BRUSSELS, June 26 — European Union leaders are to tell the European Commission today that a quick trade deal with the United States will come at the cost of Washington getting better terms, or they can escalate the fight in hope of something better.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 — Malaysia’s discussions with the United States trade representative and commerce secretary on tariffs are progressing well, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

BANGKOK, June 20 — Consumption has remained tepid despite a government stimulus programme, few of its economic engines are firing, and uncertainty wrought by United States (US) President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs means that the Thai economy could grow just over one per cent this year.

ISKANDAR PUTERI, June 19 — Malaysia remains firmly opposed to unilateral tariffs and continues to uphold a multilateral, rules-based international trading system, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said discussions between Malaysia and the United States on the imposition of US unilateral tariffs went smoothly.

JAKARTA, June 18 — Indonesia's central bank paused its easing cycle today, as expected, while urging commercial banks to reduce lending rates and boost credit growth to support the economy.

KANANASKIS, Alberta, June 17 — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and US President Donald Trump agreed to push ahead with trade talks yesterday, but failed to achieve a breakthrough that would lower or eliminate tariffs that threaten to hobble the Japanese economy.

BANGKOK, June 16 — Thailand’s Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan today said his country would hold trade talks with the United States and expressed confidence both sides could agree on good terms on tariffs, possibly as low as 10 per cent.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — Malaysia is seeking lower tariff rates for selected sectors under the United States’ 10 per cent minimum tariff, particularly for industries deemed critical to both economies, ahead of another round of negotiations in Washington on June 18.

By Danial Dzulkifly SHAH ALAM, June 12 — Despite nearly two decades of lofty declarations and frameworks such as the Asean Economic Community, intra-Asean trade remains sluggish as it hovers below the 25 per cent mark, a figure economists attribute to persistent non-tariff barriers (NTBs),...

PUTRAJAYA, June 10 — Local scholarship providers have been urged to make immediate decisions regarding placing their sponsored students in countries other than the United States (US), following the impact of new tariff policies introduced by the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — The ringgit traded in a narrow range against the United States (US) dollar on Monday amid cautious sentiment in the currency market ahead of US-China trade talks set to take place later today.

SHANGHAI, June 9 — United States (US) and Chinese officials traded barbs at a celebration held by a US business chamber in Shanghai on Friday (June 6), as the chamber appealed to both countries to provide more certainty to American businesses operating in China.

JAKARTA, June 8 — Indonesia has said that free trade negotiations with the European Union (EU), which have been ongoing for nine years, are expected to be concluded by the end of June.

By Danial Dzulkifly SHAH ALAM, June 5 — The newly minted Asean-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-China trilateral pact is being hailed as a “strategic masterstroke” for its role in economic realignment and is seen as part of a broader shift where developing and middle-power nations are asserting...

BEIJING, June 4 — Alarm over China's stranglehold on critical minerals grew on Tuesday as global automakers joined their United States (US) counterparts to complain that restrictions by China on exports of rare earth alloys, mixtures, and magnets could cause production delays and outages without a quick solution.

By Amar Shah Mohsen SHAH ALAM, June 4 — When Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim opened the 46th Asean Summit on May 26, his remarks carried an unmistakable theme of unity and multilateralism. His message resonated not only with Malaysian delegates, but also regional peers, who echoed his...

NEW DELHI, June 2 — Global airlines shaved a key forecast for 2025 industry-wide profits on Monday, blaming trade tensions and declining consumer confidence, while hitting out at "unacceptable" delays in jetliner deliveries that have hindered their growth plans.

JAKARTA, June 2 — Indonesia booked a trade surplus of around US$160 million (RM680.9 million) in April, the lowest since April 2020, amid a surge in imports, while the country's inflation cooled in May, data from the statistics bureau showed today.

SEOUL, June 2 — South Korea's Industry Ministry has said that it will respond to the looming 50 per cent United States (US) tariff on steel products as part of its trade discussions with Washington in order to minimise the impact on industry.