Mongolia formally acceded to the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) on Tuesday, becoming the seventh member of the long-standing regional pact. The APTA, previously known as the Bangkok Agreement, …
World Bank offers Afghanistan 100 mln USD for small enterprises support
The World Bank provided a grant of 100 million U.S. dollars to help Afghanistan stabilize its financial sector and support small enterprises as the country strives to spur its recovery from COVID-19, …
China and world at risk of financial turmoil greater than 2008 crisis, ex-finance minister warns
Extent of China’s V-shaped economic recovery will ultimately depend on the performance of the global economy, and the ongoing wave of anti-globalisation is cause for alarm in the near-term, Lou Jiwei …
High Road at Chilling: India Builds Himalayan Bridges and Highways to Match China
Ligen Eliyas deftly turns the excavator’s hydraulic arm to push a huge boulder into the Zanskar river below in a cloud of dust, clearing another bit of land for a strategic highway that India is …
Trump Says China Wants Him to Lose the U.S. Presidential Election. The Truth Is More Complex
With U.S. officials alleging that China is interfering in the electoral process, Beijing is wary of being perceived to favor one candidate or the other. And while Trump says China wants him to lose …
For Hong Kong Protesters Caught at Sea, Trial in China Is Likely
Detained by the Chinese Coast Guard as they tried to flee the city, the activists are now in the hands of the mainland’s opaque criminal justice system.
Tencent to take China’s Sogou private in $3.5 billion deal
Sogou Inc said on Tuesday it would be taken private by shareholder Tencent Holdings Ltd for $9 per share in cash, valuing the Chinese web search firm at about $3.5 billion. U.S.-listed shares of the …
Map of China on U.S. Military Badge Angers Beijing
Chinese state media said the badge—used by troops taking part in a drone attack drill off California—was evidence of U.S. aggressive intentions in the South China Sea.
China’s domestic economy ‘isn’t contracting the way the rest of the world is,’ says market strategist
Yogi Dewan, CEO and founding partner of Hassium Asset Management, discusses the positive outlook for China’s domestic consumption despite the pressure on its export-led recovery.
AP Interview: US ambassador defends tough approach to China
The departing U.S. ambassador on Tuesday defended a tough approach to China that has riled relations between the world’s two largest economies, saying the Trump administration has made progress on …