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Trump ends Hong Kong trade preferences, backs banking sanctions
AFP, Published on 15/07/2020
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was ending trade preferences for Hong Kong and signed into law an act that authorizes sanctions on banks over China's clampdown in the international finance hub.
China economy rebounds in Q2 after virus hit: AFP poll
AFP, Published on 12/07/2020
» BEIJING: China returned to growth in the second quarter after the coronavirus pandemic handed the world's second largest economy its first contraction in decades, according to an AFP poll of analysts.
Global supply chain renovation
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 25/05/2020
» The pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns have wreaked havoc on global supply chains, particularly in China, the world's manufacturing hub.
Huge European rescue plans, vaccine hopes fuel virus optimism
AFP, Published on 19/05/2020
» WASHINGTON: A half-trillion-euro European fund laid out by France and Germany sparked optimism Monday about fighting economic fallout from the coronavirus, as did encouraging early results on vaccine research by a US biotech firm.
Change on the itinerary
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 18/05/2020
» Indonesia is bracing for a new normal in the tourism industry as it lays the groundwork for a post-Covid revival by next year.
Bill Gates Has Regrets
Business, Published on 13/05/2020
» Five years ago, Bill Gates warned that the biggest potential killer the world faced wasn't war, but a pandemic. The billionaire spent hundreds of millions of dollars to find faster ways to develop vaccines and create disease-tracking systems. He urged world leaders to build national defenses against new infectious diseases.
SE Asia markets skid; Singapore drops most
Reuters, Published on 12/05/2020
» Southeast Asian stock markets fell on Tuesday amid fears of a coronavirus resurgence in China and its implications for countries easing restrictions, while prospects of Sino-US tensions flaring further also weighed on sentiment.
Stocks down on fears over second wave as lockdowns ease
AFP, Published on 12/05/2020
» HONG KONG: Fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections in some parts of the world weighed on equities Tuesday, bringing a dose of hard reality to markets after weeks of rallies fuelled by the easing of lockdown measures and hopes for economic recovery.
Stocks rally as restrictions are eased and death rates drop
AFP, Published on 11/05/2020
» HONG KONG: Asian equity markets rallied Monday as traders looked past a staggering jump in US job losses to focus on governments easing their virus lockdown measures and data showing the rate of deaths falling in some of the world's worst-hit countries.
SET falls amid renewed trade war fears
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 05/05/2020
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index opened the week on a bearish note as confidence was dented by the US president's comments and fears of a renewed trade war with China over the origins of Covid-19.