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Trump is already slowing global trade as companies pause orders
Bloomberg, Published on 10/04/2025
» US President Donald Trump may have announced a delay in some of his tariff plans, but the first signs of an economically-damaging slowdown in global trade are already emerging as companies around the world hit their own pause button on orders and he continues to escalate his trade war with China.
Apple production hubs hard hit by tariffs
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/04/2025
» Apple Inc is finding itself squarely in the crosshairs of US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, even after a years-long effort to insulate the iPhone maker from trade wars and supply chain disruptions.
Samsung profit tumbles 35% as chip weakness persists
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/01/2024
» SEOUL - Samsung Electronics Co posted its sixth straight quarter of declining operating profit, reflecting weak consumer demand and stoking uncertainty over the timing of a broader tech recovery.
A solution to plastic pollution: circular economy
Asia focus, Rana Karadsheh-Haddad, Published on 08/02/2021
» The dire state of the world's oceans can no longer be ignored. Discarded plastic waste -- particularly single-use plastic -- is putting marine life at risk.
Bangladesh garment factories reopen, defying virus lockdown
AFP, Published on 27/04/2020
» DHAKA: Hundreds of Bangladesh's garment factories defied a nationwide coronavirus lockdown to reopen on Sunday, raising fears the industry's vulnerable and largely female workforce could be exposed to the contagion.
Indian health workers under siege
Asia focus, Nikhil Kumar, Published on 13/04/2020
» Dr Rameshwar Jha and his colleagues working at the government hospital in Motihari in Bihar state are extremely stressed. For over two weeks, they have been tending to an increasing number of suspected coronavirus sufferers in the emergency room, without personal protective equipment (PPE).
Airbnb Racks Up Hundreds of Millions in Losses Due to Coronavirus
Business, Preetika Rana, Jean Eaglesham & Kirsten Grind, Published on 23/03/2020
» Airbnb Inc. is considering raising capital from new investors, as the home-sharing giant wrestles with escalating losses due to the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic on its global business, according to people close to the company.
Uber Ruling in France Boosts Gig Workers' Rights
Business, Sam Schechner & Preetika Rana, Published on 06/03/2020
» France's highest appeals court ruled that a former Uber Technologies Inc. driver should be recognized as an employee rather than as an independent contractor, putting France ahead of other efforts around the world to give gig-economy workers the ability to demand broader employment benefits.
The power of 8 seconds
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 12/08/2019
» While millennials have come into their own as a major social and economic force, they will soon be sharing the limelight with their Generation Z successors.
Connecting Asia
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 08/07/2019
» Infrastructure is one of the major catalysts for sustainable economic and social development in rapidly growing Asia. But financing the region's massive power, water, transport and telecommunications needs is becoming a growing challenge.