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Amid trade tensions, France, Vietnam ink deals worth $10 billion
France, Vietnam sign deals worth $10 billion as Macron visits Hanoi

HANOI, Vietnam: Amid shifting global trade dynamics and growing concerns over U.S. tariffs, France and Vietnam have signed more than...

Wall Street has relapse Wednesday, after Tuesday's heady gains
U.S. stocks slide as 30-year bond yields top 5 percent

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks were weaker Wednesday, following Tuesday's heady gains when the Dow Jones jumped 741 points. Bond...

China’s GAC launches in Brazil as EV demand accelerates
China's GAC enters Brazil EV market, plans factory by 2026

SAO PAULO, Brazil: Amid a surge in electric vehicle (EV) adoption and growing competition in Brazil, Chinese automaker GAC has officially...

McDonald’s to shut down CosMc’s drink spinoff after short run
McDonald's to close standalone beverage concept

CHICAGO, Illinois: McDonald's is closing its experimental beverage spinoff, CosMc's, less than two years after launching the standalone...

China’s Lenovo profit plunges 64%, misses estimates sharply
China's Lenovo posts quarterly profit, short of estimates, shares slip

BEIJING, China: China's Lenovo reported a steep 64 percent drop in fourth-quarter profit, falling significantly short of analyst expectations...

Economic data gives welcome relief to Wall Street
Dow Jones soars 741 points on robust consumer confidence

NEW YORK, New York - Strong economic data jump-started U.S. stocks and the dollar Tuesday, a welcome reprieve after weeks of pressure...

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ASEAN Reaffirms Commitment to Myanmar Peace Process, Urges Ceasefire Extension
ASEAN Reaffirms Commitment to Myanmar Peace Process, Urges Ceasefire Extension

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - At a meeting on Tuesday in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, ASEAN leaders reiterated their commitment...

"Different and special": JDU MP Sanjay Kumar Jha meets 'Korean Bihari' YouTuber Yechan C Lee in Seoul
"Different and special": JDU MP Sanjay Kumar Jha meets 'Korean Bihari' YouTuber Yechan C Lee in Seoul

Seoul [South Korea], May 29 (ANI): JDU MP Sanjay Kumar Jha shared his experience meeting YouTuber Yechan C Lee in Seoul, South Korea....

Immigrant arrested after threatening to kill Trump
Immigrant arrested after threatening to kill Trump

The undocumented Mexican man threatened to shoot the US president, according to the US Department of Homeland Security ...

Israel accepts U.S. proposal for Gaza truce deal
Israel accepts U.S. proposal for Gaza truce deal

JERUSALEM, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that his government accepts U.S. Special Envoy...

Malta-China trade cooperation expected to strengthen, says TradeMalta chief
Malta-China trade cooperation expected to strengthen, says TradeMalta chief

Buttigieg is currently coordinating the participation of Maltese companies in the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE), set to...

US court blocks Trumps tariffs
US court blocks Trumps tariffs

Judges have ruled the US president overstepped his authority in imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency powers law...