Sui-Lee Wee

2 weeks ago | telegraphindia.com | Tung Ngo |Sui-Lee Wee

Imposition of 46% tariff on Vietnam also presents a sharp contrast to Washington’s recent embrace of Hanoi as an important bulwark against China and a manufacturing destination for many American apparel brands Tung Ngo, Sui-Lee Wee Published 07.04.25, 09:43 AM To Lam File picture Vietnam’s top leader, To Lam, has asked President Donald Trump to delay the imposition of tariffs for at least 45 days so the two sides can avert a move that would devastate the Vietnamese economy and raise prices...

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Tung Ngo |Sui-Lee Wee

Vietnam's top leader, To Lam, has asked President Trump to delay the imposition of tariffs for at least 45 days so the two sides can avert a move that would devastate the Vietnamese economy and raise prices for American consumers. The 46 percent tariff rate the United States has said it will impose on Vietnam is among the highest any country faces. The prospect of such a steep tariff has left Vietnam with a sense of whiplash and deep apprehension.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Tung Ngo |Sui-Lee Wee

2 hours agoFor years, Tim Cook has become something of a horse-whisperer figure in his dealings with Donald Trump. “Tim Cook calls Donald Trump directly,” the US president said of Apple’s chief executive during his first term in 2019, speaking in the third person. “That’s why he’s a great executive. Because he …

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Sui-Lee Wee

But critics say the visit is the latest indication that Bangkok views human rights as irrelevant in foreign policy. "They don't care," said Kasit Piromya, a former Thai foreign minister. "It's an insult to ASEAN - that's what it is all about," he said, referring to the 10-member Southeast Asian regional grouping by its acronym. "It's the fear of the Burmese army, the greed, and because all of them are not democratic."Thailand has said little about Gen.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Sui-Lee Wee

Soldiers in Myanmar opened fire on a convoy of vehicles carrying relief supplies from the Chinese Red Cross for earthquake victims in the badly hit city of Mandalay, according to a rebel armed group in Myanmar. The attack was the latest indication that the military, which seized power in a coup four years ago and is fighting a fierce civil war that has caused widespread suffering, would not stop hostilities despite last Friday's devastating earthquake that killed at least 2,700.