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Southeast Asian nations face ‘recalibration’ challenge after Xi tour

April 18, 2025

AT&S keeps faith in Malaysia as hedge against trade uncertainty
TAIPEI — AT&S, one of the world’s top five suppliers of chip substrates, will continue investing in Malaysia despite U.S. tariff uncertainties disrupting the global tech supply chain, an executive told Nikkei Asia in an exclusive interview. AT&S’s first factory in Kulim recently began high-volume production, and the company expects more opportunities in Malaysia, according…
Angel City defender Savy King discharged from hospital after heart surgery
Angel City’s Savy King was discharged from the hospital Saturday following heart surgery after she collapsed on the soccer pitch this month, stopping the match and leaving her teammates visibly shaken. The team said King, a 20-year-old defender, was discharged from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and is home with her family and “resting…
WNBA probes alleged racist fan remarks during Indiana Fever’s home win over Chicago Sky
The WNBA said it is investigating “hateful fan comments” during the Indiana Fever’s home win against the Chicago Sky on Saturday. The context of the remarks wasn’t entirely clear. They took place as two of the sport’s biggest rivals, the Fever’s Caitlin Clark and Sky’s Angel Reese, faced off on the court. “The WNBA strongly…
Key House committee advances Trump agenda bill after appeasing conservatives
WASHINGTON — The House Budget Committee advanced President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar domestic policy package Sunday night, two days after a group of conservatives voted to reject it. The vote was 17-16 along party lines, with the four Republicans who opposed the bill in committee Friday voting “present.” The outcome is a positive sign for the…
New Jersey Democrats vow to fight Trump in final gubernatorial debate
The top Democratic candidates running for governor in New Jersey faced off in their final debate Sunday night before next month’s prim, where they vowed to take on President Donald Trump and laid out why they are best positioned to win in November. Five of the six Democratic contenders — Reps. Mikie Sherrill and Josh…
Trade worries cloud ASEAN’s outlook after slow Q1 GDP growth
BANGKOK — Five of Southeast Asia’s six largest economies have reported slower year-on-year growth in the first quarter of 2025, showing economic momentum was starting to fade even before new U.S. tariffs. Trade-oriented economies like Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand are now bracing for weaker-than-expected growth for the full year, underscoring the impact of the looming…
China consumption growth slows to 5.1% in April as trade war bites
SHANGHAI/TOKYO — China’s retail sales grew slower than expected in April, as the trade war with the U.S. dented the impact of government subsidies. Sales of retail goods rose 5.1% from a year ago, moderating from 5.9% in March, China’s National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday. The reading fell short of a consensus forecast of 6% in a Bloomberg…
Tokyo office buildings facing extended vacancies surge over past 3 years
TOKYO — Central Tokyo’s market for large office buildings appears to be reaching a saturation point, with unoccupied space in properties with extended vacancies increasing twelvefold in the three years through 2024. Even as workers return to the office following the pandemic, a series of redevelopment projects has led to a glut of space.
For foreign investors, a long path ahead for India nuclear reforms
MUMBAI — The Indian government proposed earlier this year to make legal amendments to open up the country’s insular nuclear sector to foreign investors, but that would still leave them facing a legal and bureaucratic maze as well as activist opposition to the opening of new plants. That could complicate the country’s decarbonization drive, with the…