Mongolia Locks In Monthly Fuel Supply From South Korea
Ulaanbaatar secures 50,000 tons of petroleum products per month from Seoul, reducing dependence on Russia amid regional supply constraints
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Ulaanbaatar secures 50,000 tons of petroleum products per month from Seoul, reducing dependence on Russia amid regional supply constraints

Bemotrizinol clearance opens door for Korean beauty brands eyeing US market entry, though regulatory path remains complex

A finance minister's proposal to charge fees on Malacca traffic signals growing tensions over who governs Asia's busiest shipping lane

As global trade reconfigures, Asia's economic zones are discovering that invisible financial systems matter more than physical hardware

Korea's logistics giant secures deal to ship batteries from southern China to European auto hubs as it diversifies away from captive Hyundai contracts

Philippines among partners hit with 12.5% duty as Trump administration escalates trade enforcement on labor compliance

South Korea's largest ODM cosmetics manufacturer integrates export services into its client platform, addressing regulatory and logistics bottlenecks that have limited overseas expansion.

China faces 12.5% duties alongside 59 other nations as Washington enforces import ban, threatening fragile trade truce between the two economies

New Delhi greenlights $105 million in infrastructure at Manallur and Pillapaikkam as part of broader strategy to localize supply chains and capture export share

Duties between 10 and 12.5 percent take effect as Trump administration replaces expiring global levy with targeted measures anchored in forced labor enforcement

Treasury maintains monitoring despite Seoul's current account surplus and robust economic indicators

Dual blockades at Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb threaten a quarter of global oil flows while OPEC+ prepares emergency output boost

The levy affects one-third of the city-state's exports to America following a four-month USTR investigation that concluded in July

Tokyo cites last year's investment agreement as it faces higher levy tier alongside China and South Korea over forced labour policy gaps

Washington prepares forced-labour duties to replace temporary 10 percent measure, escalating trade tensions with Canada, Brazil and major economies

Trade envoy signals imminent action against 60 trading partners, with duties ranging from 10 to 12.5 percent set to replace temporary measures ending Friday

Revised legislation targets seedling theft as unauthorized Shine Muscat exports cost the country over $100 million annually

Brent crude rose above $85 per barrel as US-Iran tensions escalated, with Washington resuming naval blockade and Tehran launching retaliatory drone attacks across the Gulf.

Keppel and Sembcorp led declines on the Straits Times Index after renewed US-Iran tensions disrupted shipping routes and sent crude oil soaring

New Delhi halted negotiations two weeks after both sides claimed the bilateral agreement was 99 percent complete, citing lack of competitive advantage over regional peers.

The accord between the four-nation bloc and Hanoi covers investment, intellectual property, and government procurement as European states seek new commercial partnerships