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A drone view shows crude oil tanker Nissos Christiana, first ship to transport oil from Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, anchored in the port of Tartus, Syria, September 1, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano

Syria exports first crude oil shipment in 14 years: official

Syria exported 380,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) in 2010, a year before protests against Bashar al-Assad's rule spiralled into a nearly 14-year war that devastated the country's...

Gold bars are stacked in the safe deposit boxes room of the Pro Aurum gold house in Munich, Germany, January 10, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth/ File Photo

Gold price hits record above $3,500

Screens showing the Hang Seng stock index and stock prices are seen outside Exchange Square, in Hong Kong, China, August 18, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

Asia stocks suffer tech jitters, China plays its own game

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a concert before an informal dinner on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia October 22, 2024. Photo: Aleksey Nikolskyi/BRICS-RUSSIA2024.RU Host Photo Agency via REUTERS/File Photo

India’s Russian oil imports set to rise in September in defiance of US

US flag and Intel chip appear in this illustration taken August 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

US makes it harder for SK Hynix, Samsung to make chips in China

Labourers rest on handcarts in a wholesale market in the old quarters of Delhi, India, August 29, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Bhawika Chhabra/File Photo

India's economy unexpectedly picks up steam, but Trump's tariff effect looms

China's International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce Li Chenggang leaves the venue for APEC Trade Ministers' meeting in Seogwipo on Jeju island, South Korea, May 16, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/ File Photo

China's trade envoy meets US officials to discuss economic ties

Photo: Reuters

Trump threatens more tariffs for countries with digital taxes

The Federal Reserve seal is seen during Chairman Jerome Powell news conference following the two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on interest rate policy in Washington, US, January 29, 2020/ Reuters

Why the Federal Reserve has historically remained independent of the White House

A general view shows HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Ulsan Shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, December 29, 2023. Photo: HD Hyundai Heavy Industries/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

South Korea bets big on reviving troubled US shipbuilding to woo Trump

A view shows oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia July 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Oil prices climb after Ukraine attacks hit Russian energy sites

A worker grinds a metal gate inside a household furniture manufacturing factory in Ahmedabad, India, July 1, 2016. Photo: REUTERS/Amit Dave/ File Photo

India's economic boom in August fuels sharpest price hikes in over a decade: PMI

Apple analyst Jeff Pu reported that the iPhone 16 Pro may feature the new A18 Pro system-on-chip that may come with new features. Additionally, Apple may adopt Wi-Fi 7 in the iPhone 16 Pro for faster download and upload speeds, as well as improved performance. Photo: AFP

India overtakes China in smartphone exports to US: research