China sees an opening to turn President Donald Trump’s tariffs to its advantage by reshaping global trade in ways that would insulate its $19 trillion economy from US pressure far into the future. Beijing is exploiting the uncertainty created by Trump to try to stitch China’s vast manufacturing base into the world’s biggest economic blocs, […]
Read MoreUS President Donald Trump has congratulated Tarique Rahman on his assumption of office as the prime minister of Bangladesh and pushed for progress on trade and defence deals between the two countries. In a congratulatory message, Trump conveyed his best wishes to Tarique and expressed his desire to work together in the spirit of mutual […]
Read MoreIran’s trade balance with Qatar shifted into surplus in the first 10 months of the Iranian year 1404 (March 2025-January 2026), driven by a significant increase in exports and a decrease in imports, according to a senior trade official. Abdolamir Rabihavi, director general for West Asia at the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO), citing […]
Read MoreTurkmenistan and the European Union are preparing a package of bilateral documents aimed at expanding strategic cooperation. The announcement comes as preparations are underway for the upcoming visit of Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov to Brussels, The Caspian Post reports via Turkmen media. Key Agreements in the Making Turkmen Deputy Foreign Minister Myahri Byashimova said that […]
Read MoreThe C6 format represents a new configuration of regional cooperation, bringing together the countries of Central Asia and Azerbaijan into a single geo-economic and geopolitical space. Yet in essence, this is not the creation of something entirely new, but rather the restoration of natural connectivity that has been forming for decades. Even the title of […]
Read MoreThailand hopes to bring Myanmar back into Asean nearly five years after a military coup, Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow has said after meeting his Myanmar counterpart. “Thailand wants to be a bridge connecting Myanmar back to Asean,” Sihasak told reporters. He also urged civil war-ravaged Myanmar to make moves to adhere to a long-standing […]
Read MoreISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he is pleased to see steps taken in neighboring Syria to integrate the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into state structures, after a US-backed ceasefire deal late last month between the sides. In a readout on Wednesday of his comments to reporters on a return flight from Ethiopia, Erdogan […]
Read MoreBy Park Chan-kyong Two recent convictions tied to Yoon Suk-yeol’s short-lived 2024 martial law decree have effectively sealed his fate, some legal observers say, as judges prepare to rule on the insurrection charge against the former South Korean president. On Thursday, a three-judge panel at the Seoul Central District Court’s Criminal Division 25 is set […]
Read MoreBy Seong Hyeon Choi and Fan Chen A former president of Iceland has rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that nearby Greenland was surrounded by Chinese and Russian vessels, saying it was “not supported by facts”. In an interview on the sidelines of last weekend’s Munich Security Conference, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, who was Iceland’s president […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Before Pakistan commits to sending troops to Gaza as part of the International Stabilization Force it wants assurances from the United States that it will be a peacekeeping mission rather than tasked with disarming Hamas, three sources told Reuters. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to attend the first formal meeting of President […]
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