Igor Patrick

3 days ago | thestar.com.my | Bochen Han |Igor Patrick

A Republican bill that could severely restrict partnerships between American and Chinese universities passed the full US House of Representatives with bipartisan support on Wednesday, while policymakers also signalled interest in limits on other possible Chinese threats to US national security.

1 week ago | scmp.com | Bochen Han |Igor Patrick

A Republican bill that could severely restrict partnerships between American and Chinese universities passed the full US House of Representatives with bipartisan support on Wednesday, while policymakers also signalled interest in limits on other possible Chinese threats to US national security.

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Igor Patrick |Khushboo Razdan |Zhao Ziwen

Foreign ministers from an expanded Brics group of countries anchored by Brazil, Russia, India and China vowed to bolster multilateralism and promote peace amid intensifying global conflicts and mounting economic turbulence driven by US trade policies. Opening the meeting in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said the bloc must serve as a “force for good” in an increasingly fragmented world. “The path to peace is neither easy nor linear,” Vieira said.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Igor Patrick |Zhao Ziwen |Khushboo Razdan

11 hours agoLoss of FEMA program spells disaster for hundreds of communities and their projectsNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The textile mills that once served as the backbone of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, have long been shuttered, and officials believed federal money would be key to the town’s overdue revitalization.

2 weeks ago | thestar.com.my | Robert Delaney |Khushboo Razdan |Igor Patrick

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told a closed-door investor summit on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s tariff war with China has led to an unsustainable, two-way “embargo” and that he expected the situation to de-escalate. Bessent also said in the session on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank’s spring meetings, hosted by JPMorgan Chase, that negotiations with Beijing had not started but that a deal was possible, according to an attendee.