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Canadian PM fires China envoy over Huawei remarks

Canadian PM fires China envoy over Huawei remarks

-- 2019-01-27 10:56:12

In an unprecedented move, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday said he had fired his ambassador to China, who prompted a political furor with comments about Huawei’s high-profile e...

China names banking veteran to head securities regulator

China names banking veteran to head securities regulator

-- 2019-01-26 17:25:47

China has appointed banking veteran Yi Huiman to head the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). The appointment was announced at a time when investor confidence has been hit by a slowing eco...

Thousands take part in Australia Day protests

Thousands take part in Australia Day protests

-- 2019-01-26 14:15:47

Tens of thousands of people rallied across Australia on Saturday calling for the abolition of the Jan 26 national holiday in protests showing a deep division over a festivity intended to celebrate the...

Li confident of keeping 2019 growth within 'appropriate range'

Li confident of keeping 2019 growth within 'appropriate range'

-- 2019-01-26 12:46:10

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said that he is confident of keeping the country’s economic growth rate within an appropriate range in spite of multiple risks and challenges in 2019. “China&rs...

World stocks rise after US shutdown ends

World stocks rise after US shutdown ends

-- 2019-01-26 12:02:30

Global stocks rose on Friday as investors reacted to corporate earnings reports and US President Donald Trump announced an agreement to end the longest ever US government shutdown. Wall Street indexe...

Russia warns against setting deadlines for Libya elections

Russia warns against setting deadlines for Libya elections

-- 2019-01-26 11:21:04

Setting deadlines for elections in Libya is counterproductive as the political players need to agree first on a political solution to end the country’s conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei...

US stocks end higher on Washington shutdown deal

US stocks end higher on Washington shutdown deal

-- 2019-01-26 11:14:19

Wall Street ended higher on Friday after a broad-based rally, with investors heartened by news that Washington would move to temporarily end the longest US government shutdown in history. Based on th...

Hundreds go missing after dam bursts at Brazil mine

Hundreds go missing after dam bursts at Brazil mine

-- 2019-01-26 10:39:45

Brazilian rescuers were searching for some 200 missing people after a tailings dam burst on Friday at an iron ore mine owned by Vale SA, the second major dam disaster involving the company in just ove...

Trump accepts deal to end US government shutdown

Trump accepts deal to end US government shutdown

-- 2019-01-26 10:02:25

President Donald Trump agreed under mounting pressure on Friday to end a 35-day-old partial US government shutdown without getting the $5.7 billion he had demanded from Congress for a border wall, han...

LatAm economy faces downward risks: UN

LatAm economy faces downward risks: UN

-- 2019-01-25 13:06:04

Latin American and Caribbean economies face downward risks on several fronts despite a greater growth in 2018, according to a UN report released Thursday. The region's GDP could grow 1.7 per cent in...

Singapore share leads SE Asian gains

Singapore share leads SE Asian gains

-- 2019-01-25 12:51:19

Southeast Asian shares rose on Friday, with Singapore leading the gains buoyed by strong earnings, while Philippines hit its highest level in more than 10 months. The Singapore benchmark rose 0.8 per...

Asian shares rise on trade talk optimism

Asian shares rise on trade talk optimism

-- 2019-01-25 12:41:24

Asian shares rise on Friday after a moderate rise on Wall Street, amid persisting optimism over the potential for China-US trade talks to help end a tariffs war between the two largest economies. Jap...

Turkey's Erdogan offers support for Venezuela's Maduro

Turkey's Erdogan offers support for Venezuela's Maduro

-- 2019-01-24 12:19:57

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and offered his support after a Venezuelan opposition leader declared himself interim president, a spokesman for the Turkish...

India to remain fastest-growing economy for two years: UN

India to remain fastest-growing economy for two years: UN

-- 2019-01-24 11:13:22

India will continue to remain the world's fastest-growing large economy in 2019 as well as in 2020, much ahead of China, a UN's World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report has said. Accordin...

Peruvian police take ex-leader Fujomori back to prison

Peruvian police take ex-leader Fujomori back to prison

-- 2019-01-24 11:11:16

Police took Peru’s former authoritarian president Alberto Fujimori back to prison on Wednesday to finish the remaining 13 years of his 25-year sentence for human rights crimes and graft. A cour...

