ADB president Masato Kanda says the bank is ready to step up its efforts, urging members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to strengthen regional cooperation.

Trump had announced earlier on Wednesday (Jul 30) that the US would impose a 25 per cent tariff on goods imported from India starting on Friday.

"We have crossed a big hurdle," South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said in a post on Facebook.

Where Beijing once celebrated its manufacturing and export prowess, it now openly discusses the need to curb involution. This is a dramatic departure from its previous stance, says Enodo Economics Diana Choyleva.

Chinese student numbers in Malaysian universities have surged amid restrictions in traditional study destinations such as the US, says an ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute academic.

Business players in Kluang share their hopes and concerns with CNA as the central Johor district positions itself as a potential satellite city of the states special economic zone with Singapore.

A US subsidiary of Chinese bottled water giant Nongfu Spring planned to build a beverage plant in Nashua, New Hampshire, and tap into the citys surplus water supply. But mounting political backlash has thrown the project into limbo.

The impact of the storm also coincides with a tsunami triggered by an earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, about 4,000km from Shanghai.

Chinas sweeping football graft crackdown has ensnared a growing number of high-profile figures.

Cambodia has previously denied breaking the truce.

Waves of up to 5m were recorded in parts of Russia's Kamchatka region, prompting evacuations and damaging buildings.

A string of deadly shootings has sparked debate about whether gun violence is a growing concern in Malaysia, says RSIS Rueben Dass.

The bigger question is not whether Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will resign after his coalition lost an important election, but what Sanseitos rise means for Japan, says political scientist Yasuo Takao.

The divisions now are a stark contrast with times of peace, when the lives of Thais and Cambodians along the border were very much intertwined, locals tell CNA.

Indonesias President Prabowo Subianto hosted Malaysias Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Jakarta on Tuesday (Jul 29) for their first bilateral annual consultations since 2017.

The ceasefire agreement brokered in Putrajaya was a win for Malaysia premier Anwar Ibrahim and ASEAN, experts say. With clashes reportedly erupting early Tuesday morning, however, observation teams are urgently needed on the ground.

Indian companies are projected to raise US$18 billion through IPOs in the second half of this year, says one investment banking and capital markets firm.

Thailand and Cambodia defence officials will also meet on Aug 4 in Phnom Penh.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered "all-out" search and rescue efforts after "heavy casualties and property losses" in Beijing and other provinces.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto arrived at the BRICS Summit in Brazil hoping to mark Jakartas growing global stature. But the moment was upstaged by US President Donald Trump, says political analyst Johannes Nugroho.

Besides bilateral matters, the two countries leaders are also expected to discuss US trade tariffs and the dispute between Cambodia and Thailand.

The "immediate and unconditional" ceasefire is set to take effect at midnight local time.

This accusation once again is groundless and reflects a pattern of disinformation, aimed at distorting the facts on the ground and deliberately undermining Thailands credibility and standing in the international community, said the Thai foreign ministry.

The attack took place at Or Tor Kor Market, a short distance from the popular Chatuchak market in Bangkok.

The prime ministers of both countries held talks in Kuala Lumpur mediated by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.