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Xi says China must apply 'more proactive' macroeconomic policies in 2025
Dec 31, 2024 (AFP)
The country has struggled this year to climb out of a slump fuelled by a property market crisis, weak consumption and soaring government debt. Beijing has unvei...
BBC celebrates 100 years of 'poetic' shipping forecast
Dec 31, 2024 (AFP)
The Shipping Forecast, providing predictions by the Met Office on expected wind speeds, sea state, weather and visibility, began as a vital service to sailors a...
Asian stocks dip as Santa snubs Wall Street
Dec 31, 2024 (AFP)
The three main US indices all slumped around one percent on Monday, adding to Friday's losses, with Tesla down 3.3 percent and Facebook owner Meta off 1.4 perce...
UK study warns of perils in AI-driven 'intention economy'
Dec 30, 2024 (AFP)
The research argues the potentially "lucrative yet troubling" marketplace emerging for "digital signals of intent" could, in the near future, influence everythi...
Trump sides with Musk in right-wing row over worker visas
Dec 29, 2024 (AFP)
"I've always liked the (H1-B) visas, I have always been in favor of the visas, that's why we have them" at Trump-owned facilities, the president-elect told the ...
Japan govt approves record budget for ageing population, defence
Dec 27, 2024 (AFP)
The 115.5 trillion yen ($730 billion) budget for the year from April 2025, greenlighted by the Cabinet, includes 8.7 trillion yen in defence spending. It also i...
Asian markets mostly rise but political turmoil holds Seoul back
Dec 27, 2024 (AFP)
Japan's Nikkei index closed up 1.8 percent, with the yen's recent weakness proving a boon for major exporters. The yen hit 158.08 per US dollar on Thursday even...
China FM plans to visit Japan next year: Tokyo
Dec 25, 2024 (AFP)
The ministers agreed to realise "foreign minister Wang's visit to Japan at the earliest and and most appropriate timing next year", a Japanese foreign ministry ...
China says to raise deficit, boost spending next year: state media
Dec 24, 2024 (AFP)
The world's second-largest economy has for years battled sluggish domestic consumption, a persistent crisis in the property sector and soaring government debt. ...
Asian stocks mostly up after US tech rally
Dec 24, 2024 (AFP)
Overnight, European stocks bounced around while US equities shook off early weakness to push higher as investors waited to see if a so-called Santa Claus rally ...
Chinese workers saved from 'slave-like conditions' in Brazil
Dec 24, 2024 (AFP)
BYD's Brazilian subsidiary said in a statement late Monday it has "broken with immediate effect" its contract with the company responsible for the work on the s...
China lifts rock lobster ban, bringing end to Australian trade barriers
Dec 20, 2024 (AFP)
Beijing has banned or slapped retaliatory tariffs on more than US$12 billion worth of Australian exports, from wine to timber, during years of soured ties with ...
Asian markets mixed as traders digest Fed's hawkish pivot
Dec 20, 2024 (AFP)
Data showing Japanese inflation rose more than expected last month did little to help the yen, which took a hefty hit from the US central bank's more hawkish ti...
Markets struggle as traders digest Fed's hawkish pivot
Dec 20, 2024 (AFP)
Data showing Japanese inflation rose more than expected last month did little to help the yen, which took a hefty hit from the US central bank's more hawkish ti...
China's Xi lauds Macau's 'healthy' gambling industry
Dec 19, 2024 (AFP)
Xi's remarks came a day before the former Portuguese colony marks the 25th anniversary of its handover to China under a "One Country, Two Systems" framework. In...
Asian stocks track Wall St down after Fed forecast, BoJ hits yen
Dec 19, 2024 (AFP)
All three main indexes in New York were sent spinning Wednesday -- led by a rout in high-flying tech titans -- after the Fed delivered what was described as a "...
Asian markets diverge ahead of Fed news, Nissan soars on merger reports
Dec 18, 2024 (AFP)
There were few catalysts to drive region-wide activity before the US central bank's interest rate decision, with Wall Street providing a negative lead as profit...
Asian markets mixed as Fed gears up for interest rate decision
Dec 17, 2024 (AFP)
The decision, which is expected to see officials lower borrowing costs again, comes in a busy week for central banks, with announcements in Japan and Britain al...
Markets mostly down as Fed gears up for interest rate decision
Dec 17, 2024 (AFP)
The decision, which is expected to see officials lower borrowing costs again, comes in a busy week for central banks, with announcements in Japan and Britain al...
China, US can achieve 'great things', says Beijing foreign minister
Dec 17, 2024 (AFP)
But top diplomat Wang Yi also warned against what he called the US' "crude interference" on the issue of Taiwan. The world's two largest economies have butted h...
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