WASHINGTON 16 July (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had struck a trade pact with Indonesia resulting in significant purchase commitments from the Southeast Asian country, following negotiations to avoid steeper tariffs.

BEIJING 15 July (AFP) - China's economy expanded more than five percent in the second quarter, official data showed Tuesday, buoyed by strong exports but analysts warned that more was work was needed to address sluggish consumer demand.

Group enters Osaka with two Far East Village Hotels in Namba South and Honmachi districts, reinforcing its commitment to double its footprint to 2000 rooms in Japan.

The first-ever full-scale solo exhibition by Udom Taephanich, sets a new milestone for Thai contemporary art on the global stage.

KUALA LUMPUR 11 July – President Donald Trump’s declaration of an additional 10% tariff on countries seen as aligned with BRICS’ “anti-American

KUALA LUMPUR 10 July (AFP) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined his Southeast Asian counterparts in Malaysia on Thursday, with US tariffs and China's growing influence in the region likely to dominate talks.

KUALA LUMPUR 9 July (AFP) - Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim slammed on Wednesday trade tariffs as regional foreign ministers gathered in Kuala Lumpur for a three-day meet, which also included talks with the United States, China and Russia.

KUALA LUMPUR 9 July (AFP) - Southeast Asian nations will express "concern" over "counterproductive" US tariffs, according to a draft statement shared with AFP on Tuesday, after Donald Trump threatened more than a dozen countries with higher levies.

WASHINGTON 8 July (AFP) - US President Donald Trump unveiled higher tariffs for Japan, South Korea and a dozen other countries in a push for new trade deals Monday -- but extended the deadline for the steeper levies to kick in until August.

WASHINGTON 7 July (AFP) - US tariffs will kick in on August 1 if trading partners from Taiwan to the European Union do not strike deals with Washington, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday.

RIO de JANEIRO 7 July (AFP) - BRICS leaders at a summit on Sunday took aim at US President Donald Trump's "indiscriminate" import tariffs and recent Israeli-US strikes on Iran.

BUENOS AIRES 4 July (AFP) - South America's Mercosur bloc sought to expand its markets in the face of US President Donald Trump's global trade war, with Brazil calling for closer ties with dynamic Asian economies.