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US Postal Service lifts halt on parcels from China
Published on 06/02/2025
» The US Postal Service (USPS) says it is accepting “all international inbound mail and packages” from China and Hong Kong, walking back an announcement made only hours earlier to halt acceptance of some overseas shipments.
Nissan ‘calls off Honda merger talks’
Published on 05/02/2025
» TOKYO - Nissan Motor Co has called off merger talks with Japanese rival Honda, the Nikkei newspaper said, abandoning a tie-up that would have created the world’s third-largest automaker and raising questions about its ability to ride out a crisis on its own.
China hits back at Trump with tariffs on US goods, Google probe
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/02/2025
» SINGAPORE — China announced an investigation into Google and imposed new tariffs on a range of US products moments after President Donald Trump slapped a 10% tariff on goods from Beijing, reigniting a trade war between the world’s largest economies.
US friends and foes buckle up for 'America First'
News, Peter Apps, Published on 01/02/2025
» Less than 24 hours after US President Donald Trump was sworn into office on Monday, new Secretary of State Marco Rubio met foreign minister counterparts from America's closest allies in the Indo-Pacific -- the so-called "Quad" with Australia, India and Japan, as aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson finished its first big 2025 training exercise in waters near the Philippines.
Myanmar generals extend emergency rule again, delaying polls
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/01/2025
» NAY PYI TAW — Myanmar's military government extended a four-year emergency rule, further delaying plans for long-promised general elections as a civil war rages on.
Japanese 7-Eleven owner seeks help from CP Group
Published on 30/01/2025
» TOKYO - The founding family of Seven & i Holdings is asking Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Group to invest in a management buyout of the Japanese retailing giant, the Japanese broadcaster NHK reported on Thursday.
TikTok to invest $3.8bn in Thailand data centre
Published on 29/01/2025
» TikTok will invest 127 billion baht ($3.8 billion) in Thailand in a data hosting service, the Board of Investment said on Wednesday.
Leicester City helicopter crash that killed owner ruled an accident
Published on 29/01/2025
» LONDON — The deaths of five people in a helicopter crash at the King Power Stadium in October 2018, including Leicester City football club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, were accidental, a British inquest jury concluded on Tuesday.
Migration set to drive UK population to 72.5 million by 2032
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/01/2025
» LONDON —The United Kingdom's (UK) population is set to hit 72.5 million by mid-2032, according to new official projections, an upward revision of more than 100,000 people that will pile pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to crack down on immigration.
Serbian PM resigns after months of anti-corruption protests
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/01/2025
» BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned on Tuesday, following months of mass demonstrations over the fatal collapse of a train station roof in November.