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General : HPPNK 2025 Showcases Agricutural Evolution, Dispels Traditional Perceptions
PUTRAJAYA, July 31 (Bernama) -- The evolution of Malaysia’s agricultural sector over the past five decades will be showcased at the 2025 National Farmers, Breeders and Fishermen’s Day (HPPNK), to be held from tomorrow until Aug 3 at the Sabah...

US hits India with 25% tariffs, penalties as trade talks drag on
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States is still in trade negotiations with India, even as he announced earlier in the day that a 25% tariff on Indian imports will take effect starting Friday. The 25% tariff, as well as an...

Trump says India to face 25 per cent tariff starting Aug. 1
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States will impose a 25 per cent tariff on goods imported from India starting on Aug. 1. He said India, which has the world’s fifth largest economy, will also face an unspecified penalty on...
Trade deal delay triggers Trump’s 25% tariff on India, says economic adviser
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett | Photo Credit: KEN CEDENO/Reuters US President Donald Trump is “frustrated" with the lack of progress on trade talks with India and feels that the 25 per cent tariff imposed on the country will "address...
Iran Plans To Abandon GPS & Replace With China's BeiDou System
Recent reports in Mideast regional media say that Iran is actively exploring abandoning GPS technology and instead adopting China's main navigation satellite system, BeiDou. Such a drastic change can't be accomplished overnight, however, as the...

Beauty in the eye of former farmer
ONE story Perak-born artist Hon Peow, 86, is fond of telling is how he was flattered by a visitor during an exhibition in China. It had to do with a 2017 piece called “Serene Old Tree” from his “Rain Trees from Taiping” series, a set of four ink...

Trump reveals 25% tariff on India, unspecified penalties for buying Russian oil
The United States will impose a 25% tariff on goods from India, plus an additional import tax because of India’s purchasing of Russian oil, President Donald Trump said today. India “is our friend,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform, but its...

5 reasons why wind farms are costing more in Australia – and what to do about it
Building a solar farm in Australia is getting about 8% cheaper each year as panel prices fall and technology improves, according to an official new report. Battery storage costs are falling even more sharply, dropping 20% over the past year alone....
Indian trade bodies ‘disappointed’ with Trump tariffs on India
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Indian trade bodies have expressed disappointment over US President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 25 per cent tariff, calling it a setback for the Indian export market while also highlighting potential...
‘Uyghur lives traded for cotton, solar panels’: China’s crimes against humanity fuel global markets
Washington, DC [US], July 30 (ANI): Over the past decade, China has escalated a brutal campaign of systematic repression against the Uyghur people, an indigenous Turkic Muslim group native to the region known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region,...
E China's provinces step up disaster prevention for typhoon Co-May
The crew member inspect and reinforce mooring ropes at Huangshagang port in Sheyang County of Yancheng, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 30, 2025. Co-May, the eighth typhoon of this year, made landfall for the second time in east China's...

Kyrgyzstan exports 23,000 kilograms of dried apricots to China
11:29, 30 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA 11:29, 30 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA The first batch of dried apricots in the amount of 23,000 kilograms was successfully shipped from the Kyrgyz...

Top 10@10 | Trump slaps 25% tariff on India, Fed decision tonight, Infosys to hire 20,000 grads and more
Its mid-week and things just got tense on the India-United States trade front. US President Donald Trump has imposed a 25% tariff on Indian imports effective 1 August, and hinted at further penalties over India’s oil trade with Russia. He...

Trump Imposes Heavy Tariffs on India Amid Trade Dispute and Ties to Russian Oil
By Emmanuel Ogbonna In a move that could reshape the trade relationship between two of the world’s largest democracies, President Donald Trump has announced a sweeping new tariff regime targeting imports from India. Beginning this Friday, the...

Trump imposes 25% tariff on India over energy purchases from Russia
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday unexpectedly announced a 25% tariff on India, along with an unspecified additional penalty, to punish the country for making energy purchases from Russia, launching a broadside against ongoing bilateral trade...
Trump anuncia aranceles del 25% a India y sanciones por comprarle crudo a Rusia
WASHINGTON — Estados Unidos impondrá un arancel del 25% a los productos procedentes de India, además de un impuesto adicional a las importaciones debido a que ese país le compra petróleo a Rusia, anunció el presidente Donald Trump el miércoles....

Trump Announces 25% Tariffs on India
Wed 30 Jul 2025 | 09:33 PM U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that the United States will impose a 25% tariff on imports from India, effective August 1. The decision is expected to significantly impact bilateral trade relations and...

Losses mount for timber companies in Alaska amid China’s import ban
The Trump administration’s tumultuous relationship with China is proving to be a major issue for some companies in Alaska’s forest products industry. That includes in Haines, where a timber sale that was supposed to kick off this spring has...
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‘We’re negotiating’: Trump signals trade talks with India; slams Brics, 'tremendous' trade deficit after 25% tariff
After imposing a 25 per cent tariff and additional penalties on Indian imports, US President Donald Trump hinted that Washington and New Delhi are currently engaged in trade talks, saying, “We are negotiating, and we’ll see what happens,”...

Trump to impose 25% tariffs plus penalty on India despite trade deal
President Donald Trump is not only going to be sticking to his tariffs against India but he is also set to penalize India with a penalty for its relationship with Russia. Trump noted that New Delhi will have to pay an additional penalty due to its...