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China saw record 18.7% growth in first quarter: AFP survey
Apr 14, 2021 (AFP)
The world's number two economy is tipped to have expanded 18.7 percent on-year, according to the average forecast by economists from 15 institutions, having bee...
China's imports pick up further, exports strong in March
Apr 13, 2021 (AFP)
The readings highlight the impact of vaccines and the easing of containment measures are having, with expectations for further improvement over the next few mon...
China envoy to Canada urges against 'decoupling'
Apr 13, 2021 (AFP)
Ambassador Cong Peiwu, speaking at the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations, also pitched closer cooperation with Canada -- ostensibly an olive branch after tw...
Asian markets mostly up ahead of US inflation, earnings
Apr 13, 2021 (AFP)
After a recent run-up in equities that saw the S&P 500 and Dow end last week at record highs, traders are taking a breather as they await the next buying cataly...
Sri Lanka gets emergency China loan as rupee hits record low
Apr 12, 2021 (AFP)
The Sri Lankan embassy in Beijing said the loan agreement with the China Development Bank will "infuse vitally required foreign exchange" into the island's pand...
Asian markets retreat as traders await earnings season
Apr 12, 2021 (AFP)
Another record close on the Dow and the S&P 500 in New York was not enough of a catalyst to fuel buying in early trade, while a forecast-beating jump in US prod...
Biden aims $1.5 tn budget at health, education, social services
Apr 09, 2021 (AFP)
The discretionary spending request for fiscal year 2022 would allocate $769.4 billion to non-defense programs, surpassing the $753 billion apportioned for defen...
Effort to create first Amazon labor union appears headed for defeat
Apr 09, 2021 (AFP)
The tally stood at 1,100 votes of 'No' to the idea of forming a labor union in Alabama, versus 463 votes supporting the proposal when National Labor Relations B...
China factory gate price jump raises global inflation concern
Apr 09, 2021 (AFP)
Having largely navigated the pandemic crisis early last year, the Asian powerhouse has enjoyed months of improvement across the board and was the only major eco...
Union drive at Amazon warehouse fails after bitter campaign
Apr 09, 2021 (AFP)
In a tally streamed live online, National Labor Relations Board officials recorded a "no" vote majority of 1,798 to 738, a stinging defeat in the push to create...
Asian markets mostly down but optimism remains
Apr 09, 2021 (AFP)
While some countries are having trouble with their vaccine programmes and a pick-up in infections, there is a general feeling that governments will get a better...
Asian markets mostly up after Wall St record
Apr 08, 2021 (AFP)
The broad gains came after yet another record for the S&P 500 on Wall Street, helped by a general mood of optimism that the world economy is on course for a str...
IMF renews message to China: boost consumption
Apr 07, 2021 (AFP)
That comment renews the International Monetary Fund's longstanding pre-pandemic message to Beijing to change its model away from one dominated by exports and ma...
Xi urges Europe to 'make positive efforts with China' in Merkel call
Apr 07, 2021 (AFP)
The call was Xi's first with a European leader since last month's tit-for-tat sanctions over allegations of human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region, which dr...
Asian markets mostly up as vaccine, data add to recovery hopes
Apr 07, 2021 (AFP)
President Joe Biden gave cause to cheer by saying all adults in the United States would be eligible for a vaccine by April 19, almost two weeks earlier than pre...
IMF lifts China growth forecast to 10-year high
Apr 06, 2021 (AFP)
The figure is 0.3 percentage points above the IMF's January prediction and would mark the country's strongest growth rate since 2011, after the world's second l...
Asian markets mixed after recent rally but outlook rosy
Apr 06, 2021 (AFP)
The S&P 500 and Dow scaled new heights, while the Nasdaq also saw big gains, after data Friday showed far more US jobs than expected were created last month, re...
Asian, European markets mostly up after Wall Street rally
Apr 06, 2021 (AFP)
The S&P 500 and Dow scaled new heights, while the Nasdaq also saw big gains, after data Friday showed far more US jobs than expected were created last month. An...
'Silent revolution': Myanmar workers strike to force junta's hand
Apr 04, 2021 (AFP)
Bank employees, doctors, engineers, customs officers, dockers, railway staff and textile workers have all downed tools as part of a civil disobedience movement....
Logjam deepens at the world's ports as pandemic strikes shipping
Apr 04, 2021 (AFP)
As the huge containers were flung onto trucks with a thunderous clang, Shi Jiangang, a top official with Chinese shipping company Bondex Logistics, reflected on...
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