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EU trade chief warns businesses questioning future in China
Sep 25, 2023 (AFP)
China's refusal to condemn ally Russia for its war in Ukraine also poses a "reputational risk" for the world's second-largest economy, Trade Commissioner Valdis...
Asian markets struggle as traders prepare for higher rates
Sep 25, 2023 (AFP)
Equities have come under pressure in recent weeks on bets that the US central bank will need to stick with its tightening bias well into next year as prices rem...
Chinese tourists get VIP welcome in Thailand as visa-free travel begins
Sep 25, 2023 (AFP)
Traditional dancers accompanied a smiling PM Srettha Thavisin as he greeted visitors arriving from Shanghai at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport, handing out welco...
JPEX crypto fraud casts shadow over Hong Kong nascent policy
Sep 22, 2023 (AFP)
"Many of my classmates and friends went all in with our investments," Jenny -- not her real name -- who lost "six figures" in Hong Kong dollars, told reporters....
EU seeks to put brakes on China without hurting ties
Sep 22, 2023 (AFP)
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was resolute when she announced the probe on September 13, denouncing unfair practices that undercut European...
Markets mostly rise as traders try to look past expected rate hikes
Sep 22, 2023 (AFP)
With officials from the United States to Switzerland warning that more tightening will be needed, the Bank of Japan stood firm on its ultra-loose monetary polic...
Markets struggle on prospect of higher rates, eyes on BoJ
Sep 22, 2023 (AFP)
With officials from the United States to Switzerland warning that more tightening will be needed, eyes turn to Tokyo, where the Bank of Japan is due to hold its...
US, China announce new economic working groups
Sep 22, 2023 (AFP)
The formation of the groups was agreed during talks in July between US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Beijing, the Treasu...
New Thai PM meets Musk, US tech chiefs in investment push
Sep 22, 2023 (AFP)
Srettha Thavisin, a former property mogul who took office last month, has pledged to pep up the kingdom's financial fortunes, which were hit hard by the halt to...
Markets sink, dollar gains as Fed hints at fresh rate hike
Sep 21, 2023 (AFP)
With the world's number-one economy still in rude health and the labour market showing few signs of softening, central bank officials appeared confident they ha...
Asian markets sink with Wall St as rate fears grow ahead of Fed
Sep 20, 2023 (AFP)
While inflation has dropped from the eye-watering levels seen in the middle of last year, thanks to a long-running campaign on monetary tightening, a fresh spik...
China's Country Garden wins approval to extend key bond
Sep 19, 2023 (AFP)
Two bondholders told Bloomberg News they had been briefed by an underwriter that the proposal to extend the 492 million yuan ($67 million) note had been passed....
Foreign business lobbies warn working in China harder than ever
Sep 19, 2023 (AFP)
There was a burst of consumer exuberance after China lifted its strict zero-Covid policies late last year. But weak consumption, a crisis in the massive propert...
China appeals WTO ruling over its retaliatory tariffs on US imports
Sep 19, 2023 (AFP)
The chair of WTO's Dispute Settlement Body informed diplomats Tuesday that China had notified its decision to appeal a ruling last month by a panel of experts f...
Optimism 'at record low' for US firms in China
Sep 19, 2023 (AFP)
The findings by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Shanghai come as the government enacts a series of measures to prop up the sluggish economy. There was...
Starbucks opens $220 million plant outside Shanghai
Sep 19, 2023 (AFP)
A survey released Tuesday by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai reported optimism among US businesses in China was at a "record low", mainly blaming t...
Asian markets drop ahead of Fed decision, oil prices push higher
Sep 19, 2023 (AFP)
The meeting comes during a crucial week for markets, with the Bank of England expected to unveil what could be its last interest rate hike of this cycle, while ...
Top EU official says 'unpredictability' of Chinese law worries foreign firms
Sep 19, 2023 (AFP)
Vera Jourova, who is also the commission's vice president, made the comments after talks on Monday with Chinese counterparts including Vice Premier Zhang Guoqin...
World Bank, IMF meetings to proceed in Morocco despite quake
Sep 19, 2023 (AFP)
The 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Al-Haouz province south of Marrakesh on September 8, killing nearly 3,000 people and injuring thousands more. In a joint statem...
Asian markets stutter as traders prepare for Fed decision
Sep 18, 2023 (AFP)
Traders were a little more cautious after the healthy close to last week that was fuelled by another batch of positive Chinese data suggesting the world's numbe...
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