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Asia's economy remains resilient at the start of the new year, but a new round of energy shocks will have a negative impact on Asia, Krishna Srinivasan, director of the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department, said at on Thursday.

US President Donald #Trump said Thursday he would consider visiting #Pakistan if a peace deal is reached between the United States and #Iran to end the weekslong conflict. He also said the two sides will "probably, maybe" resume in-person talks over the weekend.

After multiple global polls showed #China's growing gloal favorability, a survey conducted by #US-based nonpartisan organization Pew Research Center indicates that US public opinion on #China is also taking a positive turn, slowly and steadily. For more:shorturl.asia/17f4Z

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday released its Global Financial Stability Report, warning that risks to global financial stability are rising amid the current situation in the Middle East.

#US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that talks with #Iran could resume in Pakistan within the next two days, according to media reports. "Something could be happening over the next two days, and we're more inclined to go there (Pakistan)," Trump told a New York Post reporter.

A year after the United States implemented sweeping protectionist #tariffs, official statistics reveal Washington has largely failed to achieve its stated goals, while triggering unintended negative consequences across the world. For More：shortlink.uk/1nuW5

#Cartoon A reflection of #US hypocrisy

The #Israeli military said Monday it had begun wide-scale strikes on Iranian infrastructure targets in Tehran. In #Iran, semi-official Mehr news agency reported that explosions rang out in Tehran early Monday morning.

The US Senate on Sunday advanced Senator Markwayne Mullin's nomination for Department of Homeland Security secretary, just weeks after President Donald Trump announced that he will replace current DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. Mullin, 48, has served in the Senate since 2023.

The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday decided to maintain its target range for the federal funds rate at 3.5-3.75 percent. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that surging oil prices due to the conflict in the Middle East are expected to increase inflation in the near term.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday called for efforts to achieve a swift end to the war against Iran through diplomatic means, warning that the ongoing conflict damages all parties, including the US. He said that Europe has an interest in seeing a swift end to the war.

#Japan should draw lessons from history and adhere to the pacifist provisions of its constitution if it does not want to repeat past mistakes, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Wednesday at a regular briefing.

#Argentina formally withdrew from the World Health Organization on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno said. He said in a social media post that Argentina communicated this decision through a note addressed to the United Nations Secretary-General on March 17, 2025.

A severe #heat wave is scorching large parts of the western #US this week, setting daily temperature records and potentially breaking records for March, said the US National Weather Service. Experts warn that intense early-season heat can put additional strain on the human body.

The United Nations on Tuesday announced the appointment of Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the #UN's first global advocate for human-centric digital governance, a role designed to strengthen public understanding of how digital technologies shape everyday life, rights and opportunities.

US President Donald Trump on Monday complained that US allies are reluctant to answer his call to join a White House-proposed multinational mission to escort oil tankers through the Strait of #Hormuz.

British Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said on Sunday that ending the ongoing conflict is the "best and most conclusive way" to reopen the Strait of #Hormuz, a vital waterway for around 20 percent of the world's oil, warning that the situation is harming the global economy.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has said that the country is not asking for a ceasefire or negotiations with the #US, stating that Tehran is prepared to defend itself "as long as it takes" against what he described as an "illegal war." #Iran

The White House is planning to announce a multinational coalition to escort ships through the Strait of #Hormuz, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing US officials. The plan, which remains under discussion, could be unveiled "as soon as this week," the report said.

【Perspective on the #twosessions】“China has a lot of talent and access to a lot of industrial knowledge that can be leveraged to build these manufacturing capabilities，” said Joseph Scheeren, a member of the French National Academy of Pharmacy.