1 week agoNepal: Pro-monarchy Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) carries out a protest march in Kathmandu. RPP vice president Rabindra Mishra and General Secretary Dhawal Shumsher Rana were arrested in March. Violence had erupted in Nepal following a clash between pro-monarchists
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 72 km WNW of Modisi, Indonesia
China firmly rejects pressure or threats, emphasizing that this is not the right way to engage. 'We will safeguard our legitimate rights and interests,' says Liu Pengyu, spokesman for Beijing's embassy in the U.S
Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 - 65 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia
1 week agoTrump: China is a massive surplus. That they take and they spend on their military we don't want that. I don't want them to take $500 billion, $600 billion a year and spend it on their military. I don't want them spending money on their military
1 week agoReporter: How do you ensure that these tariffs don't drive U.S. Trading partners into the hands of the Chinese? Trump: I'm not worried about it. I'm not worried about it. The Chinese have turned out to be not very good at that
Trump: We will talk to China
1 week agoTrump: if China does not withdraw its 34% increase above their already long term trading abuses by tomorrow, April 8th, 2025, the United States will impose ADDITIONAL Tariffs on China of 50%, effective April 9th.
1 week agoVietnam’s zero tariff offer has been rejected by the Trump administration. This offer “means nothing to us.”
Hassett: Trump is considering a 90-day pause in tariffs for all countries except China
Shares in Hong Kong plummeted more than 12% Monday in their worst day in more than 16 years as China's retaliation against Donald Trump's tariffs ramped up a trade war and fuelled recession fears
President of Taiwan: Taiwan does not seek retaliatory tariffs against the US. Instead, we’ll start talking from bilateral 'zero tariffs.' To ensure Taiwan's competitiveness, we'll increase US imports and adopt other measures. Working together, we'll usher in a golden age of shared prosperity
Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 - 150 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 14 km N of Hasaki, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 118 km E of Tual, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 122 km SSW of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 204 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 173 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
In their first joint summit, leaders of the European Union and Central Asian countries expressed concern about the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and emphasized their support for the Afghan people in this regard
Thousands have protested in the South Korean capital in support of disgraced former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was removed from office a day earlier over his bungled martial law declaration
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 50 km E of Yokohama, Japan
Associated Press: China halts TikTok sale after Trump tariffs announcement
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 24 km WNW of Imabetsu, Japan
1 week agoTrump says he's signing an extension of 75 days for TikTok. "We hope to continue working in Good Faith with China, who I understand are not very happy about our Reciprocal Tariffs." He says he doesn't want TikTok to go dark
Nintendo says it will pause pre-orders launch of the Switch 2 because of the new Trump tariffs
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 7 km W of Kyaukse, Burma (Myanmar)
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 32 km ENE of Dailekh, Nepal
Rubio: China doesn't import goods, but instead exports and floods the markets.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 62 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia
China to impose 34% tariffs on all US goods from April 10, finance ministry says
