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US revocation on Hong Kong: Big symbolism, less certain effect
May 28, 2020 (AFP)
Here are some of the key questions following Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's certification to Congress on Wednesday: - Why did the US act? - Pompeo made the de...
Stock markets mixed as China-US tensions return to fore
May 27, 2020 (AFP)
Hong Kong extended losses as police fired pepper-ball rounds as anti-China protesters took to the city's streets, with investors fearing the demonstrations coul...
Equities rally as reopenings trump geopolitical tensions
May 26, 2020 (AFP)
Hong Kong was among the big gainers as the Hang Seng ate away at a loss of more than five percent suffered on Friday after China proposed a security law for the...
Asia stocks up as lockdowns eased, Hong Kong pares early losses
May 25, 2020 (AFP)
While Donald Trump has limited travel from Brazil as the Latin American country sees deaths and infections spiral, traders were focusing on the more upbeat news...
China warns US of countermeasures over Hong Kong trading threats
May 25, 2020 (AFP)
China plans to impose legislation on the semi-autonomous city that bans treason, subversion and sedition, officials said in response to months of massive, often...
China exporters look inwards as virus hits overseas markets
May 24, 2020 (AFP)
The world's second-largest economy is stirring back to life after virus cases dwindled from a peak in February, when activity came to a near-halt. But recovery ...
US mulls 'nuclear option' as China threatens Hong Kong autonomy
May 22, 2020 (AFP)
US lawmakers are pressing for tough action over Hong Kong, which has become the latest front in soaring tensions between Washington and Beijing, but even some s...
Fresh Hong Kong fears spark sell-off across Asia
May 22, 2020 (AFP)
After months of concentrating on the progress and economic impact of the coronavirus, traders' attention has suddenly been flipped back to China-US tensions, wh...
China takes massive economic hit as Russia virus toll mounts
May 22, 2020 (AFP)
As Beijing's communist rulers failed to set an annual growth target for the first time in decades, Asian markets and Wall Street fell, further undermined by Chi...
Trump urges quicker US reopening from virus lockdown
May 22, 2020 (AFP)
With summer approaching on both sides of the Atlantic, more stores opened their doors and beaches welcomed tourists, despite the global number of virus cases pa...
No annual growth target for virus-hit China, a first in years
May 22, 2020 (AFP)
Analysts say the move points to China missing its key political goal of doubling gross domestic product from 2010 levels, a blow to the ruling party's pledge to...
China's premier warns of 'immense' challenges to economy
May 22, 2020 (AFP)
Li's opening speech to the 3,000-member National People's Congress (NPC) is China's version of the US president's "state of the union" address, and he went stra...
China warns of 'countermeasures' over US virus sanctions threat
May 21, 2020 (AFP)
Tensions between the global superpowers have soared in recent weeks as they have traded verbal blows over the disease. Washington has criticised Beijing for its...
Equities rally stalls on lingering economic uncertainty
May 20, 2020 (AFP)
Equities have enjoyed a broad advance for several weeks as virus infection and death rates slow in badly hit countries, allowing governments to lift strict stay...
China trade growth 'unsustainable' if virus not controlled: minister
May 20, 2020 (AFP)
China's exports saw a surprise increase in April, partly because of rising medical product shipments, as production resumed after months of closures to control ...
Australia threatens WTO action as dispute with China deepens
May 19, 2020 (AFP)
Canberra said it may seek remedial action to overturn almost 81 percent in tariffs on barley exports -- the latest in a series of Chinese sanctions that many be...
Equities mostly up as countries slowly reopen
May 18, 2020 (AFP)
Traders also looked past a warning from the head of the Federal Reserve that a full recovery would likely not come until next year, and a vaccine would be neede...
China industrial output sees shock growth but consumers stay wary
May 15, 2020 (AFP)
Analysts also voiced concerns over an uptick in urban unemployment, adding that the outlook remains unclear as key export markets struggle to reopen after weeks...
Asian markets head for negative end to tough week
May 15, 2020 (AFP)
The downbeat mood was compounded by another spike in US jobless claims and overshadowed news several countries were easing strict lockdown measures that have ke...
Chinese police seize largest-ever haul of counterfeit cash
May 15, 2020 (AFP)
Sixteen members of a counterfeiting ring spanning from southern Guangdong province to Heilongjiang province in China's far northeast were arrested in a joint po...
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