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US-China relations
Opinion
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US negotiators face tough task to secure trade deal with China
A more assertive Chinese negotiating team, a lack of simple solutions and serious time constraints are a challenge to advancing the talks.
18 Aug 2025 - 8:30PM
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India
Will a Russia-Ukraine peace deal save India from US tariffs?
18 Aug 2025 - 6:30PM
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Singapore
Singapore’s Lawrence Wong vows to keep city state ‘exceptional’
17 Aug 2025 - 10:18PM
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Nvidia
Opinion
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Is US trade policy for sale? America’s partners deserve an answer
The ethos of the recent Nvidia deal and other agreements leaves US trade partners unsure about Washington’s intentions.
17 Aug 2025 - 7:08PM
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Donald Trump
Stung by tariffs, Lula tells Trump to visit and ‘get to know true Brazil’
‘I hope that someday we can talk, President Trump, so you can learn about the quality of the Brazilian people,’ the South American leader says.
17 Aug 2025 - 3:14PM
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Food and agriculture
Asian Angle
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Why Malaysia and Singapore must make food security a priority in the JS-SEZ
With import shocks and climate change risks rising, the new Johor-Singapore special economic zone offers hope for lasting food security.
17 Aug 2025 - 12:00PM
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Banking & finance
Hong Kong stablecoin rules to upgrade city’s trade-finance role: UAE banker
City could rebuild its role in expediting trade between mainland China and global markets, CEO of United Arab Emirates’ Zand says.
17 Aug 2025 - 11:00AM
Asean
Asia’s small businesses brace for a US tariff-economy ‘disaster’
Analysts are urging the region’s SMEs to diversify supply chains and invest in risk management to survive this new, unstable trade landscape.
17 Aug 2025 - 10:00AM
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Asean
Opinion
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Asean-China trade pact update could not have come at a better time
Despite obstacles to enhancing mutual trust, revamping trade ties offers opportunities for both parties amid intensifying global competition.
17 Aug 2025 - 8:25AM
China-Africa relations
China arms Burkina Faso as Sahel turns away from Western security promises
As region’s security ties with US, France unravel, China steps in to fill the void and position itself for greater influence in the Sahel.
16 Aug 2025 - 7:00PM
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Malaysia
Malaysia accused of ‘blocking progress’ on plastics as it sides with oil giants
Critics decried Malaysia’s decision to join major oil producers in resisting calls to phase out toxic additives and cap plastic production.
16 Aug 2025 - 2:07PM
War and conflict
Opinion
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6 pillars for peace to end wars in Asia
Safety in isolation is a dangerous illusion. Our best hope for lasting peace lies in shared infrastructure, talent flows and investment.
16 Aug 2025 - 1:00PM
Semiconductors
Bargaining chip: Nvidia’s efforts to please US and China get harder
The world’s most valuable company by market cap finds itself in the centre of trade negotiations between Beijing and Washington.
16 Aug 2025 - 12:00PM
US-ally trade wars
Opinion
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Amid Trump-induced whirlwind of uncertainty, patterns are emerging
Countries and corporations are surely but silently working towards trade and payment diversification to minimise future disruptions.
15 Aug 2025 - 9:43PM
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World Trade Organization (WTO)
Outside In
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Most-favoured nation? That’ll be the US, under Trump
Tariffs will take their toll, but the damage done by the White House to the World Trade Organization’s core principles could be irreparable.
15 Aug 2025 - 4:30PM
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Indonesia
Indonesia’s Prabowo touts economic wins in defiant first state of nation address
The Indonesian president has also vowed to continue the ‘difficult and unpopular’ task of cracking down on corruption.
15 Aug 2025 - 4:20PM
South Korea
‘Under pressure’: can South Korea-Japan summit ease tensions with Trump?
The August 23 meeting could help dispel US concerns by showing how close Seoul and Tokyo are despite their historical disputes, analysts say.
15 Aug 2025 - 4:26PM
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Semiconductors
Applied Materials’ forecast hit by weak Chinese demand, US export curb
China, an essential market for chip companies, was Applied’s largest revenue driver in the July quarter.
15 Aug 2025 - 9:48AM
Banking & finance
Geopolitical risks reshape business strategies amid global tensions, Lazard says
Geopolitical risks now extend beyond cross-border issues to include domestic policies’ global repercussions, Lazard’s Ronald Temple says.
15 Aug 2025 - 7:30AM
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US-China trade war
Trump’s chip deal: has a new ‘pay-to-play’ era in China trade begun?
US’ ‘unprecedented’ move to take a 15 per cent cut of some chip sales to China creates new risks and conflicts of interest, analysts warn.
15 Aug 2025 - 12:52AM
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China-India relations
Opinion
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China and India may be on same page but can they start a new chapter?
From strengthening trade to forging a multipolar global order, Beijing and New Delhi must capitalise on shared interests to overcome obstacles to detente.
14 Aug 2025 - 8:30PM
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Russia
Advantage America? Revived Silk Route puts US back on track in South Caucasus
The Trump-brokered Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal, which gives the US an interest in the ‘Zangezur Corridor’, shifts regional power dynamics.
14 Aug 2025 - 2:50PM
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Indonesia
‘Odd’ data: why Indonesia’s growth numbers are raising eyebrows
A think tank has asked the UN to review Indonesia’s economic data, as academics point to rising lay-offs and pessimistic manufacturing.
13 Aug 2025 - 4:34PM
South Korea
South Korea, Vietnam join forces amid US-China rivalry
The two nations have pledged to nearly double bilateral trade and explore closer military ties, with expanded arms sales on the cards.
13 Aug 2025 - 4:16PM
US-China relations
Editorial
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US-China trade truce a test of both countries’ stamina
Both sides are trying to buy time, and there is an element of wishful thinking in each nation on the erosion of the other’s position.
13 Aug 2025 - 7:15AM
US-China relations
US and Chinese trade teams to meet in 2 to 3 months: Trump’s Treasury chief
Scott Bessent added that China’s Xi Jinping had invited the US president to a meeting, but Trump had not accepted yet.
13 Aug 2025 - 5:40AM
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US-China trade war
Paraguay eyes Chinese parts assembly plan amid US tariff war with China, Brazil
Effort comes as pressure mounts for country to review recognition of Taiwan.
13 Aug 2025 - 3:25AM
US-China trade war
‘Far from a walk in the park’: what’s next after another US-China tariff truce?
Analysts say ‘piecemeal’ trade agreements could precede Trump-Xi meeting, but China will not be pressured into a one-sided agreement.
13 Aug 2025 - 5:25AM
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