India's CO2 emissions have fallen for the first time in four decades - and not just as a result of the country's coronavirus lockdown. Falling electricity use and competition from renewables had ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Packed Trains Ready to Roll Again Despite Rising Coronavirus Cases
People with their belongings wait outside a railway station to board trains that will take them to their home states after India announced a limited reopening of its giant rail network following a ... ( read original story ...)
India turns in on itself to halt the spread of coronavirus
They haven’t done that.” Shortly after India’s national lockdown began, Karnataka state sealed its border with neighbouring Kerala, where a coronavirus case cluster had developed in a border district ... ( read original story ...)
Bristling at calls for coronavirus inquiry, China cuts Australian beef imports
Beijing’s salvo shows its willingness to use trade as a political weapon, while Canberra continues to seek a probe of the pandemic’s origins. ( read original story ...)
China Cuts Australian Beef Imports Amid Virus Tension
China has suspended imports of beef from four Australian producers following a threat by Beijing of possible trade retaliation if Australia pushed for an inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Futures edge higher on recovery hopes, China tariff exemptions
U.S. stock index futures ticked higher on Tuesday as China's move to waive off tariffs on some U.S imports added to hopes that the easing of virus-led business shutdowns would help jump-start a ... ( read original story ...)
China suspends penalties on more US goods in trade truce
China has suspended punitive tariffs on more U.S. goods including radar equipment for aviation amid pressure from President Donald Trump to buy more imports as part of a truce in their trade war ... ( read original story ...)
China announces new tariff waivers for some U.S. imports
China announced on Tuesday a new list of 79 U.S. products eligible for waivers from retaliatory tariffs imposed at the height of the bilateral trade war, amid continued pressure on Beijing to boost ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Tesla wannabes risk running out of road in virus-stricken times
Challenged by the arrival of Tesla in China last year, domestic electric vehicle (EV) start-ups were struggling even before the economic shock wrought by the coronavirus, but now for some it has ... ( read original story ...)
China Economic Data Indicate V-Shaped Recovery Is Unlikely
China’s factory-gate prices contracted in April, falling by the steepest margin in four years, as manufacturers struggled with deflationary pressures from the coronavirus pandemic, which has crimped ... ( read original story ...)