Some of the biggest global drugmakers, undeterred by mounting Sino-U.S. tensions, are scouring for deals in China to replenish drug pipelines and boost their presence in the world's second-biggest ...
China Focuses on Kamala Harris’ Weaknesses After Biden Exits
China officially avoided commenting on Kamala Harris’ late entry into the US presidential race. But state-backed news outlets and social-media users cast her as a weak vice president whose candidacy ...
China’s trade with Mexico is not reciprocal, says finance minister, echoing US concerns
Mainland GDP growth comes 'at expense of North America', so only logical that both Americans and Mexicans demand fair share of global demand Sino-Mexican trade is not reciprocal and the North American ...
China’s revenue from government land sales down 18.3% year on year
China's government posted an extended decline in land sales revenue in the first half of 2024, finance ministry data showed on Monday. Revenue from government land sales fell 18.3% year-on-year, ...
India alert after boy dies from Nipah virus in Kerala
Health authorities in India's Kerala state have issued an alert after a 14-year-old boy died of the Nipah virus. According to the state's health minister, an additional 60 people have been identified ...
The Philippines: Report on the Residential Property Price Index Mission (January 22-26, 2024)
A technical assistance (TA) mission was conducted from January 22–26, 2024, to assist the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) with the development of hedonic methods for their property price statistics. ( read original story ...)
China moves to pep up its slowing economy, lays out roadmap for its future
China’s central bank has cut both its five-year loan prime rate and its one-year rate, moving to revive its ailing property sector and rev up the slowing economy. ( read original story ...)
China’s central bank cuts a key interest rate, moving to revive property sales and put more pep into its slowing economy
China's central bank cuts a key interest rate, moving to revive property sales and put more pep into its slowing economy ... ( read original story ...)
China’s rural land reform could be a cash cow for farmers after bold move at third plenum
Looking to give China’s economy a jolt, Beijing’s third plenum featured long-awaited plans that could make rural resources more valuable and address the rural-urban income gap. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia to gain Rp10 tln from tin, nickel inclusion into Simbara
Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan stated that Indonesia stood to gain income worth Rp5 trillion-R10 trillion ...