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Asia's first spot bitcoin, ether ETFs start trading in Hong Kong
Apr 30, 2024 (AFP)
The debut comes three months after the United States gave the greenlight to ETFs pegged to bitcoin's spot price, making it easier for mainstream investors to ad...
China's factory activity grows for second straight month
Apr 30, 2024 (AFP)
The purchasing managers' index (PMI) -- a key measure of factory output -- came in at 50.4, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said -- slightly higher than...
Xi tells Blinken US, China should be 'partners, not rivals'
Apr 26, 2024 (AFP)
Blinken, in China for the second time in less than a year, pointed to improvements in the relationship but urged greater action from Beijing on areas including ...
Blinken calls for US, China to manage differences
Apr 25, 2024 (AFP)
A day before meeting Beijing's top brass to tackle thorny issues including Russia, Taiwan and trade, Blinken's visit to Shanghai has seen him sample local food,...
Asian markets mixed as global rally stalls, eyes on yen
Apr 25, 2024 (AFP)
Traders also kept an eye on Japan as the yen wallowed at a fresh three-decade low above 155 per dollar, a level many observers saw as likely to see authorities ...
Blinken due in China seeking pressure but also stability
Apr 24, 2024 (AFP)
The US diplomat will meet China's top brass on Friday in Beijing, where he is also expected to plead for restraint as Taiwan inaugurates a new leader, and to ra...
Blinken back in China seeking pressure but also stability
Apr 24, 2024 (AFP)
The US diplomat will meet China's top brass on Friday in Beijing, where he is also expected to plead for restraint as Taiwan inaugurates a new leader, and to ra...
Hong Kong Stock Exchange bids farewell to first woman chair
Apr 24, 2024 (AFP)
Cha, 74, has reached the two-term limit but will remain an independent director of Chinese fintech giant Ant Group and a top trading policy advisor for Hong Kon...
China central bank ex-chairman admits to taking bribes
Apr 24, 2024 (AFP)
Liu Liange, who served as Chairman of the Bank of China (BOC) from 2019 to 2023, was charged with "accepting bribes and illegally providing loans", state broadc...
Asian stocks rise on earnings optimism as US data approaches
Apr 24, 2024 (AFP)
Analysts also said a recent pullback in markets provided an opportunity to step back in, while easing Middle East tensions were also providing much-needed suppo...
EU lawmakers greenlight new rules to rein in national spending
Apr 23, 2024 (AFP)
Brussels spent two years negotiating an overhaul of its budget rules that pitted fiscally hawkish states against the bloc's most indebted nations. A majority of...
Taiwan's Lai says US military aid package will 'deter authoritarianism'
Apr 23, 2024 (AFP)
Democratic Taiwan is claimed by China, which has said it would never renounce the use of force to bring the island under its control. Taipei has in recent years...
EU parliament votes forced labour ban with China in its sights
Apr 23, 2024 (AFP)
The law does not directly mention China, but many lawmakers hope it will be used to block imports from China involving the region where the Uyghur Muslim minori...
Maldives vows China-backed building boom, Indians out
Apr 23, 2024 (AFP)
He thanked voters for the landslide victory by his People's National Congress, which promised a boom in building apartments, bridges and new airports with Chine...
Markets up ahead of US data and earnings, London hits fresh record
Apr 23, 2024 (AFP)
The apparent easing of Iran-Israel tensions after the rivals launched missile attacks against each other continued to weigh on oil prices, while the yen inched ...
Markets bounce as MidEast fears ease, US inflation in view
Apr 22, 2024 (AFP)
With Iran downplaying Israel's reported attack on the country, which came days after a drone and missile strike by Tehran, tensions between the regional rivals ...
Slovenia's umbrella doctor weathers the economic storm
Apr 21, 2024 (AFP)
"Everything can be repaired! I believe I can repair 98 percent of all the umbrellas I get," the 56-year-old laughs, waving around a 50-year-old model to demonst...
Splashy Saudi mega-project NEOM chases Chinese funds
Apr 21, 2024 (AFP)
The roadshow for NEOM, brainchild of de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, travelled from Beijing to Shanghai to Hong Kong, where for two days would-...
Hong Kong regulator to investigate PwC auditing of Evergrande
Apr 20, 2024 (AFP)
Heavily indebted Evergrande has become a symbol of the years-long crisis in China's property market, and last month its onshore unit was accused of a $78 billio...
Oil surges, equities sink as Iran blasts fan MidEast escalation fears
Apr 19, 2024 (AFP)
The reports followed another batch of data indicating the US economy remained in rude health and compounded concerns that the Federal Reserve will hold off cutt...
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