on plastic imports from US, EU, Japan
May 19, 2025 (AFP)
The new duties target imports of polyformaldehyde copolymer, a common plastic used in car parts, medical devices and household appliances. The levies will range...
Asian markets drop after US loses last triple-A credit rating
May 19, 2025 (AFP)
The move dealt a blow to markets, which had enjoyed a healthy run-up last week after Washington and China hammered out a deal to temporarily slash tit-for-tat t...
Main points of the agreement between the EU and the UK
May 19, 2025 (AFP)
Here are the main points: - Security and defence - The two sides have agreed to a security and defence partnership at a time when Europe is rearming in the face...
Iraq's first filmmaker in Cannes says sanctions no piece of cake
May 18, 2025 (AFP)
"Sanctions empower dictators," he told AFP, claiming that they concentrate scant resources in their hands and only make them "more brutal". "In the history of t...
Post-Brexit UK willing to 'align' with EU in some areas: minister
May 18, 2025 (AFP)
Starmer is set to sign a new deal with the European Union this week as he hosts the first post-Brexit EU-UK summit on Monday. The London gathering with EU chief...
Asian markets stagger into weekend as trade rally runs out of legs
May 16, 2025 (AFP)
The dollar edged down after data showed US wholesale prices rose less than expected last month and retail sales were flat -- following below-forecast consumer i...
EU tech chief urges US cooperation as key decisions near
May 16, 2025 (AFP)
"Big tech companies know that closer cooperation on regulation would benefit their businesses," Virkkunen told AFP after meeting with top Silicon Valley CEOs, i...
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