As President Donald Trump declared economic independence through new tariffs he placed significant harm on developing countries in Southeast Asia and Africa. Research shows Chinese investments serve as the main target of these policies so nations hit by natural disasters and war keep facing challenges.  By taking this action, the United States creates a worldwide trade conflict and challenges previous …

Japan’s automotive companies expect trade challenges because the Trump administration placed steel and aluminum tariffs internationally but kept them for Japan despite Trade Minister Muto’s diplomatic visit to Washington. The top government official in charge of foreign affairs labeled the situation disappointing but revealed that Japan would avoid countermeasures and stick to international talks. The small percentage of exports between …

According to a CSIS report China now leads ship production for commercial ships with 50% market share and the US remains at only 0.1%. One Chinese shipbuilder completed more commercial ships by tonnage in 2024 than US manufacturers have built since World War II ended. China has built the largest naval fleet in the world which creates economic and military …

The controversy around Donald Trump’s transition team takes front stage as Washington gets ready for his comeback to the presidency. Along with the ramifications of Trump’s policies, legislators, experts, and political insiders are also dealing with the surprising impact of Elon Musk, whose active participation is causing strife. Spending the last weekend at the G20 conference in Rio de Janeiro, …

Once more at the heart of controversy, Former U.S. President Donald Trump is accusing tech behemoth Google of purposefully altering search results to discredit him. Trump asserted in an angry post on Truth Social on his social media site that Google was only highlighting “bad stories” about him while pushing favorable coverage of his Democratic competitor, Vice President Kamala Harris. …

Is Donald Trump guilty? A nearly three-to-one majority of Americans believe that former President Donald Trump will be found guilty of all or some of the criminal charges that he is currently facing in a courtroom in New York. This is an outcome that has never been witnessed before in the history of the United States. An exclusive poll conducted …

Donald Trump, who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021, pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring the results of the 2020 presidential election. Judge Moxila Upadhyaya, who was appointed as a United States Magistrate Judge in 2022, was hearing the case. The arraignment took place at the federal courthouse in Washington.  “Not guilty,” …

US: Trump’s first wife and mother of his three oldest children, Ivana Trump, died on Thursday at the age of 73, the former president revealed. The death of Ivana Trump was announced by Donald Trump on his Truth Social social media network. Law enforcement officials are investigating if she went down the steps at her Manhattan residence, according to the …

Malaysia – Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today encouraged the US to pursue a more aggressive trade and investment strategy with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), claiming that doing so would benefit Washington both economically and diplomatically. Ismail Sabri expressed some of the displeasure felt in Asia after former President Donald Trump exited a regional …

Malaysia – A former Goldman Sachs banker testified on Tuesday that a fugitive Malaysian financier received backing from associates of former US President Donald Trump for a potential settlement of an inquiry into the misappropriation of funds from the 1MDB investment fund. On the sixth day of his evidence in the trial of Roger Ng, another former Goldman banker, Tim …