Whatever the end result of the negotiations, it is the working class that will shoulder the costs of the US trade war measures.
Philippines says China has no right to object or interfere with its ‘lawful’ activities in South China Sea
The Philippine Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that China has no right to object to or interfere with the Philippines' lawful and routine activities in the South China Sea.
US restricts chip design software sales to China, sources say
The U.S. has ordered companies that offer software used to design semiconductors to stop selling to China without first getting an export license, two people familiar with the situation said.
China launches mission to retrieve asteroid samples
China on Wednesday embarked on its first mission to retrieve samples from a nearby asteroid with the nighttime launch of its Tianwen-2 spacecraft, a robotic probe that could make the fast-growing ...
China Set to Reach Peak Emissions Before 2030, Ex-Official Says
China’s emissions will likely peak a few years ahead of its self-set deadline of 2030, according to a former top economic official.
China’s magnet curbs risk halting Indian car production – industry documents
By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian auto production could grind to a halt within days due to Chinese export restrictions on rare earth magnets, according to company executives and documents from ...
Japan cracks down on ‘sparkly’ names for babies like Pikachu or Nike
If you go to Japan, there’s a chance you might meet someone with an unusual name – such as “Nike,” “Pikachu” or “Pudding.” ...
Trump administration asked Japan to increase share of costs of US troops, Asahi Shimbun says
The Trump administration asked Japan in early May to increase its share of costs for U.S. troops stationed there, prompting Tokyo to consider boosting facility funding by tens of billions of yen, the ...
Indonesia antitrust agency finds risk of monopoly from TikTok’s Tokopedia takeover
Indonesia's antitrust agency on Wednesday said last year's takeover of the country's biggest e-commerce platform Tokopedia by TikTok carried a risk of monopoly. TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, in January 2024 completed a deal to buy 75.
Microsoft’s $3.9B Southeast Asia Cloud Expansion Targets Indonesia, Malaysia AI Markets
Microsoft launched the first cloud regions in Indonesia and Malaysia, boosting AI innovation, local data security, and digital economy growth in Southeast Asia.