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US targets Hong Kong leader but not banks in sanctions report
Oct 15, 2020 (AFP)
The State Department issued its first report mandated to Congress under the Hong Kong Autonomy Act, a law passed by Congress aimed at making the tightening rest...
China inflation eases further as farms recover from floods, swine fever
Oct 15, 2020 (AFP)
The consumer price index (CPI), a key gauge of retail inflation, rose 1.7 percent last month from a year ago, compared with a 2.4 percent reading in August, acc...
Asian markets drop on virus, vaccine worries
Oct 14, 2020 (AFP)
Analysts said investors had also by now priced in any expectations for Democratic sweep of the White House and Congress in next month's elections that many expe...
Asian, European markets drift as vaccine halt dents optimism
Oct 13, 2020 (AFP)
While Wall Street provided a strong lead thanks to a surge in tech stocks, regional traders struggled to take up the baton with sentiment continuing to be kept ...
Tech, iron ore help drive surprise Chinese import jump
Oct 13, 2020 (AFP)
Shipments into the world's second-largest economy spiked 13.2 percent last month, smashing forecasts of a 0.4 percent increase as companies and consumers dipped...
China 2020 growth forecast almost doubled to 1.9% by IMF
Oct 13, 2020 (AFP)
However, it warned that with other countries and crucial markets still struggling to overcome the pandemic, the road ahead remained bumpy, while a standoff with...
China signs Cambodia trade deal at start of regional charm offensive
Oct 12, 2020 (AFP)
Foreign Minister Wang Yi -- who will also visit Malaysia, Laos and Thailand on a regional charm offensive -- signed a trade deal that will allow Cambodia to exp...
Asian traders cautious on stimulus uncertainty after Trump U-turn
Oct 09, 2020 (AFP)
The flip comes just days after Donald Trump shut negotiations down and as rising virus infections continue to sap confidence. Global markets were jolted after t...
Microsoft to let employees work from home permanently: report
Oct 09, 2020 (AFP)
US tech news website The Verge said most Microsoft employees are still at home as the health crisis drags on, and the company doesn't expect to reopen its US of...
Brazil-US turbulence ahead in case of Biden victory
Oct 09, 2020 (AFP)
Nicknamed the "Tropical Trump," Bolsonaro lashed out last week when the Democratic candidate threatened his country with economic sanctions over deforestation i...
Most Asia markets rise on hopes for post-election US stimulus
Oct 08, 2020 (AFP)
Donald Trump's decision to break off talks for a second rescue package gave global traders a massive jolt this week, but his call soon after for targeted help -...
Maersk to stop using Myanmar military ports: rights group
Oct 08, 2020 (AFP)
The Southeast Asian nation's military has for decades stood accused of widespread human rights abuses. But it was the brutal crackdown on the country's Rohingya...
Indian IT giant TCS sees profits slump, announces share buyback
Oct 07, 2020 (AFP)
The country's second-most valuable firm by market size said net profit slumped by 7.1 percent to 74.75 billion rupees ($1.02 billion) for the July-September qua...
US to tighten rules for visas used by tech firms
Oct 06, 2020 (AFP)
The Department of Homeland Security announced the new regulations for so-called H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, which allow up to 85,000 immigrants annua...
US futures sink with Asia, Europe stocks after Trump tests positive for Covid-19
Oct 02, 2020 (AFP)
The news compounded the downbeat mood on trading floors, where investors were already feeling pessimistic over US lawmakers' failure to pass a new stimulus bill...
Asian markets rise but trade limited by Tokyo glitch, holidays
Oct 01, 2020 (AFP)
Wall Street provided a strong lead with all three main indexes ending a torrid September with a rally, which was also helped by a forecast-beating reading on US...
China building giant Evergrande surges as it averts crisis
Sep 30, 2020 (AFP)
The future of China Evergrande Group has been thrown into doubt as it struggles to cover repayments on debts totalling more than $120 billion, with a letter las...
China manufacturing data shows small rebound in September
Sep 30, 2020 (AFP)
The closely watched Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) is a key gauge of manufacturing activity in the world's second-largest economy, which has largely bounced b...
Stock markets mostly down after chaotic Trump-Biden debate
Sep 30, 2020 (AFP)
Another round of healthy Chinese data also lifted optimism, but the ever-present gloom of rising virus infections and deaths continues to dampen the mood on tra...
Germany mulls law to fight labour abuses abroad
Sep 30, 2020 (AFP)
Under a new law proposed by the labour and development ministries, companies above a certain size will have to meet social and environmental rules all along the...
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