WASHINGTON 26 May (AFP) - US President Donald Trump threatened Apple and other smartphone manufacturers with a 25 percent tariff unless their devices are built in the United States.

(L-R) Laos' Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Myanmar's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Aung Kyaw Moe, Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Malaysi

DAMASCUS 23 May (AFP) - At a currency exchange in Damascus, Anas al-Shammaa is one of many Syrians hopeful that promised relief from Western sanctions will help revive their country's economy after years of war and isolation.

WASHINGTON 23 May (AFP) - US senators on Thursday blocked California's landmark mandate phasing out gas-powered cars, dealing a blow to the state's move towards electric vehicles in a pointed rebuke of Democratic climate change policies.

LUXEMBOURG 23 May (AFP) - A Luxembourg court Thursday fined Edmond de Rothschild bank 25 million euros ($28 million) for its role in a money-laundering scandal in which a Malaysian wealth fund lost billions of dollars.

As Malaysia’s new Cabinet steps into its full stride, it does so under the weight of the Madani Economic Framework — a bold, seven-pronged agenda designed to re-anchor Malaysia’s economic and social trajectory over the next decade.

But ambition alone is not strategy.

BANFF, Canada 22 May (AFP) - G7 finance ministers held talks Wednesday on thorny issues like the economic disruption caused by US President Donald Trump's tariffs and support for Ukraine, seeking to find a common voice.

LONDON 22 May (AFP) - Bitcoin hit a record high on Wednesday, driven by a wave of optimism over cryptocurrency legislation in the United States.

HONG KONG 19 May (AFP) - Asian stocks fell with the dollar Monday after Moody's removed the United States' last gold standard sovereign bond rating, citing the growing debt pile that it warned could balloon further.

NEW YORK 16 May (AFP) - Oil prices fell Thursday while global equities were mixed after President Donald Trump said the United States was close to making a deal on Iran's nuclear program.

From (L-R): Mr. Mohd Reduan Mohd Zabri, Director, Johor Office Malaysia Investment Development Authority (MIDA), Mr.

PENANG, MALAYSIA - Media OutReach Newswire - 15 May 2025 - Tenchijin Inc., a space-tech innovator based in Tokyo, will participate as a featured speaker at Penang Slush'D 2025, taking place from May 19-21, 2025, in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.