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How China's growing appetite for containers is upending global food trade

The core issue is that China, which recovered faster from Covid, revved up export economy and is paying premiums for containers, making it more profitable to send them back empty than to refill them

US Treasury lists Switzerland and Vietnam as currency manipulators

Foreign exchange analysts had broadly anticipated the U.S. Treasury designation for the two countries

China, Vietnam showed the way in absence of coronavirus vaccine: IMF

The playbook here is the one that includes local restrictions, rapid testing, rapid tracing and seeing these measures through until the end, until localised outbreaks subside, IMF official said

Vietnam buys Indian rice for first time in decades: Industry officials

The purchases underscore tightening supplies in Asia, which could lift rice prices in 2021 and even force traditional buyers of rice from Thailand and Vietnam to switch to India

Vietnam buys Indian rice for first time in decades: industry officials

The purchases underscore tightening supplies in Asia

UK signs free trade agreement with Vietnam: Trade Secretary Truss

The United Kingdom and Vietnam signed an agreement on free trade, Trade Secretary Elizabeth Truss said Tuesday

PM Modi to hold virtual summit with Vietnamese counterpart on Monday

The focus of the summit will be on future development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries

HCL Tech to hire over 3,000 people in 3 years in Hanoi, Vietnam

HCL Technologies began its business operations in Vietnam in July this year

Foxconn plans to shift some Apple production to Vietnam, says report

Foxconn is building assembly lines for Apple's iPad tablet and MacBook laptop at its plant in Vietnam's northeastern Bac Giang province

Japan boost security ties with Vietnam, ramps up pressure on China: Report

Japenese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday agreed with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc to cooperate on regional issues including the disputed South China Sea (SCS).Speaking to media in Hanoi, Suga described the pact with Vietnam as a "big step in the field of security". The agreement in principle could see Japan exporting defence equipment and technologies including patrol planes and radar to Vietnam, a rival claimant and vocal critic of Beijing's expansive claims in the resource-rich South China Sea, South China Morning Post (SCMP) report.According to SCMP, Japan is ramping up pressure on China over the South China Sea.Suga, who took office last month, said Vietnam was a "cornerstone" of efforts to realise a "free and open Indo-Pacific" and that Japan would contribute to "peace and prosperity in the region", Kyodo News reported.He also criticised activities in the South China Sea "that go against the rule of law" - a veiled reference to Beijing's assertiveness in ...

Japan, Vietnam agree to step up defence ties amid rising China influence

Suga said Vietnam, at the centre of the Indo-Pacific, was the most suitable destination for his first trip abroad as Japan''s leader

Japan, Vietnam agree to boost defense ties amid rising China influence

The deal was expected: Japan has been pursuing such agreements in recent years to bolster ties with Southeast Asia and provide a lifeline to its own defense industry

On southeast Asia trip, Japan's pragmatic new PM pushes Abe's vision

Japan's new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, left Sunday on his first overseas foray since taking over from his former boss Shinzo Abe last month, heading to Vietnam and Indonesia. The choice to visit Southeast Asia underscores Japan's efforts to counter Chinese influence and build stronger economic and defense ties in the region, much in line with Abe's vision of Free and Open Indo-Pacific" that he has pushed with Washington. ASEAN countries are our extremely important partners to achieving the 'Free and Open Indo-Pacific' that Japan has been promoting, Suga told reporters before boarding his flight to Hanoi. As part of Indo-Pacific nations, Japan is committed to contribute to the region and I will clearly convey this to the people in and outside of our country." His trip also reflects pandemic realities. With the US tied up with the November 3 election, Suga was unable to head to Washington straight away for talks with Japan's most important ally after he replaced Abe, who resigned

Govt opens dumping probe on Malaysia, Vietnam, Thai copper tube imports

India is investigating imports of copper tubes and pipes from Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand, to determine whether producers in these countries were receiving unfair subsidies, the government said

India opens anti-subsidy probe Malaysia, Vietnam, Thai copper, tube imports

The probe covers imports shipped between April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2020

Coffee prices touch new high, but Indian exporters unable to cash in on it

Prices are expected to increase further since the outlook for a smaller coffee crop in Vietnam, the world's largest robusta coffee producer, is boosting robusta prices

Vietnamese tech firm sues TikTok, alleging copyright infringement

VNG is accusing the Chinese-owned company of using audio tracks owned by Zing, a VNG subsidiary, without the company's consent, two sources familiar with the issue said

Coronavirus: Vietnam locks down its 3rd-largest city as Covid-19 cases grow

Vietnam locked down its third-largest city for two weeks after 15 cases of Covid-19 were found in a hospital

India slaps anti-dumping duty on steel from China, Vietnam, Korea

The duty is applicable on products originating from or exported from China, Vietnam and Korea and imported into India

Between deer and running dogs

Book review of The Deer and the Dragon: Southeast Asia and China in the 21st Century