China will maintain fiscal expansion this year to spur an economic recovery, Vice Finance Minister Wang Dongwei said on Thursday, reinforcing market views that public spending will be the government's ...
China pledges to stick with fiscal expansion to spur economy
China will maintain fiscal expansion this year to spur an economic recovery, Vice Finance Minister Wang Dongwei said on Thursday, reinforcing market views that public spending will be the government's ...
China’s leaders are flailing as markets drop
I n recent weeks, China’s economic policymaking has been not just inadequate but a little skittish. On January 23rd draft rules on video games disappeared from the regulator’s ...
Saudi Arabia Pushes for U.S. Defence Pact Ahead of Presidential Election
The diplomatic push by Riyadh is driven by a desire to nail down a deal while the U.S. Democrats are still in the White House and control the Senate, as well as growing concern about the military ...
Though U.N. says Al-Qaeda growing in Afghanistan, Taliban disputes report
The United Nations Security Council reported this week that Al-Qaeda established eight new training camps and maintains several safe houses in Afghanistan, but the Taliban rejects the claim.
Rogue Iran General in Last Ditch Effort to ‘Stop Military Escalation’: ISW
Esmail Qaani has traveled to Baghdad to curb tensions caused by the attack which killed three Americans in Jordan.
Iran’s proxies killed Americans and Biden’s weakness is to blame
American servicemembers are dead, Iran’s proxies killed them, and President Joe Biden’s weak policies are to blame. Iranian-backed militants operating out of Syria or Iraq finally hit their mark over the weekend,
Analysis-‘Open warfare’: Philippines’ Marcos-Duterte alliance crumbles
The alliance between Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte disintegrated this week when they accused each other of using drugs - a rift that could threaten ...
Ahead of election, Pakistan seals plan to sell national airline
Ahead of elections next week, Pakistan's caretaker administration is making binding plans for a new government to sell loss-making Pakistan International Airlines, according to the minister in charge of the process and other officials.
Ex-Pakistan head gets time in prison
In addition to his prison term, Khan was disqualified from holding any public office for 10 years. His lawyer, Babar Awan, dismissed the conviction as a violation of Khan's basic rights, and said the former premier was convicted and sentenced in such a hurry that the judge did not wait for the arrival of his ...