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Oil Prices Spike After United States Strikes on Iran Nuclear Sites

AFP - Oil prices surged in early trade Monday on concerns of disruption to energy markets after US air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Asian stocks were lower as traders digested the weekend's events, with Iran threatening US bases in the Middle East as fears grow of an escalating conflict...

Asian Markets Wobble as Trump-Xi Talks Offset by Musk Row

AFP - Asian markets stuttered Friday as optimism from "very positive" talks between United...

Laos Targets 577,000 Tonnes to Boost National Food Self-Sufficiency

The Lao government has announced plans to increase the country’s production of meat, fish,...

Pest Migration from Southeast Asia Threatens Crops in Southern China, Research Found

Southern China is facing a surge in agricultural pests migrating from neighboring Southeast Asian...

Trump Stuns With Tariff Backtrack but Punishes China

By Danny Kemp with Sam Davies in Beijing/AFP - United States President Donald Trump...

Oil Prices Spike After United States Strikes on Iran Nuclear Sites

AFP - Oil prices surged in early trade Monday on concerns of disruption to energy markets after US air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Asian...

Asian Markets Wobble as Trump-Xi Talks Offset by Musk Row

AFP - Asian markets stuttered Friday as optimism from "very positive" talks between United States presidents Donald Trump and China Xi Jinping was wiped...

Laos Targets 577,000 Tonnes to Boost National Food Self-Sufficiency

The Lao government has announced plans to increase the country’s production of meat, fish, and eggs to 577,000 tonnes this year in an effort...

Pest Migration from Southeast Asia Threatens Crops in Southern China, Research Found

Southern China is facing a surge in agricultural pests migrating from neighboring Southeast Asian countries, including Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia. This pest migration, driven...

Trump Stuns With Tariff Backtrack but Punishes China

By Danny Kemp with Sam Davies in Beijing/AFP - United States President Donald Trump abruptly paused tariffs on most countries on 9 April after...

United States, China Clash as Trump Set to Unleash More Tariffs

By Ben Sheppard and Beiyi Seow with Sam Davies in Beijing/AFP - On 8 April, the United States and China hurtled towards an all-out...