China’s exports record biggest decline in more than 3 years
The dollar value of China exports are expected to decline 9.5% in June from a year earlier, according to a Reuters poll, deepening a 7.5% annual decline in May. