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China growth slows to 7.9% in second quarter in Covid recovery
Jul 15, 2021 (AFP)
The world's second-largest economy has staged a rapid recovery from last year's slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but its pace is easing with manufactur...
WTO optimistic after fisheries meet, but 'gaps' remain
Jul 15, 2021 (AFP)
"It's been a successful day," WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told reporters at the close of the full-day virtual meeting of trade ministers from nearly 130 count...
China growth slows to 7.9% in second quarter
Jul 15, 2021 (AFP)
The world's second-largest economy has staged a rapid recovery from last year's slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but its pace is losing steam with manu...
Asian markets fall on virus fears
Jul 09, 2021 (AFP)
Japan's decision to ban fans from most Olympic events, with Tokyo hosting the pandemic-postponed Games under a virus state of emergency, has heightened fears ov...
China inflation eases on the back of falling meat prices
Jul 09, 2021 (AFP)
The world's second largest economy has largely bounced back from the coronavirus hit, and factory gate inflation began to ease last month after surging at the h...
Asian markets down on fears about recovery, China tech crackdown
Jul 07, 2021 (AFP)
Oil prices briefly spiked Tuesday before falling after the latest talks by OPEC+ crude producers fell apart, ending negotiations on a proposal to boost crude su...
China deepens crypto crackdown with central bank warning
Jul 06, 2021 (AFP)
Beijing has turned a sharp eye on cryptocurrency in recent months as it widens its regulatory crackdown on the tech sector. Cryptocurrency trading is banned in ...
Urban warming could cause major damage to global economy, study says
Jul 06, 2021 (UPI)
The results, published in the journal Nature Communications, find heat-induced loss of labor will be unevenly distributed across different employment industries...
Most Asian markets rise after healthy US jobs report
Jul 05, 2021 (AFP)
All three main indexes in New York finished the week at a fresh peak in reaction to data showing far more people than expected were employed last month, as the ...
Asian markets mostly down as virus fears temper recovery optimism
Jul 01, 2021 (AFP)
The upcoming release of US jobs data is also in view, with a forecast-beating jump on private employment lifting hopes for a strong reading that will solidify o...
China factory activity edges down in June on tight supplies
Jun 30, 2021 (AFP)
The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a key gauge of manufacturing activity in the world's second-largest economy, came in at 50.9 in June from May's 51.0, the ...
Asian markets turn lower as virus spikes fuel recovery worries
Jun 29, 2021 (AFP)
With news of President Joe Biden's bipartisan infrastructure deal having run its course and inflation worries continuing to linger, traders are choosing to sit ...
Asian equities mostly down as virus spikes ripple across markets
Jun 29, 2021 (AFP)
With news of President Joe Biden's bipartisan infrastructure deal having run its course and inflation worries continuing to linger, traders are choosing to sit ...
Italy says China trade does not interfere in Western ties
Jun 28, 2021 (AFP)
"Italy is a strong trading partner of China, we have historical relations," Di Maio said at a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken i...
European bank chief eyes transition as world recovers
Jun 27, 2021 (AFP)
Before presiding over her first EBRD annual meeting this week, in an interview with AFP, Renaud-Basso also highlighted the rapid workplace digitalisation that i...
Turkey's Erdogan launches work on controversial Black Sea canal
Jun 26, 2021 (AFP)
The "Canal Istanbul" is a gigantic waterway running parallel to the Bosphorus Strait connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara and the Mediterranean. "Toda...
Stocks extend gains as traders eye loose policies, upbeat outlook
Jun 23, 2021 (AFP)
Wall Street tanked Friday and Asia followed suit Monday as traders contemplated a rate lift-off possibly next year as officials try to prevent overheating and s...
Asia extends gains as traders eye loose policies, upbeat outlook
Jun 23, 2021 (AFP)
Wall Street tanked Friday and Asia followed suit Monday as traders contemplated a rate lift-off possibly next year as officials try to prevent overheating and s...
Bitcoin dives as China widens crackdown on crypto mining
Jun 21, 2021 (AFP)
Chinese mines power nearly 80 percent of the global trade in cryptocurrencies despite a domestic trading ban since 2017, but in recent months several provinces ...
China port backlog will take weeks to clear, Maersk says
Jun 21, 2021 (AFP)
Yantian port, in China's southern trade hub Shenzhen, stopped accepting new export containers in May after a local infection cluster involving port workers -- s...
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