Asia Economy
China’s latest spike in Covid cases strands tourists and restricts travel
The western province of Gansu is one of the hardest hit by China’s summer Covid outbreak. Pictured here is a Red Cross volunteer spraying disinfectant in Dingxi, Gansu. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s daily Covid case count has climbed into the hundreds as the summer holidays get underway. Many […]
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Global chip shortage is not over and the slowdown is ‘going to bite,’ IDC says
The global chip shortage will continue, and consumers will have to pay for it, an analyst from the International Data Corporation said. Sasirin Pamai | Istock | Getty Images The global chip shortage is not over yet, and the war in Ukraine continues to put a strain on supplies of important parts needed, one analyst […]
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Biden arrives in Saudi Arabia a ‘much diminished president,’ the kingdom’s former intel chief says
Prince Turki Al Faisal, Saudi Arabia’s former intelligence chief and onetime ambassador to Washington. Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg “As an example, on energy issues, he came in with a policy to stop completely fossil fuel usage not only in the United States, but worldwide, and now he is finding himself having to rely on fossil fuels as […]
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Shares of Tianqi Lithium slump around 10% in first day of trading in Hong Kong
Shares of Tianqi Lithium slumped about 10% in their Hong Kong market debut Wednesday, after the Chinese company raised about $1.7 billion in the city’s biggest listing so far this year. The stock traded at around 74.50 Hong Kong dollars ($9.49), lower than the offer price of HK$82 ($10.45) a share. It slipped to as […]
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U.S. Treasury diplomat nominee aims to curb China’s lending influence
Jay Shambaugh, associate professor of economics at the George Washington University, speaking at a macro policy discussion in the U.S. on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. The nominee for the U.S. Treasury’s top economic diplomacy job said on Tuesday he wants to limit China’s growing global lending influence by working with international financial institutions and development […]
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U.S., Japan agree to address currency, economic impact of Ukraine war
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki shaking hands with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at the latter’ office in Tokyo on July 12, 2022. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki agreed on Tuesday to further strengthen bilateral ties and work together to address rising food and energy prices exacerbated by Russia’s […]
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Singapore’s state-owned investor Temasek reports record portfolio value
A signage for Temasek Holdings is displayed during a news conference following the company’s annual review in Singapore on July 9, 2019. Bryan van der Beek | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Temasek Holdings reported Tuesday that the net value of its portfolio grew to $286.48 billion (403 billion Singapore dollars) at the end […]
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Why tensions between China and Taiwan are on the rise
In May, President Joe Biden issued a stark warning to China: The U.S. would come to Taiwan’s defense militarily if China were to invade. “That’s the commitment we made,” Biden said in response to a question over the U.S.’ intention to protect Taiwan. “We agree with the ‘One China’ policy. We signed on to it.” […]
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How an Indian cement maker bought Russian coal using yuan
People walking past HDFC Bank In Kolkata, India on 19 August, 2021. An Indian cement maker’s recent purchase of Russian coal using yuan involved India’s biggest private lender, HDFC Bank, according to an invoice seen by Reuters and a source, as more details emerge of the kind of trade that could blunt Western sanctions against […]
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Malaysia fuel subsidies offer some reprieve from inflation, says economist
Malaysia is in an “enviable” position because fuel subsidies have shielded households from higher oil prices, according to an economist. “Even though we’re seeing this acceleration in inflation, and we’re going to see higher inflation going forward, particularly into the second half … households have in some way been shielded because of these fuel subsidies,” […]
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