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Malaysia’s electronics sector at risk as experts call out Trump’s ‘voodoo’ tariffs
Analysts say Washington’s semiconductor exemption offers little relief as Malaysia’s broader electronics industry face steep import levies.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:
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South Korea’s Jeju unsettled by rise in crime as Chinese tourists return in droves
Official data shows Chinese visitors accounted for 66 per cent of foreign crimes between 2019 and 2023 67 per cent in 2023 alone.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:ASEAN’s Position in Plastic Treaty Negotiations: Paper Tiger, Plastic Dragon?
ASEAN has become an attractive destination for petrochemical expansion and plastic waste exports, given its proximity to China and regional appetite for foreign investment. This will come at high risks to the region.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:3 ways Asean can survive Trump’s tariff war – and 4 ways China can help
Amid escalating global trade tensions, Southeast Asian nations must stick together and diversify their options to mitigate external shocks.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Constitutional Court Upholds South Korean President’s Impeachment
The Constitutional Court upheld Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment. As of April 4, Yoon is no longer president of South Korea and a snap election must take place within 60 days.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong customs aim to fully launch tobacco laser labels by June 2027
Customs chief Chan Tsz-tat says exact launch date to depend on how much time is needed to amend the relevant laws, among other factors.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:How will Hong Kong businesses brace for impact as US-China tariff war escalates?
The Post looks at sectors that will be affected most as exports worth billions face vastly higher duties.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Trump losing patience with Putin, US’ Marco Rubio tells Nato
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump probably wouldn’t accept the Russian president’s delaying tactics much longer.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Indonesia’s new coal pricing rule sparks uncertainty, resistance from Chinese firms
Analysts warn Indonesia may lose its competitiveness over the new regulation amid concerns about lack of market flexibility.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:After America: Redefining global leadership in an age of collapse
For decades, the world moved along a singular track of development laid down by the United States. As the geopolitical anchor and architect of the post–World War II global order, America not only offered security and investment—it also sold a dominant narrative of what progress meant. Liberal democracy, free markets, infinite growth—these were packaged as […] The post After America: Redefining global leadership in an...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:World’s first 1-nanometre RISC-V chip made in China with 2D materials
China’s chip industry has reached a major milestone after scientists developed the world’s most complex semiconductor microprocessor.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Ahead of Trump’s tariffs, most MNCs in Singapore worry about slowdown: survey
The survey by AmChamSG, conducted before Trump’s 10 per cent universal tariff move, reveals fears over rising costs and supply disruptions.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Why are monkeys better at yodelling than humans? It’s all in the membrane
Human yodellers can switch up and down an octave, but monkeys have a 3-octave range. Researchers have just discovered why that is.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:China hits back at US with 34% tariff on American imports in retaliation for Trump’s levies
The tariff comes into effect on April 10 and is part of a raft of measures that includes more rare earths controls.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Taiwan man steals ex’s dad’s urn to force reunion or ‘she would never see her father again’
Scamming chicken farm owner with significant debts stakes out military cemetery before breaking lock on man’s final resting place.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:China e-commerce vendors scramble to respond to Trump tariffs, ‘de minimis’ exemption end
The policy changes affect many of China’s 120,000 online exporters, whose major market is the United States.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Israel kills Hamas commander in Lebanon, further testing ceasefire
Israel said the targeted militant Hassan Farhat was behind a rocket attack on the city of Safed last year that killed Israeli soldiers.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Chinese mountain to get escalators for ‘painless climbing experience’
Each escalator is about 50 metres long.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Trump’s trade ignorance will make America poorer
I don’t actually think you can defeat Trump’s tariffs by arguing with them rationally or by explaining economic theory. I mean, how do you argue with something like this? I’ve resigned myself to the idea that the only way America is going to come to the broad realization that broad-based tariffs are bad is to […] The post Trump’s trade ignorance will make America poorer appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:What Trump’s New Tariff Rules Mean for South Asia
Uncertainty looms. But since the tariffs are also squeezing global competitors, South Asian countries could, with the right policies, recover.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Trump presents US$5 million ‘Gold Card’ for rich immigrants to US
New card is aimed at wealthy people and others who are prepared to pay a big price for a US visa.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Trump’s tariffs hit allies and rivals, but Russia, Cuba and North Korea escape penalties
Russia left off because there was no meaningful trade with it, while Cuba, Belarus and North Korea were already heavily sanctioned.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:‘Thrill-seeking’ US tourist arrested after visit to India’s restricted North Sentinel Island
Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov tried to make contact with the isolated Sentinelese tribe and left offerings on the island.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:'Nowhere's safe': How an island of penguins ended up on Trump tariff list
The remote Heard and McDonald Islands haven't been visited by humans in almost a decade.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:US influencer IShowSpeed’s view of China makes him accidental ambassador
The 20-year-old’s live streaming videos of his tour of Chinese cities win praise from analysts and government officials.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:South Korea's president has been removed from power: What happens now?
The constitutional court unanimously upheld the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Police in Hong Kong, Singapore, 4 other jurisdictions, arrest 435 over child porn
Teenage boy who took pictures of younger sister among those charged locally after operation across East and Southeast Asia in February, March.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Real threat posed by Trump’s tariffs worse than a global recession
The US president cannot be allowed to replace world’s hard-won multilateral compromise and cooperation with bullying bilateralism.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Chinese tourists plan stops to smell the cherry blossoms on holiday weekend
Ching Ming Festival trip bookings were up this year compared to last, travel platforms said, with particular interest in ‘flower tourism’.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Xia Baolong ‘concerned’ with Hong Kong’s tourism, as minister vows to do more
Rosanna Law pledges to make the most of local resources in response to call from Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs for new offerings.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong’s soon-to-open art-storage facility is another draw for family offices
The complex at Skytopia airport city will be ready this year or early next year and enhance Hong Kong’s role as an art-trading centre.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Tariffs for penguins? Trump trade order targets remote uninhabited Australian islands
Critics are mocking Washington for placing tariffs on Heard Island and McDonald Islands, possibly due to mislabelled shipping data.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Finland’s colossal underground bunkers a model for anxious Europe
With over 50,000 shelters, Finland’s defence strategy has attracted international interest since Russia invaded Ukraine.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Malaysia’s ‘lonely’ wives seek divorce from phone-addicted elderly husbands
Social media addiction was a key complaint raised by women during marriage counselling sessions, according to a Selangor-based counsellor.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:COP31: An Opportunity That Australia Cannot Afford to Miss
The benefits of co-hosting the annual climate negotiations by far outweigh the costs, both economically and strategically.
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