HANOI, April 14 — President Xi Jinping will meet Vietnam's leaders in Hanoi today as he begins a three-nation trip to Southeast Asia, aiming to cement ties with some of China's closest neighbours amid mounting trade tensions with the United States.

LONDON, April 13 — China is no longer welcome in Britain’s steel sector after the government was pushed to pass emergency legislation yesterday to ensure control of Chinese-owned British Steel, business minister Jonathan Reynolds said today.

WASHINGTON, April 13 — United States President Donald Trump’s administration granted exclusions from steep reciprocal tariffs to smartphones, computers and some other electronics imported largely from China, providing a big break to tech firms like Apple that rely on imported products.

LONDON, April 12 — British lawmakers were recalled for an emergency session on Saturday to vote on laws to keep British Steel's blast furnaces open, as the government said a full nationalisation of the United Kingdom's (UK) last maker of virgin steel was becoming increasingly likely.

SEOUL, April 12 — Former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol returned to his private home on Friday from the official residence after his removal from office, with crowds of supporters turning out to greet his motorcade.

SEOUL/HANOI, April 12 — When Samsung Electronics chairman Jay Y.

BEIJING/WASHINGTON/LONDON, April 12 — Beijing increased its tariffs on United States (US) imports to 125 per cent on Friday, hitting back against President Donald Trump's decision to raise duties on Chinese goods and upping the stakes in a trade war that threatens to upend global supply chains.

NEW DELHI, April 12 — India wants to tackle its mounting e-waste problem, but global electronics companies say the cost is too high.

DUBAI, April 11 — Iran has said it was giving high-level nuclear talks with the United States (US) on Saturday "a genuine chance", after President Donald Trump threatened bombing if discussions failed.

JAKARTA, April 11 — Indonesia's US$48 billion (RM212.2 billion) social security fund BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, the country's largest institutional investor, aims to raise the share of local equities in its portfolio to up to 20 per cent within three years, a top official told Reuters today.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 — Asean's swift solidarity and humanitarian support have played a critical role in driving Myanmar’s ongoing recovery efforts following the devastating earthquake that struck the country on March 28.

NEW YORK, April 11 — The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said an estimated 400,000 people have been displaced in the Gaza Strip following the breakdown of the ceasefire, the Palestine News and Info Agency reported.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 — The new wave of trade war triggered by United States (US) President Donald Trump’s policies has provided impetus to strengthen bilateral cooperation between Asean and China, said Malaysia China Business Council chairman Tan Sri Low Kian Chuan.

PHNOM PENH, April 11 — The Asean multilateral emergency rice reserve agency has delivered 3,500 metric tonnes of white rice to support humanitarian food relief efforts in Myanmar following the recent severe earthquake.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 — Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Malaysia, Cambodia, and Vietnam over five days starting on April 14, according to an announcement published on the official Facebook page of the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia today.

BUENOS AIRES, April 11 — The death toll from the collapse of a nightclub roof in the Dominican Republic has jumped to 221, the head of the civil protection agency said on Thursday, the German Press Agency (dpa) reported.

CAIRO/GENEVA/GAZA, April 11 — The bombs still haven't killed Rehab Akhras and her family.

TOKYO, April 11 — The Japanese operator of Uniqlo lowered its second-half underlying profit forecast by 10 billion yen (RM306 million) yesterday on expectations US tariffs will hit the profitability of its fast-growing North American clothing business.

BEIJING, April 11 — China said yesterday it would immediately restrict imports of Hollywood films in retaliation for President Donald Trump's escalation of US tariffs on imported Chinese goods, targeting one of the most high-profile American exports.

TOKYO, April 11 — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday set up a task force to oversee trade negotiations with the United States, headed by his close aide and Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa, who domestic media said hopes to visit Washington next week.