WASHINGTON, Jan 26 — New United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a call with Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn on Friday, in which he urged Vietnam to address trade imbalances and also discussed shared concerns about China.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 — Asean is intensifying green energy initiatives and digital innovation to bolster supply chain resilience and maintain its role in global trade amid evolving United States (US)-China dynamics.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) has maintained its forecast for the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3.00 per cent this year to support domestic growth amid external headwinds.

SHANGHAI, Jan 23 — More than half of the American businesses in China, the highest level in five years, say they are concerned about a further deterioration in the bilateral relationship between the world's two largest economies, a survey published on Thursday shows.

WASHINGTON, Jan 23 — New United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed China's 'dangerous and destabilising actions in the South China Sea' with his Philippine counterpart on Wednesday, and underscored the 'ironclad' US defence commitment to Manila.

CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Jan 23 — Mexican authorities have begun constructing giant tent shelters in the city of Ciudad Juárez to prepare for a possible influx of Mexicans deported under United States (US) President Donald Trump's promised mass deportations.

BERLIN, Jan 22 — Germany's Vice Chancellor and Minister of Economics Robert Habeck has warned that Germany is prepared to impose retaliatory tariffs if the United States (US) proceeds with new import duties on German products, reported Xinhua.

MOSCOW, Jan 22 — There will be no winners in the tariff war between China and the United States (US), and Washington must respect international trade rules and create an environment for bilateral cooperation, said Chinese Embassy in the United States' spokesperson Liu Pengyu to Sputnik/RIA Novosti.

WASHINGTON, Jan 22 — The United States (US), Australia, India, and Japan recommitted to working together on Tuesday, after the first meeting of the China-focused "Quad" grouping's top diplomats since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

WASHINGTON, Jan 22 — Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who had been serving prison sentences for participating in the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States (US) Capitol were freed on Tuesday, after the new president pardoned more than 1,500 people, including some who assaulted police officers.

WASHINGTON, Jan 22 — United States (US) President Donald Trump has vowed to hit the European Union (EU) with tariffs and said his administration was discussing a 10 per cent punitive duty on Chinese imports because fentanyl is being sent from China to the US via Mexico and Canada.

DAVOS, Jan 22 — National sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd is rebalancing its portfolio to invest more in developed markets, with an eye on managing expected risks from the new Donald Trump presidency in the United States (US).

TAOYUAN, Jan 18 — The head of Taiwan's delegation to next week's inauguration of Donald Trump as United States (US) president said he was going there to extend the island's "highest blessings" to the US.

WASHINGTON, Jan 18 — TikTok warned that it will go dark in the United States (US) on Sunday unless President Joe Biden's administration provides assurances to companies like Apple and Google that it will not face enforcement actions when a ban takes effect.

LONDON, Jan 18 — With United States (US) President-elect Donald Trump due to be sworn in on January 20, Malaysia believes it can navigate any political or economic uncertainties arising from his second term in office.

WASHINGTON, Jan 17 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects the global economy to grow by 3.3 per cent both in 2025 and 2026, lagging behind the 2000-2019 average of 3.7 per cent, according to the latest World Economic Outlook report published on Friday.

WASHINGTON, Jan 16 — United States (US) President Joe Biden said an oligarchy is forming in the US that threatens democracy, issuing the bleak warning on Wednesday in his final Oval Office speech as he prepares to hand over power to Donald Trump next week.

LONDON, Jan 16 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, which is set to take effect on Sunday.

DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Jan 16 — The Gaza Strip suffered from Israel's intensified strikes hours after a ceasefire and hostage release deal was announced, residents and authorities in the Palestinian enclave said, as mediators sought to quell fighting ahead of the truce's start on Sunday.

MOSCOW, Jan 16 — United States (US) President-elect Donald Trump is considering using an executive order to prevent the TikTok app from being banned in the United States (US), citing people familiar with the matter, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.