China said on Saturday "the market has spoken" in rejecting US President Donald Trump's tariffs, and called on Washington for "equal-footed consultation" after global markets plunged in reaction to the trade levies that drew Chinese retaliation.

China to US: 'Market has spoken' after tariffs spur selloff

BANGKOK/BEIJING (April 2): After a 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook Myanmar on Friday, killing more than 2,800 people, international rescuers rushed into the devastated Southeast Asian country.

With US absent, China steps in for earthquake-hit Myanmar

BEIJING/WASHINGTON (March 14): The US State Department said it will install a senior diplomat to oversee its 1,300-strong embassy in Beijing and consulates in China while Washington's ambassadorial pick David Perdue awaits Senate confirmation.

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US to install Anny Vu as chargé to oversee embassy in China 

Japan is "seriously concerned" about the move by China's parliament to go forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong that observers fear could endanger its special autonomy and freedoms, the foreign ministry said today.

Japan "seriously concerned" over Chinese security laws for Hong Kong

US President Donald Trump said he plans to be “very nice” to China in any trade talks, and that tariffs will drop if the two countries can reach a deal, a sign he may be backing down from his tough stance on Beijing amid market volatility.

Trump floats cutting China tariffs ‘substantially’ in trade deal

Chinese authorities have asked e-commerce platform operators to stop insisting on merchants refunding customers without requiring the return of goods, to alleviate financial pressure on merchants, two people familiar with the matter said.

Chinese e-commerce platforms to end refund-without-returns amid weak economy, sources say

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Johor Investment, Trade, Consumer Affairs and Human Resources Committee chairman Lee Ting Han announced that Forest City’s Special Financial Zone (SFZ) has welcomed its first family offices, CMY Capital Family Office and Yow Kee Family Office, and attracted interest from 30 other companies to set up operations in Johor Bahru.

Forest City SFZ welcomes first 2 family offices, sees interest from 30 other companies

Oil prices climbed more than 1% on Wednesday, extending the prior day's gains, as investors weighed a fresh round of US sanctions on Iran, a drop in US crude stocks and a softer tone from President Donald Trump towards the Federal Reserve.

Brent crude futures LCOc1 climbed US$1, or 1.5%, to US$68.44 a barrel at 0640 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 was up 99 cents, or 1.6%, at US$64.66 a barrel.

Oil up more than 1% on fresh Iran sanctions, lower US crude stocks

PUTRAJAYA (April 23): Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc banker Roger Ng Chong Hwa is expected to take the stand on Thursday, in the ongoing 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-Tanore criminal trial of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

Ex-Goldman banker Roger Ng expected to take the stand in Najib’s trial tomorrow

Gold prices fell nearly 2% on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump backed down from threats to dismiss Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and expressed optimism for a trade deal with top metals consumer China, denting bullion's safe-haven appeal.

Spot gold was down 1.9% at US$3,318.71 an ounce, as of 0552 GMT. US gold futures GCcv1 fell 2.7% to US$3,328.10.

Gold falls as Trump backs down from threat to fire Fed chief

Sapura Holdings Sdn Bhd's founder Tan Sri Shamsuddin Abdul Kadir took the stand on Wednesday as the company's winding-up case continued, following a breakdown in settlement talks between his sons, feuding brothers Tan Sri Shahril Shamsuddin and Datuk Shahriman Shamsuddin.

Sapura Holdings founder Shamsuddin takes the stand as sons' settlement talks fail

GDEX Bhd (KL:GDEX) is beginning to see “a light at the end of the tunnel” following the company’s diversification into the information technology (IT) services sector, according to its managing director and group CEO Teong Teck Lean.

The group struggled for much of the last three years ...

GDEX’s pandemic-induced tech pivot showing results, eyes more partnerships

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Malaysia’s exports are likely to be impacted by the imposition of any direct tariffs, global growth slowdown or possible recession, but the longer-term outlook remains bright, as there is room for the country to benefit from supply chain diversification, said Franklin Templeton.

Direct tariffs may likely impact Malaysia’s exports; outlook bright on supply-chain diversification — Franklin Templeton

Singapore on Wednesday finalised contestants for its May 3 general election, with the ruling People's Action Party fielding 32 new candidates in the biggest-ever refresh of the party that has ruled the city-state since independence in 1965.

New faces for ruling party as Singapore finalises election lineup

US President Donald Trump said he plans to be “very nice” to China in any trade talks, and that tariffs will drop if the two countries can reach a deal, a sign he may be backing down from his tough stance on Beijing amid market volatility.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Johor Investment, Trade, Consumer Affairs and Human Resources Committee chairman Lee Ting Han announced that Forest City’s Special Financial Zone (SFZ) has welcomed its first family offices, CMY Capital Family Office and Yow Kee Family Office, and attracted interest from 30&nbsp;other companies to set up operations in Johor Bahru.

