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"They can go find another sucker," Trump said in a social media post, responding to efforts by the BRICS group of countries to build a currency alternative to the dollar
The national government has approved a 1,500km rail link from Hanoi in the north to Ho Chi Minh City in the south, which is tipped to start in 2027 and be completed by 2035
China's chip equipment and toolmakers will be targeted by a new set of export restrictions set to be imposed by the Biden Administration, sources say
Beijing regulators are asking firms like Alibaba, ByteDance and Tencent to justify their large orders for Nvidia chips, and even putting pressure on them to halt their purchases altogether...
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Study Says Biochar Can Solve Asia’s Fertiliser Shortages12 Aug 2025
Biochar, tweaked according to the needs of farmers, could provide for 15% of annual phosphorus application, 17% of nitrogen, and up to 25% of potassium for crops...
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Liquidators Sell $255m of China Evergrande Assets, Firm to Delist12 Aug 2025
Liquidators said in a filing on Tuesday they've taken control of over 100 of the group's subsidiaries. They have received $45bn worth of creditor claims, but recouped just $167m in 18 months...
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Trump’s Tariffs Spur Calls to Boycott American Goods in India12 Aug 2025
Swadeshi Jagran Manch, a group linked to Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, held rallies across India on Sunday urging people to boycott American brands....
A preliminary estimate by insurance giant Swiss Re said losses from natural catastrophes soared in the first half of 2025...
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Local Officials in China Backed Export of ‘Zero-Mileage Used Cars’24 Jun 2025
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....
Workers in China's manufacturing centres are feeling the impact of tariffs imposed by the US to counter the country's huge industrial overcapacity....
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Trump Lauds Intel CEO After Meeting Him, Call for Him to Resign12 Aug 2025
Days after seeking his resignation, the US President ended up praising Tan and saying the meeting was "a very interesting one."...
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US and China Defer Tariff Surge, Extend Trade Truce For 90 Days12 Aug 2025
The Trump Administration and China's Commerce Ministry have extended their tariff truce till November 10, giving both sides greater time to discuss concerns about trade and other issues...
On Thursday the 75-year-old PM said he was ready to stand by its farmers at any cost, without referring to his tussle with the US on opening up India's agricultural sectors to lower Trump's tariffs...
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India, Once Close to Deal With US, Now Faces 50% Tariffs06 Aug 2025
Officials close to the negotiations between the once close trading partners say that while Washington went for ‘headline grabbing’, New Delhi’s overconfidence tanked a deal that was nearly inked...
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Trump Ramps Criticism of India: ‘Backing ‘Russian War Machine’05 Aug 2025
US President threatened on Tuesday to raise India's 25% tariff 'very substantially' in 24 hours over its continued purchases of Russian oil...
SK Hynix expects the market for custom-made high bandwidth memory chips to grow to tens of billions of dollars by 2030...
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Political Uncertainty in Japan Clouding Rate Hikes, Budget11 Aug 2025
"Japan needs a stable coalition.. [or] it's impossible to pursue consistent policies," an LDP heavyweight said, so it was best "to seek a coalition partner under a new leader."...
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Nvidia, AMD ‘Agreed to Pay 15% of China Chip Revenue to US’11 Aug 2025
US official says Nvidia and AMD will provide a share of revenue to the government in return for licences to sell advanced chips to China; the deal comes amid a push by Beijing for HBM chips ...
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