Trump Media shares drop by more than 8%, putting market cap under $5 billion
The share price of Trump Media was down by more than 8% in midday trading Wednesday, putting the company's market capitalization below $5 billion.
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Southeast Asia still doesn’t ‘know India’, survey shows, as New Delhi urged to boost engagement with region
Despite historical and cultural connections between India and Southeast Asia, many from the latter do not seem to “know India” nor its global role well enough, with observers urging New Delhi to do more to influence opinion-makers and engage with the region.
WTO forecasts rebound in global trade but keeps geopolitical risks in focus
The World Trade Organization on Wednesday said that it expects global trade to rebound gradually this year, before rising further in 2025, as the impacts of higher inflation fall into the rearview mirror.
Work to start on 2 Vietnam-China high-speed railways by 2030, Hanoi says
China is Vietnam’s largest trading partner and a vital source of imports for its manufacturing sector. The two countries are already connected via a system of highways and two railway lines that are old and need upgrading on the Vietnam side.
India-U.S.-South Korea tech cooperation has strategic logic
Saurabh Todi is a research analyst at the Takshashila Institution, a policy think tank based in Bengaluru.
Vietnam aims to start work on high-speed rail lines to China by 2030
Vietnam aims to start building two high-speed railway lines linking its capital Hanoi with China before 2030, the Ministry of Planning and Investment said, another sign of a recent warming of ties between the two Communist-ruled neighbors.
China shakes wheat market with cancelled shipments from U.S., Australia
TOKYO -- The global wheat market has been hit by Chinese buyers cancelling major shipments, seemingly in an attempt to secure better prices and bolster the country's food security.
Asia markets mostly fall as Japan corporate inflation climbs; New Zealand rate decision on tap
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