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Ukraine's Zelensky, Chinese Premier Li share Davos spotlight
Jan 16, 2024 (AFP)
Zelensky will share the spotlight on the second day of talks at the Swiss Alpine ski village with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, the highest-ranking Beijing official...
Cargo ship hit by missile off Yemen: maritime risk company
Jan 16, 2024 (AFP)
"A Malta-flagged, Greek-owned bulk carrier was reportedly targeted and impacted with a missile while transiting the southern Red Sea northbound," Ambrey said in...
China economy grew around 5.2% in 2023: Premier
Jan 16, 2024 (AFP)
The figure would represent an improvement on the three percent recorded in 2022, when tight zero-Covid curbs hammered business activity. But it would still mean...
Asian markets down as traders fret over rate cut outlook
Jan 16, 2024 (AFP)
With Wall Street closed Monday for a holiday, there were few catalysts to drive buying, while analysts warned investors might have overdone their optimism about...
In Davos, Chinese premier takes aim at trade 'barriers'
Jan 16, 2024 (AFP)
Li's remarks came as the World Economic Forum's 54th annual conference is preoccupied with a slew of global risks, including wars in Ukraine and Gaza, climate c...
US strikes Yemen again as rebels attack Greek cargo ship
Jan 16, 2024 (AFP)
A string of Huthi attacks and retaliatory US and British strikes have heightened fears of the Israel-Hamas war flaring across the region and disrupted trade in ...
China-Swiss talks touch on visa-free travel, free trade
Jan 15, 2024 (AFP)
Bern and Beijing agreed to an early launch of formal negotiations to expand a free trade agreement in place since 2013, state news agency Xinhua reported. China...
Houthi-fired missile hits U.S.-owned container ship in Red Sea
Jan 15, 2024 (UPI)
U.S. Central Command said in a statement the containership M/V Gibraltar Eagle, flying the flag of the Marshall Islands, was hit by fire from Houthi-controlled ...
China 2023 economic growth tipped to be weakest in decades
Jan 15, 2024 (AFP)
A group of ten experts interviewed by AFP forecast China's gross domestic product (GDP) to have expanded 5.2 percent, which would represent the lowest rate sinc...
China deflation extends into a third straight month in December
Jan 12, 2024 (AFP)
The consumer price index (CPI) fell 0.3 percent on-year last month, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). China slipped into deflation in July f...
Sri Lanka says debt restructure finalised by April
Jan 12, 2024 (AFP)
The island nation defaulted on its $46 billion foreign debt in 2022 after a foreign exchange wipeout left it unable to import food, fuel and other essentials. I...
China's Xi says wants closer EU ties as exports fall for first time in 7 years
Jan 12, 2024 (AFP)
De Croo arrived in China on Thursday, attending the inauguration of the new Belgian embassy in Beijing and meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the ...
Oil rallies as US, UK strike Huthis, stocks mixed after US CPI
Jan 12, 2024 (AFP)
The move weighed on sentiment among investors, though stocks were mixed after data showing US inflation rose more than expected last month further dented hopes ...
China, Russia trade soared in 2023 as commerce with US sank
Jan 12, 2024 (AFP)
China-Russia trade reached more than $240 billion, customs figures showed, overshooting a goal of $200 billion set by the neighbours in bilateral meetings last ...
Blinken meets senior Chinese official on eve of Taiwan vote
Jan 12, 2024 (AFP)
Blinken, briefly back in Washington in between his latest Middle East crisis tour and a trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, opened talks with Liu Jiancha...
Business trumps politics for Chinese companies at CES
Jan 11, 2024 (AFP)
Hundreds of Chinese companies were at the annual CES gadget extravaganza, shrugging off US-China political trade tensions and focusing on taking care of busines...
China and Maldives upgrade ties with infrastructure deals
Jan 11, 2024 (AFP)
With Beijing and New Delhi tussling for influence, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu was elected in September after pledging to cultivate "strong ties" with Chi...
Markets track Wall St gains ahead of key inflation data
Jan 11, 2024 (AFP)
The positive vibes on trading floors follow gains on Wall Street, where tech firms bounced after a relatively dour start to the year and dealers were also geari...
Asian markets drop again as traders prepare for CPI, earnings
Jan 10, 2024 (AFP)
A nervousness has swept through trading floors in the past week as investors grow concerned that they may have been too hasty at the end of 2023 in pricing in a...
Asian markets enjoy healthy bounce after Wall St rally
Jan 09, 2024 (AFP)
The advances came as traders try to ascertain the Federal Reserve's plans for interest rates this year, with focus firmly on the release this week of key inflat...
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