Asia

Vance arrives in India as Trump’s trade war hangs over visit
U.S. Vice President JD Vance reviews troops in New Delhi on April 21, 2025. Vance will hold talks with Prime ...

Trump grumbles about China’s ‘lovely meeting’ with Vietnam, saying they’re discussing how to ‘screw the United States of America’
China President Xi Jinping is in Vietnam to start off a week-long tour of Southeast Asia—and U.S. President Donald Trump ...

The CEO of one of Thailand’s leading manufacturers says his customers are rushing to stock up during Trump’s tariff pause
Thailand, along with the rest of Southeast Asia, got some temporary relief when the U.S. President Donald Trump chose to ...

Trump advisors argue steep tariffs on countries like Vietnam and Cambodia are needed to erase trade deficits and rework supply chains. The economics say that’s going to be a long shot
U.S. President Donald Trump, on “Liberation Day,” reserved some of his highest tariff rates for Southeast Asia. Economists expected to ...

‘China plus one’ bets unravel as Southeast Asian economies get steep ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
A few countries stand out on the White House’s new chart of its so-called reciprocal tariffs. Cambodia, with a new ...

Massive global Trump tariff selloff continues as Asian markets and U.S. dollar drop for second day
Asian shares slid further Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs sent shudders through Wall Street at a level of ...

Asia tries to prepare for Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ wave of new tariffs: ‘We’re working on this matter nonstop, even on weekends’
“Liberation Day,” in the words of U.S. President Donald Trump, is coming. The White House will formally unveil new tariffs ...

Malaysia is reportedly tracking the flow of Nvidia chips through the Southeast Asian country after pressure from Washington
Malaysia, a budding hub for both chip manufacturing and data centers, is coming under scrutiny as a possible funnel for ...

Vietnamese attack Chinese doll, bubble tea chain for allegedly endorsing Beijing’s nine dash line
A man sitting at shop selling Baby Three dolls and other toys on a street in Hanoi on March 18, ...

Beijing criticizes CK Hutchison’s $23 billion Panama Canal deal by reposting commentary that slams it as ‘an act of submission’
Shares of CK Hutchison Holdings, the Hong Kong-based conglomerate that recently sold two ports in the Panama Canal to BlackRock, ...