U.K.’s Truss in Washington to press for Post-Brexit trade deal
U.K. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss will meet with her U.S. counterpart Robert Lighthizer in Washington on Monday as part of the third round of…
China to revise cross-border investment rules for local PE funds
China plans to revamp cross-border investment rules for domestic private-equity funds this year, the foreign-exchange regulator said in a statement Saturday.
South Korea’s export slump eases as external demand improves
South Korea’s export slump slowed in July, aided by the economic recovery in China and resilient demand for semiconductors.
U.S. sanctions two chinese individuals, one entity based in Xinjiang
The U.S. sanctioned a Chinese entity and two individuals for “serious human rights abuses” against Uighurs in the Xinjiang region, the latest sign of strained…
Xi speeds up China’s inward economic pivot in more hostile world
President Xi Jinping is accelerating his push for a China that can stand on its own feet as mounting pressure at home and abroad exposes…
Millions of Britons banned from meeting indoors in new lockdown
More than 4 million people across a large part of northern England must comply with tighter lockdown rules after Boris Johnson’s government rushed to tackle…
Apple Blockbuster Quarter Boosted by Strong Sales in China
Apple Inc. pulled off a strong quarter in China by switching up retail tactics and pushing a cheaper iPhone, becoming one of the few U.S.…
Upgrade of India’s Creaky Infrastructure Seen Delayed by Virus
Infrastructure projects in India are infamous for cost overruns and delays, and they are set for even more pain as the coronavirus sweeps through Asia’s…
China Is Buying Up Chips Before Hong Kong Route Shuts
Chinese importers of computing chips are ramping up their purchases of equipment through Hong Kong, in the expectation that U.S. sanctions on the territory will…
Europe presses US to settle longstanding aircraft-aid dispute
European Union trade chief Phil Hogan stepped up a call for the U.S. to negotiate a settlement to the transatlantic dispute over aircraft subsidies, saying…
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