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China, Ecuador set to sign free trade agreement
Jan 04, 2023 (AFP)
"Good news to start 2023. The FTA negotiation between China and Ecuador has been successfully concluded," President Guillermo Lasso said on Twitter. "Our export...
Brazil's Lula puts US, China among his first official visits
Jan 04, 2023 (AFP)
Lula, as the 77-year-old leader is commonly known, will participate in the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac), which takes p...
Markets mixed as traders consider China reopening
Jan 04, 2023 (AFP)
China's shift out of almost three years of zero-Covid has been widely welcomed, but the breakneck speed at which authorities have lifted restrictions has led to...
Troubled China Evergrande pledges to repay debts in 2023
Jan 03, 2023 (AFP)
In an email seen by AFP, chairman Hui Ka Yan told staff that "2023 is a key year for Evergrande to fulfill its corporate responsibility and do everything in its...
Asian markets struggle out of gate for new year
Jan 03, 2023 (AFP)
While 2022 was painful for investors, there is a fear that the next 12 months could be as bad, with the head of the International Monetary Fund warning a third ...
Markets mostly rise at start of new year, but worries persist
Jan 03, 2023 (AFP)
While 2022 was painful for investors, there is a fear that the next 12 months could be worse, with the head of the International Monetary Fund warning a third o...
China's manufacturing activity drops despite lifted Covid restrictions
Dec 31, 2022 (AFP)
The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) -- a key gauge of manufacturing in the world's second-biggest economy -- came in at 47 points, down from November's 48 and ...
Swiss keep borders open for arrivals from China
Dec 30, 2022 (AFP)
Switzerland's neighbours France and Italy require a negative Covid test for all visitors from mainland China, in a bid to avoid importing new variants from the ...
Asia-Pacific stocks track higher
Dec 30, 2022 (AFP)
Data on Thursday showed US jobless claims for the week ending December 24 rose more than expected, signalling some cooling in the economy. That boosted hopes am...
Tech billionaires see wealth shrink amid 2022 stock crunch
Dec 29, 2022 (AFP)
Here are some of the worst hit by this year's tech stock downturn. - Elon Musk - After becoming the world's richest person in 2021, the Tesla and SpaceX boss sa...
Asian stocks down as Covid surge in China spooks investors
Dec 29, 2022 (AFP)
Investors had cheered the easing of China's strict zero-Covid controls -- which had hammered the world's second-largest economy -- but are now worried about the...
Asian markets fall as China reopening spurs inflation fears
Dec 28, 2022 (AFP)
China has abruptly reversed tight pandemic restrictions that kept the world's second-largest economy isolated for the past three years. On Monday, Beijing annou...
World economy faces more pain in 2023 after a gloomy year
Dec 28, 2022 (AFP)
Instead, 2022 was marked by a new war, record inflation and climate-linked disasters. It was a "polycrisis" year, a term popularised by historian Adam Tooze. Ge...
Japan to require Covid test on arrival for China travellers
Dec 27, 2022 (AFP)
Tokyo has eased its restrictions on tourists in recent months and the move means travellers from China will be the only visitors required to take Covid-19 tests...
Asian markets up after China ends travel quarantine
Dec 27, 2022 (AFP)
China had abruptly reversed its strict pandemic restrictions even as a surge in infections began overtaking the country. The curbs had torpedoed the economy and...
Hong Kong eyes reopening border with China by mid-January: leader
Dec 24, 2022 (AFP)
The border has been effectively shut for nearly three years while China enforced a zero-Covid strategy of snap lockdowns, travel restrictions and mass testing t...
UK outlines US green subsidy opposition in letter: media
Dec 23, 2022 (AFP)
The Financial Times (FT) and The Times newspapers cited the letter by UK Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch to US counterpart Katherine Tai that hit out at the clima...
Asian markets track Wall St down as recession worries return
Dec 23, 2022 (AFP)
A glum warning from top chipmaker Micron and worries about China's surging Covid cases added to the less-than-Christmassy mood on trading floors. Investors have...
Asian markets enjoy some much-needed festive cheer
Dec 22, 2022 (AFP)
With dust settling after the Bank of Japan's surprise shift from ultra-loose monetary policy, investors embarked on a mini Santa rally ahead of the Christmas br...
US ban on 'Made in Hong Kong' label breaches trade rules: WTO
Dec 22, 2022 (AFP)
The WTO ruling addressed a decision under former president Donald Trump's administration after Beijing imposed a sweeping security law on the financial hub in 2...
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