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Chinese trade sees surprise bounce as virus recovery picks up
Jul 14, 2020 (AFP)
The figures come days before the release of data expected to show the world's number two economy returned to growth in the second quarter following a contractio...
The environmental inbalance of trade
Jul 13, 2020 (UPI)
Their new study, titled "Impacts of international trade on global sustainable development," was published Monday in Nature Sustainability. It analyzed this issu...
Equity markets mixed as virus fears dampen sentiment
Jul 08, 2020 (AFP)
A string of positive indicators from China to the US in recent weeks -- as well hopes for a vaccine and the easing of lockdowns around the world -- has added fu...
Markets in retreat after latest stocks surge
Jul 07, 2020 (AFP)
While several countries are suffering a fresh surge in infections -- particularly the United States -- the ongoing easing of lockdown measures and reopening of ...
Asian markets rally on recovery hopes, despite virus surge
Jul 06, 2020 (AFP)
The easing of lockdowns is providing hope the global economy will bounce back from an expected recession this year, with England's pubs reopening at the weekend...
China issues Canada travel warning in Hong Kong spat
Jul 06, 2020 (AFP)
Canada last week suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and halted exports of sensitive military gear to the financial hub as Western nations voiced co...
Asia stocks rise as recovery signs offset new lockdowns
Jul 02, 2020 (AFP)
The developments helped offset a worrying spike in infections in the US, which has led to the reimposition of containment measures that could slow recovery in t...
Hong Kong businesses back new security law despite fears
Jul 02, 2020 (AFP)
The controversial legislation has granted mainland Chinese authorities unprecedented control as they seek to end the pro-democracy protests that plunged Hong Ko...
US seizes Chinese products made from human hair in forced labor crackdown
Jul 02, 2020 (AFP)
They were part of an $800,000, 13-ton shipment from Lop County Meixin Hair Product Co. US Customs and Border Protection ordered on June 17 that the company's go...
Malaysia vows WTO lawsuit against EU over palm oil
Jul 01, 2020 (AFP)
The Southeast Asian country is the world's second biggest palm oil producer after Indonesia and would be hit hard by the EU's plan to phase out its use in biofu...
US House moves to toughen sanctions over Hong Kong law
Jul 01, 2020 (AFP)
After a day in which Hong Kong authorities arrested hundreds of protesters, the House quickly passed the act that had already passed the Senate last week. Due t...
Ex-Canada PM Mulroney calls for revised relations with China
Jul 01, 2020 (AFP)
Conservative Mulroney backed his Liberal successor Justin Trudeau's rejection of any exchange of Meng, who was arrested in Vancouver in December 2018, for two C...
Most Asian markets up on economy hopes despite virus fears
Jul 01, 2020 (AFP)
Traders took their lead from another rally on Wall Street, which was lifted by a forecast-beating jump in US consumer confidence, while eyes were also on the re...
China factory activity picks up in June despite global headwinds
Jun 30, 2020 (AFP)
The world's second-largest economy has been whirring back to life after the virus and sweeping lockdowns prompted a near-halt in activity at the start of the ye...
Zimbabwe watchdog accuses of Chinese bosses of worker abuse
Jun 30, 2020 (AFP)
Police in the central city of Gweru said the dispute erupted on June 21, when coalmine owner Zhang Xuelin, 41, reneged on a promise to pay wages in US dollars i...
Stocks rally as better economic data trump second wave fears
Jun 30, 2020 (AFP)
The easing of lockdowns in recent months has been a key catalyst for world equities as investors -- supported by a wall of government and central bank cash -- b...
Asian markets track Wall St drop as new virus cases spike
Jun 29, 2020 (AFP)
After weeks of lockdown easing across the planet, there are signs of a second wave of infections in key cities, jolting the investor confidence that has helped ...
Pompeo to press for action in EU talks on China
Jun 25, 2020 (AFP)
Pompeo said he had accepted a proposal for a dedicated channel on China policy with the 27-nation bloc as recommended by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell d...
Equities sink as virus spikes fuel worries over reopening
Jun 25, 2020 (AFP)
Concerns about a possible trade battle between Washington and Europe added to the downbeat mood on trading floors, with a warning from the International Monetar...
Pandemic a 'crisis like no other,' sinks world GDP 5 percent
Jun 24, 2020 (AFP)
Worldwide business shutdowns destroyed hundreds of millions of jobs, and the prospects for recovery -- along with the forecasts themselves -- are steeped in "pe...
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