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Trump ordered to address fraud claims in IRS case that led to ‘slush fund’ for allies

A federal judge ordered US President Donald Trump to respond to “grievous allegations” that his deal with the government to create a US$1.8 billion fund to resolve his lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service was the result of a “fraud” on the court. In an order on Friday, US District Judge Kathleen Williams gave the president’s personal lawyers until June 12 to respond to a request by a group of former federal judges that she reopen the proceedings to investigate conduct by the president...

Tariffs, war and broken trust: Southeast Asia’s Trump problem

The goodbye emails started arriving on a Monday. By Friday, Sheila’s inbox told the story of an organisation coming apart at the seams, one farewell at a time. Sheila* had spent nearly a decade helping run US-funded development projects in the Philippines. She had watched them grow, hire staff and take root in local communities. When Washington ordered a freeze on foreign aid in January 2025, she told herself it was just a pause – a bureaucratic blip pending a review by the new...

How’s everyone’s portfolio doing? 2.0

Happy weekend y’all. 2 months ago, I asked this question in this subreddit and fast forward 62 days later, the market has been printing green non-stop which honestly, I’m quite surprised given the sentiments back then. Some of you were saying more pain to come while some were more sanguine Personally for me, my account finally punched through my 3 November 2026 ATH as of yesterday’s close and I’m up about 26% YTD (Thank god for SNDK & MU) So what’s everyone’s view for the next few months? Are we

Japan and Philippines elevate ties amid China security concerns

China drone maker DJI turns to independent audit in fight against US ban

Qualcomm unveils first chip for budget PCs amid memory, CPU crunch

Top Japanese banks to use OpenAI's new model against cyberattacks

CATL opens $440m battery storage test site that simulates severe conditions

Hitachi to deploy code-rewriting AI for fixing factory malfunctions

China tungsten exports to Japan halve amid tightened controls

Japan hotel rates hit high on US, Europe tourists as China visitors fall

Toyota halts development of next-gen Lexus EV model

Japan Post Bank share price doubles as overseas investors look beyond AI

Nikon to take on ASML with low-priced chipmaking equipment: CEO

Japan beef bowl purveyors scramble for meat as US prices climb

Renewables offer price security and domestic control

South Korean election campaign sparks US alliance questions

Humanoid robots strut their stuff as trade show comes to Japan

Japan's crude imports plunge 50% since Iran war, exposing Mideast reliance

Taiwanese tourists flock to Japan's Kyushu for local-ish trips

Asia security summit opens with US strategy in focus amid Iran war

China's Innovent Biologics signs drug deal with Pfizer worth up to $10.5bn

Japan's industrial production and retail sales improve despite Iran war

Hong Kong and Singapore brace for AI chill in finance job market

Foxconn to start shipping next-gen optical tech for AI data centers

Kakao strike threat shows South Korea's workers growing bolder on pay

BYD's new 4-nm self-driving chip fails to dispel investors' growth concerns

India looks to Japanese steelmaker JVs to address import dependencies

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Japanese and South Korean stock markets soar on anticipation of Iran deal