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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:
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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.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Prison, exile, impeachment: The scandalous history of South Korea's presidents
Yoon Suk Yeol joins a list of the country's former leaders who have faced impeachment, exile and assassination.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:China’s KD-21 missile puts US carriers and bases at range
China’s KD-21 air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM) has quietly entered service, adding a potent new threat to US aircraft carriers, air bases and exposed parked aircraft across the Western Pacific. Recent images obtained by The War Zone (TWZ) show frontline People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) H-6K bombers armed with KD-21 missiles, confirming the weapon’s operational […] The post China’s KD-21 missile puts US...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Southeast Asian Governments React to Punitive Trump Tariffs
Vietnam and Thailand say they are open to negotiations with Washington, but will also seek to diversify their export markets away from the U.S.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Myanmar’s junta exploiting earthquake to shore up control
After a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28, 2025, the country’s military and the myriad resistance groups fighting a years-long civil war faced international calls for an immediate ceasefire. A pause in the fighting would enable vital aid to enter the major quake zones and allow rescuers to assist victims in a disaster that […] The post Myanmar’s junta exploiting earthquake to shore up control appeared...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:The unravelling of Yoon Suk Yeol: South Korea's 'stubborn and hot-tempered' martial law president
The BBC has spoken to people close to the president to understand what drove him to trigger an authoritarian takeover.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Burnt allies: Japan, S Korea toe cautious line after Trump tariffs
Two months into US President Donald Trump’s second term, the liberal international order is on life support. Alliances and multilateral institutions are now seen by the United States as burdens. Europe and NATO are framed as bad business, “ripping off” the US. On his so-called “Liberation Day”, Trump also imposed 20% tariffs on all European […] The post Burnt allies: Japan, S Korea toe cautious line after Trump tariffs...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Myanmar and the Gutting of USAID
The Trump administration's foreign aid cuts have crippled U.S. efforts to support earthquake relief efforts. But that's not the only damage they will do.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:US government sued by Conservative legal group over Chinese import tariffs
New Civil Liberties Alliance filed ‘first lawsuit’ seeking to block tariffs on Chinese imports, saying Trump overstepped his authority.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Airstrikes Amid Earthquakes: Myanmar’s Double Disaster
The junta's muddled and repressive response to the devastating March 28 earthquake show where its priorities really lie.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:2 dead, 32 injured after Russian drone attack hits Kharkiv homes
Regional Governor Oleg Syniehubov said 2 children were among the injured. Rescue teams were sifting through rubble in the search for survivors.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Trump says things ‘going very well’ after worst stock market drop in years
Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 1,600 points on Thursday as US stocks led worldwide sell-off over Trump’s tariffs.
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