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A train carrying cargo containers rides along a railway track in Ajmer, India, in August 2025. The US is India’s largest export market, receiving about 18 per cent of its total goods exports. Photo: AFP
India

Trump’s 500% tariff push raises risk of India-US trade freeze

Such punitive tariffs would erode India’s export competitiveness and force the country to reorient its trade elsewhere, analysts warn.

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Bangladesh

Bangladeshi politician’s threat targeting India’s northeast deepens row

Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong Bar Association chief urges critics to assess Jimmy Lai verdict fairly

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US-China trade war

China may buy Nvidia’s H200 – but homegrown chip strategy here to stay: analysts

Despite Trump easing curbs, domestic chipmakers expected to remain central to Beijing’s tech ambitions.

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The chip industry remains a crucial battleground in the US-China tech rivalry, with the high-end market still dominated by American, Japanese and European companies Photo: Shutterstock Images
Diplomacy

Opinion | Behind Russia’s show of strength in India lies a fragile partnership

Despite Russia’s display of defiance and India’s quest for autonomy, US policy shifts are pushing both into uncharted geopolitical territory.

China-Japan relations

Beijing ‘absolutely does not accept’ Takaichi’s apparent Taiwan climbdown

Takaichi ‘still prevaricating’ by citing 1972 joint communique, Beijing says, urges that she retract wrong remarks ‘accurately and fully’.

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China-India border dispute

China defends passport checks on Indian woman born in disputed border region

Foreign ministry says verification process was lawful after traveller claims she was held for 18 hours in Shanghai.

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The incident at a Shanghai airport is testing recently thawed relations between China and India. Photo: Xinhua
Australian Open

Indian No 1 player gets China visa for grand slam tennis qualifier after appeal

Sumit Nagal thanks Chinese ambassador, Indian ministry after his first application to play in Australian Open playoff in Chengdu is denied.

China-Japan relations

Beijing vows to strike back if Japan uses military force in Taiwan Strait

The warning comes after Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi says a conflict over Taiwan could be seen as a ‘survival-threatening situation’ for Tokyo.

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Hong Kong economy

China safe investment option despite global rifts: Beijing official in Hong Kong

Beijing’s foreign ministry arm meets about 60 envoys, business leaders, members of press for session on Communist Party’s fourth plenum.

The commissioner of the foreign ministry’s office in Hong Kong also spoke about how the city was supporting national development. Photo: Sun Yeung
Donald Trump

‘He’s a friend of mine’: Trump says he will visit India despite tariff tiff

The US president had warm words for India’s prime minister, but tensions over trade and a recent conflict with Pakistan remain unresolved.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump embrace during a joint press conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on February 25, 2020. Photo: AFP
Americas and the Caribbean

Peru cuts diplomatic ties with Mexico over asylum claim of former PM

Mexico grants asylum to Betssy Chavez at its embassy in Peru’s capital, adding to months of escalating diplomatic tensions.

China-Latin America relations

Exclusive | China praises Brazil’s forest fund but holds back on cash

As Cop30 begins, Brazilian official says Lula ’would be delighted’ to have China on initiative’s board as an investing country.

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India

End Russian oil imports or ‘massive’ tariffs will remain, Trump warns India

Despite US pressure, India’s Russian oil imports are actually set to rise by 20 per cent this month, according to industry estimates.

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An oil refinery in Gujarat state, India, pictured at dusk. Photo: Reuters
India

India’s tech sector fears impact of Trump’s US$100,000 H-1B on US market

The steep jump in the visa fee from a range of US$2,000 to US$5,000 is expected to curb the flow of India’s tech manpower to the US.

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An illustration of the flag of India on an operating chipset. India accounted for 71 per cent of approved H-1B applications for highly skilled workers - mostly from the tech sector - last year, according to US government data. Photo: Shutterstock
China-India relations

China’s Wang Yi to visit India for first time in 3 years for border talks

Foreign minister’s trip comes amid easing tensions between Asian giants and ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s China visit.

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Donald Trump

Will oil prices fall despite Trump’s tariff threat over Russian supply?

A drop from Russia’s oil supply is not likely to be significant, with global prices set to remain stable in the near term, an analyst says.

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India

Trump’s 50% tariff sows ‘total mistrust’ between US and India

Analysts say the US president’s move has little to do with economics and has injected unwanted ‘volatility’ into a once-stable relationship.

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Employees work at a buttermilk packaging plant in Gandhinagar, India, on August 7. US President Donald Trump has abruptly doubled tariffs on Indian goods. Photo: AP
United States

Trump hints at possible new China tariffs after imposing 25% levy on India

US president predicts ‘a lot more’ secondary sanctions stemming from continued purchases of Russian oil.

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