China claims Taiwan as its own despite Taipei's objections. The United States does not recognize Taiwan's statehood but has political and economic stakes in a peaceful resolution to the decades-long ...
Trump Wants the World to Squeeze Out China. He’s Starting With Vietnam.
An initial trade deal with Vietnam offers a glimpse of how President Trump is pushing countries to cut back on trade with China.
China’s growth targets cause headaches—even when met
W HEN CHINA’S prime minister, Li Qiang, announced in March that the country’s GDP growth target for the year would be “around 5%”, the number seemed ambitious. After President Donald Trump announced ...
China’s bid to influence the Philippines heats up
The arrests suggest a new front in China’s long campaign to press the Philippines, America’s oldest military ally in South-East Asia, to come into the Chinese orbit. For years, confrontation has ...
South Korea’s stock market is having a moment
Global investors drive the Kospi index up about 28 per cent in the first half of 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
South Korea’s leader says trade deal with US remains unclear ahead of Trump’s deadline
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says that it remains unclear whether Seoul and Washington can conclude their tariff negotiations by next week’s deadline set by President Donald Trump.
Israel-Iran War Casts Shadow Over Dubai, UAE Business Conditions
Business conditions in the United Arab Emirates suffered a setback in the closing stages of the second quarter after Israel’s war with Iran disrupted sales in June.The UAE’s Purchasing Managers’ Index ...
Iran’s Central Planning Policies Harm Its Economy
Central planning thwarts Iran’s economy. Many Iranian government officials blame their nation’s economic demise on Western countries sanctions and not their ...
Inside Iran’s war economy
E ven before the bombs began to fall, Iran’s economy was in a bad way. Six in ten working-age people were unemployed. Prices had risen by 35% in the past year. Some 18% of the population was living ...
Iran conflict reveals need for America to rethink defense supply chain, expert says
Exiger CEO Brandon Daniels warns it's time for America to rethink its defense supply chain after the recent conflict with Iran highlighted existing vulnerabilities.