Bhagyashree Garekar

Qu Xiaoyin represents a new kind of entrepreneur emerging across Silicon Valley even as heavy tech layoffs dominate the news.

AI-linked layoffs in US spark new wave of one-person start-ups

Over 100 tech companies cut more than 115,000 jobs in the first quarter of 2026

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Beijing from May 14 to 15.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Why were there no splashy deals at the Trump-Xi summit?

Few details have surfaced of the “fantastic trade deals” that Trump said he made with Xi

US President Donald Trump speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden on May 15 in Beijing.

Trump and Xi are seeking to escape Thucydides’ Trap, says Harvard’s Graham Allison

While Trump focuses on the US economy, Xi views the summit as a vital step in preserving China’s path to superpower status

US President Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, on Nov 9, 2017.

Trump heads to Beijing amid war, trade tensions and hardened rivalry

Both countries are expected to announce plans for the Board of Trade and Board of Investment

Iran, facing both existential stakes and internal divisions, remains unlikely to capitulate.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Is Trump’s indefinite ceasefire with Iran the prelude to peace?

For Washington, the naval blockade remains its strongest card

People protest against military action in Iran near the White House in Washington on Apr 8.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Huge strategic defeat for the US? There is now a two-week ceasefire but hard questions remain

The US and Iran are set to begin negotiations towards achieving durable peace in Islamabad on Friday (Apr 10)

The dedicated tribe of online influencers who helped build Trump’s 2024 Maga coalition are now loudly attacking the war with a mix of isolationist and anti-Israel themes.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Trump faces Maga backlash as online influencers shape the Iran war narrative

The lack of a narrative from the administration has left public opinion to coalesce unguided

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has said it would not allow any oil to leave the region if attacks from the US and Israel continue.
NEWS ANALYSIS

With Trump’s mixed messaging on Iran war end, calm in oil markets may be fleeting

More than three-fourths of the crude oil exports from the Middle East to China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan pass through the Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles monitoring activity related to Operation Epic Fury against Iran.

Iran attack a major triumph for Trump, strengthening his hand ahead of China visit

The attack comes at a delicate moment for US-China relations

Trump says he has “great alternatives” to the IEEPA tariffs. 

US tariffs on Singapore expected to stay unchanged as Trump imposes new 10% global levies

Aside from the baseline tariffs on Singapore goods, different tariffs apply to certain sectors