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US again targets Yemen's Huthis in new strikes

Jan 20, 2024 (AFP)

Washington is seeking to reduce the Iran-backed Huthis' military capabilities, but the Yemeni rebels have continued their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, de...

Asian markets track Wall St higher after tech surge

Jan 19, 2024 (AFP)

US data points on inflation and jobs, and comments from central bank officials have combined with growing geopolitical tensions to drag equities in January, bri...

Asian markets fluctuate as traders recalibrate rate outlook

Jan 18, 2024 (AFP)

A lack of meaningful measures by Beijing to boost China's economy was adding to the frustration among investors, even as growth for 2023 came in at its slowest ...

Markets swing on dimming rate cut hopes, weak China outlook

Jan 18, 2024 (AFP)

A lack of meaningful measures by Beijing to boost China's economy was adding to the frustration, with growth for the world's second-largest economy in 2023 comi...

China sees one of its worst years of growth since 1990 as recovery stalls

Jan 17, 2024 (AFP)

The figures were in line with expectations and even beat Beijing's target but will likely pile fresh pressure on officials to unveil more stimulus measures to k...

Markets fall on dimming rate cut hopes, China's torpid growth

Jan 17, 2024 (AFP)

The euphoria that saw out 2023 has been erased by a string of data and comments from the US Federal Reserve suggesting a first-quarter dovish pivot was unlikely...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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-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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...