The country aims to reduce its reliance on the dollar-based global financial system as it confronts Washington’s aggressive trade policies.
White House: Trump ‘setting the stage for a deal with China’
The White House said Tuesday that it was “setting the stage for a deal with China” on trade as administration officials seek to reassure nervous financial markets and investors that progress with ...
White House: Trump ‘setting the stage for a deal with China’
The White House said Tuesday that it was “setting the stage for a deal with China” on trade as administration officials seek to reassure nervous financial markets and investors that progress with ...
China warns nations against ‘appeasing’ US in trade deals
China has hit out at countries it accuses of appeasing the US in trade talks over President Donald Trump's tariffs. A Chinese commerce ministry spokesperson made the comments in response to reports ...
Vietnam’s digital growth threatened by scams: GSMA Digital Summit
The country’s National Digital Transformation Programme is an ambitious one, aiming to place Vietnam among the world’s top 30 digital nations by 2030.
Philippines eases restrictions on official travel to the island of Taiwan; experts warn move amounts to dangerous maneuvering on Taiwan question
The Philippines issued a memorandum circular on Monday, easing long standing restrictions on official travel to the island of Taiwan. Experts warned that the move, though framed as economically ...
Fintech Unicorn GCash May Delay Philippines’ Biggest IPO If US-China Trade War Escalates
Mynt’s IPO, which some analysts expect to raise as much as $1.5 billion later this year, will be the biggest maiden share sale in the Philippines since the 2021 listing of Monde Nissin, which raised ...
IMF cuts Japan’s growth forecast as Trump tariffs bite
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cut its economic growth forecast for Japan and projected the central bank would lift interest rates at a slower-than-expected pace due to the impact of ...
Fact Check: MPs’ letter for new Pakistan airport misrepresented as UK taxpayer offering gift
A letter from British members of parliament encouraging the Pakistani government to build an airport in Pakistan-ruled Kashmir has been taken out of context online with the unfounded claim it suggests ...
Over 100,000 Afghans left Pakistan in April
More than 100,000 Afghans have left Pakistan in the past three weeks, the South Asian country's interior ministry said on Tuesday, after Islamabad announced the widespread cancellation of residence ...