Trump tariffs spare no country; Asia and Europe are hit harder

President Donald Trump is imposing tariffs on U.S. trading partners worldwide, his biggest assault yet on a global economic system he has long bemoaned as unfair. Trump said Wednesday he will apply a minimum 10% tariff on all exporters to the U.S. and slap …

Trump kicks all of Asia into the China tariff boat

New levies on the People’s Republic are 34% but ally Japan and re-exporter Vietnam are also hit hard. It crushes the China-plus-one trade. Yet there is no replacing US demand and Beijing will struggle to rally neighbors under a free trade banner if its …

Asia's richest village located in THIS Indian state, villagers hold Rs 7,000 crore in bank deposits; reason for its ...

Well, the reason behind this is that the majority of the village's population -- around 65% -- population are non-resident Indians (NRIs), who have invested heavily in their homeland. These NRIs are majorly based in countries like the United States, …

Southeast Asia nations, hit particularly hard by US tariffs, prep for talks with Trump

By Francesco Guarascio and Orathai Sriring HANOI/BANGKOK (Reuters) - Vietnam's government said on Thursday it would set up a task force and other Southeast Asian nations said they plan to seek talks with Washington as they reel from being hit with …

Trump tariff out, US recession fears in? Asia stock markets may fall more, warns Nomura

Nomura on Thursday warned stock investors that Trump administration’s reciprocal tariffs overnight appear to be bigger and broader than expected, and are a risk-negative event for Asian equities. The foreign brokerage said it does not see it as a market “ …

Samarkand gears up to host first-ever EU-Central Asia Summit

Updated: 03/04/2025 - 9:40 GMT+2 … More Leaders from the European Union and five Central Asian nations — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan — are meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for the first-ever high-level summit …

US sends warships, jets to West Asia amid Iran tensions

As changes at the top leave Lloyd’s exposed, does opportunity knock for Asia?

Trump oversees 'record breaking' militarization of West Asia: Report

US, Asia stocks crash first as Trump tariffs sap risk

The announcement of a minimum 10% tariff on all exporters to the US, and additional duties for biggest trading partners including China, Japan and the European Union, spooked investors who remain wary on how the levies will impact global growth. Two months …