Several areas in Selangor were affected by flash floods following heavy rainfall since early Wednesday morning.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations&nbsp;Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar&nbsp;said the affected areas were&nbsp;Sungai Buloh, Petaling Jaya&nbsp;and Subang Jaya.

Flash floods hit several areas in Selangor, no evacuations reported

SYDNEY (April 23): Stock markets were enjoying a much-needed relief rally in Asia on Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump&nbsp;said he had no plans to fire the head of the Federal Reserve, and hinted at lower tariffs for&nbsp;China.

Stocks, dollar rebound in Asia as Trump steps back

(April 23): It’s 8am and already sweltering at the&nbsp;Pomina Flat Steel JSC&nbsp;plant outside Ho Chi Minh City, as&nbsp;the night shift’s last pour of molten metal is shaped, cooled and cut into rods. Down the road, at a Vietnam Steel Corp facility, a&nbsp;long strip is uncoiled into an acid bath and fed through a powerful press, making it thinner but tougher.

In China’s backyard, steel buyer Vietnam is trying to stem a tide of cheap metal

Malaysia’s headline inflation decelerated to its slowest in four years as price gains at restaurants and of other non-food items&nbsp;eased.

Malaysia's consumer inflation slowest in four years as non-food price gain eases

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told a closed-door investor summit on Tuesday that the tariff stand-off with China cannot be sustained by both sides, and that the world’s two largest economies will have to find ways to de-escalate.

US Treasury Secretary Bessent expects tariff stand-off with China to de-escalate

(April 23):&nbsp;Chinese corporate and government borrowers have pushed issuance of dollar and euro bonds to a record proportion of all such note sales in emerging markets (EM) this month, in one sign of resilience to the&nbsp;trade war.

Chinese foreign bond sales mark record share of total in emerging markets

Ferrotec Holdings Corporation, a Japanese advanced materials and component company, will be investing RM1 billion for the construction of its second manufacturing facility in Kulim, Kedah.

Japan's Ferrotec to invest RM1 bil in second plant in Kedah

The imposition of US duties on solar panels from Southeast Asia&nbsp;will have far-reaching implications for&nbsp;the manufacturing base across the region, according to the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM).

US solar duties threaten Malaysia's role in global clean energy supply chain, says FMM

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded its real gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for Malaysia to 4.1% this year, from its January estimate of 4.7%, in line with a broader reduction in regional projections.

IMF cuts real GDP growth forecast for Malaysia to 4.1% in 2025

Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc banker Roger Ng Chong Hwa can testify as a defence witness in the ongoing 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-Tanore criminal trial of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

Ex-Goldman banker Roger Ng can testify as Najib's defence witness, court rules

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Bumi Armada Bhd (KL:ARMADA) is expected to report strong earnings in first quarter of 2025 (1QFY2025), but foresees a drop in the following quarters as its floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) Kraken vessel sees a steep cut in its daily charter rates.

Bumi Armada to post strong 1Q earnings, later quarters impacted by FPSO Kraken rate cut — Maybank IB

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Malaysia will likely miss some economic and policy targets held back by fiscal constraints, bureaucratic drag, and global macro headwinds, said BIMB Securities.

Malaysia will miss some targets amid fiscal, bureaucratic drag, macro headwinds — BIMB

Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz and his team have arrived in the US to urge US officials to review tariffs on Malaysian imports.

Zafrul lands in US, to meet with US Trade Rep Jamieson Greer over tariffs

Sapura Holdings Sdn Bhd's founder Tan Sri Shamsuddin Abdul Kadir took the stand on Wednesday as the company's winding-up case continued, following a breakdown in settlement talks between his sons, feuding brothers Tan Sri Shahril Shamsuddin and Datuk Shahriman Shamsuddin.

Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp&nbsp;on Tuesday signed an agreement to establish a wholly owned electric vehicle (EV) plant in Shanghai, in a strategic move to bolster its presence in China, the world's largest automotive market, Xinhua reported.

Toyota signs deal for US$2b EV project in Shanghai

Major Russian banks have set up a netting payments system dubbed "The China Track" for transactions with China, aiming to reduce their visibility to Western regulators and mitigate the risk of secondary sanctions, banking sources told Reuters.

'China Track' bank netting system shields Russia-China trade from Western eyes

(April 23):&nbsp;The dollar advanced against its major peers after US President Donald Trump said he had no intention of firing Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell.

Relief rebound for dollar as Trump cools rhetoric on Powell

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Malaysia’s exports are likely to be impacted by the imposition of any direct tariffs, global growth slowdown or possible recession, but the longer-term outlook remains bright, as there is room for the country to benefit from supply chain diversification, said Franklin Templeton.

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