US sanctions target Putin allies with ties to Trump campaign
The US has imposed new economic sanctions on close allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin in its most aggressive response to Moscow's attempts to undermine Western democracies.
Global economy risk as Trump turns on Xi
Donald Trump's outlandish gambit to order $US150b of Chinese goods to be potentially whacked with tariffs is perhaps the most serious risk to the world economy since the 2012 eurozone sovereign debt crisis.
China is 'the problem': Kudlow
Serious negotiations between the US and China to resolve their brewing trade dispute have "not really begun", said Larry Kudlow, head of the White House National Economic Council.
US imposes sanctions on Putin cronies
The latest sanctions are designed to penalise some of Russia's richest industrialists, who are seen in the West as enriching themselves from Putin's increasingly authoritarian administration.
US job gains smallest in six months
Nonfarm payrolls increased by 103,000 last month, with construction and retail sectors shedding jobs, the Labor Department said.
South Korea's Park sentenced to 24 years jail
South Korea's first female president is sentenced to 24 years jail after being found guilty of crimes ranging from bribery to coercion, abuse of power and the leaking of state secrets.
Malaysia facing most contentious elections since independence
The elections will pit Najib Razak against his mentor Mahathir Mohamad, whose 22-year rule was as transformative as it was divisive.
Xi vs Trump: The presidents facing off over trade
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, the world's two most powerful men, both have a lot to lose from a trade war and neither can afford to back down.
#MeToo ignites a movement in South Korea
Feminism has come late to South Korea but it is now proving to be a force to be reckoned with.
Trump v Amazon's Bezos: Power v wealth
Amazon's shares are down 7 per cent since Trump came out swinging against the company, its owner and The Washington Post.
RBA worried by China's debt bomb
Eventually China's decade-long binge on debt will cause some serious indigestion that could slow global economic growth.
