Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Economy
‘Paradigm shift’: Germany says to meet Trump’s NATO spending target
Berlin (AFP) - Germany's new government surprised NATO allies on Thursday by putting forward plans to boost defence spending, to...
China, US slash sweeping tariffs in trade war climbdown
Beijing (AFP) - The United States and China slashed sweeping tariffs on each others' goods for 90 days on Wednesday,...
Cuban cigarillo factory overwhelmed by burning demand overseas
Havana (AFP) - Cuba's sole producer of cigarillos cannot keep up with exploding demand abroad for the smaller, cheaper, machine-rolled...
Colombia joins Belt and Road initiative as China courts Latin America
Beijing (AFP) - Colombia formally agreed on Wednesday to join China's vast Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, as Beijing draws...
Protection racket? Asian semiconductor giants fear looming tariffs
Seoul (AFP) - Inside one of South Korea's oldest semiconductor research institutes, the cleanrooms and workshops are calm and immaculate,...
Honda forecasts 70% net profit drop citing ‘tariff impact’
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's Honda Motor on Tuesday forecast a 70 percent drop in net profit for the 2025-26 financial...
Australian seaweed farm tackles burps to help climate
Triabunna (AFP) - It is barely visible, and needs no irrigation or fertilisers: lying off the coast of Australia is...
German investors cheered by tariff talks, new government
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German investor sentiment has jumped, buoyed by rollbacks of US tariffs, and the formation of a...
US tariffs hit Central Europe, Balkans growth: Europe bank
London (AFP) - Economic growth in Central Europe and the Balkans is expected to be strained this year by US...
Tariffs set to level up game console prices
Paris (AFP) - The US tariffs barrage and the bounding cost of producing games have prompted manufacturers like Sony and...
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