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- Business, China, Economics, Europe, European Union, Global economy, International trade, Manufacturing sector
EU faces ‘China shock’ as EV imports drive Beijing’s record surplus with bloc
China sold goods worth about $148bn to EU in first quarter of year, but imported just $65bnThe EU is experienc…
- AI (artificial intelligence), Asia Pacific, Business, China, Chinese economy, Computing, Mergers, acquisitions and funding, Technology, Technology sector, US news, World news
China blocks $2bn Meta takeover of AI agent developer Manus
Beijing says domestic tech companies must seek explicit government approval for accepting US investmentBusines…
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Timor-Leste is vulnerable to ‘infiltration by foreign organized crime’, president José Ramos-Horta says
Australian federal police say they are working with tiny nation to respond to threat of online scam centresTim…
- Asia Pacific, Business, Energy industry, Iran, Marco Rubio, New Zealand, Oil, Pacific islands, US news, US-Israel war on Iran, Winston Peters, World news
New Zealand asks US to send fuel tankers to Pacific to alleviate pressure caused by Iran war
After meeting with Marco Rubio, foreign minister Winston Peters says he made sure US understands ‘significant …
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, Bertie Ahern, Blockchain, Business, China, Cryptocurrencies, Cybercrime, Gambling, Ireland, Money, Philanthropy, Scams, Technology, Timor-Leste, US news, World news
Private jets, deserted shores and an unbuilt resort: alleged links to sanctioned ‘scam’ empire revealed in Timor-Leste
Exclusive: Investigation finds alleged Prince Group associates were involved in unusual development in tiny na…
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, Business, China, Commodities, Cost of living crisis, Energy industry, India, Japan, New Zealand, Oil, Oil and gas companies, Pacific islands, South and Central Asia, South Korea, South Pacific, Thailand, US-Israel war on Iran, Vanuatu, World news
A day in the life of Asia’s fuel crisis
From farms in New Zealand to factories in Delhi, the effects of the oil crisis triggered by the Iran war are r…
- Business, Employment, Global development, Global health, Human rights, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, Workers' rights, World news
‘The whole country is doing it’: how illegal kidney traders target Pakistan’s desperate brick kiln workers
Enslaved by debt, victims often feel compelled to sell an organ to repay loans – but can find themselves even …
- Asia Pacific, Business, Commodities, Energy industry, Japan, Oil, Sanae Takaichi, US news, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
Japan to begin biggest-ever oil release from national reserves as Middle East energy crisis bites
PM Sanae Takaichi says about 80m barrels of stockpiled oil to be provided to refiners – equivalent to 45 days …
- Australia news, Business, Commodities, Energy industry, India, New South Wales, Northern Ireland, Oil, Oil and gas companies, Scotland, South and Central Asia, UK news, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
‘We consider every mile we drive’: how fuel shortages are affecting readers worldwide
From a shop owner in India to a community worker in New South Wales, rising fuel prices are forcing people to …
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China has been preparing for a global energy crisis for years. It is paying off now
As other Asian economies race to conserve energy, China has huge reserves of oil and gas as well as alternativ…
- Australia news, Business, Commodities, Europe, France, Japan, Nato, Oil, South Korea, Strait of Hormuz, Trump administration, US news, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
Trump steps up pressure on European allies to help protect strait of Hormuz
US president says it is ‘only appropriate’ for Europe to help, and warns failure to do so would be ‘very bad’ …
- Asia Pacific, Business, Commodities, Iran, Middle East and North Africa, Oil, Strait of Hormuz, Thailand, Trump administration, US news, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
Three merchant ships struck as tensions rise in Hormuz strait amid Iran war
Crew of Thai-registered bulk carrier forced to flee fire, as US says it has destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying v…
- Asia Pacific, Business, Energy industry, Oil and gas companies, Philippines, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
Philippines orders energy cuts in response to Middle East war
South-east Asian country limits air conditioning and travel for public officials amid soaring fuel pricesMiddl…
- Business, Commodities, India, Iran, Middle East and North Africa, Oil, Russia, South and Central Asia, US foreign policy, US news, World news
US grants waiver to allow India to buy Russian oil amid Iran war
‘Stopgap measure’ designed to keep oil flowing into global market as Middle East crisis disrupts crude shipmen…
- Asia Pacific, Asos, Business, Fashion, Fashion industry, Life and style, Retail industry, Thailand, UK news, World news
Asos co-founder dies in fall from 18-storey building in Thailand
Police say UK entrepreneur Quentin Griffiths fell from 17th floor of an 18-floor condominium on 9 FebruaryQuen…