Asia’s Autocrats Welcome USAID’s End
Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump have gutted the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the long-standing U.S. program focused on humanitarian aid. But despite cries of outrage from ...
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France’s Emmanuel Macron Visits Vietnam, Announces $10 Billion in Tech, Transportation Contracts
French President Emmanuel Macron announced over $10 billion in deals with Vietnam on Monday, including an agreement for Vietnam to buy 20 French-made Airbus planes. Macron also announced deals on ...
The Haunting Legacy of the Vietnam War
Fifty years ago on Wednesday, North Vietnamese forces took Saigon’s presidential palace, marking the end of the Vietnam War—a two-decade-long conflict that shaped the second half of the 20th century. ...
You have 87 days. From clothes to electronics and appliances, here’s what you should stock up on before Trump’s tariffs pause ends in July
President Trump announced reciprocal tariffs for over 180 countries on April 2, an announcement he called "Liberation Day." Just one week (and plenty of market mayhem) later, on April 9, ...
Nike’s Stock Defies Market Gloom: A Closer Look at the Unexpected Rally
As the U.S. stock market faced a brutal sell-off on Friday, April 4, 2025, with the Dow plummeting 1,700 points and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq suffering their worst rout ...
Vietnam Strikes Back: New Tariffs Target Chinese and South Korean Steel Imports
In a decisive step to protect its domestic steel industry, Vietnam has rolled out temporary anti-dumping tariffs on galvanized steel imports from China and South Korea, effective April 16, 2025. ...
Communist Vietnam Panics over Trump Tariffs, Sends Deputy PM to Washington
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc, accompanied by an entourage of Vietnamese business executives, announced an emergency trip to Washington on Wednesday — the day President Donald Trump revealed ...
Taiwan Scrambles Ships and Planes after China Begins Live-Fire Drill Without Warning
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry scrambled land, air, and sea forces on Wednesday after Chinese ships launched a live-fire exercise near the Taiwanese coast without warning. “This move not only poses a ...
