Media Insights For media inquiries, please contact media@theasiagroup.com. Media Categories All Media Grouped Post Newsletter Press Releases Media Mentions Commentary Podcasts Press Releases Newsletter Media Mentions Commentary Podcasts All Media Media Mentions Han Lin in Reuters on China’s New Outbound Investment Regulations Reuters | June 1, 2026 “The new rules are “largely designed to prevent Chinese firms from divesting strategic assets to foreign parties, not to stop them from acquiring them in the first place,” said Han Shen Lin, China country director at... Press Releases The Asia Group Welcomes Belma Ambrose as Managing Principal May 29, 2026 Washington, DC | May 27, 2026 — The Asia Group (TAG) is pleased to welcome Belma Ambrose as Managing Principal. As part of TAG’s global growth strategy, Ambrose joins the TAG team to expand the firm’s... Media Mentions Kurt Tong in The New York Times: The idea of Japan investing $550 billion over the next three years was “aspirational” The New York Times | May 28, 2026 Kurt Tong, a former U.S. diplomat in Japan and managing partner at the Asia Group, said the idea of Japan investing $550 billion over the next three years was “aspirational,” noting that, since 1980, Japan’s total... Commentary Bangladesh’s New Government Prepares Its First Budget May 26, 2026 On June 11, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury is set to present the first national budget of the Bangladesh National Party (BNP)-led government, elected in February. At roughly USD 76 billion, the FY2026-27 plan is... Media Mentions George Chen in CNBC on Huawei’s rivalry with Nvidia and Apple as it unveils new smartphone chips this fall CNBC | May 25, 2026 “For Nvidia, this means the window to sell advanced chips such as the H200 into China is narrowing,” said George Chen, partner and chair of digital practice at The Asia Group. “This trajectory will likely heighten... Media Mentions Ashok Malik in Associated Press on Secretary Rubio’s first official visit to India Associated Press | May 24, 2026 “In the past one year, statements and rhetoric coming from Washington on some of India’s most sensitive security concerns and trade matters have not been helpful and have created a trust deficit,” said Ashok Malik, a... Media Mentions Kurt Tong in Bloomberg TV: Trump-Xi summit was a “significant progress” Bloomberg TV | May 22, 2026 In a live interview with Bloomberg TV’s The China Show on May 22, TAG Managing Partner Kurt Tong says that the Trump-Xi summit held in Beijing was a “significant progress if the objective was to reestablish... Media Mentions Arpitha Desai and Subhodeep Jash in India Rising Newsletter: From Aspiration to Architecture: Why the EU–India Tech Partnership Must Now Deliver India Rising Newsletter | May 22, 2026 Technology cooperation has been at the forefront of most Europe-India engagements this year. Whether it was the reaffirmation of the Trade and Technology Council (TTC) as the cornerstone of the bilateral 2030 EU-India Strategic Agenda, the... Media Mentions David Boling in Nikkei Asia on U.S.-China trade talks at APEC meeting Nikkei Asia | May 22, 2026 “The real action at APEC is usually in the side meetings, not the formal sessions,” said David Boling, a principal at the Asia Group. In the wake of Trump’s meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping in... Commentary Washington and Beijing Produce Divergent Readouts on Trump-Xi Summit May 21, 2026 Overview In the days following the May 14-15 Trump-Xi summit in Beijing, both governments released readouts that prioritize formal channels to manage commerce, but diverge on commercial deal details, geopolitics, and next steps for rare earth... Newsletter Trump and Xi Left the Hardest Questions for Next Time May 21, 2026 When I was a kid, long before the age of streaming and binge-watching, television shows had a reliable trick to keep viewers tuned in: build the audience to a fever pitch of suspense throughout an episode,... Media Mentions George Chen in Associated Press: ‘Xi knows this is what Trump values: being treated like a VIP, respected in front of the cameras.’ Associated Press | May 21, 2026 Xi emphasized ceremonial hospitality during Trump’s visit, including a rare tour of Zhongnanhai, a former imperial garden that now serves as headquarters of China’s top leadership. Beijing understood Trump valued highly visible displays of respect, said... Previous Page1 … Page8 Page9 Page10 Page11 Page12 … Page82 Next
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Bangladesh’s New Government Prepares Its First Budget
On June 11, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury is set to present the first national budget of the Bangladesh National Party (BNP)-led government, elected in February. At roughly USD 76 billion, the FY2026-27 plan is...