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US-Asia relations

Opinion & Features

Has US economic nationalism driven India into China’s embrace?

The rapport between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and US President Donald Trump was once viewed as a stabilising force in the bilateral relationship.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

A partnership at a crossroads: The new reality of US-India relations

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters, as he departs for travel to Pennsylvania from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C. U.S., July 15, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Wealth & Investing
RETHINKING MATTERS

Trump’s tariffs end Asia’s era of fence-sitting

While the US is pushing for the LNG production expansion, the export growth is clouded by increasingly challenging financing conditions
ASEAN Business
COMMODITY INSIGHT

US LNG faces Asian buyer blowback as tariffs, costs and politics bite

A man reads a Vietnamese newspaper with a front page story on the inauguration of US President Donald Trump. While Trump's earlier threats of tariffs are not off the negotiating table yet, pundits say Asean now has more leverage.
ASEAN Business

Asean readies for Trump’s tariff tantrums, trade turmoil

Dominated by China hawks and Trump loyalists, the incoming administration threatens to knock off-keel US-Asean relations, often likened to a three-legged stool held up by defence, economic and diplomatic relations.
ASEAN Business

Sorry Asean, Trump’s return may sideline South-east Asia’s economic aspirations

The package also includes small-diameter bombs and warheads, according to Axios.
International

US plans US$8 billion arms sale to Israel, Axios reports

Taiwan’s defence ministry expects the sales to “take effect” within a month and that the equipment will help maintain the F-16 fleet’s readiness and “build up a credible defense force”.
International

US approves US$385 million arms sale to Taiwan

Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam provide the bulk of US solar cell and module imports.
International

US hits South-east Asian solar imports with duties up to 271%

Veteran diplomat Ted Osius believes the best way for the US to compete for influence in Asean is to lengthen the economic leg of the relationship.
ASEAN Business

US firms flock to South-east Asia amid tariff turmoil – record business missions eye Vietnam, Indonesia

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