Vietnam’s imports from China and exports to the United States both reached a post-pandemic record in April, amid talks with Washington to reduce Hanoi’s trade surplus and a crackdown on Chinese goods being shipped to the US via its territory.

Several Asian airlines including Taiwan’s China Airlines and Korean Air said yesterday they were re-routing or cancelling flights to and from Europe, and about a dozen Indian airports were shut after fighting erupted between India and Pakistan.

Since the US president returned to the White House in January, his administration has imposed tariffs totalling 145 percent on goods from China, with some sector-specific measures stacked on top.

The report from the Commerce Department on Tuesday showed the nation imported a record amount of goods from 10 countries, including Mexico and Vietnam.

The Nifty 50 fell 0.6 percent to 24,233.3 and the BSE Sensex lost 0.86 percent to 79,948.8 as of 9:15 a.m. IST.

HSBC Bangladesh's profit rose 9 percent year-on-year to Tk 1,086.13 crore in 2024, thanks to an increase in interest income.

Foreign exchange traders just had their wings clipped by the People’s Bank of China. In the wake of a sharp rally for Asian currencies, they were expecting the country’s central bank to make way for further falls against the dollar when it announced the yuan’s trading band midpoint on Tuesday. The fact that it did not speaks volumes about Beijing’s strategic approach to the ongoing trade war — most of it good.

She acknowledged the Chinese state footprint was unlikely to shrink much in the near term

Oil also staged a comeback after tanking on news of an output hike by key producers

The structural issue had become a significant point of contention for the artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer, with major investors pushing for the change to better secure their returns.

Cash-strapped Maldives has signed a deal with a Dubai-based company to establish an $8.8 billion investment zone aimed at diversifying the tourism hotspot into a “financial freezone”, the government said Monday.

Exports stood at $3.01 billion in April

He still lives in the same house in a quiet neighborhood of Omaha that he bought in 1958 for $31,500.

Three residential and office towers, a convention centre and hotels will form part of the Maldives International Financial Centre (MIFC), President Mohamed Muizzu's office said in a statement.

The output increase of 411,000 barrels a day announced by Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other members of the oil cartel on Saturday added to concerns about over-supply.

Influential billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Saturday he would retire from leading his Berkshire Hathaway business group by the end of the year and that he would recommend his chosen successor Greg Abel take over.

It is worth looking beyond the immediate economic cost of the IMF loan

Bangladeshi migrants sent home $2.75 billion in the month

Influential billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Saturday he would retire from leading his Berkshire Hathaway business group by the end of the year and that he would recommend his chosen successor Greg Abel take over..Buffett's success, coupled with his ability to explain his thinking

Southeast Asia accounted for nearly 80 percent of US solar panel imports in 2024.