Iran war

US says Iran should give answer on Friday as clashes raise tensions

It carried out more airstrikes on empty oil tankers trying to break the blockade on Friday

Asean economic ministers “identified practical, concrete response measures” to ensure energy and food security, according to a chair statement, but the proposals lacked specific details.

Asean leaders seek coordinated strategy to ensure region’s food, energy security

Establishing a harmonised approach remains a big challenge for the region

Singapore-listed palm oil stocks have outperformed the market so far this year.
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Leaders from around the region have convened in Cebu for the 48th Asean Summit.

Asean must build collective resilience to brace for a world of more disruptions and shocks: PM Wong

Asia will be ‘hardest hit’, given its dependence on energy and other supplies from the Gulf, he says

The increase in the gauge — which tracks grains, sugar, meat, dairy and vegetable oil costs — marks the third consecutive month of gains.

Food prices rise to highest in three years on Iran war costs

Global growers are already warning of decreasing planting areas and crop yields with costs surging

A cargo ship docked at UAE's Fujairah port on May 6, as the US-Israel conflict with Iran limits marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil prices jump on renewed US-Iran hostilities

[NEW DELHI] Oil prices rose about 1 per cent on Friday (May 8) after renewed fighting broke out between the US and Iran, threatening a shaky ceasefire and dashing hopes for progress on a reopening of ...

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a bilateral meeting at the Apec summit in Busan on Oct 30, 2025.

US-China summit: managing a rivalry, not resolving it

Some of the most useful moves Trump and Xi can make are to lower the temperature and narrow the agenda

The European Union Emissions Trading System remains the most efficient instrument for limiting harmful emissions.

How should Europe respond to the energy shock?

A stronger emissions trading system would do far more for resilience than fuel-tax reductions

Brent crude futures were down US$3.93, or 3.9 per cent, to US$97.34 a barrel at 1323 GMT.

Oil falls below US$100 a barrel on Middle East peace hopes

Iran said on Wednesday that it was reviewing a US peace proposal