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US Postal Service has stopped receiving parcels from China and Hong Kong while it rejigs operations after President Trump closed the de minimis loophole
The lifting of the de minimis loophole will hurt the Chinese and US e-commerce firms but won't kill them, an analyst said
"These moves are warnings that China intends to harm US interests if need be, but still give China the option to back down," one analyst said
A day after the ICJ ruling, a court In Sydney struck down a bid by an Indonesian firm to extend the life of a huge coal mine. A global legal avalanche may have begun...
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CK Hutchison Ports Deal Deeply Entangled in US-China Trade War25 Jul 2025
With China demanding a stake in the $23bn sale, officials in Beijing and Washington may need to negotiate who gets what, as part of a bilateral trade deal...
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UN Court Lays Ground For Action Against Countries’ Climate Inaction24 Jul 2025
Climate experts say the International Court of Justice has drawn red lines to clarify countries’ obligations under international law to protect the climate and rein in the fossil fuel industry...
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China’s Actions on Ukraine Will Determine Relations, EU Warns24 Jul 2025
The EU wants Xi to convince Putin to accept a ceasefire, Von der Leyen said. But she said her meeting with Xi went well....
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....
Wang Xiaofeng, a prominent cybersecurity researcher, was removed from Indiana University last week after the FBI raided his two homes in the state...
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Central Banks Unprepared For Climate-Driven Labour Shocks: LSE23 Jul 2025
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...
Indian PM rushes to sign free-trade pact with Britain before trying to finalise an onerous tariff deal with Trump; Starmer says huge benefits for both sides....
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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....
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Trump’s Dealings With Pakistan Has India Slowing Tariff Talks21 Jul 2025
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...
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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