2 w. ago Malaysia’s Anwar urges Asean not to ‘sacrifice’ member states over US tariffs

Asean members must avoid undercutting their neighbours while negotiating on the tariff issue with the US, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim warned on Tuesday, as the bloc ended a summit with the economic threat of Washington’s levies dominating discussions. The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nation (Asean) met over two days in Kuala Lumpur to discuss its next steps to address the “reciprocal” tariffs that US President Donald Trump had paused until early July. Asean leaders also...

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2 w. ago China’s Li Qiang urges Malaysia to safeguard free trade and multilateral ideals

China’s Li Qiang urges Malaysia to safeguard free trade and multilateral ideals  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago China’s Li Qiang calls for ‘vibrant economic circle’ with Asean, Gulf states

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday urged Asean and Gulf state leaders to increase cooperation with Beijing, his call coming at a time when China is seeking to strengthen global economic ties amid intractable trade tensions with the US. Addressing the inaugural summit involving China, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Li said that the three sides could create a “vibrant economic circle” through deeper exchanges to benefit each nation as well as...

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2 w. ago Li Qiang’s Indonesia visit highlights rapid change in world order

The United States’ global tariff war has done no harm to trade and cooperation between other countries. It has prompted and energised them to nurture and develop their own relations. The uncertainty that has riled markets and troubled business has therefore had a silver lining. There is no better example in this part of the world than China – the world’s second-largest economy – and Indonesia, the biggest economy in Southeast Asia, which is also China’s biggest market. Premier Li Qiang has just...

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2 w. ago China mulling new economic policy tools says Chinese Premier Li Qiang

China mulling new economic policy tools says Chinese Premier Li Qiang  Forexlive | Forex News, Technical Analysis & Trading Tools

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2 w. ago China ready to tackle ‘risks and challenges’, common development with Indonesia: Li Qiang

Chinese premier holds talks with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on second day of trip to Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.

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2 w. ago China ready to tackle challenges, common development with Indonesia: Li Qiang

China ready to tackle challenges, common development with Indonesia: Li Qiang  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago In Indonesia, China’s Li Qiang urges multilateralism in the face of protectionism

Chinese premier holds talks with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on second day of trip to Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.

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2 w. ago In Indonesia, Chinese Premier Li Qiang urges multilateralism in the face of protectionism

Chinese premier holds talks with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on second day of trip to Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.

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2 w. ago In Indonesia, Chinese premier urges multilateralism in face of protectionism

Beijing stands ready to work with Jakarta to uphold multilateralism amid growing protectionism and trade disruptions, Chinese Premier Li Qiang told Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Sunday. In talks in Jakarta on the second day of his trip to Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, Li said China was willing to “join Indonesia to address risks and challenges, and consolidate cooperation in politics, the economy, people-to-people and cultural exchanges, maritime affairs and security”, state...

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2 w. ago Premier Li urges China, Indonesia to expand cooperation, safeguard free trade

Premier Li urges China, Indonesia to expand cooperation, safeguard free trade  Xinhua

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2 w. ago China’s Li Qiang congratulates Singapore’s Wong on win, looks forward to friendly ties

Singapore and China are marking 35 years of bilateral diplomatic ties this year.

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2 w. ago France and China must jointly 'safeguard international trade rules', Xi tells Macron

France and China must jointly 'safeguard international trade rules', Xi tells Macron  France 24

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2 w. ago Chinese Premier Li Qiang set for joint meeting with Gulf and Southeast Asian states

Next week’s event, the first of its kind, offers Beijing a further opportunity to build support for its opposition to US tariffs.

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2 w. ago Xi, Macron discuss efforts to resolve trade disputes, boost cooperation

After phone call between two leaders, French president says both sides agreed to move faster to resolve cognac tariffs.

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2 w. ago Chinese and French presidents tackle cognac tariffs in phone call: Macron

French leader says fair competition is key and both sides agreed to move faster to resolve their trade dispute.

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3 w. ago Malaysia, Bangladesh urged to act on labour trafficking before ending migrant worker freeze

‘Thousands’ of Bangladeshis are stranded without jobs in Malaysia after a hiring freeze forced them to overstay illegally, activists say.

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3 w. ago Malaysia’s Anwar urged to seek MH17 reparations from Russia during Putin meet

Malaysia has a ‘moral responsibility’ to seek justice for the victims, even if it means jeopardising Russia relations, experts say.

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4 w. ago Malaysia urged to curb power theft by cryptocurrency miners with tougher laws

Money laundering and tax evasion linked to such mining could be driving the more than US$100 million in power losses, an analyst says.

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