This weekend saw Singapore host the second ASEAN Media Forum (AMF), where almost 30 media leaders, journalists and social media influencers congregated to have a dialogue with the region’s thought leaders on various important issues affecting the region. The AMF is a new effort by ASEAN to reach out to the media to help them better understand the region and its complexities.

Two days of US-China trade discussions ended in Beijing with an agreement to keep on talking, and little else.China’s official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday afternoon that both sides reached a consensus on some trade issues while acknowledging major disagreements on some matters. It said they would continue discussions, without providing specifics for when they would start again.

Two days of U.S.-China trade discussions ended in Beijing on Friday with an agreement to keep on talking, and little else.China’s official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday afternoon that both sides reached a consensus on some trade issues, without providing details. They also acknowledged major disagreements on some matters and will continue communicating to work toward making more progress.The U.S.

Markets are quivering as fears of a U.S.-China trade war ebb and flow. Thus far, they've mostly been focused on tariffs that President Donald Trump wants to impose on a range of Chinese goods, and China's threats to retaliate. But investors may be overlooking a bigger risk in this dispute.It's true that duties on U.S. imports would hurt – hands are already wringing in farm country – but there's a limit to how much pain they can really inflict.

The world is watching as the United States (US)-China trade war unfolds before our eyes. While the trade war might be between two countries, but it’s effects are far reaching, especially in the current globalised landscape we all live in.The trade war between the two countries kicked off in January when the US announced a 30% tariff on imported solar panels and a 20% tariff on washing machines. The trade war then intensified when US President Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on steel.

When a card player doubles down on a high-stakes bet, is that a sign of strength, or an over-played hand?That's what investors have to ask after President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on a further $100 billion of Chinese imports.In one sense, such a move – if enacted – could turn the tide of this conflict in Washington's favor.Reciprocating tariffs from Beijing, when added to the $53 billion in trade that's already under threat, would max out China's ability t

The leaders of the world’s two biggest economies are waiting to see who backs down after firing the opening shots in a trade war. U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at China’s plans to dominate strategic technologies Tuesday by slapping tariffs on 1,333 of the country’s products – from semiconductors to lithium batteries. Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping’s government hit back with proposed levies on key American imports including soybeans and Boeing Co.

Asia remains a growth favorite for businesses and investors even if tensions between the U.S.

Earlier this week, a United States (US) navy aircraft carrier made its way to Vietnam for the first time since the end of the Vietnam war in 1975. The central coastal city of Da Nang saw the arrival of the USS Carl Vinson which had more than 5,000 crew members along with a cruiser and destroyer. Da Nang was also the first location where US troops landed during the Vietnam war, making the visit even more significant.

The rivalry between China and the United States seems to be heating up – this time outside of the economic sphere. Just a couple of months after President Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos where he called out China on their alleged unfair trade practices, US admiral Harry Harris has come out saying that the US must prepare for the possibility of war with China.