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ASIA: Trade between China and the US continued an upward trend in the past four months, official data showed, highlighting inseparable economic relations between the two countries. In the first four months of the year, China’s trade with the US rose 50.3 percent year-on-year to 1.44 trillion yuan ($222.8 billion), making the US its third […]

ASIA: Indian refiners and at least one European refiner is re-evaluating their crude purchases to make room for Iranian oil in the second half of this year, anticipating that U.S. sanctions will be lifted, company officials and trading sources said. At least one European refiner has held in-depth discussions with Iran’s state oil firm NIOC […]

ASIA: The price of Bitcoin fell below $34,000 (£24,030) for the first time in three months on Wednesday, after China imposed fresh curbs on cryptocurrencies. Beijing banned banks and payment firms from providing services related to cryptocurrency transactions. Despite this, a major US based bank, Wells Fargo, said on Wednesday it would introduce professionally managed […]

ASIA: China has banned financial institutions and payment companies from providing services related to cryptocurrency transactions, and warned investors against speculative crypto trading. Under the ban, such institutions, including banks and online payments channels, must not offer clients any service involving cryptocurrencies, such as registration, trading, clearing and settlement, three industry bodies said in a […]

ASIA: China’s factories slowed their output growth in April and retail sales significantly missed expectations as officials warned of new problems affecting the recovery in the world’s second-largest economy. Factory output grew 9.8% in April from a year ago, in line with forecasts but slower than the 14.1% surge in March, National Bureau of Statistics […]

ASIA: Singapore is locking down once again after a recent rise in cases. Although the lockdown will be less strict than prior requirements, authorities are urging people to work from home and limit gatherings to two people. The new restrictions will begin on Sunday and last for a month. The nation has already fully vaccinated […]

ASIA: The mainland China share market finished the session lower on Thursday, May 13, 2021, amid bearish sentiment stemming from rising US inflation and concern to bring forward monetary stimulus tapering, an online business daily reported. Meanwhile, weaker than expected new loan data for April and Sino-U. S. tensions also weighed down sentiments. At the […]

ASIA: As with most developed nations, China reported a significant decline in births last year (0.53%). The nation abandoned their one-child policy in 2016 that was put into effect in 1979, however, the population has continued to decline. China’s birth rate was 0.57% between 2000 and 2010, with a total population f  1.41 billion. The […]

ASIA:   Moody’s Investors Service on Tuesday slashed India’s growth forecast for the current financial year to 9.3 per cent saying that the second wave of coronavirus infections hampers economic recovery and increases risk of longer-term scarring. With this, Moody’s has joined several analysts who revised their GDP forecasts for India in the face of […]