Dhaka April 19, 2025, 7:14 pm
US tariffs on $34 billion in Chinese imports took effect as a deadline passed on Friday, and with Beijing having vowed to respond immediately in kind, the world’s two biggest economies took a high-stakes turn toward all-out t
China will “absolutely not” fire the first shot in a trade war with the United States and will not be the first to levy tariffs, its finance ministry said on Wednesday.
12-hour time difference puts Beijing ahead in terms of actually implementing the tariffs
Anti-graft agents picked up Najib from his home after serving him with a remand order
The board of directors of the WB approved a $50 million additional grant to an existing health-sector support project in Bangladesh, the first in a series that could total $480 million
Najib has been barred from leaving the country, questioned by the anti-graft agency and has had his personal and family houses searched as part of the 1MDB probe
In Sunday's parliamentary contest, the Islamist-rooted AK Party won 42 per cent and its MHP ally 11 per cent, based on 99 per cent of votes counted, broadcasters said.
The history of Saudi Arabia, since its founding, has been one where the government has been gradually loosening the strings of tremendous conservatism. At the stroke of midnight Sunday, Saudi women were legally allowed to dri
Two votes are being held on Sunday - one to choose Turkey's next president, and another to pick members of parliament. Six candidates are vying for the presidency, and if one of them wins more than 50% of the vote they will b
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S President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on an additional $200bn (£151bn) of Chinese goods in a growing trade row.
US President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un concluded an extraordinary nuclear summit Tuesday by signing a document in which Trump pledged "security guarantees" to the North and Kim reiterated his commitment to "c
The two leaders have had an extraordinary up-and-down relationship over the past 18 months, trading insults and threatening war before abruptly changing tack and moving towards a face-to-face meeting
Countries were imposing "massive tariffs" on the US.
Among the deals two were on construction of 4 new units – two at the greenfield site of Xudabao and two at Tianwan (units 7 and 8). All 4 units will feature Russia’s latest Gen3+ VVER-1200 reactors
The publication "highlights and discusses key issues related to womanhood in the Arab world" and said using Princess Hayfa "helped magnify" their message
Kashmir is split between Pakistan and India and both claim it in its entirety
