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China opens more industries to foreign investment
Jun 24, 2020 (AFP)
The scaling back of the so-called "negative-list" comes as the country works to revive its coronavirus-hit economy, as Beijing pledges to further open-up the ec...
Markets mixed as investors track second wave, new lockdowns
Jun 24, 2020 (AFP)
While governments and central banks have provided a wall of cash to support markets, investors are walking a tightrope between hopes the easing of restrictions ...
With ties in the balance, EU and China hold tense summit
Jun 22, 2020 (AFP)
The heads of the EU's main institutions began talks on the coronavirus with top Chinese leaders, after Brussels infuriated Beijing by accusing it of a campaign ...
Stock markets mostly down as new virus cases temper reopening
Jun 22, 2020 (AFP)
A wall of cash from governments and central banks around the world also continues to provide much-needed support, though observers say an equities rally from th...
European Parliament strikes tough tone on China
Jun 19, 2020 (AFP)
In a resolution passed just days before a major EU-China summit, MEPs warned Beijing against eroding the special freedoms and autonomy Hong Kong has enjoyed sin...
China envoy raps EU over proposed competition rules
Jun 18, 2020 (AFP)
Zhang Ming said the EU was taking a "worrying" path away from open trade, warning that the moves were already making Chinese investors wary. Ahead of a video su...
Asian markets mixed as traders weigh second wave, stimulus
Jun 18, 2020 (AFP)
The financial support, along with the easing of lockdown restrictions, opening-up of economies and positive data have provided support to equities across the pl...
Fresh virus outbreak hinders Beijing's return to normal
Jun 18, 2020 (AFP)
City authorities have locked down entire residential areas, imposed a partial travel ban and advised companies to let employees work from home after a cluster o...
Trump warns of 'complete decoupling' from China despite talks
Jun 18, 2020 (AFP)
The US "certainly does maintain a policy option, under various conditions, of a complete decoupling from China. Thank you!" Trump tweeted. He wrote that he was ...
US, China clash anew as top officials meet on tensions
Jun 18, 2020 (AFP)
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with senior Chinese official Yang Jiechi at a Honolulu military base, in the two countries' highest-level meeting since the c...
US seeks 'reset' of WTO: official
Jun 17, 2020 (AFP)
In the latest US attack on the global trade referee, Lighthizer said: "I think the WTO is a mess." "I think the WTO has failed America and has failed the intern...
Israeli financial tech had record year in 2019: report
Jun 17, 2020 (AFP)
Funding rounds continued into 2020 to a value of $351 million by May but the global lockdowns sparked by coronavirus would dampen funding, according to the repo...
Equities bounce as Fed turns on taps, lockdowns eased further
Jun 16, 2020 (AFP)
The rally across the region helped wipe out most of the losses suffered Monday following news of a spike in new cases in Beijing, Florida, Texas and Tokyo, amon...
China's industrial output continues slow recovery from virus hit
Jun 15, 2020 (AFP)
The world's number two economy has been hammered by the disease, with strict lockdown measures to contain it causing the first recession in decades during Janua...
Russia to deliver verdict in spy trial of US ex-marine
Jun 15, 2020 (AFP)
The hearing at Moscow City Court is due to start at 0800 GMT. The trial has been held behind closed doors because Whelan is accused of seeking to obtain state s...
Asian markets slip on fears of second virus wave
Jun 15, 2020 (AFP)
While European nations press ahead with their reopening after months of strict shutdowns, there are signs that the deadly disease is coming back in China and se...
Hong Kong Disneyland to reopen after five-month virus closure
Jun 15, 2020 (AFP)
Visitors will need to sign health declarations, submit to regular temperature checks and wear masks at all times unless eating, the park said in a statement on ...
EU diplo chief calls for special China dialogue with US
Jun 15, 2020 (AFP)
Brussels and Washington are at odds over a range of major global issues, but EU foreign affairs high representative Josep Borrell said the two sides should make...
Stocks track US rout as rally hits roadblock, second virus wave appears
Jun 12, 2020 (AFP)
World markets have blasted higher since hitting a deep trough three months ago, supported by trillions of dollars in government and central bank help and an eas...
China's street vendors rush to sell despite mixed messages
Jun 11, 2020 (AFP)
Many are meeting stiff resistance from police, who have spent years trying to sweep such stalls off the streets to clean up their city's image, and reviled urba...
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