Laos & Myanmar have a 40% import duty while Syria has the highest at 41%. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Fishing communities in Laos feel effect of pollution from gold, rare earth mining in rebel-controlled areas of Myanmar.

A Japanese restaurant owner’s call to action shed light on the scourge of transnational child sex tourism – and forced ...

US president blindsides Asian partners with steep new levies that threaten to redraw region’s economic and strategic map, ...

The Thai and Cambodian tariffs were announced along with updated rates for 65 other countries, including punitive 40 percent ...

Governments, markets and businesses across the globe were scrambling Friday to make sense of President Donald Trump’s ...

The programme brings together 15 boys and 14 girls representing countries spanning from Japan and Kazakhstan to the Maldives and Philippines, showcasing the geographical breadth of Asian table tennis.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported earlier on Friday that the US had added 73,000 jobs in July, far lower than expected.

Trump's new tariff rates have left many in shock but some countries fared better than others amid last-minute changes.

Switzerland’s new rate is even higher than the 31 per cent outlined on Trump’s “liberation day” in April. It also makes the ...

The outcome somewhat took the wind out of the sails of those who have been criticising Australia's prime minister for not ...

The US has seen a drop in markets following lower openings in Europe and Asia after the US president said he was moving forward with tariff plans.