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France, India, Russia, UK issue travel warnings over Israel-Iran tensions
Warnings come as Tehran promises reprisals against Israel for the deadly April 1 attack on an Iranian consulate in Syria.
Pakistan must get its house in order before it can rebuild Indian ties
For all of Pakistan’s overtures, terrorism must remain at the “centre of the conversation”, said Indian external affairs minister S. Jaishankar. India has long accused Pakistan of harbouring terrorists.
China Feels Boxed In by the U.S. but Has Few Ways to Push Back
President Biden’s effort to build American security alliances in China’s backyard is likely to reinforce the Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s view that Washington is leading an all-out campaign of “containment, encirclement and suppression” of his country. And there is not much Mr. Xi can do about it.
China has strong fundamentals and should remain a focus for businesses, Singapore trade minister says
Businesses should continue to focus on China and explore opportunities to expand their presence in the world's second-largest economy, Singapore Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong said Friday.
China remains crucial for U.S. chipmakers amid rising tensions between the world's top two economies
China remains an essential market for most American chipmakers despite Washington's efforts to restrict chip sales to the country and amid Beijing's push for self sufficiency in the semiconductor sector.
China's policy to boost demand by $700 billion will have a 'bigger and bigger' impact, official says
BEIJING — China's latest policy to boost demand will soon have a greater effect on growth, a top official at the economic planning agency told reporters Thursday.
TikTok, under fire elsewhere, sees spike in Vietnam e-commerce
HO CHI MINH CITY -- TikTok Vietnam said the number of merchants on its app tripled last year, as did average sales, fueling its optimism in the tightly censored country after setbacks in markets from the U.S. to Indonesia.