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Asian shares slump as Mideast risk rises
Published on 20/04/2024
» RECAP: Asian stocks plunged yesterday as broad risk aversion swept through markets on escalating tensions between Iran and Israel and worries about higher-for-longer US rates.
Fragile unity pushes Myanmar junta to the brink
Reuters, Published on 18/04/2024
» MYAWADDY - Myawaddy, a critical trading post in Myanmar that rebel forces seized from the ruling junta last week, offers a glimpse of dynamics playing out across the Southeast Asian country as its vaunted military reels from battlefield losses.
Oil prices dip as demand concerns outweigh Middle East supply fears
Reuters, Published on 17/04/2024
» TOKYO: Oil prices eased in early trade on Wednesday as worries about global demand due to weak economic momentum in China and fading hopes for U.S. interest rate cuts in the near term outweighed supply fears on heightened tensions in the Middle East.
Iran seizes Israeli-linked cargo ship
Published on 13/04/2024
» Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, days after Tehran said it could close the crucial shipping route and warned it would retaliate for a recent Israeli strike on its consulate in Syria.
ASEAN, Thailand Win in Global Trade Shifts
Published on 11/04/2024
» Southeast Asia stands to benefit from slowing trade between China and the West and geopolitical tensions are favourable for Asean which is emerging as an important alternative to China in trade and investment.
Asean juggles triangular power game
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 09/04/2024
» A rising China, a trusted Japan, and a declining America are three cogs dictating the global geopolitical landscape in Southeast Asia in the months, if not years, to come. Amidst intensifying geopolitics, Asean is in a position where this could either be a blessing or a curse.
Shares dip amid rate uncertainty, high oil prices
Business, Published on 06/04/2024
» RECAP: Shares in Asia declined yesterday, tracking US stocks as interest rate uncertainty, high oil prices and geopolitical tensions weighed on sentiment.
Biden, Xi discuss AI risks, Russia and fentanyl
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/04/2024
» WASHIGTONG - United States President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke by telephone on Tuesday, their first one-on-one communication since meeting in California last November.
World Bank cuts Thai growth forecast
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 02/04/2024
» The World Bank has slashed its forecast for Thailand's GDP growth in 2024 to 2.8%, citing a global trade slowdown and delays in the country's fiscal budget disbursement.
Xi set to meet Indonesia’s Prabowo in China amid tensions at sea
Published on 01/04/2024
» Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to meet Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto in Beijing on Monday amid rising tensions in the South China Sea.