Indonesia releases ex-governor after blasphemy jail term

Indonesia releases ex-governor after blasphemy jail term

-- 2019-01-24 10:54:59

The former governor of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, who was jailed for blasphemy in 2017, has been released early. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as Ahok, left the jail outside Jakarta at 07:30 loc...

Tokyo stocks mixed in morning

Tokyo stocks mixed in morning

-- 2019-01-24 10:38:18

Tokyo stocks were mixed on Thursday morning as concerns about a protracted US government shutdown was offset by investors buying on dips following shares'recent declines. The 225-issue Nikkei Stoc...

Asian shares subdued as US political standoff, ECB decision eyed

Asian shares subdued as US political standoff, ECB decision eyed

-- 2019-01-24 10:23:12

Asian shares were subdued on Thursday as political uncertainty in the United States and worries about weakening global economic growth left investors wary of riskier assets. MSCI’s broadest ind...

US home sales hit three-year low

US home sales hit three-year low

-- 2019-01-23 14:09:25

US home sales tumbled to their lowest level in three years in December and house price increases slowed sharply, suggesting a further loss of momentum in the housing market. November’s sales pa...

UK’s Labour party likely to support bid to stop no-deal Brexit

UK’s Labour party likely to support bid to stop no-deal Brexit

-- 2019-01-23 13:37:38

Britain’s opposition Labour Party is highly likely to back an amendment by lawmaker Yvette Cooper that could prevent a no-deal Brexit, the second most powerful man in the party said. The Cooper...

Indian shares edge down on trade worries

Indian shares edge down on trade worries

-- 2019-01-23 13:33:28

Indian shares were little changed on Wednesday, mirroring broader Asian markets where investors stayed away from risky assets, with losses in IT and financial stocks countering gains in consumer stock...

Asian shares flat in subdued trading

Asian shares flat in subdued trading

-- 2019-01-23 13:27:16

Asian share markets were flat in subdued trading Wednesday as Japan reported weak export data and news surfaced of possible hiccups in China-US trade talks. Japan's Nikkei 225 index was less than 0.1...

HK moves to criminalise disrespecting China’s national anthem

HK moves to criminalise disrespecting China’s national anthem

-- 2019-01-23 13:06:39

Hong Kong on Wednesday presented a controversial bill to lawmakers that prescribes jail terms of up to three years for disrespecting the Chinese national anthem, a move critics say raises fresh fears...

Blasts hit Yemen’s capital Sanaa

Blasts hit Yemen’s capital Sanaa

-- 2019-01-23 11:16:09

Two explosions hit south of Yemen’s Houthi-held capital, Sanaa, early on Wednesday, with one of them being an operation that targeted missiles and weapons cache, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV report...

Crackdown on illicit banking: Macau, Beijing police arrest 37

Crackdown on illicit banking: Macau, Beijing police arrest 37

-- 2019-01-22 13:10:49

Police in Macau and mainland China detained 37 suspects in an underground lending case involving more than 30 billion yuan ($4.42 billion), as China steps up measures to reduce economic risks and clam...

S Korea's 2018 GDP growth slows to six-year low

S Korea's 2018 GDP growth slows to six-year low

-- 2019-01-22 12:15:55

A surge in South Korean government spending boosted the country’s economy in the fourth quarter (Q4) but weakening exports braked last year’s annual pace of growth to a six-year low. Tues...

IMF warns trade tensions could hit global growth

IMF warns trade tensions could hit global growth

-- 2019-01-22 12:01:03

The International Monetary Fund has warned that escalating trade tensions could undermine global economic growth. In a new report on the world economic outlook, the IMF also warns of risks from a no-...

France summons Italian ambassador over Africa remarks

France summons Italian ambassador over Africa remarks

-- 2019-01-22 11:14:54

France has summoned Italy's ambassador after the Italian deputy prime minister accused the French of exploiting Africa and fuelling migration. On Sunday, Luigi di Maio called on the European Union to...

UN predicts 3pc global growth in 2019-2020

UN predicts 3pc global growth in 2019-2020

-- 2019-01-22 10:46:30

The global economy will continue to grow at a steady pace of around 3.0 per cent in 2019 and 2020 amid signs that global growth has peaked, the United Nations said Monday. However, "a worrisome combi...

Asian shares, US stock futures dented by growth worries

Asian shares, US stock futures dented by growth worries

-- 2019-01-22 10:18:22

Asian shares and US stock futures slipped on Tuesday as pessimism about world growth drove investors away from risky assets, while sterling dithered as the latest plan for Brexit appeared to come and...