Singapore, 05 April 2025 (CNA) Singapore must brace itself for more shocks to come, as the global calm and stability that once existed "will not return anytime soon", said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in a YouTube video on Friday (Apr 4). His comments came after the US on Wednesday imposed sweeping new tariffs on almost all...

Beijing, 04 March 2025 (Xinhua) China will impose additional 34-percent tariffs on all products imported from the United States starting from April 10, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council announced Friday. The announcement follows the U.S. decision to impose "reciprocal tariffs" on Chinese exports to the United States, a move that the commission...

Washington, 03 April 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a broad set of new tariffs on Wednesday, introducing a baseline 10% tariff on all imports, asserting that they would help the United States thrive economically. Implemented through an executive order, these import taxes are anticipated to have significant global economic impacts. However, Trump maintains that the measures...

Doha, 19 March 2025 Shen Haixiong, Vice Minister of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and President of China Media Group (CMG) has said that China's global role is fostering deeper Sino-Qatar ties. He was addressing through video link at China-Qatar Youth Dialogue conference under the theme 'China in Springtime: Sharing opportunities with...

Istanbul, 06 March 2025 (Anadolu News) Türkiye's leading drone producer Baykar Technologies and Italian defense giant Leonardo signed a partnership agreement Thursday in unmanned technologies. The agreement was signed by Leonardo's CEO Roberto Cingolani, Baykar's Chairman Selcuk Bayraktar and CEO Haluk Bayraktar at Leonardo headquarters in Rome. "We have been in intensive negotiations for months....

Beijing, 05 March 2025 (Xinhua) The year 2025 marks the final lap for implementing China's 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025). The plan prioritizes high-quality development over traditional growth-centric targets, reflecting the evolving priorities of the world's second-largest economy. As an important institution that embodies the unique advantages of China's national governance system, five-year plans have been...

Istanbul, 13 Feb. 2025, (Anadolu News) The Turkish president said Thursday he agreed with Pakistani prime minister to intensify efforts aimed at reaching a bilateral trade volume of $5 billion. "We agree with the prime minister to increase our efforts to reach the target of $5 billion dollars in trade volume," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said...

Chongqing, Feb. 10, 2025 (Xinhua) A freight train, loaded with communication equipment and other products, departed from southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Monday and is expected to arrive in Afghanistan in 12 to 15 days. This marked the inauguration of a new direct freight train route, which passes through Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and other countries, between...

Islamabad, 30 Jan. 2025 Pakistan and the United States have signed several investment agreements during the visit of a high-level US delegation to Islamabad. The delegation, led by billionaire US investor Gentry Beach, a close business associate of the Trump family, was in Pakistan for a two-day visit. This visit follows the arrival of the...

Doha, Qatar, 09 Jan. 2025 (QNA) Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of State of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani inaugurated the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Strategy 2024-2030 and Qatar National Manufacturing Strategy 2024-2030, under the theme 'Achieving sustainable economic growth'. The two strategies were inaugurated at the Qatar National...