BANGKOK, April 16 — Thailand plans to import more liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States over the next five years, Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira said today ahead of a meeting with US officials next week to discuss tariffs.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) has set up the “US Tariff Hotline” to assist stakeholders in obtaining accurate information on tariffs imposed by the United States.

SHANGHAI, April 16 — Chinese sellers of items from lunch boxes to appliances have taken to social media platform Rednote to generate sympathy purchases, telling domestic consumers they are offloading stock at bargain prices amid United States tariffs.

JAKARTA, April 16 — Indonesia will propose increasing its imports of crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the United States (US) by around US$10 billion (RM44.1 billion), as part of its tariff negotiations, energy minister Bahlil Lahadalia told local media yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — The ringgit opened nearly flat against the US dollar on Wednesday, as the US Dollar Index (DXY) edged up slightly to 100.215 points after staying below the 100-point mark in recent days.

GUANGZHOU, April 15 — Candice Li says that after Washington raised tariffs on Chinese goods by 145 per cent, United States orders for the medical devices her firm is making have vanished.

BEIJING, April 15 — China is "tearing down walls" and expanding its circle of trading partners, "shaking hands" instead of "shaking fists", its foreign ministry said on Tuesday, as Beijing works on diversifying ties amid an escalating trade war with the United States (US).

BRUSSELS, April 15 — The European Union (EU) has suspended the application of planned special tariffs on United States (US) products in the trade conflict with Washington until July 14, reported the German News Agency.

SEOUL, April 15 — South Korea announced on Tuesday an increase in its support package for the country's vital semiconductor industry to ₩33 trillion (RM102.51 billion), up about a quarter from the ₩26 trillion package unveiled last year.

HANOI, April 15 — China's President Xi Jinping called for stronger ties with Vietnam on trade and supply chains amid disruptions caused by United States (US) tariffs, as he attended the signing in Hanoi of dozens of cooperation agreements between the two communist-run nations.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on Tuesday as market sentiment remained cautious amid ongoing inconsistencies in US import tariff policies, with the White House reportedly planning new levies on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals.

KUALA SELANGOR, April 14 — Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the Health Ministry (MOH) is taking steps to safeguard Malaysia’s healthcare industry amid uncertainties surrounding potential tariff changes by the United States.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — New analysis on the impact of recent changes in United States tariffs on the national economy will be presented at the National Geoeconomic Action Council (NGCC) meeting tomorrow, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

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.

BUTTERWORTH, April 12 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia will leverage its strong ties with the United States (US), Europe, China, and Asean to seek a resolution to the US retaliatory import tariffs.

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.

BACHOK, April 12 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the United States' (US) move to impose retaliatory import tariffs on several countries, including Malaysia, could strain Malaysia’s trade and investment relations with China.

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

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.