Asia Intelligence Brief
Asia intelligence brief covers Putin leaving Beijing without a gas deal, Trump's Taiwan arms move, Japan export surge, Samsung strike...
May 21, 2026Section
Asia Trade & Geopolitics
Asia-Pacific is the main stage of US-China rivalry – over trade, tariffs, technology, Taiwan and the sea lanes that carry global commerce. The Rio Times covers the trade fights, alliances and great-power maneuvering across the region, and how each turn reshapes the terms of trade for the Global South, Latin America included.
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Global Economy Briefing
Oil crashed 5.7% after President Trump said Iran negotiations are in "final stages" and three supertankers left the Strait of...
May 21, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief
Asia intelligence brief covers Samsung 47,000-worker strike, PBOC record-low rate hold, Philippines corruption scandal, rupee at fresh low, Japan bond...
May 20, 2026
Global Economy Briefing
30-year Treasury yield hits 5.19%, highest in nearly 19 years, as S&P 500 posts third straight loss. Canada CPI collapses...
May 20, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief
Asia intelligence brief covers Japan Q1 GDP 2.1% beat, China April retail 41-month low, G7 Paris communique, Indonesia stagflation, India...
May 19, 2026
Global Economy Briefing
Markets opened mixed as Trump delayed a planned Iran attack amid Gulf-led negotiations, while rising US Treasury yields, stronger Japanese...
May 19, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief
Tuesday opens with Japan's preliminary Q1 GDP at 08:50 JST, a print expected to confirm a second consecutive quarter of...
May 18, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief
Friday was the day Donald Trump left Beijing with a 200-plane Boeing order and nothing else. Xi Jinping opened Day...
May 15, 2026
Trump-Xi Beijing Summit Vows Iran Will Not Get Nuclear Weapon
Both leaders agreed at the May 14 Beijing summit that Iran can never obtain a nuclear weapon and that the...
May 15, 2026