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China's top diplomat to visit Vietnam: foreign ministry

Nov 30, 2023 (AFP)

On the invitation of Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang, Wang will go to Vietnam from December 1 to 2, Beijing said. He will chair the 15th meeting...

China factory activity shrinks for second straight month

Nov 30, 2023 (AFP)

The manufacturing purchasing managers' index -- a key measure of factory output -- dipped to 49.4, the National Bureau of Statistics said. The figure was slight...

Dollar weakens further as rate cut bets build, but equities mixed

Nov 29, 2023 (AFP)

However, equity markets were mixed following another tepid performance on Wall Street, with focus on the release of the central bank's favoured gauge of prices ...

Climate change already reducing global GDP: report

Nov 28, 2023 (AFP)

The report by the University of Delaware estimated that impacts from human-caused climate change cut 6.3 percent from global economic output last year, when wei...

Xi says China must protect foreign firms' rights, intellectual property

Nov 28, 2023 (AFP)

US and European firms in China have said that doing business is harder than ever as geopolitics, an anti-espionage law, raids on multinationals and favourable t...

Markets mixed as traders await US data, Fed speakers

Nov 28, 2023 (AFP)

A string of indicators in recent months pointing to a slowing economy -- as well as a below-forecast rise in consumer prices -- have fuelled optimism that the U...

EU-NZ trade pact gets Brussels' final green light

Nov 27, 2023 (AFP)

The European Council, representing the EU's 27 member countries, said it adopted the New Zealand pact, setting it up come into force "probably in early 2024" on...

China opens probe into indebted asset management firm

Nov 26, 2023 (AFP)

Police in Beijing, where the group is headquartered, said late Saturday they had opened an investigation into unspecified "alleged offences", adding that they h...

German union calls on Amazon workers to strike on 'Black Friday'

Nov 24, 2023 (AFP)

The industrial action began in the night to Friday, and affects five out of Amazon's 20 logistic sites in Germany including Leipzig, Rheinberg, and Dortmund. Am...

Markets struggle as rally sputters, China property sector in focus

Nov 24, 2023 (AFP)

Wall Street was closed for the Thanksgiving break, meaning investors were given few catalysts to drive buying, while oil was in focus after OPEC's decision to d...

Oil drops further after OPEC delay as Asian stocks struggle

Nov 23, 2023 (AFP)

Both main crude contracts slipped more than one percent on news that the much-anticipated gathering of the major producers -- combining OPEC and 10 allies -- wo...

Country Garden shares jump after China signals fresh support

Nov 23, 2023 (AFP)

One of the biggest players in China's property industry, Country Garden has racked up debts estimated in June at 1.36 trillion yuan ($191 billion). It is just o...

Oil drops further after OPEC delay with Asian stocks mixed

Nov 23, 2023 (AFP)

Both main crude contracts slipped on news that the much-anticipated gathering of the major producers -- combining OPEC and 10 allies -- would be put back by fou...

China and Uruguay upgrade ties as leaders meet in Beijing

Nov 22, 2023 (AFP)

China is Uruguay's largest trading partner, in line with Beijing's steadily growing influence in Latin America, where it has poured billions of dollars of inves...

Markets mixed as Fed minutes hint rates to stay higher for longer

Nov 22, 2023 (AFP)

Traders took the opportunity to take stock after a recent rally that has been fuelled by a growing optimism that the central bank's next move will likely be a c...

Markets dip as Fed minutes suggest rates to stay higher for longer

Nov 22, 2023 (AFP)

Traders took the opportunity to take stock after a recent rally that has been fuelled by a growing optimism that the central bank's next move will likely be a c...

Argentina's Milei may find an unexpected friend in the IMF

Nov 21, 2023 (AFP)

While it's difficult to say, some analysts believe the dialogue could be relatively easy, as Milei is promising even greater adjustments to government spending ...

Markets retreat but traders confident of Fed rate hikes ending

Nov 21, 2023 (AFP)

Expectations that financial conditions will become easier in the new year as inflation comes down have fanned a rush back into risk assets in recent weeks and p...

Asian markets mosty up as traders eye Fed minutes

Nov 20, 2023 (AFP)

After a string of reports pointing to slowing inflation and a cooling jobs market, traders are shifting back into riskier assets as they bet on a loosening of f...

China's influence in C.America advances at a gallop

Nov 18, 2023 (AFP)

With the Chinese ambassador at his side, Bukele toured the seven-story building, erected at a cost of $54 million paid for by China. The building sprawls over 2...