Sharp growth decline in Asia-North America trade lane due to rising tariffs for imports to the US

WASHINGTON, July 7 — United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Malaysia later this week to attend a meeting of Southeast Asian Nations in his first visit to the Indo-Pacific region as America's top diplomat.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 — Malaysia has called for a ‘drastic overhaul’ of the current framework of multilateralism, urging countries in the Asia-Pacific to adapt to a world marked by persistent global disruptions, insecurity, and weakened international cooperation.

TOKYO, May 30 — Malaysia will fully back Tokyo Statement 2025, to be unveiled at the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity Ministerial Meeting (APT-MM), which is being held here today and tomorrow, said Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 — Global aircraft management company, Titan Aviation has officially launched its operations in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — Malaysia will join regional and global partners this week at the 31st Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Ministers Responsible for Trade in Jeju, South Korea, with artificial intelligence (AI) and demographic challenges among key priorities and calling for open trade.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — Malaysia is cautiously emerging as a diversification market for global investors seeking value beyond mature hubs, with Japan, South Korea, and Australia leading inbound flows, according to Knight Frank Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 — Malaysia and the broader Asia-Pacific region could be global leaders in the clean energy revolution, said Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

PERTH, March 25 — Asia-Pacific air travel has rebounded beyond pre-pandemic levels, driven by strong demand, global economic growth, and rising passenger volumes, said the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — Malaysia is committed to continuing its collaboration with international partners in achieving fairer, more sustainable and resilient development for the collective well-being, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — Factory activity in Asia, Europe, and the United States (US) ended 2024 on a soft note as expectations for the new year soured amid growing trade risks from a second Donald Trump presidency and China's fragile economic recovery.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — Growth for countries in Asean is forecast to be at a robust 4.6 per cent this year and 4.7 per cent in 2025, largely supported by strong domestic demand and exports, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday.

SINGAPORE — United States (US) interest rate cuts and China's economic stimulus package for markets will be conducive to private equity deals in Asia, with lower funding costs and better market sentiment expected to make exits easier, said industry players.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com Inc.

SINGAPORE, July 10 — Asia's rich and their bankers said they are backing an eventual recovery in China and betting exposure to a region that, even in a slowdown, is the fastest-growing in the world will pay off.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 — Asia-Pacific airlines saw a 27 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in passenger demand in May 2024, measured in revenue passenger kilometres, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — Fitch Ratings has maintained Malaysia’s sovereign credit ratings at BBB+ with a “stable” outlook, underpinned by a diversified economy and export base.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — Turkiye's Deputy Defence Minister Dr.

SINGAPORE, April 30 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has improved its Asia and Pacific region growth forecast to 4.5 per cent this year, up 0.3 points from the previous projection in October, partially due to carryover from stronger 2023 outturns and policy support.

HONG KONG, April 17 — Morgan Stanley is cutting at least 50 investment banking jobs in the Asia-Pacific region due to a deals slump, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.