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Pandemic, war, climate change fuel food fears
AFP, Published on 06/05/2021
» PARIS - The economic cost of the global pandemic as well as conflict and climate change are fueling food security fears that in 2020 reached their highest level in five years, according to a report published Wednesday.
Chinese trade sees surprise bounce as virus recovery picks up
AFP, Published on 14/07/2020
» BEIJING: Chinese trade enjoyed surprise growth in June as the world slowly emerges from economy-strangling lockdowns, though officials warned of headwinds for recovery owing to the spread of the pandemic.
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.
As US pulls back, China builds influence at UN
AFP, Published on 18/04/2020
» UNITED NATIONS: As President Donald Trump announces a halt in World Health Organization funding, accusing it of kowtowing to China over the coronavirus outbreak, Beijing is building on a well-established strategy of leveraging its global standing wherever the US lets go of the wheel.
Chinese economy contracts for first time in decades
AFP, Published on 15/04/2020
» BEIJING: China's economy contracted for the first time in around three decades in the first quarter as the coronavirus crisis brought the country to a standstill, according to an AFP poll of economists.