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China's exports grew at their fastest pace in nearly 1-1/2 years in August, suggesting manufacturers are rushing out orders ahead of tariffs expected from a growing number of trade partners, while imports disappointed amid weak domestic demand.
Foreigners are returning to Indian stocks after dumping them in the first half as they look for higher returns amid expectations that major central banks will slow their hiking cycles as price pressures ease.
Asian equities are attracting foreign investments so far in May, marking a sharp reversal from outflows in the first four months of the year, as optimism over progress in trade talks has eased fears of U.S. tariffs fuelling a global economic slowdown.
Coffee farmers in Vietnam, the world's largest producer of robusta coffee, have sharply increased use of irrigation in the main producing regions of the country amid excessive dryness, but they are now running low on water, a report said on Monday.
Malaysian palm oil is expected to trade at between 3,500 and 5,000 ringgit per tonne from now until the end of May as stocks in the commodity's top two producer countries deplete, leading industry analyst Dorab Mistry said.
The United Arab Emirates' non-oil trade in goods touched a record 3 trillion dirhams ($817 billion) in 2024, up 14.6% from the previous year, as the Gulf oil exporter leans on its trade strategy to spur future growth.
France's Vallourec signalled improvement in deliveries in the second half of 2025 on Thursday, after it reported an expected 24% drop in fourth quarter earnings due to lower steel tube prices in North America.
Two German warships are set to pass through the sensitive Taiwan Strait in the middle of this month, becoming the first German naval vessels to do so in 22 years, Spiegel magazine reported on Saturday.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday that more trade and financial integration among the BRICS group of developing nations would help mitigate the effects of protectionism.
Thailand will start using the AstraZeneca (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday after a brief delay over safety concerns, officials said, with Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and cabinet members due to be first in line to get shots.
Grab, Southeast Asia's biggest ride hailing-to-food delivery group's first-quarter adjusted net sales rose 39% to a record $507 million and the Singapore-based firm reduced its losses on the back of a strong performance in its deliveries business.
European power futures prices on Tuesday afternoon posted sharp gains, tracking soaring gas, coal and carbon prices that interact with wholesale electricity pricing.
The United Arab Emirates and Ukraine agreed on Monday to begin talks on a bilateral trade deal, expected to conclude by the middle of next year, the UAE's economy ministry said.
Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast began operations at a new plant in India, its first overseas factory, on Monday, and said it hopes to source more parts locally and that it had received orders from Sri Lanka, Nepal and Mauritius.
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Lewis Krauskopf
President Donald Trump said he was close to forging a deal to end the war in Gaza and bring hostages home as he prepared to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday.
Foreigners turned net sellers of Asian shares in August as relations between China and the United States remained fragile, while Indian equities drew in foreign funds for a fourth straight month, with net inflows of $6.3 billion.
A fire that left thousands of Rohingya Muslims homeless in Bangladesh camps was a "planned act of sabotage", a panel investigating the blaze said on Sunday.
Coal-fired power plants in Vietnam are facing a shortage of coal suppliesafter COVID-19 infections disrupted the operations of local miners and due tothe high global cost of importing the fuel, the government said on Thursday.
Families of Boeing 737 MAX crash victims are urging U.S. lawmakers to ensure the planemaker is held accountable for accidents that together killed 346 people by blocking a key legal defense, according to a letter sent on Tuesday and seen by Reuters.