India, EU resume free trade talks after 9 years
The European Union is India's second-biggest trading partner after the United States but talks with the bloc broke down in 2013 over issues including tariff reductions and patent…
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Japan, US to talk semiconductors with eye on China during Economic 2+2 next month
By working out concrete measures during the Economic 2+2, the two countries aim to build supply chains that can counter China, which has been ramping up domestic production of…
BRICS unity key for post-pandemic world
Analysts say high-quality collaboration among BRICS nations can help the world overcome the Covid-19 pandemic and other challenges.
Vietnam’s cashew exports to slow in 2022 amid global inflation, Russia sanctions
The cashew industry exported cashews to 104 countries and territories last year, with Russia being 11th largest buyer of Vietnamese cashews.
Thai PM Prayut unveils 3-point vision for global progress at BRICS summit
The summit was chaired by Chinese President Xi Jinping and also included the leaders of 12 nations – Algeria, Argentina, Egypt, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Senegal, Iran, Uzbekistan,…
PM Hun Sen calls for openness, support in regional post-Covid recovery
He said the Covid-19 crisis has hindered socio-economic progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in developing countries over the past two years.
US recession will drag Asia’s growth but the region may avoid a sharp downturn, analysts say
Asian economies, including Singapore, could get more help from a possible counter-cyclical economic recovery in China and the low interest rate policy in Japan that favours growth…
Foreign affairs chief says Philippines-China oil and gas talks ‘terminated completely’
“Three years on and we had not achieved our objective of developing oil and gas resources so critical for the Philippines – but not at the price of sovereignty; not even a…
Putin pushes for stronger ties with Brics nations amid unprecedented sanctions
The barrage of Western sanctions against Moscow has pushed Mr Putin to seek new markets and strengthen ties with countries in Africa and Asia.
The world wants Indonesian rice, but that could prove difficult
Indonesia is the world's third-largest rice producer, after China and India, according to World Economic Forum data from 2019, but the country uses most of its stock to secure…