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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
US-China trade deal 'impacted' by coronavirus
Jun 11, 2020 (AFP)
US-China tensions have been rising this year since the signing of a partial trade deal in January, with officials swapping barbs over the origin of the pandemic...
Equities sink after Fed's sober outlook, second wave fears
Jun 11, 2020 (AFP)
Markets worldwide have been rallying for several weeks as lockdown measures are eased in key regions, and after governments and central banks pledged trillions ...
EU told China it won't launch 'cold war'
Jun 10, 2020 (AFP)
Brussels says China and Russia have sought to undermine European democracy and burnish their own reputations during the pandemic with "targeted influence operat...
Most Asian markets rise, focus turns to Fed meeting
Jun 10, 2020 (AFP)
While the World Health Organization said a record number of new cases were recorded globally on Monday -- with Latin America, India and Russia heavily affected ...
China's factory goods prices slump on virus shock
Jun 10, 2020 (AFP)
The producer price index (PPI), which measures the cost of goods at the factory gate, deepened its contraction last month, shrinking 3.7 percent on-year. Analys...
China imports plunge, exports fall on virus hit to global growth
Jun 07, 2020 (AFP)
With consumer demand muted and key overseas markets suffering downturns, imports saw their sharpest on-year fall in over four years, even as the country worked ...
Trump threatens EU, China tariffs over lobster duties
Jun 05, 2020 (AFP)
At a meeting with fisheries representatives in Bangor, Maine, Trump instructed his hawkish trade advisor Peter Navarro to look into punitive tariffs on EU cars ...
Adidas sees green shoots in China after virus shock
Jun 04, 2020 (AFP)
China is "the company's first major market on the road to recovery," Adidas said in a statement, saying April-June sales should reach roughly the same level as ...
China says US trade sanctions on Hong Kong violate WTO rules
Jun 04, 2020 (AFP)
President Donald Trump announced Friday that the US will revoke special trading privileges granted to Hong Kong, after Beijing moved to tighten its grip on the ...
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