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This video grab shows fire erupting at an oil depot in Iran’s capital Tehran after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran starting on February 28. Photo: AFP

China energy security

As war on Iran escalates, Asia scrambles to deal with global energy fallout

China, Japan and South Korea have all taken steps to reduce impact of supply shortages – but analysts warn of spillover.

11 Mar 2026 - 11:05AMvideocam

Pakistan

Pakistan imperils its IMF rescue as Afghanistan border violence rages

7 Mar 2026 - 2:00PM

US, Israel war on Iran

How is the conflict in Iran affecting Europe’s energy supply and prices?

3 Mar 2026 - 3:25PM

Bangladesh

Bangladesh faces daunting post-election challenges in economy, garment sector

A key concern for Dhaka is the upgrade to developing nation status, with the key garment sector set to face stiffer competition.

20 Feb 2026 - 8:29PM

Garment workers tailor clothes in a factory in Tongi, on the outskirts of Dhaka. Photo: AFP

US-China trade war

At America’s biggest retail show, the China question never really goes away

Tariffs may ebb and supply chains may detour, but US shoppers – and giants like Walmart and Amazon – still rely heavily on Chinese goods.

24 Jan 2026 - 3:14AMvideocam

US-China trade war

Trade reset? China, Canada look to revive ties after US tariffs force rethink

Crude, copper and iron top Canada’s exports to China, as prime minister seeks to mend relationship with Beijing.

13 Jan 2026 - 10:00PMvideocam

Vietnam

As Vietnam’s US trade surplus outpaces China, Trump tries to fix ‘imbalance’

Jennifer Wicks McNamara is set to replace Marc Knapper as US ambassador to Vietnam as Hanoi’s trade surplus with US surpasses Beijing for first time.

13 Jan 2026 - 6:43PMvideocam

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with oil industry executives at the White House earlier this month. Photo: Reuters

Yuan

What China’s global yuan push looks like – and what could hold it back

Currency sees wider use in trade, but high domestic savings and partial capital controls still act as constraints, analysis shows.

23 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM

China travel

Why South Korea is becoming China’s new bargain travel hotspot amid Japan spat

A slump in the won is making South Korea increasingly affordable for mainland tourists just as China warns against travel to Japan.

16 Dec 2025 - 9:00PMvideocam

China's economic recovery

Beijing digs in for trade ‘struggles’, eyes strategy of growth and resilience

Analysts see leadership’s language after central economic work conference as an admission that trade tensions are expected to endure.

12 Dec 2025 - 10:00PMvideocam

President Xi Jinping (centre) speaks at the annual central economic work conference in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua

United States

US Fed lowers key rate, but Powell says December cut not guaranteed

The central bank’s second consecutive quarter-point cut seeks to bolster the flagging US labour market.

30 Oct 2025 - 3:20AM

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference in Washington after the Fed cut interest rates by quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

China’s fourth plenum

China sets ‘technological self-reliance’ as a key goal for the next 5 years

Proposal sets out tech target for the first time in at least a decade, with the aim to make ‘rapid breakthroughs in key technologies’.

4 Nov 2025 - 4:44PMvideocam

US-China relations

US government frozen after shutdown, but China talks still in motion: analysts

This week’s shutdown would be unlikely to stall China trade talks, observers said, but could speed up Federal Reserve’s interest rate cuts.

2 Oct 2025 - 7:00PM

Rare earths

Is a rumoured US rare earth fund coming too late to catch up with China?

A reported US$5 billion fund to secure Washington’s rare earth supply is probably not enough to shake China’s dominance, analysts said.

21 Oct 2025 - 10:30PM

The supply and refining capacity of rare earth elements and other critical minerals has become a major sticking point in US-China trade relations. Photo: Xinhua

US-China trade war

US expanding ‘critical minerals’ roster to guide investment, rely less on China

US Geological Survey says the updated draft list and its methodology show how authorities are anticipating disruptions to the supply chain.

29 Aug 2025 - 10:00PM

Copper, lead and silver are among the 51 mined commodities that the US intends to add to its 2025 List of Critical Minerals. Photo: Shutterstock