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2 weeks ago | globalvoices.org | Oiwan Lam |GV South Asia |Mong Palatino |Hasya Nindita

While the US has been ramping up tariffs against China for months now as part of its escalating trade war, US President Donald Trump has moved forward to impose staggering 104 percent tariffs and a 125 percent duty rate on all Chinese imports beginning April 9th. The tariff war has resulted in a literal economic “decoupling” of China and the US.

2 weeks ago | globalvoices.org | Janine Mendes-Franco |Emma Lewis |Kevin Rennie |GV South Asia

Trinidad and Tobago-born, UK-based poet Anthony Vahni Capildeo, who hails from the family that produced Nobel Laureate VS Naipaul, has been awarded the 2025 Windham-Campbell Prize for poetry, a prestigious literary accolade that recognises eight international writers — two from four different genres — each year.

2 weeks ago | globalvoices.org | Kevin Rennie |GV South Asia |Arzu Geybullayeva |Hasya Nindita

US President Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs seem like a late April Fools’ joke for people down under. Norfolk Island, an Australian external territory, has been hit with a 29 percent tariff, even though the tiny island, with a population of approximately 2,000 people, has no exports to the USA. This Reuters YouTube video has a quick summary:What it does have is a lot of Norfolk pine trees. These are a major part of the picturesque scenery that makes it a key tourist destination.

2 weeks ago | globalvoices.org | GV South Asia |Mong Palatino |Hasya Nindita |Zhaoyin Feng

Straddling two of Asia’s most powerful nations, China and India, Nepal has historically pursued a policy of non-alignment, seeking to engage with both its neighbours without becoming a proxy in their broader regional rivalry. However, the strategic importance of its water resources has made it increasingly difficult to remain neutral.