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07 December 2023
Italy withdraws from China's Belt and Road project: govt source
People cycle past closed shops on Regent Street in London, Britain, 14 April 2020. Photo: EPA
Business
18 April 2020
US stocks open higher on hopes for faster...
Wall Street stocks opened higher Friday, boosted by a report of positive preliminary...
China has exported 3.86 billion masks. (File/AFP Photo)
Business
06 April 2020
China says it has sold nearly four billion masks...
China has sold nearly four billion masks to foreign countries since March, officials said...
A view of the logo at the front building of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Mandaluyong City, east of Manila, Philippines. Photo: EPA
Business
05 April 2020
ADB warns global cost of virus could top $4...
The coronavirus pandemic could cost the global economy $4.1 trillion as it ravages United...
Since the start of the virus crisis, Corona beer has been the punchline of some questionable jokes and memes (AFP/File / Rodrigo ARANGUA)
Business
04 April 2020
Corona beer producer halts brewing over...
The butt of “virus” jokes and falling sales over virus fears, the Mexican brewer of...
A Qatar Airways Boeing 777 aircraft. Photo: EPA
Business
03 April 2020
Qatar Airways to add more cargo flights to India
Qatar Airways will add additional air freight capacity on its India route with operating...
More than 80 countries, mostly of low incomes, have asked the IMF for help, the fund's chief Kristalina Georgieva says (AFP/File / Brendan Smialowski)
Business
28 March 2020
IMF chief: 'Clear we have entered recession...
The coronavirus pandemic has driven the global economy into a downturn that will require...
Trade-reliant Singapore is typically among the first countries to be hit during global crises because of its small and open economy (AFP Photo/Roslan RAHMAN)
Business
26 March 2020
Singapore GDP shrinks most since financial crisis...
Singapore's economy, a bellwether for trade-reliant Asian countries, suffered its worst...
A view of the Federal Reserve building is seen in Washington, DC. Photo: AFP
Business
21 March 2020
Top central banks launch new bid to keep dollars...
Leading central banks on Friday announced a new effort to keep dollars pumping through...
A man sweeps the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after the closing bell in New York, New York, USA, on 20 March 2020. Photo: EPA
Business
21 March 2020
Stock markets rise on huge economic support plans
Global stock markets pushed higher Friday at the end of another volatile week, as weary...
Empty shelves for toilet paper and sanitizer at a local Walmart in Dallas, Texas, USA, 13 March 2020. Photo: EPA
Business
14 March 2020
Coronavirus shines spotlight on US economic...
The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on the global economy, but in the United States...
The Dow suffered its worst session since 1987 on March 12, plunging 10 percent as emergency measures by central banks failed to douse mounting recession fears (AFP Photo / Bryan R. Smith)
Business
13 March 2020
Asian stocks nosedive, extending global rout on...
Asian markets opened in freefall on Friday, extending a global rout that saw bourses...
Tourists take pictures at the Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Photo: EPA
Business
10 March 2020
Visitors vanish from Asia's most visited...
As dawn breaks the unmistakable tapered towers of Angkor Wat emerge from the gloom - but...

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