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Published on Jul 6, 2025Source: Yahoo Finance - Center-left
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Published on Jul 8, 2025
25% on Japan, Malaysia; 40% on Laos: Trump’s tariff letters to Asia add pressure for deals by Aug 1
WASHINGTON/TAIPEI/KUALA LUMPUR – The letters arrived in waves, laying out the consequences for Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and others for failing to strike a deal in time to avert the elevated tariffs unilaterally announced by …
Source: The Straits Times - Pro-Government -
Published on Jul 4, 2025
Regulatory wave sweeps Asia-Pacific’s packaging industry
Emerging economies and developed nations across the Asia-Pacific region are introducing sweeping packaging regulations aimed at reducing plastic waste, improving food safety, and standardising sustainable packaging practices. From India’s new standards for …
Source: Packaging Gateway - Pending -
Published on Jul 9, 2025
Foreign ministers back Timor-Leste entry, push for stronger trade and energy links at Asean meet
KUALA LUMPUR – Asean foreign ministers reaffirmed plans to admit Timor-Leste as the grouping’s 11th member, and pledged to deepen regional economic integration and energy cooperation at talks in Kuala Lumpur on July 9. During the 58th Asean Foreign …
Source: The Straits Times - Pro-Government -
Published on 02:34 GMT
Keating called him ‘recalcitrant’. Others say he was an autocrat. But he’s received at least seven birthday cakes since ...
Enmity between Mahathir and current Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who was once jailed on sodomy charges considered by many to be a political conspiracy, continues today. “I think his failures outweigh the positives,” Chin says. Mahathir and then Australian …
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald - Neutral -
Published on 02:27 GMT
Food Empire to invest US$37 million to expand soluble coffee manufacturing facility in India
It will raise the plant’s capacity by around 60% and support the company’s fast-growing branded consumer business, which has driven 4 straight years of revenue growth [SINGAPORE] Food and beverage company Food Empire intends to invest US$37 million to …
Source: The Business Times Singapore - Neutral -
Published on Jul 9, 2025
China’s interest in the next Dalai Lama is also about control of Tibet’s water supply
As the 14th Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th birthday with thousands of Tibetan Buddhists, there’s already tension over how the next spiritual leader will be selected. Controversially, the Chinese government has suggested it wants more power over who is …
Source: The Conversation - Neutral -
Published on 04:52 GMT
Affluent Singapore respondents say they need US$1.39 million to retire comfortably: HSBC survey
[SINGAPORE] Affluent investors based in Singapore said they will need US$1.39 million on average to retire comfortably – well above the global average of US$1.05 million, according to HSBC’s 2025 Affluent Investor Snapshot report released on Wednesday (Jul …
Source: The Business Times Singapore - Neutral -
Published on Jul 9, 2025
The 'saltwater cowboys' reviving Australia's ancient sea cucumber trade
Three brittle brown cylinders rest in Michael Wear's palm, each the length of a finger. These shrivelled and faceless lumps are an unusual but coveted delicacy, containing centuries of seafaring history, and the key, Wear hopes, to reviving an ancient …
Source: SBS - Public Broadcaster -
Published on 02:27 GMT
Chinese tycoons are turning Indonesia into an aluminium giant
[LONDON/SINGAPORE] Chinese tycoons are turbo-charging Indonesia’s aluminium industry with multi-billion dollar projects that rival the vast bets made on the country’s nickel riches roughly a decade ago, and threaten to shake up the global market for …
Source: The Business Times Singapore - Neutral