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Malaysia’s ‘luxury’ tax; Singapore’s identity explored in new memoir: 7 Asia highlights
From Duterte ending his womanising era to defence concerns over an Indonesia mine, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s ...
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What could Malaysia’s arrest of Islamic State-linked Bangladeshi workers mean for the region?
Malaysia's recent arrest of 36 Bangladeshi nationals with links to the Islamic State terror group shows how internal ...
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New US tariffs target Asia, but some countries stand to gain
President Trump’s new tariffs are higher than expected for most Asian economies. Moreover, most countries will face ...
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China’s new nationalistic diplomacy wins over Southeast Asia
Xi Jinping's Southeast Asian tour exploited US tariff threats to promote nationalist messaging, positioning China as a ...
Southeast Asia, spooked by Trump tariffs, presses for more talks
Southeast Asia's biggest economies prepared on Tuesday to step up trade negotiations with Washington after it hit them with ...
Asia shrugs off Trump’s new tariff threat, as governments hope they can get a deal before August 1
Asian markets largely shrugged off Trump’s latest announcement of tariff rates on some of its trading partners, as the U.S.
25% on Japan and Malaysia, 40% on Laos: Trump’s tariff letters to Asia add pressure for deals by Aug 1
The surprise was for Cambodia which was told it would incur a 36% tariff, far lower than the 49% in Trump’s original ...
AirAsia strikes deal for up to 70 Airbus A321XLR jets as restructuring nears end
AirAsia on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus to buy 50 long-range A321XLR planes with conversion rights ...