Chinese bluechips, HK shares rise as China vows to deepen reforms SHAHGHAI: Chinese bluechip and Hong Kong stocks ended higher on Thursday, after China’s securities watchdog vowed... Published 23 Dec, 2022 05:54am
World Naval drills with China response to ‘aggressive’ US: Russian army chief MOSCOW: Russia’s army chief on Thursday called joint naval drills between Russian and Chinese warships a response to... Published 22 Dec, 2022 07:09pm
Markets China stocks flat, Hong Kong shares inch higher HONG KONG, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Chinese stocks moved in a narrow range on Wednesday, while Hong Kong shares tracked... Published 22 Dec, 2022 06:59am
Business & Finance US ban on ‘Made in Hong Kong’ label breaches trade rules: WTO GENEVA: The United States is flouting international trade rules by imposing a “Made in China” stamp on goods... Published 22 Dec, 2022 05:57am
Print Putin inaugurates key Siberian gas field for China exports MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday inaugurated the Kovykta natural gas field in eastern Siberia that will... Published 22 Dec, 2022 05:57am
Markets Russian oil exports fall by 11% for Dec 1-20 MOSCOW: Russian oil exports fell by 11% for Dec. 1-20 compared to the previous month, after the European Union’s... Published 21 Dec, 2022 12:26pm
World India to step up COVID surveillance as cases increase elsewhere NEW DELHI: India’s government has asked all states to step up surveillance for any new variants of the coronavirus,... Published 21 Dec, 2022 10:35am
Business & Finance Indonesia to announce ban on exports of a commodity, without saying which JAKARTA: Indonesia will announce an export ban on a commodity later on Wednesday, President Joko Widodo said,... Published 21 Dec, 2022 09:11am
Business & Finance US and China trade barbs over South China Sea MANILA: China’s embassy in Manila accused the United States on Tuesday of driving a wedge between the Philippines... Published 21 Dec, 2022 06:59am
Markets China’s Nov coal imports from Russia jump in face of bottlenecks SINGAPORE: China’s coal imports from Russia in November rebounded from a four-month low in the prior month despite... Published 20 Dec, 2022 06:33pm
Markets World Bank slashes China growth forecasts on Covid woes, property crisis BEIJING: The World Bank on Tuesday slashed its China growth forecast for the year as the pandemic and weaknesses in... Published 20 Dec, 2022 11:53am
Markets China stocks fall as Covid jitters outweigh policy support SHANGHAI: China stocks saw their worst day in seven weeks on Monday, as concerns over surging COVID-19 cases... Published 20 Dec, 2022 06:48am
Business & Finance Imports from Japan, China: customs values on tyres, tubes raised ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view Chinese investment in local manufacturing of tyres and tubes, Directorate General Customs... Published 20 Dec, 2022 05:58am
World Russia announces joint naval drills with China MOSCOW: Moscow announced Monday that several of its warships were participating in naval exercises starting this... Published 19 Dec, 2022 05:41pm
World Russia and China to hold joint naval drills this week Russia and China will hold joint naval drills between December 21-27, Russia’s defence ministry said on Monday. The... Published 19 Dec, 2022 02:39pm
Business & Finance China’s weekly new home sales rise slowly BEIJING: New-home sales in 16 Chinese cities rose at a slower pace last week, held back by falling transactions in... Published 19 Dec, 2022 11:37am
Markets China Nov aluminium imports fall amid rising domestic supply BEIJING: China’s aluminium imports in November fell 35.7% from a year earlier as a result of mounting domestic... Published 18 Dec, 2022 01:53pm
Business & Finance French growth to slow to 0.3 pct in 2023: central bank PARIS: French economic growth will slow considerably in 2023 due to the energy crisis and inflation, before bouncing... Published 18 Dec, 2022 11:35am
World China set to offer compromise to save summit nature accord MONTREAL: China, which chairs a high-stakes UN biodiversity summit in Montreal, is due to present a long-awaited... Published 18 Dec, 2022 11:07am
World China’s economic output to exceed 120trn yuan in 2022 SHANGHAI: China’s economic output is likely to exceed 120 trillion yuan ($17.2 trillion) this year, state media... Published 17 Dec, 2022 02:11pm
Business & Finance China agrees to formation of global sovereign debt ‘roundtable’: IMF WASHINGTON: Chinese officials have agreed to participate in a global sovereign debt “roundtable” that would... Published 17 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Print Cherries: MoC acquires market access to China ISLAMABAD: In a recent major development, the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has acquired market access for Pakistani... Updated 17 Dec, 2022 09:56am
World ‘Go all out’: China prepares for infection spread after COVID policy U-turn BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China put a priority on protecting rural communities from COVID-19 on Friday as millions of... Published 16 Dec, 2022 10:56am
Print Prepared during IK’s govt: Beijing urges Islamabad to review ‘IPPs report’ ISLAMABAD: The Chinese government has reportedly urged Islamabad to review IPPs committee report prepared during... Updated 16 Dec, 2022 09:41am
Business & Finance ADB cuts developing Asia growth projection on China slowdown MANILA: The Asian Development Bank trimmed its economic growth forecast for developing Asia on Wednesday, with... Published 15 Dec, 2022 07:39am
World EU vows investment in push to boost SE Asia ties BRUSSELS: The EU vowed billions of dollars of investment in southeast Asia Wednesday, as leaders looked to bolster... Published 15 Dec, 2022 07:19am
World China calls US ‘destroyer’ of global trading system at WTO GENEVA: China accused Washington on Wednesday of using subsidies to prop up national industries and refusing to... Published 14 Dec, 2022 06:09pm
Opinion China readying $143bn package for its chip firms in face of US curbs China is working on a more than 1 trillion yuan ($143 billion) support package for its semiconductor industry, three... Published 14 Dec, 2022 05:57am
Business & Finance Yuan firms as weak loan data overlooked HONG KONG: China’s yuan edged up slightly on Tuesday against the US dollar as investors shrugged off weak China... Published 14 Dec, 2022 05:57am
World Beijing 'shocked' by attack on Afghan hotel hosting Chinese visitors KABUL: Beijing said Tuesday it was "shocked" by a deadly attack on a Kabul hotel popular with Chinese business... Updated 13 Dec, 2022 05:51pm