Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets US President Donald Trump this week, hoping Manila’s status as a key Asian ally will secure a more favorable trade deal before an August 1 deadline. Marcos will be the first Southeast Asian leader to meet Trump in his second term. Trump has already struck trade deals with two […]
Read MoreBy Luna Sunin Beijing The United States’ decision to ease export restrictions on certain advanced chips – part of a broader package of trade agreements with China – is seen by experts as an early sign that high-level negotiations have steered bilateral relations in the right direction. Washington’s move to resume license application reviews for […]
Read MoreCentre-owned NLC India Ltd. has planned to source lithium from Africa. The company is at the closing stage of discussions with a Russian government-owned company for sourcing lithium from its mine in Africa. As India is taking measures to ensure a stable supply of lithium to meet the country’s clean energy demand, such deals are […]
Read MoreBy Dmitry Pokidaev Kazakhstan’s national nuclear company, Kazatomprom, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Slovenské elektrárne a.s. (SEAS), Slovakia’s largest electricity producer, paving the way for future uranium exports to the Central European country. According to a company statement, the memorandum outlines the potential supply of natural uranium concentrate and, eventually, uranium dioxide (UO₂), […]
Read MoreBy Vagit Ismailov For the first time in over two decades, China has become Tajikistan’s largest trading partner, surpassing Russia in bilateral trade volume, according to newly released data from the Tajikistan Statistics Agency. A New Leader in Foreign Trade Between January and May 2025, trade between Tajikistan and China reached $964 million, an increase […]
Read MoreTesla Inc. has officially entered the Indian market, launching its first showroom in Mumbai’s upscale Bandra-Kurla Complex on Tuesday. The outlet will serve as the EV giant’s flagship experience center, marking a long-awaited step into the world’s third-largest auto market. The move comes after years of delays due to policy disagreements. With global sales dropping […]
Read MoreBy Sergey Kwan Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has signed a new law establishing a special financial investment territory in the Issyk-Kul region. The legislation, titled “On the Special Financial Investment Territory ‘Tamchy’ with a Special Legal Regime and Status,” was approved by the Jogorku Kenesh (parliament) on June 19. The law codifies Japarov’s earlier presidential […]
Read MoreBy Aliya Haidar On July 7, U.S. President Donald Trump informed Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev that Washington will impose a 25% tariff on goods from Kazakhstan, effective August 1, 2025. Tokayev responded on July 10, affirming Kazakhstan’s commitment to “developing fair, predictable, and mutually beneficial trade relations” with the United States. He emphasized Kazakhstan’s readiness […]
Read MoreSouth Korea’s top trade envoy said on Monday it may be possible to strike an “in-principle” trade deal with the United States by an August 1 deadline and signalled Seoul may be open to allow greater access to its agriculture markets, local media reported. Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo, who held high-level talks with US […]
Read MoreBy Naruemon Chaingam When Tim Grassin sold his fintech start-up in the Philippines, he mapped out his next move the way any good analyst would: with a spreadsheet. After comparing the region’s top destinations for remote workers, the French-Canadian entrepreneur landed on the Thai capital. “Bangkok won,” he told This Week in Asia. Drawn by […]
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