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Will Trump's tariffs make the Middle East's struggling economies competitive?
Will Trump's tariffs make the Middle East's struggling economies competitive? Submitted by Sean Mathews on Fri, 04/04/2025 - 20:16 Jordan and Egypt struggle to compete with manufacturers in Southeast Asia. Trump's topsy-turvy tariff world just make them more competitive, experts say Bags are fabricated from cloth at the Malaika linens factory in the 6th of October industrial zone, southwest of Egypt's capital, Cairo,...
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Brown University could become fifth university to lose federal funding
Brown University could become fifth university to lose federal funding Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Fri, 04/04/2025 - 18:29 All the schools that have had their federal funding slashed so far are Ivy League institutions Students and community members hold a pro-Palestine rally at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, on 29 April 2024 (Joseph Prezioso/AFP) Off The Trump administration is reportedly targeting a...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:EU seals new Central Asia partnership deal as debut Samarkand summit ends
Amid global tensions following Trump's tariff announcements, the EU marked 30 years of diplomatic ties by declaring a new strategic partnership with Central Asia.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:EU Should Defend the ICC
Click to expand Image International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, April 30, 2024. 2024 Peter Dejong/AP Photo Update: The list of signatories, updated on Thursday, April 10, now includes 69 organizations.(Brussels) – The European Union should defend the International Criminal Court (ICC) amid serious attacks on its mandate and mission, 58 nongovernmental groups said today. These attacks could undermine...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:What if you build it, and they don’t come?
Subscribe nowwith a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. What if you build it, and they don’t come? David Goldman analyzes the sharp decline in US tech stocks, attributing it not to US tariffs or a slowing economy but to growing investor skepticism over […] The post What if you build it, and they don’t come? appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Aid cuts threaten fragile progress in ending maternal deaths, UN agencies warn
Women today are more likely than ever to survive pregnancy and childbirth according to a major new report released today, but United Nations (UN) agencies highlight the threat of major backsliding as unprecedented aid cuts take effect around the world.Released on World Health Day, the UN report, Trends in maternal mortality, shows a 40% global decline in maternal deaths between 2000 and 2023 – largely due to improved...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:European Stock Markets Plunge as Trump’s Trade War Escalates
Over the last two days, European, Asian, and American stock markets have experienced sharp losses. On Friday, European stock markets and the price of Brent crude oil plummeted after China announced its response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war. RELATED: Keys to Trump’s Trade War: Deadlines, Products, and Affected Countries Hours after opening, the […]
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Central Asia-EU summit in Samarkand marks historic regional unity
Central Asia and the EU announced a strategic partnership at the Samarkand summit, focusing on transport, energy and digital projects to boost regional cooperation.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Seoul’s pivot after Yoon’s removal could prove a win for China
The Constitutional Court’s finalization of the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on April 4 has sent shockwaves through the Korean Peninsula and beyond. With opposition leader Lee Jae-myung now favored to win the presidency in a likely snap election, South Korea stands at a geopolitical crossroads – precariously perched between its democratic […] The post Seoul’s pivot after Yoon’s removal could prove...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Kyrgyz deputy leader touts rising cooperation between EU and Central Asian 'tigers'
Edil Baisalov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, spoke to Euronews about trade, energy, youth mobility and democratic resilience, urging stronger investment and joint responses to global upheavals and the challenges of the digital age.
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: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:Myanmar junta chief in Thailand days after fatal earthquake
After a earthquake rocked Myanmar, the head of its military junta has traveled to Bangkok in a rare foreign trip to meet Asian leaders for a summit. Myanmar's opposition said the junta should not be welcomed abroad.
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:EU and Central Asia forge strategic partnership at first-ever summit
Leaders from the EU and Central Asia met in Samarkand to enhance economic and political ties, as the region pivots towards Europe in light of shifting geopolitical dynamics.
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:Unlike others 'we're reliable', EU tells Central Asia, as it seeks greater access to rare earths
Russia and China loomed large over the first EU-Central Asia summit as both sides aimed to boost trade and diplomatic ties.
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:South Korea's constitutional court upholds president's impeachment over martial law order
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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:Trump Says Vietnam Is Willing to Eliminate Tariffs on US Goods
President Donald Trump said that Vietnamese leader To Lam is willing to eliminate tariffs to avoid punishing new US duties imposed on the Southeast Asian nation’s imports.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:South Korean court to rule on political fate of impeached president over martial law order
South Korea's Constitutional Court is set to rule on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, either removing him from office or restoring his powers four months after the conservative leader threw the country into turmoil with an ill-fated declaration of martial law.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Russia and China both want influence over Central Asia. Could it rupture their friendship?
China is now the top trading partner for four of the five ex-Soviet Central Asian states. Russia, however, is desperate to reassert its dominance in the region.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:FirstFT: Donald Trump’s tariff blitz hits ‘Factory Asia’ hard
Also in today’s newsletter, Fitch downgrades China’s sovereign debt, and Samsung turns to China
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:China denounces US-originated cyber attacks on sports event
Beijing, Apr 3 (Prensa Latina) China denounced cyber-attacks against the computer systems of the Asian Winter Games 2025 and other key infrastructures of the province of Heilongjiang, mainly from the United States. The post China denounces US-originated cyber attacks on sports event first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Companies sought to diversify from China. Now Trump's tariffs will hit those Asian alternatives hard
Several Asian nations reeled on Thursday as they were hit with some of U.S. President Donald Trump's heftiest tariffs, which now threaten the economies that have benefited from investment after Trump imposed levies on China during his first term.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Sweeping tariffs threaten ‘Factory Asia’
Trump administration’s moves put ‘China plus one’ manufacturing strategy at risk
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Russia’s Complicated Strategic Frontiers in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is an especially appealing strategic frontier in Moscow’s dream of a multipolar world. But the reality of Russian engagement in the region is complicated.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Central Asia at the forefront of the fight against climate change and Uzbekistan's regional policy
The Samarkand Climate Conference will provide an opportunity to identify mutually acceptable solutions for climate adaptation, draw global attention to regional environmental challenges and strengthen multilateral cooperation, Akramjon Nematov and Azamat Sulimanov write.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs will hit US hardest
We now have a clearer picture of Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs and how they will affect other trading nations, including the United States itself. The US administration claims these tariffs on imports will reduce the US trade deficit and address what it views as unfair and non-reciprocal trade practices. Trump said this would forever […] The post Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs will hit US hardest appeared...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:EU-Uzbekistan enhanced partnership agreement could be signed as early as June
The EU's António Costa and Ursula von der Leyen will be taking part in the first-ever EU-Central Asia summit on Friday held in the Uzbek city of Samarkand.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:How is the EU developing trade and investment ties with Central Asia?
Uzbekistan President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, shares his views with Euronews on developing trade and investment opportunities with Europe as the EU-Central Asia summit gets under way.
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