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WHAT CHINA SELLS TO OR BUYS FROM THE WORLDFor ASEAN, China’s surplus presents both opportunity and warning. Southeast Asia has benefited from supply-chain diversification, rising investment and export growth as firms adopt “China-plus-one” strategies. But trade balances tell a more complex story. Much of ASEAN’s export growth depends on imported Chinese inputs, limiting domestic value capture and widening deficits with China.The winners in this environment will be economies that use Chinese investment and trade links to climb the value chain – by building local supplier networks, skills and domestic demand rather than remaining assembly platforms vulnerable to geopolitical shifts.For investors, the…

Greece’s coastguard says 26 other people have been rescued from Aegean Sea as search-and-rescue operations continue.Published On 3 Feb 20263 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareA boat carrying migrants and asylum seekers has collided with a Greek coastguard vessel in the Aegean Sea near the island of Chios, killing at least 14 people, the coastguard says.The incident occurred around 9pm local time on Tuesday (19:00 GMT) off the coast of Chios’s Mersinidi area, Greece’s Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) reported.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe coastguard said 26 people were rescued and brought to a hospital in…

The Democratic members of a U.S. House committee have released the findings of a report examining last month’s fatal shootings in Minneapolis by federal immigration officers.Renee Good was shot dead by ICE officer Jonathan Ross on Jan. 7, 2025, and Alex Pretti was killed by two Border Patrol officers on Jan. 24.Democratic California Rep. Robert Garcia, the ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, laid out four of the report’s key findings:”The Trump Administration’s extreme policies, violent tactics, and culture of impunity led to the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.””The Trump Administration’s lies about…

A ransom note was sent to a local Arizona news station following the disappearance of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, the Pima County sheriff told CBS News.The note, which the station received Monday and agreed not to report on, contained specific details about the home and what Nancy Guthrie was wearing that night, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said, although he would not confirm the accuracy of that information or the legitimacy of the note. Investigators have analyzed the note and are taking it seriously, Nanos said. He said the FBI reviewed the note and made the decision to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Three-time Pro Bowl quarterback Matt Hasselbeck played in the NFL for 18 seasons and was no stranger to playing through injuries.Both of the quarterbacks in the Super Bowl are listed on the injury report. Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold is listed with an oblique injury, something he has played through for the last two weeks, while New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is listed with a right shoulder injury.Hasselbeck said he had Darnold’s injury and said it is not painful. (Left) New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye (10) and wide receiver Kayshon…

A rendering shows Singapore’s new $8 billion Las Vegas Sands development, on the right.Source: Safdie ArchitectsConstruction in Singapore has boomed since the pandemic.Several mega projects are underway, with the $8 billion Las Vegas Sands development and a new terminal at Changi Airport both breaking ground in 2025. Another major public sector project is the Tengah General & Community Hospital, which will add 4,000 patient beds by 2030. In January, Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority (BCA) projected that construction demand would reach up to 53 billion Singapore dollars (around $42 billion) in the island nation this year — up 15% from…

People sit around with their bags at St. Pancras station in London on December 30, 2025, as Eurostar train service between Britain and continental Europe is halted.Carlos Jasso | Afp | Getty ImagesEurostar urged passengers to change their travel plans on Tuesday as a problem with the overhead power supply forced the Channel Tunnel to close.”Due to a problem with the overhead power supply and a subsequent failed Le Shuttle train the Channel tunnel is currently closed. Unfortunately, this means we have no choice but to suspend all services today until further notice,” Eurostar said in a statement warning of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The families of three Massachusetts women who died of carbon monoxide poisoning last year while staying at a hotel in Belize have filed a wrongful death lawsuit, naming the resort and Expedia, the travel site, as defendants.Wafae El-Arar, 26, Kaoutar Naqqad, 23, and Imane Mallah, 24, were all found dead on Feb. 22, 2025 at the Royal Kahal Beach Resort in San Pedro.All three women had all had fatal exposure to carbon monoxide,” authorities said at the time. COLORADO JURY AWARDS FAMILY $205M AFTER 6-YEAR-OLD FALLS TO DEATH FROM THEME PARK RIDE Authorities…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 3, 2026 5:43 pm Updated February 3, 2026 5:44 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Manitoba government is putting up a quarter-million dollars to look at setting up a protected area in the waters of western Hudson Bay. The money is to examine the possibility of setting up a national marine conservation area, designated by the federal government, that would join five existing ones across the country including in Lake Superior. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for…

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the most prominent son of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed in the country’s western city of Zintan.Saif al-Islam, who was 53 when he was killed, was Gaddafi’s second son and had been based in Zintan since 2011 – first in prison, and then, after 2017, as a free man, plotting a return to politics.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listFigures close to him, including his political adviser, Abdullah Othman, and his lawyer, Khaled el-Zaydi, confirmed his death on Tuesday, although the exact circumstances are still unclear.Saif al-Islam had been seen by many before…