Showing 61 - 70 of 90
Pound seen falling 5% if UK trade talks with EU go nowhere
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/11/2020
» The pound, a barometer for markets through four years of Brexit twists and turns, will probably weaken by 5% if the U.K. and European Union fail to reach a trade agreement.
First man charged under Hong Kong security law pleads not guilty
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/11/2020
» The first person charged under a sweeping security law imposed on Hong Kong by China earlier this year pleaded not guilty, setting the stage for a landmark trial in the coming months.
Asian stocks set for record high on trade accord
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/11/2020
» The world’s largest regional free-trade agreement between Asian nations and the ruling out of a national US lockdown have buoyed sentiment to set Asia Pacific stocks on course to close at an all-time high.
Asia Pacific nations sign world’s biggest trade deal
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/11/2020
» Asia Pacific nations including Thailand, China, Japan and South Korea on Sunday signed the world’s largest regional free-trade agreement, encompassing nearly a third of the world’s population and gross domestic product.
Singapore may get first Covid-19 Arcturus vaccine in early 2021
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/11/2020
» US pharmaceutical company Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc said on Monday it may ship to Singapore the first batch of a Covid-19 vaccine it has been developing with local scientists early next year.
Malaysia prime minister’s survival hinges on passing budget
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/11/2020
» A year of turmoil in Malaysia is coming down to a budget vote in the next few weeks that will double as a test of confidence in Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, whose seven-month-old administration is hanging by a thread.
India considers Taiwan trade talks as both spar with China
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/10/2020
» Support is growing within India’s government to formally start talks on a trade deal with Taiwan as both democracies see relations with China deteriorate.
Chinese vaccine maker to offer shots to testing nations first
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/09/2020
» BEIJING: Chinese vaccine developer Sinovac Biotech Ltd said on Thursday that countries running its final-stage clinical trials like Brazil, Indonesia and Turkey will get its coronavirus shots at the same time as China, underscoring how vaccine supply agreements could cement diplomatic ties in the Covid-19 era.
Duterte gets tough on China, leaning back to old ally US
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/09/2020
» After years of shifting the Philippines closer to China, President Rodrigo Duterte appears to be leaning back toward the US.
Emerging markets rally faces headwinds
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/08/2020
» The emerging-market rally that has all but wiped out the losses since the start of the coronavirus pandemic looks headed for a late-August reappraisal amid a resurgence of trade tensions and delays to a US stimulus.