JAPANESE Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday discussed issues on the “increasingly uncertain” state of the economy and multilateral trade and agreed to cooperate in responding to global challenges.
The first in-person meeting between the two leaders came on the fringes of the Group of Seven leaders’ meeting chaired by Carney, a former central banker, at a time when US President Donald Trump’s tariff policy has raised concerns about the global economy and trade.

THE shipments of Indonesia’s water and non-alcoholic beverages expanded 34.36 per cent to US$164.21 million in 2024, according to the Indonesian Export Financing Institution (LPEI).
Senior economist at the LPEI, Donda Sarah, said she was confident the uptrend would continue for the next several years. This was due to a strong demand from trade partners, she said in a statement on Monday.

INSIDE a workshop at Chinese tech giant Xiaomi’s electric vehicle (EV) factory, the scene is a stark contrast to what one might expect to see on a factory floor.
With few workers in sight, robotic arms move with precision and speed, seamlessly assembling vehicle body components. Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) glide across the floor, efficiently transporting materials to their designated stations.