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US Postal Service suspends inbound parcels from China
Published on 05/02/2025
» HONG KONG - The US Postal Service has temporarily suspended parcels from China and Hong Kong, after President Donald Trump ended a trade provision used by retailers including Temu and Shein to ship low-value packages duty-free to the United States.
Global trade war or merry dance?
News, Published on 15/02/2024
» Globalisation may have stalled amid the fiery geopolitical posturing of recent years, but many doubt it's in reverse, given that supply chains have been re-routed rather than returned home and overall trade volumes are less disturbed than first feared.
What could happen if Putin used nuclear weapons in Ukraine?
AFP, Published on 24/09/2022
» President Vladimir Putin's threat to use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine if Russian "territorial integrity" is threatened has sparked deep discussion in the West as to how it would respond.
Gluttonous cosmic 'black widow' is heaviest-known neutron star
Reuters, Published on 29/07/2022
» WASHINGTON: Astronomers have observed the most massive known example of an object called a neutron star, one classified as a "black widow" that got particularly hefty by gobbling up most of the mass of a stellar companion trapped in an unhappy cosmic marriage.
For EV battery makers, it's go small or go home
Business, Published on 12/07/2022
» CAMBRIDGE, England: In the race to go electric, carmakers have focused on range to ease consumer anxiety over charging infrastructure, but battery makers are already working on the smaller, longer-lasting and cheaper batteries of the future, which also charge more quickly.
Ships get older and slower as emissions rules bite
Published on 11/07/2022
» LONDON: If shipping is the beating heart of global trade, its pulse is about to get slower.
Philippines' Marcos keeps big lead in poll on presidential race
Published on 02/05/2022
» MANILA: Ferdinand Marcos Jr has maintained his wide lead in the Philippines presidential election race in a new survey released on Monday, but some political observers say the game may not be over for closest rival Leni Robredo.
Philippine election frontrunner Marcos Jr sees lead trimmed in poll
Reuters, Published on 06/04/2022
» MANILA: Philippine presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr has retained a clear lead in a survey ahead of the May 9 election, though his lead has narrowed after Vice President Leni Robredo picked up support, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday.
Philippine poll shows Marcos Jr's lead widening in presidential race
Reuters, Published on 13/02/2022
» MANILA: The son and namesake of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos strengthened his lead over his closest rival ahead of the presidential election in May, results of a new poll released on Sunday showed.
Duterte's daughter rebuffs offer, but door open in Philippines presidential race
Reuters, Published on 04/10/2021
» MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's daughter has no intention of joining her father's party or being its flag-bearer, her spokesperson said on Monday, adding to the twists surrounding next year's presidential election.