HONG KONG/SHENZHEN, May 2 — Doris Au, a seller of door locks and hardware in Hong Kong for 25 years, received a letter from her bank, DBS Group, last June stating that her business account would be closed.

GDANSK, Poland, May 2 — Chinese carmakers including BYD and Chery are selling more plugin-hybrids in the European Union to avoid import tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars, data released today showed.

JAKARTA, May 1 — Indonesia's Parliament is set to agree next week to ratify an agreement made with Vietnam that sets the boundaries of their exclusive economic zones in the contested South China Sea, a lawmaker said today.

TOKYO, May 1 — Japan, China, South Korea and Asean countries are expected to expand their emergency currency swap programme to include infectious disease outbreaks and natural disasters as early as this month.

MANILA, April 29 — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held talks with Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr today, in a move to advance security and economic ties between two of Washington's closest Asian allies amid rising Indo-Pacific tensions.

BEIJING, April 28 — The completion of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project by the end of 2027 under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is poised to unlock the development potential of Peninsular Malaysia’s east coast, home to the Kuantan Industrial Park, while attracting more Chinese investments.

BEIJING/WASHINGTON, April 28 — When the leaders of some of the world's largest companies flocked to Beijing for a business forum last month, their main purpose was a coveted meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

BENGALURU, April 28 — China's Huawei Technologies is preparing to test its newest and most powerful artificial-intelligence processor, hoping to replace some higher-end products of US chip giant Nvidia, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.

MANILA, April 25 — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos has ordered an investigation into alleged foreign interference in next month's elections after a top security official's warning that Chinese state-sponsored groups may be attempting to influence the outcome of the vote.

BEIJING, April 25 — China warned a G20 meeting that world economic growth was "insufficient" as tariff and trade wars exacerbated economic and financial instability and sapped growth momentum, its finance ministry and central bank said.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — The ringgit opened lower against the United States (US) dollar on Thursday, tracking gains in the US Dollar Index (DXY), as markets responded to signs that US President Donald Trump may be softening his stance on tariff policy.

SHANGHAI, April 23 — Preliminary plans for the China and Russia-led International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) include building a nuclear reactor on the moon’s surface, a presentation by a Chinese space official today showed.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — Bursa Malaysia opened higher today, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street amid hopes that trade tensions between the United States and China may ease.

MOSCOW, April 23 — US President Donald Trump has acknowledged that 145 per cent tariffs on China are high but believes that they will decrease substantially, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.

PUTRAJAYA, April 22 — The Visa Liberalisation Plan (PLV) for Chinese visitors has been extended for another five years, as the initiative has shown immediate positive impact on the country’s economy, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s high-profile five-day tour of Southeast Asia comes at a pivotal moment as sweeping tariff hikes by the Trump 2.0 administration on China and key Asean exporters reverberate across global trade.

SINGAPORE/NEW YORK, April 22 — The global liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) market is facing an upheaval as high tariffs on US imports force Chinese buyers to swap American cargoes for alternatives from the Middle East, while US shipments divert to Europe and elsewhere in Asia.

MOSCOW, April 21 — China halted liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchases from the United States in March, while simultaneously increasing its imports from Australia, Indonesia, and Brunei, according to a RIA Novosti analysis of Chinese customs data.

By Danial Dzulkifly SHAH ALAM, April 21 — In the wake of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s high-profile state visit, Malaysia has strategically reaffirmed its multilateral approach to economic diplomacy, carefully balancing its deepening ties with China while maintaining partnerships with other...

BEIJING, April 21 — Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a 21-km course.