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China-leased Port of Darwin to return to ‘Australian hands’: Albanese

April 6, 2025

US trade chief meets South Korea’s shipbuilders for possible cooperation
JEJU, South Korea — U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met with South Korea’s leading shipbuilders on Friday to discuss possible cooperation in the industry, as he visits the South Korean resort island of Jeju to participate in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) trade ministers gathering. Greer met with HD Hyundai Vice Chairman Chung Ki-sun, during which the shipbuilder proposed collaboration on port crane manufacturing,…
New Jersey Transit engineers, trainmen strike, stranding potentially 350,000 commuters
Members of the railroad engineers union for New Jersey Transit went on strike right after midnight Friday morning, crippling a system that around 350,000 people rely on, officials said. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen said that its around 450 members in New Jersey Transit were walking off the job at 12:01 a.m., in…
Asylum-seekers still arrive at the US border, but what will happen to them?
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails They arrive at the U.S. border from around the world: Eritrea, Guatemala, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Ghana, Uzbekistan and so many other…
Malaysia’s GDP expands 4.4% in Q1, slowest in a year
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s economy grew 4.4% in the Janu-March quarter from a year earlier, down from a 5% expansion in the October-December period and hitting the lowest growth rate in a year, official data released by the central bank showed Friday. Marking the third consecutive quarter of slowing, the latest gross domestic product figures…
‘I had a little problem with Tim Cook’
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he told Apple CEO Tim Cook that he doesn’t want the tech giant to build its products in India, taking shots at the company’s moves to diversify production away from China and urging him to pivot stateside. “I had a little problem with Tim Cook yesterday,” Trump said. “I said to him, ‘Tim, you’re my…
An American basketball player arrested in Indonesia for alleged drug smuggling
JAKARTA, Indonesia — An American basketball player for the Indonesian league was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle illegal drugs to the country, police said Thursday. The Southeast Asian country has extremely strict drug laws, and convicted smugglers are sometimes executed by firing squad. Jarred Dwayne Shaw, 34, from Dallas, Texas, was arrested May 7,…
Australia’s Lynas makes heavy rare earths breakthrough in Malaysia
SYDNEY — Australia’s Lynas says it has produced a heavy rare earth element for the first time at its refinery in Malaysia, marking a milestone for Western efforts to create alternative supply chains for the critical materials. The company, the main source outside of China for light rare earths, including magnet materials neodymium and praseodymium…
GlobalWafers open to investing $4bn more in US to meet local demand
TAIPEI — Taiwan’s GlobalWafers, the world’s No. 3 maker of semiconductor wafers, says it will increase its investment in Texas by up to $4 billion to meet growing demand for local production and to align with the Trump administration’s policy priorities. GlobalWafers Chair and CEO Doris Hsu said on Friday that there is no fixed timeline…
Danielle Sassoon’s quiet return to the spotlight
It had the makings of a significant news event — the first public appearance of a former U.S. attorney who resigned in protest after defying the Trump administration. But the panel featuring Danielle Sassoon proved most notable for how careful she and a famed former New York prosecutor were in avoiding any direct remarks about…