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US Treasury chief: Beijing's rare earths move is 'China vs world'
AFP, Published on 16/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent slammed Beijing's rare earth export curbs Wednesday as "China versus the world," vowing that Washington and its allies would "neither be commanded nor controlled."
Call scam deal key to peace with Cambodia: Thai PM
Published on 14/10/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has confirmed that cracking down on online scam operations along the Thai-Cambodian border is one of Thailand’s key conditions in its ongoing dialogue with Phnom Penh.
Beijing blames US for raising trade tensions, defends rare earth curbs
Reuters, Published on 12/10/2025
» BEIJING: China called President Donald Trump's latest U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods hypocritical on Sunday and defended its curbs on exports of rare earths, but stopped short of imposing new levies on U.S. products.
Trump threatens to impose new 100% tariff on Chinese imports
Kyodo News, Published on 11/10/2025
» KYODO — United States President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose an additional 100% tariff on imports from China and hinted at calling off an upcoming meeting with its leader Xi Jinping after Beijing this week announced export controls on rare earth elements essential for high-tech manufacturing.
Regional markets dip on valuation concerns
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 11/10/2025
» RECAP: Asian equities declined on Friday after a rally in US stocks stalled amid concern that valuations have become stretched, especially for technology companies, following a relentless surge.
Flawed Asean needs to regain footing
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 10/10/2025
» Nearly six decades after its founding, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) finds itself back where it began -- divided, uncertain, and vulnerable to the influence of major powers. Once hailed as a model for regional cooperation in the developing world, Asean now faces a crisis of purpose. Unless it can rediscover the unity and collective way forward that defined its early decades, Southeast Asia's flagship institution risks slipping into irrelevance.
Year-end market outlook: All eyes on policy responses
Business, Published on 09/10/2025
» As we approach the end of 2025, the global economic outlook is characterised by slowing growth, with the US economy losing steam due to consumer fatigue and China continuing to struggle due to weak domestic demand. In contrast, Europe sits in a sweet spot of growth, inflation and monetary policy, although in our view, the effective implementation of various fiscal initiatives will be critical.
Asian shares dip as Wall Street rally stalls
Business, Published on 27/09/2025
» RECAP: Most Asian markets retreated on Friday amid end-of-quarter repositioning by investors, after concerns about high valuations and mixed signals from US Federal Reserve officials on interest rates stalled a record-breaking rally on Wall Street.
New round of EU FTA talks set
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 23/09/2025
» The conclusion of the Indonesia-European Union (EU) free trade agreement (FTA) does not affect Thailand's ongoing negotiations with the EU, with the seventh round of discussions set for the end of this month.
Trump and Xi talk TikTok and trade
AFP, Published on 19/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump and China’s leader Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Friday with expectations that they were set to finalise the fate of the hugely popular and influential video app TikTok, as well as discussing trade.