Taiwan, U.S. Report Progress in Trade Talks Amid APEC Meetings
Taiwan’s delegation to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea announced that technical consultations for trade negotiations with the United States have...
Xi Takes Spotlight at APEC After Fragile Trump Trade Truce
Chinese President Xi Jinping emerged as the central figure at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea after striking a tentative trade...
Morocco’s Economic Rise—and Its Stubborn Contradictions
Morocco’s recent wave of youth-led protests over unemployment and inequality has laid bare the contradictions behind the Kingdom’s modernization success. It has built world-class...
U.S., South Korea Strike Major Trade and Investment Deal
South Korea and the United States unveiled detailed terms of a new trade and investment deal on Thursday, outlining tariff reductions, major energy purchases,...
Trump and Xi Ease Trade Tensions With Surprise Tariff Cut
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would reduce tariffs on Chinese goods to 47%, following what he called an “amazing” meeting...
Japan Says No to U.S. Push to Ban Russian LNG Imports
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has reportedly told U.S. President Donald Trump that Tokyo cannot easily stop importing Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG), the...
India, EU Seek Middle Ground on Steel, Autos, and Carbon Levy
India and the European Union agreed that sensitive issues including steel, automobiles, and the EU’s carbon border tax require further discussion before concluding their...
China Stocks Climb Ahead of Trump-Xi Trade Talks
Chinese shares rose on Wednesday as investors grew optimistic ahead of a key meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping,...
Asia Stocks Surge on AI Buzz as Investors Await Fed and Tech Giants’ Results
Asian markets opened higher on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street’s rally driven by renewed enthusiasm around artificial intelligence. Nvidia’s announcement of $500 billion in AI...
Anchoring the Future of Regional Trade in the CPEC
In the southwestern corner of Pakistan, where the Arabian Sea meets the rugged Makran coast, Gwadar Port stands as one of the most ambitious...