Japan's promised $550 billion in U.S. investments under the trade deal struck last month will be determined by whether they will benefit Tokyo too, the Asian nation's top tariff negotiator said on ...
World marks 80 years since US dropped atomic bomb on Japan as global powers still trade nuclear threats
As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the first use of a nuclear weapon on the Japanese city of Hiroshima near the end of World War II, the planet is closer to seeing them used again than it has ...
Japan’s veteran lawmaker Kono urges BOJ to raise rates
Japan must balance its budget and push the central bank to raise interest rates to alleviate concern over the country's finances, Taro Kono, touted as a candidate to become the next prime minister, ...
Why Japan Is Rethinking Its Peace Vow
The country’s postwar Constitution is under scrutiny as Japan rebuilds its military, spooked by a rising China and other potential threats.
Bangladesh mystic singers face Islamist backlash
Sufi singer Jamal has spent decades devoted to his craft but now fears for his future as hardline Islamists gain ground in post-revolution Bangladesh.Sardar Hirak Raja, general secretary of the Bangladesh Baul and Folk Artists Association,
‘Militants, Fundamentalists Are Running The Show In Bangladesh’
Militants and fundamentalists are actually running the show from behind. At the National Citizen Party rally to mark the one year anniversary, the student leaders said they did not want Sheikh Mujib's constitution. They demanded a new constitution, a new Bangladesh and August 5 as the second revolution of Bangladesh.
Trump wants India to stop buying Russian oil. Why is Modi saying no?
For years, India has balanced close partnerships with both Washington and Moscow, even throughout Ukraine war. Trump is finally demanding it picks a side
Even if India and U.S. eventually reach a tariff deal, the trust is most likely gone: Expert
Evan Feigenbaum from Carnegie Endowment for International Peace says what President Trump has done to India in terms of tariff threats and blaming it for assisting Russia in its war with Ukraine by purchasing its oil are seen hypocritical in India and risks hurting the bilateral relations in a profound way.
China’s export growth likely slowed in July as US tariff deadline looms: Reuters poll
China's export growth probably slowed in July, as manufacturers await clarity on whether Beijing can reach a deal with its top consumer market, the United States, or if President Donald Trump will ...
Hit by US tariffs, Indonesia plans to sell shrimp to China instead
At a shrimp farm in Indonesia, more than 16,000 km (9,942 miles) from Washington D.C., U.S. President Donald Trump's import tariffs have left Denny Leonardo's expansion plans in disarray.