Digital economy, green transition, and global Chinese diaspora to contribute to ASEAN’s growth Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Ouyang Yujing (second right), Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Rural and Regional Development Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (third right), and Malaysian Chinese Association President Wee Ka-siong (first left) respond during the opening of the Global Chinese Economic…
BANGKOK — The United States and the Philippines have announced the creation of a joint task force aimed at further deterring what U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Beijing’s “coercion” in the South China Sea. It is the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, where not only the Philippines but also Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia…
Item 1 of 3 Bull statues are placed in font of screens showing the Hang Seng stock index and stock prices outside Exchange Square, in Hong Kong, China, August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu [1/3]Bull statues are placed in font of screens showing the Hang Seng stock index and stock prices outside Exchange Square, in Hong…
U.S. futures trade either side of flat JGBs under pressure ahead of 20-year auction Nvidia earnings due after market close SINGAPORE, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Asian markets struggled to make headway on Wednesday as a bout of nerves over AI valuations held back investors ahead of an earnings update from chip titan Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens…
Stocks fall as investors await U.S. economic data Japan’s PM Takaichi to meet BOJ governor as markets speculate on rates Fed rate-cut expectations decrease despite U.S. economic weakness SYDNEY, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Asian stocks slid in early trade on Tuesday, as financial markets waited on a rush of key U.S economic data delayed by…
US jobs, Nvidia earnings headline week ahead Japan economy contracts on US tariff hit; Nikkei flat Dollar up slightly vs euro SINGAPORE, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Asia’s stock markets struck a cautious tone on Monday as traders looked ahead to a week of corporate earnings and catch-up U.S. data, with the focus on the interest…
WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) – A rare earths deal between the U.S. and China will “hopefully” be done by Thanksgiving, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in remarks that aired on Sunday. Bessent’s comments follow a framework agreement announced last month in which Washington agreed not to impose 100% tariffs on Chinese imports and China would…
By lifting its arms embargo on Cambodia, Washington has signalled that President Donald Trump aims to lure Phnom Penh away from Beijing – a move experts warn would be difficult to achieve. According to a notice from the US Federal Register, the State Department formally ended its arms embargo on Cambodia as of November 7,…
BEIJING, Nov 16 (Reuters) – A China Coast Guard ship formation passed through the waters of the Senkaku Islands on Sunday on a “rights enforcement patrol”, the China Coast Guard said in a statement, adding that the passage was in accordance with international law. China and Japan have repeatedly faced off around the Japan-administered islands,…
China stands ready to align development strategies with Thailand for “greater progress” in bilateral ties, President Xi Jinping told the visiting Thai monarch King Maha Vajiralongkorn in Beijing on Friday. The Chinese leader described the two nations as “true good relatives, friends and partners” during his meeting with the king at the Great Hall of…