Asian nations are scrambling to strike deals with the United States before President Donald Trump’s August 1 effective date for higher tariffs, with analysts saying some of Washington’s trading partners risk missing the deadline unless they are prepared to offer swift concessions.
Trump recently sent letters to trading partners to warn that new tariffs would be imposed by the date if they failed to offer better terms following an extension of the original July 9 deadline.
His demand has set off…
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HelloSafe, which had published its “2025 Safety Index” in early June, scored the Philippines 82.32 – placing it at the bottom of a list measuring safety through indicators such as natural disasters, healthcare, societal…