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ILO orders mission to China over labour abuse charges
Jun 11, 2022 (AFP)
The ILO's main annual assembly adopted a committee finding to send a "technical advisory mission" to China to "assess the situation", stopping short of a higher...
US Chamber of Commerce summit swag Made in China
Jun 10, 2022 (AFP)
Delegates and hangers-on at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week are being plied with all manner of freebies and samples from various groups want...
Biden faces discord at Americas summit
Jun 10, 2022 (AFP)
Biden is welcoming leaders from across the hemisphere in Los Angeles in a choreographed bid to show that democracy can work, amid rapid inroads by China in a re...
For a smooth-running economy, rule of law matters
Jun 10, 2022 (SPX)
The research suggests that when contract enforcement is poor, employee morale suffers, ultimately sparking churn, which leads to more economic volatility and gr...
China factory inflation eases to lowest in a year
Jun 10, 2022 (AFP)
The producer price index (PPI) -- measuring the cost of goods at the factory gate -- rose 6.4 percent on-year, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) figures showe...
Hong Kong's status undermined by Covid curbs, leader says
Jun 10, 2022 (AFP)
The once vibrant Asian business hub is mired in its third year of pandemic isolation as it hews to China's zero-Covid strategy, which seeks to control outbreaks...
Markets extend global sell-off on inflation, rate fears
Jun 10, 2022 (AFP)
After a largely positive start to the week, Asian investors tracked their US and European colleagues in selling up as they contemplate higher borrowing costs an...
Russia, China unveil first road bridge
Jun 10, 2022 (AFP)
The kilometre-long bridge over the Amur River links the far eastern Russian city of Blagoveshchensk with Heihe in northern China. The construction of the bridge...
Markets hit as inflation fears ramp up, eyes on ECB
Jun 09, 2022 (AFP)
Buyers on Wall Street were in retreat again after data showed US crude and gasoline stockpiles sank, just as the summer driving season begins and a leading OPEC...
China exports rebound in May as virus controls ease
Jun 09, 2022 (AFP)
The economic hub started going under a lockdown in late March and most of its 25 million residents were confined to their homes for around two months as China p...
Asian markets track Wall St rally, boosted by China hopes
Jun 08, 2022 (AFP)
Equities have enjoyed some respite in recent weeks from a painful sell-off caused by central bank monetary tightening -- particularly by the Federal Reserve -- ...
US looking to reconfigure China tariffs in 'coming weeks': Yellen
Jun 08, 2022 (AFP)
US tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of Chinese imports will begin to expire in July, unless renewed, and President Joe Biden has faced growing calls t...
World Bank slashes China growth forecast over Covid damage
Jun 08, 2022 (AFP)
China is the last major economy wedded to a zero-Covid policy, using rapid lockdowns, mass testing and strict movement restrictions to eliminate outbreaks -- bu...
European stock market plans tech-only index
Jun 07, 2022 (AFP)
Euronext announced 108 firms will be part of its Euronext Tech Leaders "segment", an initiative that has drawn comparisons to the Nasdaq in New York, an exchang...
Asian markets mixed as rate hike woes offset China tech hopes
Jun 07, 2022 (AFP)
A spike in US Treasury yields took the wind out of the sales for Wall Street, with focus now on the release of inflation data from the United States and China a...
Asian markets mixed as US jobs data give Fed room to hike rates
Jun 06, 2022 (AFP)
US traders took flight after the closely watched non-farm payroll figures Friday, which showed a slowdown in hiring but still with more new posts created than e...
Stocks, oil prices rise on China boost
Jun 06, 2022 (AFP)
London's stock market, reopening after a British public holiday to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, shrugged off news that embattled British Prime Mi...
Markets mixed as US jobs data give Fed room to hike rates
Jun 06, 2022 (AFP)
US traders took flight after the closely watched non-farm payroll figures Friday, which showed a slowdown in hiring but still with more new posts created than e...
EU seeks to unblock stalled trade deals
Jun 03, 2022 (AFP)
Following a meeting of trade ministers of the 27 member states, EU trade commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said there "was a very broad consensus" that the bloc n...
Asian markets track Wall St up before jobs data, oil holds gains
Jun 03, 2022 (AFP)
A below-forecast reading on US private jobs offered some support to New York, even as inflation and interest rate hike concerns remained major headaches. While ...
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