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Vance calls for greater ties with India, hails progress on trade talks
U.S. Vice President JD Vance has called for greater collaboration with India in sectors such as defense, energy and ...
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‘China Plus One’ Should Be a Strategic Win for America in Southeast Asia
ASEAN’s strategic interests lie in autonomy, market access, and meaningful economic alternatives to China. Can the U.S. take ...
Map Shows Putin's Warships in Asia Amid War in Europe
A Russian naval task group has conducted exercises and port calls during its deployment in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
This Country Is the Happiest Place in East Asia—and It Has Incredible Street Food, Beautiful National Parks, and Bubbling Hot Springs
Taiwan has claimed the top spot as the happiest nation in East Asia, according to Gallup’s World Happiness Report 2025. The ...
Xi says China will stand with Southeast Asian countries in face of economic shocks
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has promised Malaysia and Vietnam greater access to Chinese markets as he tours Southeast Asia this ...
World Socialist Web Site14d
Vietnam among hardest hit by Trump tariffs
29, 2023 [AP Photo/Hau Dinh] Among the hardest hit were the 10 countries that form the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), most having tariffs of 30 percent or more imposed putting ...
The Diplomat14d
Parsing ASEAN’s Response to President Trump’s ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs
Nine of the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have been slapped with reciprocal tariffs. Cambodia has been hit with a 49 percent tariff, followed by Laos (47 percent ...
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China to 'fight to the end' as countries plot responses in Trump tariff war
China's fast and hardline approach contrasted with more emollient moves by other Asian countries. The European Union is also still consulting with member states on how hard to punch back against Trump ...
Asia Asset Management14d
US tariffs a “game changer”, many countries may face recession
President Donald Trump announced double-digit tariffs on imports from around 90 countries last week, including 34% on China. The ten Southeast Asian countries were slapped with levies ranging from 10% ...
Associated Press14d
As China and the US spar, countries brainstorm over how to cope with the trade war
(AP Photo/Anupam Nath) Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim delivers the keynote address at the ASEAN Investment Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian ...
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Asia Sags To Lows Not Seen Since 2014
While OpenAI’s massive $40 billion funding boosted global and North America’s funding totals, Asia was not so lucky. Instead, the region saw its lowest funding quarter since 2014, with only $13 ...
Business Times14d
Malaysia to chair special Asean meeting on Thursday as US tariffs rattle region
The NGCC will deliberate on the findings and determine the appropriate course of action, he added. Ahead of Thursday’s meeting, Asean countries have initiated internal discussions to align on their ...