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US should put an end to this reckless trade dispute

President Trump, self-declared “Tariff Man,” lived up to his billing and wielded his favorite weapon yet again ahead of crucial trade talks with China this week. Enough is enough. The US needs to bring these negotiations to a close before more damage is done. US officials say Trump’s threat to raise tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods came ...

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Russia’s aircraft ambition exceeds its competence

The crash at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport that killed 41 people on Sunday hasn’t been fully explained yet. Yet it should serve as a reminder that post-imperial ambitions have a cost, including in human lives. The doomed Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 had returned to the airport some 30 minutes after takeoff due to a lighting strike, then made a hard landing ...

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Why investors love Singapore’s malls

Singaporeans aren’t spending like they used to, at least not in shopping malls. There are too many already and more are being built. But investors still have good reasons to back mall owners. The city-state has 6.1 million square meters of retail space, of which 8.7 percent is vacant. Yet companies are forecast to add a further 364,000 square meters, ...

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