No country in Southeast Asia is more exposed to US tariff hikes than Vietnam, only China would be hit harder, a UNDP rep said

Adani has issued multiple orders to block sanctioned tankers at its 14 ports, after the US and EU ramped up threats in regard to imports of Russian oil

Beijing has drawn up new rules to target tax evasion among small refiners, plus the EC is threatening to impose sanctions on Chinese refineries that take Russian oil

Trump told European officials they should put big tariffs on China to force Russia to end the Ukraine war but the EC is upset at drones flying into Poland, a NATO state, and is now looking at sanctions on independent Chinese refineries

Investors and officials in other countries have been confused about the status of Trump's tariffs after a Federal Appeals Court ruled that they were could not be filed under an emergency powers bill

Protests that began last Monday over parliamentarians getting excessive pay and housing allowances escalated to riots on Friday after a motorcycle driver was killed during police action

Mukesh Ambani plans to list his telecoms and digital giant Jio Platforms, valued at over $100 billion, next year; he is also branching out into AI with Meta and Google

Russia's fuel exports fell almost 20% in the first half, while smartphone and computer imports dropped 27.5% and imports of Chinese vehicles slumped 46%

Japan is seeking clarification of key issues and written confirmation of pledges made at the White House before their top trade negotiator flies to the US to seal a huge investment deal

The tariff dispute will put up to 2 million jobs at risk, but analysts say it may not be so bad if India's economy can be reformed – and its trade row with the US resolved.

As he headed to Washington, Lee sent a delegation to Beijing, with a message calling for normalised relations with China, while he has offered huge help with US shipbuilding

Group co-managing director Frank Sixt told analysts the $23-billion deal to sell 43 ports in 23 countries is still a chance of being approved with a major Chinese investor