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Category Archives: Economy
Biden leads US tech executives in talks with business leaders in Vietnam
Business talks held as Washington and Hanoi seek to deepen cooperation amid shared concerns about China’s rise..
China’s Alibaba sees shares tumble as outgoing CEO quits cloud business
Announcement that Daniel Zhang will not continue to lead cloud business takes markets by surprise.
Why is China banning officials and state employees from using iPhones?
Beijing is taking aim at Apple devices in the latest salvo in the US-China tech war.
China’s exports, imports fall as weak global demand clouds recovery
Exports slumped 8.8 percent in August to $284.87bn in the fourth straight month of decline.
Australia says Qatar’s strip-searches of women factor in blocking flights
Transport Minister Catherine King says 'invasive' gynaecological examinations a factor in rejecting Qatar Airways bid.
Why are China’s workers studying ‘Xi Jinping Thought’?
Chinese leader's writings are becoming a topic of discussion among employees at banks and state-owned enterprises.
Musk threatens to sue Anti-Defamation League over X’s falling revenue
Billionaire owner of platform formerly known as Twitter says anti-Semitism accusations have hurt company's bottom line.
India’s manufacturers cash in as brands seek refuge from US-China tensions
Indian firms are capitalising on a push by leading brands to diversify their suppliers away from China.
Malaysia lifts ban on Australian cattle imports after disease fears eased
Australia welcomes announcement as officials say country remains free of lumpy skin disease.
‘Russian-only’ businesses in Thailand’s Phuket spark backlash
Locals on tourist resort island claim Russians fleeing fallout of the war in Ukraine are stealing Thai jobs.
China touts ‘Belt and Road’ to Italy amid growing doubts in Rome
China's Wang Yi hails 'thousand-year friendship' with Italy as Rome weighs exit from infrastructure drive.
IMF chief hails ‘productive’ talks as she wraps up China visit
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva hails 'substantive' talks with Chinese officials, including Premier Li Qiang.
India burns more coal for power as dry weather sparks blackout fears
Driest August in more than a century sends power generation surging to a record 162.7 billion kilowatt hours.
Australia’s Qantas apologises after claims it sold cancelled flights
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says airline sold 8,000 flights that had already been cancelled.
JPMorgan processed more than $1bn for Epstein, US Virgin Islands says
JPMorgan reported Epstein transactions as suspicious to the US Treasury Department, lawyer says.
GoFundMe freezes donations for The Grayzone, sparking free speech debate
Far-left news site says crowdfunding company prevented access to donations, citing 'external concerns'.
Philippines’ Marcos orders price cap for rice amid ‘alarming’ price surge
Presidential office announces price ceiling for staple, citing 'considerable economic strain on Filipinos'.
China’s ‘replica’ guns for Solomon Islands likely real, US cable claimed
US diplomats doubted explanations that Chinese shipment contained replica weapons, previously unseen documents show.
Australia fumes over soaring airfares as Qatar Airways flights blocked
Canberra is being accused of protecting national carrier Qantas's bottom line at the expense of consumers.