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Forging resilience: How South-east Asia is digitalising trade to overcome headwinds

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A screen shows news coverage of the meeting between US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping in South Korea, outside a shopping mall in Beijing on October 30, 2025. Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed on October 30 to calm the trade war between China and the United States that has roiled global markets, with Washington cutting some tariffs and Beijing committing to keep supplies of critical rare earths flowing. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP)
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China to suspend some rare earth curbs, probes on US chip firms

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China, South Korea leaders discuss cultural ties a decade after ban

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US seeks to reboot military channels with China after Trump-Xi meet

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Shein to open first-ever physical store worldwide in Paris on Nov 5 despite backlash

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Xi, Takaichi vow to improve China-Japan ties in first meeting

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Nexperia cuts wafer supplies to Chinese plant, ratcheting up chip disruptions

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China factory activity stumbles as export orders dry up

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South-east Asia evolving into multi-hub industrial network: Roland Berger

John Low, co-managing partner for South-east Asia at Roland Berger, said South-east Asia must use its resources, not rivalry, to climb the global value chain.
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Apac private credit to reach US$92 billion in 2027 on wealth boom

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Malaysia’s fresh US trade deal: what it means for SMEs, exporters and manufacturers

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