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Trump tariffs reshape U.S. manufacturing landscape while failing to restore lost jobs U.S. companies report higher activity but employment lags as Trump tariffs redraw supply chains and raise costs for …

Starlink begins accepting orders in Vietnam after Hanoi lifts foreign-ownership limits Starlink begins accepting orders in Vietnam after Hanoi relaxed ownership rules, receiving a five-year pilot licence to offer satellite …

Prabowo Seeks $11bn in SOE Dividends to Drive Indonesia Economy Toward 6% Growth Prabowo Subianto on Aug. 14, 2026 announced a plan to extract $11 billion in dividends from state-owned …

Japanese companies ramp up heatstroke prevention as summer temperatures top 40°C Major firms and rail operators introduce earlier shifts, apps, cooled rest hubs, uniforms and monitoring stickers to strengthen heatstroke …

Brookfield’s ¥100bn Bet on Japan Residential Market Signals Surge in Overseas Investment Brookfield’s purchase of a rental apartment portfolio for more than ¥100 billion underscores growing interest in the Japan …

Penny Wong Warns One Nation Could Isolate Australia and Damage Alliances Foreign Minister Penny Wong warned on August 14, 2026 that One Nation’s rise could isolate Australia, weaken alliances and …

Shigeru Ishiba Urges Japan to Confront Wartime Memory Ahead of Aug. 15 Commemoration Former prime minister Shigeru Ishiba says Japan must confront its wartime past and shoulder responsibility, influenced by …

Malaysia economy accelerates in Q2 as AI investment and consumer spending drive growth Malaysia economy quickened in Q2, with strong AI-driven investment and household spending supporting a better-than-expected performance, the …

Chinese tech-transfer curbs stall lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing in India, forcing chemical firms to seek overseas markets Chinese curbs on technology transfer stalled lithium-ion cell manufacturing in India, leaving chemical …