The container ship Dubai Tower has just reached the UK after traversing the Arctic from China. Behind this spectacular journey lies a global battle to shorten supply chains, bypass crisis zones, and transform melting ice into a new trade highway.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung is asking Chinese companies to aim for more technology-driven investments, from AI, 5G and semiconductors to rail and clean energy. Behind the appeal, Vietnam is refining its role as Asia's strategic workshop.
ASEAN celebrates its 59th anniversary on August 8, 2026. Behind this milestone, a region of over 680 million inhabitants is establishing itself as a pivot of trade, industry, and Indo-Pacific balance, with direct implications for Europe and France.
The United States imposes new tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on 60 partners, in the name of combating forced labor. Europe, Canada, China, Japan, India, and global supply chains enter a new zone of tension.
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