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China says 'strongly dissatisfied' with fresh US sanctions

Aug 25, 2024 (AFP)

"China urges the US to immediately stop its wrong practices and will take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chin...

UK PM tells Xi he hopes for honest talks; Sullivan visit China as US elections loom

Aug 23, 2024 (AFP)

The formal conversation was the first between the pair since Starmer won power last month, and was also the first official call between a British leader and Xi ...

Stocks mostly rise ahead of Powell, yen after BoJ rate hint

Aug 23, 2024 (AFP)

The yen also advanced after the head of Japan's central bank told lawmakers that officials could hike interest rates again if the economy and inflation perform ...

Asia struggles to track up after US jobs, Fed minutes

Aug 22, 2024 (AFP)

The readings reinforced optimism that the central bank will begin unwinding its long-running monetary tightening campaign, with analysts saying the main debate ...

China, Belarus to sign trade agreement

Aug 22, 2024 (AFP)

China's Prime Minister Li Qiang was in Belarus to meet President Alexander Lukashenko, following a visit to Moscow where he hailed strengthening ties with Russi...

Asia tracks Wall St lower as traders pause Fed-fuelled rally

Aug 21, 2024 (AFP)

With few sparks to drive buying, markets took their cue from Wall Street, where the main indexes slipped after an eight-day advance, with focus on a speech Frid...

Stocks mixed as traders pause Fed-fuelled rally

Aug 21, 2024 (AFP)

With few sparks to drive buying, markets took their cue from Wall Street, where the main indexes slipped after an eight-day advance, with focus on a speech Frid...

Asian markets fluctuate ahead of key earnings and Powell

Aug 20, 2024 (AFP)

With recent data indicating the US economy remains in good shape as inflation slows and the labour market softens, there is widespread expectation the bank will...

Chinese property firm Kaisa strikes debt restructuring deal

Aug 20, 2024 (AFP)

Real estate once served as a vital growth engine for the world's second-largest economy, undergoing two decades of dazzling expansion as living standards rose a...

Asian markets get week off to largely positive start

Aug 19, 2024 (AFP)

Investors appear to have got over the turmoil that beset trading floors earlier in the month as a string of data suggested that worries of a US recession had be...

Australia fears Aus$3 bn hit from China slowdown

Aug 19, 2024 (AFP)

Troubles in China's massive construction sector have seen iron ore prices drop about 30 percent since the start of the year -- and the ripple effects are now be...

Vietnam's new top leader in Beijing for first overseas trip

Aug 19, 2024 (AFP)

Xi welcomed Lam with a military parade outside the Great Hall of the People, before the pair held talks and signed cooperation documents inside the state buildi...

China youth unemployment jumps to 17.1% in July

Aug 17, 2024 (AFP)

China is battling soaring joblessness among young people, a heavily indebted property sector and intensifying trade issues with the West. Chinese Premier Li Qia...

Asian markets surge on strong US consumer data

Aug 16, 2024 (AFP)

The key Nikkei 225 index added nearly three percent following rallies on Wall Street, continuing a bullish run after stocks in Tokyo crashed Monday on worries a...

Equities surge on strong US consumer data

Aug 16, 2024 (AFP)

The key Nikkei 225 index added more than three-and-a-half percent following rallies on Wall Street, continuing a bullish run after stocks in Tokyo crashed Monda...

China says Vietnam President To Lam to make 3-day visit

Aug 15, 2024 (AFP)

"Vietnamese President To Lam will pay a state visit to China from August 18 to 20," foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in a statement Thursday, addi...

China's underwhelming data dampens hope of economic recovery

Aug 15, 2024 (AFP)

More than a year and a half after the lifting of stringent Covid-19 measures, the much-anticipated post-pandemic recovery has been brief and less robust than ex...

Global stocks follow Wall Street climb

Aug 15, 2024 (AFP)

The eagerly awaited US consumer price index (CPI) data showed a 2.9 percent rise last month from a year ago -- its smallest 12-month increase since March 2021 -...

Asian stocks follow Wall Street climb

Aug 15, 2024 (AFP)

The eagerly awaited US consumer price index (CPI) data showed a 2.9 percent rise last month from a year ago -- its smallest 12-month increase since March 2021 -...

Honduran president meets Chinese official with trade deal on horizon

Aug 14, 2024 (AFP)

Enrique Reina, the foreign minister of Honduras, told reporters that Hua "visited the country to advance several items." As part of ongoing trade negotiations, ...