30 m. ago US to urge G7 to impose high tariffs on China, India over Russian oil purchases, FT reports

US to urge G7 to impose high tariffs on China, India over Russian oil purchases, FT reports  Reuters

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45 m. ago China, India, and North Korea back Russia as changing global order takes shape

China, India, and North Korea back Russia as changing global order takes shape  Atlantic Council

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53 m. ago ‘Just hiccups’: Trump’s India nominee pledges to pull New Delhi away from Beijing

US President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to India on Thursday pushed back on fears that New Delhi was drifting towards China, pledging to draw India closer to the US, open its markets to American goods and end Russian oil purchases, while telling senators that India and China had little in common and were unlikely to forge closer ties. “While we might have our moments of hiccups right now, we are on the track of resolving that. Our relationship with the Indian government is much...

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3 h. ago 'Don't Try To Contain China': Beijing Thunders At U.S.' 'Taiwan Move', Gives HEATED Warning To Trump

'Don't Try To Contain China': Beijing Thunders At U.S.' 'Taiwan Move', Gives HEATED Warning To Trump  Times of India

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3 h. ago Opinion: Cheap pharmaceuticals from China and India put Americans at risk. Here’s the antidote.

Opinion: Cheap pharmaceuticals from China and India put Americans at risk. Here’s the antidote.  MarketWatch

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3 h. ago Opinion: Cheap pharmaceuticals from China and India put Americans at risk. Here’s the cure.

Opinion: Cheap pharmaceuticals from China and India put Americans at risk. Here’s the cure.  MarketWatch

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7 h. ago WEEK IN REVIEW: Trump and Xi Could Meet After Fresh U.S.–China Diplomatic Push

WEEK IN REVIEW: Trump and Xi Could Meet After Fresh U.S.–China Diplomatic Push  The China-Global South Project

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10 h. ago Malaysian society is polarised but can overcome challenges: Anthony Loke

Malaysia may have become more polarised amid intense race rhetoric and systemic problems, but individuals have agency to do their part and private companies have a role to play in ensuring deeper ethnic integration, Transport Minister Anthony Loke has said. Speaking to Malaysians living in Hong Kong at an event organised by the Malaysian Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong and Macau on Wednesday night, Loke noted that although their country was divided along class and education lines with social media...

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12 h. ago Bangladesh buys more power from India to meet rising electricity needs

Bangladesh is boosting power imports from India and output from fuel oil-fired power plants in a scramble to meet rising electricity demand as it grapples with constraints on gas supply and coal plant maintenance, industry officials and analysts say. Power imports, mainly from an Adani Power-run coal-fired plant in eastern India, rose 70 per cent in the seven months through July and helped satisfy most of the rising demand, government data showed. Natural gas accounted for about two-thirds of...

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12 h. ago Malaysia calls on China to push C919 jet globally as AirAsia circles deal

Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke has called on the Chinese state-owned maker of the C919 passenger jet to set its sights on the global market and be more aggressive in boosting its international standing, as AirAsia nears a deal to become its first foreign buyer. Loke made the comments on Wednesday while speaking at a Malaysian Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong and Macau (Maycham) event, where he outlined a series of updates on his country’s transport industry – from air travel to...

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13 h. ago OPINION | Hicks: We learned the wrong lesson from China Shock and Indiana's paying for it

OPINION | Hicks: We learned the wrong lesson from China Shock and Indiana's paying for it  Courier & Press

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13 h. ago ‘Not desperate’: why India remains firm on US tariff talks as it seeks a deal

India is keen on tariff talks with the United States, but it is expected to stand its ground even as their bilateral relations sour on issues ranging from trade to foreign policy. In the face of the 50 per cent tariff imposed on Indian goods, Delhi is neither “desperate nor cornered”, according to analysts. Signalling a hardening of America’s position on the tariff issue, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Friday that he expected New Delhi to say “sorry” and cut a deal with...

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15 h. ago Trump’s pressure on Europe to slap 100% tariffs on India and China raises eyebrows

Trump’s pressure on Europe to slap 100% tariffs on India and China raises eyebrows  CNBC

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15 h. ago Why Malaysian mothers have become ‘personal debt collectors’

Malaysian mothers are being pressed into acting as “personal debt collectors” as fathers refuse or fail to pay child maintenance, a study published this week has found, with weak enforcement in the country’s sharia courts identified as an aggravating factor. The 2024 Telenisa Report by women’s rights group SIS Forum, released on Tuesday, is based on findings from cases handled by its free legal aid clinic throughout last year, which largely helps low-income Muslim women seeking advice on...

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15 h. ago Why the SCO Reset Matters for India, China, and the Global South

Why the SCO Reset Matters for India, China, and the Global South  counterpunch.org

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17 h. ago Where is Malaysia’s Pamela Ling? Few clues 5 months after kidnap drama

Five months after she was snatched from a car in broad daylight in Malaysia, little is known about the disappearance of Pamela Ling, with a “chilling” lack of clarity in the case sparking calls for a wider investigation. Ling, 42, was kidnapped on April 9 by three people believed to have impersonated police, forcing her into their vehicle after stopping her private hire car on the highway not far from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters. The victim was on her way to the...

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22 h. ago China eyes C919 jet breakthrough as Malaysian airline in talks to buy aircraft

Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia has shown strong interest in acquiring the Chinese C919 passenger jet, its executive said, as part of its strategy to tap into Southeast Asia’s 700 million-strong population and capitalise on growing China-Asean business ties. “We’re in active discussions to buy the C919,” Tony Fernandes, CEO of Capital A – an investment holding company of AirAsia – told the Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong on Wednesday. “We’re the first foreign airline to be working with...

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22 h. ago AirAsia eyes deal for C919 passenger jet, in bid to tap China

Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia has shown strong interest in acquiring the Chinese C919 passenger jet, its executive said, as part of its strategy to tap into Southeast Asia’s 700 million-strong population and capitalise on growing China-Asean business ties. “We’re in active discussions to buy the C919,” Tony Fernandes, CEO of Capital A – an investment holding company of AirAsia – told the Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong on Wednesday. “We’re the first foreign airline to be working with...

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29 h. ago Trump Presses EU for Tariffs on China, India in Russia Sanctions Talks

Trump Presses EU for Tariffs on China, India in Russia Sanctions Talks  The Wall Street Journal

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30 h. ago EU is unlikely to hike tariffs on India, China at Trump's request

EU is unlikely to hike tariffs on India, China at Trump's request  Reuters

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