US-China trade war

(Aug 6): The Trump administration formally labelled China a currency manipulator, further escalating its trade war with Beijing after the country’s central bank allowed the yuan to fall in retaliation for new US tariffs.

(Aug 5): Asian shares slid to 6-1/2-month lows on Monday and the yuan plunged as a rapid escalation in the Sino-U.S. trade war drove nervous investors to safe-havens such as the yen, bonds and gold.

SINGAPORE (Aug 2): Singapore banks delivered second-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates, indicating they are well placed to weather mounting pressures from a global economic slowdown and falling interest rates.

SINGAPORE (Aug 5): There is no denying the success that is Vietnam. From its impressive GDP growth to the rapid development of its infrastructure and economy, the country is, as one expert put it, “the blue-eyed boy” of Southeast Asia.

(Aug 2): The worst may soon be over for an electronics slump that has dogged Asia’s export-driven economies.

SINGAPORE (Aug 5): There is no denying the success that is Vietnam. From its impressive GDP growth to the rapid development of its infrastructure and economy, the country is, as one expert put it, “the blue-eyed boy” of Southeast Asia.

SINGAPORE (Aug 5): The flows of trade that nourish Asia’s economies are losing vigour. As a result, export growth has come to a standstill, dragging down manufacturing activity across East and Southeast Asia. Looking ahead, there are few signs of any re

SINGAPORE (July 29): Of all the changes in US foreign policy that President Donald Trump’s administration has made, the most consequential is the adoption of a confrontational stance towards China. Replacing a decades-old policy of engagement, Trump’s

SINGAPORE (July 29): Of all the changes in US foreign policy that President Donald Trump’s administration has made, the most consequential is the adoption of a confrontational stance towards China. Replacing a decades-old policy of engagement, Trump’s

SANTA CLARA/CALIFORNIA (July 23): China's Huawei Technologies Co said it is slashing more than 600 jobs at its Futurewei Technologies research arm in the United States after being placed on a trade blacklist by the US government.