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China premier warns 2023 growth target 'no easy task'
AFP, Published on 13/03/2023
» BEIJING - China's new premier warned Monday that the country's five-percent growth target for 2023 would not be "easy" to achieve, as its rubber-stamp parliament wrapped up over a week of meetings.
Farmers tap into sustainable rubber industry
AFP, Published on 22/02/2023
» By the light of a head torch, Wanida Hityim deftly strips bark from a rubber tree, collecting the milky latex as she explains why she is among a small number of Thai farmers trying to work more sustainably.
US risks debt default as soon as July: budget office
AFP, Published on 16/02/2023
» WASHINGTON - The United States risks defaulting on payment obligations as soon as July, if lawmakers fail to resolve a gridlock and raise the federal borrowing limit, according to Congressional Budget Office estimates Wednesday.
EU agrees ban on imports driving deforestation
AFP, Published on 06/12/2022
» BRUSSELS: The European Union reached an agreement Tuesday to ban the import of products including coffee, cocoa and soy in cases where they are deemed to contribute to deforestation.
Macau's casino giants rally after gaming bill revealed
AFP, Published on 17/01/2022
» HONG KONG: Shares in Macau's casino giants surged Monday morning after the world's biggest gambling hub announced changes to its regulations, reducing the uncertainty that has plagued the lucrative sector's six operators.
US Congress averts default with stop-gap debt limit hike
AFP, Published on 13/10/2021
» WASHINGTON: US lawmakers rubber-stamped a short-term bill to lift the nation's borrowing authority Tuesday, averting the threat of a first-ever debt default -- but only for a few weeks.
Most Asia markets advance after Wall St sets new records
AFP, Published on 29/12/2020
» Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday following a record-breaking lead from Wall Street as investors cheered the passage of a huge US stimulus bill, which has helped temper fears about surging coronavirus infections and a new, fast-spreading strain of the disease.
Brexit talks flirt with failure as new deadline blown
AFP, Published on 21/12/2020
» BRUSSELS: EU and UK trade talks inched onwards under renewed pressure Monday as transport chaos triggered by the emergence of a more contagious variant of the coronavirus in Britain overshadowed efforts to reach a Brexit deal.
Pompeo criticises HSBC for backing Hong Kong law
AFP, Published on 10/06/2020
» WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday took to task HSBC for backing Beijing's controversial security law proposal in Hong Kong, warning of businesses' overreliance on China.
Trump expects China trade war decision within 4 weeks
AFP, Published on 15/03/2019
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Thursday that trade war negotiations with China should wrap up within four weeks and expressed optimism about striking a deal, as top negotiators held new phone talks.