Wednesday’s ceasefire announcement by President Donald Trump, linked to Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz, prompted immediate optimism shipping would quickly resume. It didn’t. The following morning, traffic remained minimal. A handful of vessels, largely linked to Iran, made
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These commercial volumes are separate from the country’s strategic petroleum reserve, which remains untouched.
Pakistan, with China’s help, brokered it. Turkey and Egypt shuttled the proposals. Qatar had been working the phones for weeks. When the ceasefire between the United States, Israel and Iran was announced on April 7, Pakistan had stepped forward as the lead mediator, pulling the
Min Aung Hlaing took his presidential oath in Naypidaw, where he promised to "strive for further flourishing the eternal principles of justice, liberty and equality".
There are now about 500 trail running events held annually in China, up from just 65 in 2014, according to a report by fitness platform Joyrun.
ASEAN had barred the junta leadership from attending its summits.
Cheng Li-wun is the Kuomintang's first sitting leader to visit China in a decade.
Cheng Li-wun, the Kuomintang's chairwoman, is the party's first leader to visit China in a decade.
The Japanese government seeks to cut inefficient spending and increase investments in strategic areas.
The suspects are accused of breaching Indonesia’s corruption laws, resulting in losses to the state.
Google's YouTube has not fulfilled Indonesia's new law and has not outlined steps to comply, Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid said on Thursday (Apr 9).
A two-week ceasefire has partially halted the Israel-US war on Iran. The war accomplished precisely nothing that a competent diplomat could not have achieved in an afternoon. The Strait of Hormuz was open before the war and it is open again now, but with more Iranian control.
The chairwoman of Taiwan's KMT is in China on what she has called a peace mission.
The low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines will launch new flights to Belitung and Pontianak in Indonesia and increase flight frequencies across Asia and Europe from April to June 2026.
Under the agreement, Cambodia will support the sale of rice on "mutually agreed terms" if Singapore requests it.
There are concerns that genetic editing could lead to attempts to create “designer babies”.
TOKYO — Global markets are struggling to discern if the US-Iran ceasefire is real or happy talk. Yet emerging-market governments in Asia don’t have that luxury as capital outflows accelerate. Already, outflows to date put developing economies at the center of the collateral
Thailand has relied heavily on diesel subsidies to shield households and industry.
He was arrested upon arrival from Singapore, after officers identified him on Interpol’s wanted list.
South Korea currently has 26 ships stranded in the area.
For some daily commuters, the increase will significantly add to expenses.
Trolley thefts usually occurs at outlets near housing areas, a former employee said.
SEOUL, April 10 - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will hold a summit meeting with Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk on April 13, with defence industry cooperation and global security expected to top the agenda, media reports said on Friday.
Japan is dependent on the Middle East for some 95 per cent of its oil.
Is US President Donald Trump closer to Boris Yeltsin or Vladimir Putin? The question is less about personality than about historical function: what kind of leader emerges when a system begins to lose its internal balance. For much of the 20th century, the world was defined by
The report said China has intensified “unilateral criticism and coercive measures” against Japan.
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT/ISLAMABAD, April 10 - A fragile two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran showed further strain on Friday, a day before they are to negotiate in Pakistan, as Washington accused Tehran of breaching promises on the Strait of Hormuz and Israel struck Lebanon
The plan follows the nation’s ongoing release of some 50 days’ worth of oil to the market.
Beijing seeks to build influence despite a freeze in relations with the island's government.
The changes will give government more power over news-related posts shared by podcasters and influencers.
SEOUL, April 10 - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said North Korea has made remarkable accomplishments despite conspiracies by the United States and Western forces to oppress and isolate Pyongyang, the North's official KCNA news agency reported on Friday.
The two neighbours have been trying to revive their active and robust political and economic ties .
The rise in energy prices has hit Asia particularly hard as many nations are heavily reliant on Gulf oil.
“Even small leakages effectively become a transfer of public funds beyond Malaysia’s borders,” says an economist.
International tourist arrivals fell by almost 17 per cent from 6.7 million in 2024 to 5.57 million in 2025.
CNBC anchor Sara Eisen got dragged on social media this week over her on-air comments asking whether US President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iran’s civilization was good for investors. As the US-Israeli war on Iran and the Iranian military’s closure of the Strait of
PANAMA CITY, April 9 - Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday sought to calm tensions with China, striking a conciliatory tone a day after his foreign minister called out the Asian superpower for an increase in inspections of Panama-flagged vessels as a tit-for-tat
US President Donald Trump said in a late-night boast that the American military is already looking ahead to its “next conquest” as the Middle East remains embroiled in a deadly military conflict that Trump and his ally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, unleashed six
Pakistan's success in April 11’s dialogue would go a long way toward maintaining its newfound prominence.
ISLAMABAD, April 9 - Pakistan is under huge pressure to pull off what some diplomats regard as mission impossible: broker a peace deal between Iran and the United States to stabilize the world economy while safeguarding delegates already arguing over a fragile truce.
An American delegation, led by Vice President JD Vance and including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, arrives in Islamabad Friday for talks with Iranian delegation led by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s speaker of parliament, who is a former mayor of Tehran and former
April 9 - Dozens of states issued a joint statement at the United Nations on Thursday condemning \"unacceptable aggressive behavior\" toward U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon and calling for increased protections after the deaths there of three Indonesian soldiers.
The city has some of the world's highest gasoline prices.
LONDON, April 9 - Imposing a toll on ships sailing through the critical Strait of Hormuz would \"set a dangerous precedent\" and countries should not impede freedom of navigation, the UN's shipping agency said on Thursday.
The K-Pop band are battered by the elements as they launch their marathon world tour in Goyang.
