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After 81 years, Japan sends troops for war drills abroad – Is Asia preparing for war against China?
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Beijing wants Xi-Cheng meeting to send an important message
A decade after his last meeting with the top Kuomintang (KMT) leader, Chinese President Xi Jinping sat down with the head of Taiwan’s main opposition party last week. Both sides clearly hoped the encounter would produce political gains.…
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China’s economy grows at 5% in first quarter, shrugging off initial impact of Iran war
China’s economy accelerated in the first quarter of this year, expanding 5% from a year earlier as it largely shrugged off impacts from the Iran war so far, according to data released Thursday.…
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Tech Rivalries: The New Face of Global Power Struggles
As the world becomes increasingly fragmented into economic blocs, global investors face daily challenges and opportunities arising from trade rivalries and conflicts. Stock markets have shown remarkable resilience, rebounding quickly even after signif…
Jet fuel prices have doubled because of the Iran war : NPR
A worker fuels a Delta Airlines plane at Salt Lake City International Airport on April 09, 2026. As fuel prices continue to rise amid the war in Iran, airlines around the world are canceling flights and scaling back …
Russian LNG under US sanctions heads for the first time to India
A cargo of ?liquefied natural gas from Russia’s Portovaya plant on the ?Baltic Sea that is under U.S. sanctions is on ?its way to India, LSEG shipping data showed on Wednesday.…
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Iran-US war latest: China tells Tehran to open Strait of Hormuz after Trump’s promise to ‘do it for Xi’
UN welcomes Lebanon-Israel talks as White House optimistic for peace
China has told Iran on Thursday that it must reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The country’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, told Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi that freedom of sa…
Rupiah hits record low against Singdollar, threatening Indonesian arrivals and trade
SINGAPORE – Indonesia’s rupiah hit a fresh low against the Singapore dollar on April 15, weighed down by rising oil prices linked to the Iran war and capital outflows from the country’s bond and equity markets.…
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US optimistic of deal with Iran as it increases economic pressure
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WASHINGTON/DUBAI – The Trump administration expressed optimism on April 15 about reaching a deal to end the war with Iran, while also warning of increasing economic pressure against Tehran if it remains defiant.…
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