2025

Asian shares post modest gain, dollar holds drop

Asian shares stumble after Trump's latest trade threat

Asian stocks extend global rout after Trump's shock tariff blitz
Equities extended losses in Asia on Friday, extending a global rout inflicted by Donald Trump's tariff blitz that has inflamed a trade war and ramped up recession and inflation fears.

Asian stocks mixed as traders shrug at US-Vietnam trade deal

At least 2,000 feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide
The village of at least 4,000, but believed to be substantially larger, is in a mountainous and forested part of Papua New Guinea's Enga province. It's located alongside a winding highway to the town of Porgera and a mine that has produced billions of dollars of gold but whose security personnel have been accused by rights groups of abuses.

Auto industry braces for softer earnings in 1Q

Auto industry rocked by Trump's 25 per cent tariffs on US imports
US automakers and their global rivals were rocked on Wednesday by President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would impose 25 per cent tariffs on all vehicles and foreign-made autoparts imported into the United States.

Auto man promotes use of electric vehicle

Auto parts sector moves into fast lane
Stringent standards: People showcase electric cars at the National Exhibition Centre in Hanoi. The country’s auto parts industry had a market value of US$4.5bil in 2023 and is projected to exceed US$13bil by 2032, according to data from a US research firm.

Auto parts town rides NEV wave for growth

Aviation sector sees greener fuel as crucial to net-zero goals
Yet finding the money for the plants that will make it is proving tricky

BFIDC, Forest Department sign 40-year lease renewal agreement for rubber plantation
