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World stocks were on track for their worst week since mid-December, slumping more than 2% as threats of sweeping US tariffs unnerved investors
Beijing defends its drug policies and vows retaliation after Trump says he'll impose an extra 10% tariff for insufficient progress on curbing the flow of fentanyl
Carmakers such as Toyota have been discussing 'End of Life vehicle schemes' with Thai officials to reduce old cars to help lift the sector out of a slump
Climate change and policies aimed at a green transition would impact labour productivity and availability, with up to 1.2 billion workers in 182 countries vulnerable to climate disruption...
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China’s Losses From Floods, Disasters in First Half: $7.6 Billion15 Jul 2025
China's insistence that it must continue building coal power plants at record pace is seen as a key reason why Asia is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average...
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Marcos Wins Small Tariff Cut as Philippines Opens to US Imports23 Jul 2025
Trump said Filipino goods would face a 19% tariff rate while the Philippines will open its market to US autos, soy, wheat products and medicines...
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India Agrees to Restart Issuing Tourist Visas to Chinese Citizens23 Jul 2025
The move comes at a time when the Asian superpowers are being rocked by a trade war instigated by the Trump Administration. Delhi is also upset at Trump's dealings with Pakistan's army chief....
Twenty local governments, such as cargo hubs like Guangdong and Sichuan, have supported the export of new cars to boost provincial sales data, 'dumping unsold subsidized cars' abroad...
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Not a Single Asian Country Met Air Quality Standards in 202411 Mar 2025
Countries in Central and South Asia continued to see some of the worst air quality, with India's New Delhi being the most polluted capital city in the world...
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Momentick Unveils First Emissions Risk Management Service14 Jan 2025
The group, which describes its business as "emissions intelligence," has raised an extra $5 million to enter the insurance sector to focus on emissions risk management....
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Billion-Dollar Oil Fraud in Mongolia Hits Trafigura Profit13 Dec 2024
Trafigura attributed the majority of debts owed by its counterparty in the country, Lex Oil, but its own internal probe is ongoing to try to locate around $500 million....
The carmaker, which already has a factory in Thailand, aims to complete a $1 billion plant on Java, Indonesia's main island, by the end of this year, producing EVs for local sale and export...
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Is China Finally Set to Rein in its Huge Industrial Overcapacity?22 Jul 2025
China's top leaders could move this month to try to reduce the country's wasteful excess production in key sectors, but the hard decisions may have to be made by local officials...
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Practical Use Of Quantum Computers 20 Years Away: Nvidia Chief09 Jan 2025
Huang’s statements triggered an $8 billion meltdown in the four biggest quantum computing shares in the US...
Trump and Munir discussed counter-terrorism collaboration and ways to boost ties, which raised concern that any arms Pakistan gets from the US could be turned on India if the neighbours clash again...
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China Starts Work on Huge Dams in Tibet Opposed by Neighbours21 Jul 2025
China launches a series of giant controversial dams on a river in Tibet, a $170-billion project long opposed by Bangladesh and India...
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Top Indian Think Tank Urges Easier Rules For Chinese Investors18 Jul 2025
The think tank, NITI Aayog, has proposed that Chinese companies be allowed to take a stake of up to 24% in an Indian company without any approval being required, sources say...
Japan's auto sector, which accounts for over a quarter of its US exports, will see tariffs cut to 15% in exchange for a $550-billion package of investment in the US...
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Japanese PM Ishiba Vows to Kick on Despite Loss of Upper House21 Jul 2025
Ishiba said he "solemnly" accepted the "harsh result", but pledged to manage "critical tariff negotiations with the United States."...
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TSMC Sees 60% Profit Jump on AI Chip Demand, But Fears Tariffs17 Jul 2025
World's top chipmaker says sales are roaring. The group has ramped up outlays on new factories, but tariffs on chips and Taiwan cloud its outlook...
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