WASHINGTON:  , US President Donald , Trump‘s steep , tariff , hike , targeting Chinese , goods, which took effect Thursday ( Apr 10 ),  , brings , Washington’s additional , rate , on , many , products , to , 145 , percent, the White House confirms. Trump’s 90-day block in new duties , for , lots of places has come into place, aContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Asian markets opened in the red on Monday ( Apr 7 ), picking up where they left off after a choppy week dominated by tariff-induced turmoil. Singapore’s share index, the Nikkei and the Kospi plunged at the start of buying as traders remained spooked by the crushing tariffs announcedContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: US stocks continued to decline on the day of market turmoil on Monday ( Apr 7 ), ending a day of global market turbulence. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index led the Asian property dip, falling more than 13 % on its worst day since the Asian financial crisis ofContinue Reading
Kazakhstan’s largest deposit of rare earth metals, which contains around one million tonnes of the elements thought to be crucial for the country’s economy, was discovered on Wednesday ( Apr 2 ) in Almaty. 17 rare earths are necessary for the transition to clean energy, which are highly sought afterContinue Reading
WASHINGTON:  , The United States said Monday ( Mar 31 ) it has dispatched a disaster relief team to Myanmar days after a major earthquake, defending the pace of the deployment following President Donald Trump’s dismantling of America’s main overseas aid agency. The United States has announced US$ 2 millionContinue Reading
Following a remark made by the Southeast Asian nation’s junta on Friday ( Mar 28 ), President Donald Trump promised to assist Myanmar in the event that it was hit by a significant earthquake. When asked if he would react to the appeal made by Myanmar’s military leaders, Trump responded,”Continue Reading
“DIFFERENCES” China claims to be a natural group in the fight in Ukraine. However, Beijing is a close ally of Russia in both political and economic terms, and NATO members have previously criticized Beijing as a “decisive innovator” of the conflict. Barrot previously acknowledged “differences” between Beijing and Paris regardingContinue Reading
The Democratic president also stated that he would meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but he would never specify when. China has never made any comments regarding a Trump-Xi meet. Trump’s trade restrictions are limited to 10 % hostile duties on imports of American fuel, liquefied natural oil, and farmContinue Reading
Trump increased the blanket tariff on Chinese goods from 10 % to 20 % earlier this month. On a wide range of US agricultural products, including soybeans, bacon, and meat, Beijing reacted with charges of up to 15 %. China, the major steel producer in the world, has also pledgedContinue Reading
” NOT OVER” Some protesters their directed indignation at US President Donald Trump. In Paris, people from the Femen advocate party marched naked with either the US or the Russian national symbol, marked with a symbol, painted on their chest. Dozens of women have alleged the Republican sexually abused them,Continue Reading