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Western multinationals congratulate Hong Kong's new leader
May 09, 2022 (AFP)
Lee, 64, a former security chief who oversaw the crackdown on Hong Kong's democracy movement, was anointed the business hub's new leader on Sunday in a near una...
China's April exports slump to lowest in two years as virus bites
May 09, 2022 (AFP)
The data shows the extent of growing damage to the world's second largest economy as millions are confined to their homes -- particularly in key business hub Sh...
Xi warms up China's economy, but virus narrows options
May 08, 2022 (AFP)
Two and a half years since the coronavirus first emerged in Wuhan, China is the last major economy still closed off to the world, despite its relatively low dea...
Asian markets tumble on Wall street rout, pound slumps
May 06, 2022 (AFP)
Global markets have been battered this year by a series of crises including surging inflation, rising interest rates, China's economic slowdown and the war in U...
Fears mount for China's economy as leaders dig in on zero-Covid
May 06, 2022 (AFP)
Leaders have taken a hardline approach to stamping out virus outbreaks, locking down Shanghai -- the country's economic dynamo and biggest city -- and slowly re...
Asian, European markets track Wall St rout as pound falls further
May 06, 2022 (AFP)
Global markets have been battered this year by a series of crises including surging inflation, rising interest rates, China's economic slowdown and the war in U...
China troubles mar Adidas's first-quarter result
May 06, 2022 (AFP)
The group's net profit from its continuing operations fell to 310 million euros ($326 million), from 502 million euros in the same quarter last year. The fall c...
China lockdowns weigh on Adidas's first-quarter profit
May 06, 2022 (AFP)
The group's net profit from its continuing operations fell to 310 million euros ($326 million), from 502 million euros in the same quarter last year. The setbac...
China's Covid rules batter business confidence: EU Chamber
May 05, 2022 (AFP)
Beijing remains wedded to its strategy of stamping out coronavirus clusters with lockdowns and mass testing, even as the fast-spreading Omicron variant makes th...
Asian markets rise as Fed eases fears over huge rate hike
May 05, 2022 (AFP)
US central bank officials announced an expected half-point lift in borrowing costs -- the biggest since 2000 -- as part of its battle to rein in inflation, whil...
Asian markets drift ahead of key Fed rate decision
May 04, 2022 (AFP)
With inflation showing little sign of easing from its 40-year highs, the US central bank has set itself on a hawkish course of tightening this year, sending shi...
Asian markets drop ahead of key Fed rate decision
May 04, 2022 (AFP)
With inflation showing little sign of easing from its 40-year highs, the US central bank has set itself on a hawkish course of tightening this year, sending shi...
US reviewing tariffs on Chinese goods set to end in July
May 03, 2022 (AFP)
With Americans facing the highest inflation in more than four decades and companies struggling to find key supplies, President Joe Biden has faced increasing ca...
Most Asian markets drop as traders brace for Fed hike
May 03, 2022 (AFP)
Surging prices, moves to tighten monetary policy, China's Covid lockdowns, the Ukraine war and a stronger dollar have come together in recent weeks to cause a m...
Asian markets drop as traders brace for Fed hike
May 03, 2022 (AFP)
Surging prices, moves to tighten monetary policy, China's Covid lockdowns, the Ukraine war and a stronger dollar have come together in recent weeks to cause a m...
Hong Kong Q1 GDP down 4% after deadly Omicron surge
May 03, 2022 (AFP)
Gross domestic product for the first quarter of 2022 contracted by four percent from a year earlier, according to advance government figures released on Tuesday...
Starbucks profits edge higher despite China weakness
May 03, 2022 (AFP)
The coffee giant scored a 12 percent jump in comparable sales in North America, while suffering a 23 percent slide in China amid that country's latest Covid-19 ...
India seizes $725m from China's Xiaomi over 'illegal' remittances
May 01, 2022 (AFP)
India's financial crime investigations agency began investigating the company in February and said it seized the money from the firm's local arm after discoveri...
China factory activity dips to lowest in two years: official data
Apr 30, 2022 (AFP)
The official Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a key gauge of manufacturing activity, clocked 47.4 in April -- below the 50-point mark separating growth from co...
Most Asian markets track Wall St rally but tech struggles
Apr 29, 2022 (AFP)
Technology firms were weighed by Apple and Amazon's surprisingly downbeat earnings and warnings about the outlook, while oil dipped but held most of Thursday's ...
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