US slaps ‘symbolic’ tariffs on China steel, aluminum
The United States has imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum products originating from China via Mexico, closing a loophole that had allowed Chinese metal suppliers to evade US tariffs since 2018.
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Singapore an ‘outlier’ for racial harmony, but is the approach being challenged?
Singapore’s proactive approach in dealing with racial and religious division has made it an outlier, a cabinet minister has said, but observers warn that convincing the city’s youth to accept the curbing of free speech in the name of social peace will be increasingly difficult.
Singapore's CapitaLand charts Japan real estate buying spree
SINGAPORE -- Singapore-based real estate investment and management group CapitaLand Investment plans to more than double its Japan holdings in a bid to diversify away from China's troubled property market.
Indonesia’s investors fret over Prabowo’s free school meals pledge
Prabowo and his team have tried to distance themselves from any suggestions of fiscal profligacy, and to assure market participants the incoming government respects the legal debt limits that cap its budget deficit at 3 per cent of economic output.
‘Non-aligned’ sanctuary Malaysia reels in Chinese data centres despite geopolitical risks
Chinese IT service and data centre operator GDS launched its first regional data centre last August in Johor.
Japan's national security renaissance needs a cybersecurity revolution
Evan Wright is a research assistant at the Center for a New American Security's Indo-Pacific Security Program. He previously worked at the Institute for Defense Analyses conducting research on critical and emerging technologies for the White House, Department of Defense and other executive branch agencies.
Indonesia takes school lunch cues from Japan, China and India
JAKARTA -- Indonesia is seeking expertise from Asian countries for a nationwide school meal program to be rolled out by the next administration, with Japan keen to help develop human resources and build facilities for the massive project.
NASA administrator weighs in on China’s historic lunar far side samples — and potential US access
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