Apple CEO visits China for second time this year as sales slump BEIJING: Apple CEO Tim Cook was in China for the second time this year, he said on social media Tuesday, as the US... Published 22 Oct, 2024 02:38pm
World Shadow of Ukraine war hangs over Putin’s BRICS summit in Russia KAZAN: Russia wants the BRICS summit to showcase the rising clout of the non-Western world, but Moscow’s partners... Published 22 Oct, 2024 12:31pm
Markets China iron ore imports head for record even as steel output slips: Russell LAUNCESTON: China is on track to import record volumes of iron ore in October, increasing the divergence between the... Published 22 Oct, 2024 10:37am
World US unveils new rules to block China, Russia and Iran from accessing bulk US data WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department on Monday proposed new rules to protect federal government data or ... Published 22 Oct, 2024 07:50am
Pakistan Pakistan, Iran weapons programmes: US imposes curbs on firms WASHINGTON: The United States added more than two dozen entities to a trade blacklist Monday over alleged support of... Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am
Business & Finance Asia Rising: Dubai’s transformation to becoming tech hub draws parallel with Silicon Valley and Bengalaru DUBAI: Drawing parallels with India’s Bengaluru and Silicon Valley in the US, speakers highlighted Dubai’s rapid... Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am
World India, China strike border patrol pact that could ease ties, top official says NEW DELHI: India and China have reached a deal on patrolling their disputed Himalayan frontier to resolve a... Published 21 Oct, 2024 04:38pm
Markets Saudi Aramco CEO says bullish on China and oil demand SINGAPORE: The head of Saudi Aramco said on Monday that they are fairly bullish on China and oil demand, especially... Published 21 Oct, 2024 10:00am
World China’s Xi says to deepen ties with Indonesia’s new president: state media BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday said he would maintain “close strategic communication” with his new... Published 20 Oct, 2024 12:16pm
Markets China’s Sept fuel oil imports rise 6% from August SINGAPORE/BEIJING: China’s fuel oil imports climbed 6% month-on-month in September, customs data showed on Sunday.... Published 20 Oct, 2024 11:13am
World Xi calls for troops to boost war preparedness SHANGHAI: Chinese President Xi Jinping called this week for troops to strengthen their preparedness for war, state... Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am
World Britain’s Lammy calls for ‘more diplomacy’ with China SHANGHAI: British foreign minister David Lammy on Saturday called for a resumption of dialogue between London and... Published 19 Oct, 2024 12:01pm
Business & Finance China central bank chief warns against any illegal fund flows into stock market BEIJING: The governor of China’s central bank, Pan Gongsheng, warned on Friday against any illegal fund flows into... Published 18 Oct, 2024 10:52am
Business & Finance China approves BNP Paribas, Prudential insurance ventures HONG KONG: China has approved separate insurance units to be set up by BNP Paribas and Prudential Financial, a... Published 18 Oct, 2024 09:34am
Business & Finance Pakistan all set to export donkey meat, hides to China ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is all set to export donkey meat and hides to China as the two countries have signed a protocol... Published 18 Oct, 2024 06:10am
Business & Finance Nokia cuts 2,000 jobs in China, 350 in Europe as part of cost cuts, sources say STOCKHOLM: Nokia has laid off close to 2,000 people or about a fifth of its employee base across Greater China and... Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:09pm
World China warns against ‘further escalation’ of Korean peninsula tensions BEIJING: China on Tuesday called for all parties on the Korean peninsula to avoid a “further escalation” after... Published 16 Oct, 2024 06:58am
Pakistan SCO summit 2024: PM Shehbaz hosts dinner for state dignitaries Meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a Eurasian security and political group formed in 2001 by Russia and China, is the highest-profile event hosted by Pakistan in years Updated 15 Oct, 2024 10:32pm
Markets IEA sees oil surplus looming, reassures on Iran supply risk LONDON: The world oil market is heading for a sizeable surplus in the new year, the International Energy Agency said... Updated 15 Oct, 2024 02:47pm
World Russia defence minister holds ‘substantive’ talks in China, Russian agencies report Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov said he had held “substantive” talks with China’s central military... Published 15 Oct, 2024 11:27am
World China, Russia pledge to strengthen military cooperation BEIJING: The Chinese and Russian defence ministers pledged on Monday to deepen cooperation between their two... Published 15 Oct, 2024 06:47am
Markets China Sept soybean imports surge 59% y/y BEIJING: China imported 11.37 million metric tons of soybeans in September, customs data showed on Monday, rising... Published 14 Oct, 2024 02:46pm
Markets China oil imports fall from a year ago for a fifth month in Sept SINGAPORE: China’s oil imports fell in September by 0.6% from a year earlier, data showed on Monday, as plants... Published 14 Oct, 2024 02:29pm
Pakistan ADB appoints Xiaoqin Fan as new country director for Pakistan The Asian Development Bank (ADB) appointed Xiaoqin (Emma) Fan as its new country director for Pakistan on Monday.... Updated 14 Oct, 2024 09:56pm
Business & Finance China’s yuan firm against dollar SHANGHAI: China’s yuan firmed against the retreating US dollar on Friday but most traders were on the sidelines... Published 14 Oct, 2024 06:24am
Business & Finance China’s deflationary pressures build in Sept, consumer inflation cools BEIJING: China’s consumer inflation unexpectedly eased in September, while producer price deflation deepened,... Published 13 Oct, 2024 11:51am
World Vietnam, China sign 10 documents during Chinese Premier’s visit to Hanoi HANOI: Vietnam and China signed 10 agreements ranging from agriculture cooperation to cross-border QR code payments... Published 13 Oct, 2024 10:15am
World China-EU EV tariff talks in Brussels end with ‘major differences’: Beijing BEIJING: The latest negotiations over European Union tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles ended in Brussels with... Published 13 Oct, 2024 06:46am
Business & Finance China tees up fresh spending to boost economy BEIJING: China said Saturday it would issue special bonds to help its sputtering economy, signalling a spending ... Published 13 Oct, 2024 06:46am
World EU chief says China must ‘adapt its behaviour’ to solve trade row VIENTIANE: China must “adapt its behaviour” to solve an escalating tariff row with Europe, EU chief Charles Michel... Published 11 Oct, 2024 11:08am