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alojapan.com/1237959/trump-tar Trump tariffs leave Japan manufacturers in Thailand, Vietnam scrambling #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #leave #Manufacturers #news #scrambling #tariffs #Thailand #trump #vietnam TOKYO — U.S. President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs have undermined the “China plus one” offshoring strategy used by many Japanese manufacturers, as high duties on countries like Vietnam and Thailand make them less viable as production bases. Casio Computer makes…

As #landmines are in the news recently, a story about a rat who has uncovered more than 100 landmines and pieces of unexploded ordinance in #Cambodia. Unfortunately there are millions more in the country, a legacy of the #Vietnam war and other conflicts. A doctor I know used to live in the region- he told me innocent children are often the victims. But it's left to charities to clear up the mess
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2ewxj

The rat, on a lead, sniffing around soil with a red DANGER sign in the background.
BBC NewsRonin the rat sets new landmine-sniffing recordRonin, a giant African pouched rat, is the first rodent to uncover more than 100 mines in Cambodia.

"This kind of heavy-handed approach could undo years of careful work rebuilding U.S.-Vietnam trust after decades of war."

Giang via LinkedIn on #Vietnam and Trump’s #AI tariffs. 🐧

And now orange man acts as if the US may renegotiate, when destruction is the only goal, still riding the QAnon ... stefanlaser.net/2025/04/04/thi

stefanlaser.netStefan LaserThis kind of heavy-handed approach could undo years of …
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After delivering a potted #economic history of the country in which he bizarrely claimed that the #GreatDepression would have been avoided if high tariffs had been in place, #Trump announced that “reciprocal tariffs” would go into effect on April 9th, w/rates of 34% on goods imported from #China, 24% on #Japan, & 20% on the #EU. Some of the highest rates were reserved for export-led developing countries in #Asia: 46% on #Vietnam, 48% on #Laos, & 49% on #Cambodia.
#economy #recession #geopolitics

Portrait de Thi Ba, 1935

Painting by Alix Aymé (1894-1989), a French born artist who lived in China and French Indochine (Vietnam and Laos). Her In Laos, she became acquainted with the household of King Sisavang Vong, and her large frescos were displayed in the Royal Palace, Luang Prabang.

#alixaymé#art#artist