Indonesia to chase new trade deals as ‘shocking’ Trump wields tariff threat
Indonesia will seek to diversify its markets as global protectionism intensifies, while also taking steps to defend its local manufacturers, Deputy Trade Minister Dyah...
Tech war: Trump administration reviews terms underpinning Chips Act awards, sources say
The White House was seeking to renegotiate US Chips and Science Act awards and had signalled delays to some coming semiconductor disbursements, two sources...
Young Hongkongers spend less on Valentine’s Day, flower prices fall to 10-year low
Published: 3:22pm, 14 Feb 2025Updated: 3:52pm, 14 Feb 2025 Some cost-conscious Hongkongers have decided to spend Valentine’s Day by organising their own value-for-money celebrations,...
EPA Chief Seeks Return of $20 Billion in Climate Funding
Agency head Lee Zeldin called for the money to be returned and vowed to review ‘every penny that has gone out the door.’ The...
Jack Ma tours Alibaba’s Freshippo supermarket in central China after Xianyu visit
Alibaba Group Holding founder Jack Ma on Thursday visited a Freshippo supermarket in central Hunan province, days after he appeared at the Chinese e-commerce...
China validated on its ‘rational’ Ukraine war position, Wang Yi says on Britain visit
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China’s position on the Ukraine war had been “rational” and that Beijing was willing to work with parties,...
US funding freeze decimates Mekong demining work: ‘people can die’
Efforts to clear mines and munitions from parts of the Mekong region blanket bombed by American forces during the Vietnam war have been hit...
Can Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte stage Trump-style presidential comeback?
As the Philippines’ two most powerful political clans cross swords in the lead-up to the midterm general election in May, a former House speaker...
Donald Trump cedes to Russia on Ukraine, but the bigger victim may be Nato
Published: 2:10pm, 14 Feb 2025Updated: 3:00pm, 14 Feb 2025 US President Donald Trump’s siding with Russia in its war against Ukraine not only imperils...