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Asia Distillates: Market structure firms; east-west spread nears 1.5-year wide level
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 7, 2025
Asia’s middle distillates markets were slightly up on Monday as deals continued to be done on the trading window, while front-month prices remained supported by the strength in paper markets and wider timespreads. Support came mostly from a firmer...
Asia-Pacific Markets Mixed as Trump Revises Tariff Plans, Again
The Kashmir Monitor
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July 7, 2025
Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump reaffirmed that “reciprocal” tariffs, first announced in April, will come into effect on August 1 for countries that have not yet reached a trade deal with the United...
Ruder Finn Expands In Southeast Asia With Era Communications Acquisition
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- PRovoke) SINGAPORE - Ruder Finn has acquired Southeast Asia's Era Communications, significantly expanding the agency's regional presence and capabilities in emerging ASEAN markets. The acquisition adds direct operations in Thailand,...
Coursera names Ashutosh Gupta as managing director for India and Asia Pacific
The Economic Times
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July 7, 2025
Online learning platform Coursera on Monday said it has appointed Ashutosh Gupta as Managing Director for India and Asia Pacific, effective immediately. He will oversee Coursera's enterprise business operations across the region, working closely...
Rubio heads to Asia in first visit, ASEAN talks set to focus on trade
Daily Times
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July 7, 2025
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to make his first official visit to Asia this week, where he will attend a high-level ASEAN meeting in Malaysia from July 8 to 12, the State Department announced Monday. The visit underscores Washington’s...
China reroutes cargo via Southeast Asia to evade US tariffs
Port Technology International
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July 7, 2025
Chinese exporters are increasingly rerouting shipments throughout Southeast Asia to mitigate US tariffs, sparking considerable shifts in global trade lanes and necessitating adaptations for maritime logistics worldwide. US Census Bureau figures...
Ruder Finn acquires Asia-based Era Communications
PR Week
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July 7, 2025
SINGAPORE: Ruder Finn has acquired Southeast Asia-based strategic communications consultancy Era Communications. The deal strengthens Ruder Finn’s footprint in the region and enhances its ability to deliver integrated, comprehensive communications...
Rubio to make first Asia trip as Trump unveils tariffs on host and allies
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Daphne Psaledakis and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Malaysia this week to attend meetings of Southeast Asian Nations in his first trip to Asia as America's top diplomat, the State...
ICRISAT to Operate as CGIAR’s Breeding Resources Hub for South Asia, Accelerating Regional Crop Improvement
Krishi Jagran
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July 7, 2025
Home Agriculture World ICRISAT will operate as CGIAR’s Breeding Resources hub for South Asia, delivering standardized, high-quality breeding services to accelerate crop improvement. Through shared tools, data systems, and harmonized protocols, the...
Contain China's mineral expansionism now: Ex-US diplomat warns of rare-earth hegemony in Central Asia
Business Today
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July 7, 2025
Former US diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad has called for urgent US action to counter what he described as China's growing push for mineral hegemony in Central Asia, warning that failure to respond swiftly could permanently tilt the region's critical...
New World reorder of Central Asia Metals takeover
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 7, 2025
New World Resources (ASX:NWC) has entered into a two deed agreements with Central Asia Metals (LSE:CAML), revising the original transaction to replace a scheme of arrangement with a board recommended off-market takeover bid. Under the offer,...
Middle East Crude-Benchmarks steady after Saudi hikes prices for Asia
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 7, 2025
Middle East crude benchmark spot premiums for Oman, Dubai and Murban were steady on Monday after Saudi Arabia’s decision to hike August prices for Asia to a four-month high. On Sunday, state energy firm Saudi Aramco 2223 raised the official...
Saudi Aramco raises Asia Arab Light by $1/b for August
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 7, 2025
Saudi Aramco raised its August crude official selling price differential for its flagship Arab Light crude cargoes destined for Asia by $1/b to a premium of $2.20/b to the average of Platts Dubai and GME Oman, according to a pricing sheet sent by...
Rubio to make first Asia trip as Trump unveils tariffs
Yass Tribune
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July 7, 2025
"Top topics that he's going to want to hit, obviously, are to reaffirm our commitment to East Asia, to ASEAN, to the Indo-Pacific, and not just ... for its own sake," a senior State Department official told reporters.
AirAsia’s Purchase of 70 Airbus A321XLRs Will Lower Fares between Southeast Asia and Europe & the U.S.
FTN News
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July 7, 2025
AirAsia has signed a landmark agreement with Airbus valued at USD12.25 billion for 50 A321XLRs with rights for 20 A321XLRs. With this agreement, the airline takes a major step towards becoming the world’s first low-cost narrow-body network...
Trump imposes 25% levies on East Asia allies, threatens BRICS with 10%
Al Mayadeen
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July 7, 2025
Trump managed to levy 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, threaten BRICS nations, and shake international markets. US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping 25% tariffs on all imports from Japan and South Korea, effective August 1. The...
Mongolia Hosts Asia-Pacific Air Transport Facilitation Forum
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, July 7, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The Government of Mongolia, in cooperation with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), is hosting the Asia-Pacific Air Transport Facilitation Forum for the first time. This forum is notable for...
Trump sends tariff letters, placing 25% levies on 2 crucial U.S. allies President Trump placed a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, citing persistent trade imbalances with the two crucial U.S. allies in Asia. Read More »
Yahoo News
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President Trump began unveiling his "UNITED STATES TARIFF Letters" Monday with the threat of 25% duties on South Korea and Japan, two top trading partners. The new rates — which aren’t scheduled to take effect until Aug. 1 — track closely with...
Markets recoil on Trump’s latest tariff moves in Asia
Los Angeles Times
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July 7, 2025
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s decision to hike tariffs once again on some of America’s largest trading partners rattled markets on Monday, dashing hopes on Wall Street that the White House would cut any significant trade deals, as it had...
The number of cases of H5N1 influenza infection in domestic and wild birds is increasing in Europe, and in Southeast Asia - in humans
AK&M
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Rosselkhoznadzor 07 July 2025 18:44 According to the World Organization for Animal Health (WHO), there has been an increase in cases of H5N1 influenza infection in wild and domestic poultry in the European Union. As of June 27, 2025, 282 cases of...