By(April 27): South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol staked enormous political capital on drawing closer to the US, only to see the White House unveil policies that hurt some of his country’s biggest companies. Now he’s finally got something concrete to show for it...

Six takeaways from White House visit by South Korea’s Yoon

The Malaysian Bar Council wants to be part of a legal case challenging the constitutionality of the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC).

Bar Council seeks to join case challenging Judicial Appointments Commission

Malaysia has proactively engaged with US authorities and companies, proposing a technology safeguard agreement to reassure stakeholders and ensure continued supply chain stability.

Malaysia proposes tech safeguard agreement to US to protect supply chains

BEIJING/HANOI/WASHINGTON (April 11): A week of turbulence unleashed by US President Donald Trump's tariffs showed little sign of easing on Friday, with markets again tumbling and foreign leaders trying to work out how to respond to a dismantling of the world trade order.

Trump's week of tariff turmoil rings recession alarm

Wall Street has gotten its way for decades, Scott Bessent argued on Wednesday morning, declaring “It’s Main Street’s turn”. Then Wall Street had its best day in 16 years.

Wall Street execs privately credit Dimon and Ackman for swaying Trump on tariffs

Even as China’s tech stocks begin to recoup some of their recent big losses, some investors and analysts are eyeing looming concerns that may have a worse impact than Donald Trump’s tariffs.

China tech faces worry beyond tariffs after US$350b wipeout

Geotechnical services provider Fibromat (M) Bhd on Friday launched the prospectus for its initial public offering (IPO) on the ACE Market, pricing the IPO at 55 sen a share to raise RM17.8 million.

Fibromat launches ACE Market IPO at 55 sen a share to raise RM17.8m

(April 10): A tourist helicopter plummeted upside down into New York City's Hudson River on Thursday, killing all six people on board, including a Spanish family with three children and the pilot, Mayor Eric Adams said.

Tourist helicopter crashes into New York's Hudson River, killing all six aboard

KUALA LUMPUR (April 11): Malaysia’s unemployment rate remained steady in February 2025, as the number of jobless people fell, even as the labour force expanded, according to the latest official survey.

Malaysia’s jobless rate steady in February, official survey show

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Malaysia’s industrial production growth decelerated sharply in February as contraction in mining output and electricity generation offset gains in manufacturing activity, official data Friday showed.

Malaysia's factory output decelerates sharply in February, official data show

The Chinese-born entrepreneur at the center of a Singapore server-computer fraud case helps to run more than a dozen companies with ties to tech leaders including AI-chip provider Nvidia Corp, serving clients in the island state and markets such as Malaysia.

Singapore man accused of Nvidia chip fraud wields global connections

Chagee Holdings Ltd, a Chinese bubble tea chain, is seeking to raise US$411 million (RM1.82 billion) in an initial public offering (IPO) in the US, despite spiking stock volatility from President Donald Trump’s tariff measures.

Chinese tea chain Chagee launches US IPO defying stock slump

Large US companies filed for bankruptcy at the fastest rate in 15 years through the first three months of 2025, S&amp;P Global Market Intelligence said Thursday.

Big US companies went bankrupt at fastest pace since 2010, S&P says

Stocks and bonds resumed a sell-off and the dollar extended losses after its biggest plunge in three years as a worsening global trade war eroded an already fragile appetite for risk.

Stocks extend drop, dollar falls on tariff woes

Six years ago, LVMH's billionaire chief executive officer Bernard Arnault and President Donald Trump cut the blue ribbon on a factory in rural Texas that would make designer handbags for Louis Vuitton, one of the world’s best-known luxury brands.

LVMH finds making Louis Vuitton bags messy in Texas

Wealthy Indonesians are shifting hundreds of millions of dollars offshore amid mounting concerns over President Prabowo Subianto’s fiscal discipline and the country’s economic stability.

Rich Indonesians, wary of Prabowo’s policies, send wealth overseas

When President Donald Trump said last week that he was using tariffs to remake American trade policy and bolster domestic manufacturing, entrepreneur Evita Chu started calling around to see if she could source some of the yarn she buys from China and Europe in the US instead.

Trump’s manufacturing dreams clash with business owners’ reality

The US dollar has emerged as the latest victim of this week’s market turmoil as a worsening global trade war threatens to derail US economic growth.

US dollar emerges as latest victim of this week’s markets mayhem

China has hit back at the US after Donald Trump’s dramatic reversal on tariff threats isolated Beijing as the primary target of his trade offensive, dimming the prospect of immediate de-escalation.

China escalates trade war as Trump isolates Xi in tariff U-turn

(April 11): US&nbsp;President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Mexico with sanctions and tariffs in a dispute over an 81-year-old water treaty that outlines water sharing between the two countries through a network of interconnected dams and reservoirs.

"Mexico OWES Texas 1.3 million...

Trump now threatens sanctions, tariffs on Mexico in water dispute

Malaysian stocks were broadly lower on Friday as investors retreated from markets amid the mounting trade war between the US and China.

Malaysian large-cap stocks slip amid mounting US-China trade war, some sectors recover

Gold rose to a fresh record above US$3,200 an ounce as concerns about the impact of tariffs on the global economy pushed investors to the safe haven.

Gold climbs to US$3,200 for first time as recession anxiety mounts

For US President Donald Trump, there would be few bigger victories than having a domestically produced version of the iPhone, one of the most popular tech products in history. Such a prize would validate his tariff plan and campaign promise to bring manufacturing jobs back to America.

Why Trump’s dream of made-in-the-USA iPhones isn’t going to happen

Flash floods hit several districts in Selangor following continuous heavy rain since early Friday morning.

Several districts in Selangor hit by flash flood

Employers are now allowed to use part of the levy collection for the purpose of recruiting new graduates for training platforms as a measure to reduce the unemployment rate among the youth.

Employers allowed to use levy collection to train new graduates — HR minister

BEIJING (April 11): Chinese President Xi Jinping will embark on a three-nation Southeast Asia tour next week, in his first overseas trip this year to consolidate ties with some of China's closest neighbours, as&nbsp;trade&nbsp;tensions with the United States escalate.

China's Xi to visit Southeast Asia as trade conflict with US widens

BENGALURU/HONG KONG (April 11): Chinese property developer&nbsp;Country&nbsp;Garden said on Friday that it had reached an agreement with a key bondholder group, and was close to finalising negotiations with a group of bank creditors.

Country Garden secures key bondholder group support for offshore debt overhaul

kUALA LUMPUR (April 11): Local crude palm oil (CPO) prices are unlikely to benefit from the fall of US soybeans, which will be significantly impacted by the trade war between US and China, according to analysts.

Malaysian CPO prices unlikely to benefit from US soybean’s fall amid US-China trade war — analysts

Malaysia’s industrial production growth decelerated sharply in February as contraction in mining output and electricity generation offset gains in manufacturing activity, official data Friday showed.

Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma, a longstanding advocate for artificial intelligence (AI), warned that AI shouldn’t replace humans but work instead to meet their every need.

Jeong-Ho Lee