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Hong Kong's history: From backwater to trading metropolis
Jun 28, 2022 (AFP)
But the territory was once a quiet backwater of rural hamlets and fishing communities, where mountainous terrain dominated sparse human settlement. Twenty-five ...
Stocks bounce as China eases quarantine measures
Jun 28, 2022 (AFP)
The news came as Beijing and Shanghai appeared to have contained a Covid outbreak that had forced officials to impose lockdowns that compounded global supply ch...
Asian markets bounce as China eases quarantine measures
Jun 28, 2022 (AFP)
The news came as Beijing and Shanghai appeared to have contained a Covid outbreak that had forced officials to impose lockdowns that had compounded global suppl...
Global stocks split on China, US consumer confidence
Jun 28, 2022 (AFP)
In a major shift, Chinese authorities shortened quarantine for inbound travelers to just 10 days instead of three weeks, fueling hopes of recovery for the world...
Markets extend rally as rate hike fears subside
Jun 27, 2022 (AFP)
With prices surging at a pace not seen in a generation, finance chiefs have been forced to lift borrowing costs and wind back their ultra-loose monetary policie...
US, Taiwan hold first round of trade talks
Jun 27, 2022 (AFP)
Deputy US Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi and Taiwan's top trade negotiator John Deng held the inaugural meeting of the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century ...
G7 touts $600 bn global infrastructure plan to rival China
Jun 26, 2022 (AFP)
The Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment, unveiled with fanfare by US President Joe Biden and G7 allies from Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan and t...
BRICS nations call for Ukraine-Russia talks in declaration
Jun 24, 2022 (AFP)
Beijing has been hosting a virtual forum of the BRICS nations -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- which account for over 40 percent of the globa...
Markets rise as recession talk tempers rate hike expectations
Jun 24, 2022 (AFP)
Global markets have been thrown into turmoil for months by a perfect storm of crises that have left observers predicting a sharp contraction, including the Ukra...
China's Xi calls for stronger fintech oversight, security
Jun 23, 2022 (AFP)
The government action has pummelled some of China's biggest tech firms, wiping out hundreds of billions of dollars in market value since last year. But with the...
BRICS sign Beijing Declaration on big data for sustainable development
Jun 23, 2022 (SPX)
The Declaration points out that science, technology, and innovation (STI) are vital driving forces to tackle global challenges and achieve the UN Sustainable De...
Markets fluctuate, oil falls again as recession warnings build
Jun 23, 2022 (AFP)
Soaring prices and the battle by central banks to rein them in have sent a chill through global trading floors this year, while investors are also having to dea...
Stocks, oil plunge as renewed recession fears send traders running
Jun 22, 2022 (AFP)
While Asia, Wall Street and Europe all enjoyed healthy gains on Tuesday, analysts warned the downbeat mood on trading floors means the selling is unlikely to en...
US tariffs on China over 'leverage' in trade talks: official
Jun 22, 2022 (AFP)
Progress with China's unfair trade practices has been "elusive," which makes the tariffs an important tool, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai told lawmakers...
EU sharpens labour, environment demands in trade deals
Jun 22, 2022 (AFP)
Some EU member states are increasingly frustrated that trade negotiations with countries such as Australia and Indonesia have become bogged down amid doubts on ...
Most markets climb as calm returns after sharp sell-off
Jun 21, 2022 (AFP)
While there was no catalyst from Wall Street owing to a public holiday, a healthy performance across Europe provided a little boost and bargain-buying was also ...
'Huge uncertainty' for EU firms over China's Covid curbs, chamber warns
Jun 20, 2022 (AFP)
While the rest of the world has steadily removed coronavirus curbs, China has remained committed to its zero-Covid strategy, using lockdowns and mass testing to...
Apple Store workers vote to form first US Apple union
Jun 19, 2022 (AFP)
Of the 110 employees at the Towson, Maryland shop, 65 voted in favor and 33 against, according to a live count broadcast Saturday by the federal agency overseei...
Layoffs and exits: Firms in China teeter under zero-Covid pressure
Jun 19, 2022 (AFP)
China is the last major economy welded to a zero-Covid strategy -- putting firms and workers at risk of snap lockdowns, freezing activity in the services sector...
Asian markets hit by recession fears, yen drops after BoJ decision
Jun 17, 2022 (AFP)
Gone is the optimism that flowed through trading floors immediately after the Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced its biggest rate increase for 28 years as g...
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