China’s rebalancing of its economy from investment-led growth to consumption is likely to slow in the coming five years as the population ages and the workforce shrinks, a government researcher Continue Reading
The U.S. isn’t ready to lift tariffs on Chinese imports in the near future, but might be open to trade negotiations with Beijing, according to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai. In Continue Reading
Nearly a yearlong bull run among industrial metals is faltering this month as the unwinding of a stimulus in China slows demand, underscoring the increasingly pivotal role its state-led economy plays Continue Reading
EPA image captionThe massive fire broke out just after midnight on Monday Firefighters in Indonesia are working to put out a massive fire that has broken out at one of Continue Reading
“China appears to be moving from a period of being content with the status quo over Taiwan to a period in which they are more impatient and more prepared to Continue Reading
Russia has lauded with much fanfare the arrival of its homegrown vaccine, Sputnik V, in Latin America and Africa, and even in some countries in Europe, calling it a solution Continue Reading
India says it is “calibrating” its vaccine exports in an attempt to balance surging domestic demand with international orders, raising doubts over the Serum Institute’s capacity to meet its global Continue Reading
Germany’s third wave of the coronavirus could be the worst so far and 100,000 new daily infections is not out of the question, the head of the Robert Koch Institute Continue Reading
European governments have warned that their hospitals are at risk of being overwhelmed by Covid-19 cases as leaders struggle to get a grip on the pandemic after a week of Continue Reading
India, one of the world’s biggest vaccine producers, has imposed a de facto ban on jab exports as it seeks to prioritise local vaccinations amid an accelerating second wave of Continue Reading
