
WTO slashes 2023 global trade forecast as recession looms
The World Trade Organization on Wednesday dramatically lowered its global trade forecast for 2023, as Russia's war in Ukraine and other shocks take their toll…
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The World Trade Organization on Wednesday dramatically lowered its global trade forecast for 2023, as Russia's war in Ukraine and other shocks take their toll…
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During Xi Jinping's decade-long rule, China has built the world's largest navy, revamped the globe's biggest standing army, and amassed a nuclear and ballistic…
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On 29 September, Washington announced an $810 million aid package for Pacific Island nations where the United States plans to intensify its diplomatic presence
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Vietnam's economy grew more than 13 percent in the third quarter, compared to a year earlier, as manufacturing and exports surged following the end of strict…
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is closely monitoring the continued weakening of the Philippine peso against the US dollar, Malacañang said…
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With the country's leading tycoons making up the delegation, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s recently concluded six-day working visit to the US stirred…
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Dozens of people have taken part in a rare protest in the southern Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen, social media footage shows, after officials announced a snap…
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The world economy will take a bigger hit than previously forecast next year due to the effects of Russia's war in Ukraine, the Organization for Economic…
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Japan and China will mark 50 years of diplomatic relations this month with little public celebration, as increasing friction over territorial rivalries and…
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Friday for calm over Taiwan as he met his Chinese counterpart, as soaring tensions showed signs of easing a notch.
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Social media is abuzz with unverified news that Chinese President Xi Jinping on 24 September is "under house arrest by the People's Liberation Army."
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Southeast Asian tech startup StoreHub has raised $13.5 million in new funding to ramp up support to restaurants and retailers in the Philippines and the rest…
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Rising levels of obesity are set to cost the world economy 3.3 percent of GDP by 2060, slowing development in lower-income countries and making it hard for…
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China's "inflexible" and "inconsistent" zero-Covid policy is crippling European business operations in the country, a major business lobby…
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Ipilan Nickel Corp., a unit of Global Ferronickel Holdings, Inc., on Tuesday, commenced its maiden export shipment of ore to Guangdong Century Tsingshan Nickel…
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The Commission on Appointments on Tuesday confirmed the ad interim appointment of lawyer Bienvenido Laguesma as Secretary of the Department of Labor and…
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Beijing on Monday said President Joe Biden's latest comments that the United States would defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion "severely violate"…
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Millions of people in the Chinese megacity of Chengdu emerged Monday from a COVID-19 lockdown that had closed schools, disrupted businesses, and forced…
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