By Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE, March 19 (Reuters) - Asia is expected to import a record volume of fuel oil from Russia in March after the U.S. eased sanctions, shipping data showed as of Thursday, ahead of expected tighter supplies from next month caused by the U.

Asian technology stocks fell on Thursday as Iran's latest attacks on Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City and a surge in oil prices rattled investor sentiment.

But a year on, despite the U.S. President’s game-changing policies, much of the Asia-Pacific region appears to have insulated itself from the shocks, with businesses and economies changing tactics to rely less on the U.

Across Asia, a sharp drop in liquefied natural gas supplies is pushing major importers back toward coal, undermining L.N.G.’s long-held role as a stable energy anchor.

Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Friday, after U.S. stocks declined overnight as Nvidia shares tumbled despite a quarterly earnings beat.

Let me start with Asia’s past successes. Few would dispute that the last quarter century has been Asia’s golden hour. A region that, back in the year 2000, was still shaking off the pain of a financial crisis and went on to build new policy frameworks;

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Asian buyers of liquefied natural gas are preparing for the war in the Middle East to disrupt deliveries for months, as a prolonged outage at the world’s largest export plant tightens supply and lifts prices.

As the global economic system is being reset, US tariffs are the highest in a century—with some of the steepest aimed at Asia. A leader in global trade, Asia accounted for nearly 60 percent of global growth in 2024. However, the region’s successful ...

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The first summit between leaders of the EU and the five countries of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) took place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. I believe our relationship has not yet reached its full potential.

As Washington becomes more unpredictable, Asia Pacific states increasingly rely on regional institutions to preserve stability.