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China property, construction sectors contract for first time since Covid hit
Oct 19, 2021 (AFP)
The figures come a day after figures showed the world's second-biggest economy grew slower than forecast in the same period owing to the regulatory tightening a...
Britain will not 'pitchfork away' China investment: PM
Oct 19, 2021 (AFP)
Ties have frayed because of criticisms about China's crackdown on its Uyghur minority and creeping authoritarianism in Hong Kong, a former British colony. But J...
ECB to test banks' resistance to climate risks next year
Oct 18, 2021 (AFP)
The European banking supervisor wants to "identify vulnerabilities, industry best practices and the challenges" faced by the industry, it said in a letter to le...
Windows, Gates and a firewall: Microsoft's delicate castle in China
Oct 15, 2021 (AFP)
The software giant has kept its business alive in China largely by complying with strict local laws, despite the communist nation's wide-reaching censorship. He...
Chile opposition accuses president after Pandora report
Oct 06, 2021 (AFP)
"All the opposition benches have agreed to initiate a constitutional indictment against President Sebastian Pinera," Jaime Naranjo, a deputy from the Socialist ...
Asian markets slip as inflation, default compound virus worries
Oct 06, 2021 (AFP)
The rally enjoyed across equities for more than a year has met a roadblock in recent months as supply chain problems and a surge in energy prices caused by a re...
Johnson vows 'long overdue' revamp of UK's post-Brexit economy
Oct 06, 2021 (AFP)
Shrugging off panic-buying at petrol stations, bare supermarket shelves and retailers' warnings of a bleak Christmas to come, the Tory leader says the short-ter...
EU leaders seek unity on how to face China and US
Oct 05, 2021 (AFP)
The gathering at Brdo Castle in Slovenia was their first meeting since June and saw them grapple with the fallout from the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan and...
Asian markets follow Wall St down as oil surge fans inflation fears
Oct 05, 2021 (AFP)
Investors were nervously monitoring developments in the crisis surrounding troubled property giant China Evergrande, which has raised warnings about contagion i...
Chinese developer Fantasia fails to make debt payments
Oct 05, 2021 (AFP)
Fears of contagion through the Chinese economy have grown as Evergrande, the most indebted of the country's private homebuilders, struggles with more than $300 ...
US seeks comments on China tariff exclusions amid new trade approach
Oct 05, 2021 (AFP)
US Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai had the day prior announced Washington would seek "frank conversations" with China over its adherence to a 2020 agr...
US to have 'frank conversations' with China on trade
Oct 04, 2021 (AFP)
"China made commitments intended to benefit certain American industries, including agriculture, that we must enforce," US Trade Representative Katherine Tai sai...
Evergrande halts share trading in Hong Kong pending announcement
Oct 04, 2021 (AFP)
The halt comes as reports said Hong Kong real estate firm Hopson Development Holdings planned to buy a 51 percent stake in Evergrande's property services arm. "...
IMF board meets with law firm behind data manipulation probe
Oct 04, 2021 (AFP)
In a brief statement released by IMF spokesman Gerry Rice, the board comprised of 24 directors and the managing director said it "met today with the representat...
Timeline: The mysterious sinking of the Bugaled Breizh
Oct 04, 2021 (AFP)
- 2004: Shipwreck - On January 15, 2004, the French fishing vessel the Bugaled Breizh capsizes and sinks off Lizard Point, southwest England. The ship's entire ...
Asian markets track Wall St plunge on debt, rates worry
Oct 01, 2021 (AFP)
While the fourth quarter is generally considered a strong period for traders, it has started in much the same fashion as the previous one ended, with uncertaint...
Most markets track Wall St up but traders still on edge
Sep 30, 2021 (AFP)
The Dow and S&P 500 provided a positive lead, though the unconvincing end to the trading day on Wall Street indicated lingering uncertainty on trading floors. W...
China factory activity shrinks for first time since February 2020
Sep 30, 2021 (AFP)
The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) -- a key gauge of manufacturing activity in the world's second-largest economy -- slipped to 49.6 from 50.1 in August, the ...
China urges banks to avoid housing speculation to curb Evergrande risk
Sep 30, 2021 (AFP)
Saddled with more than $300 billion in liabilities that it is struggling to repay, the Chinese property developer's potential collapse poses systemic risks for ...
Asian markets tumble on fears over inflation, Fed and default
Sep 29, 2021 (AFP)
Ongoing worries about the potential collapse of Chinese property giant Evergrande, an energy crunch in China and the ever-present spectre of the Delta Covid var...
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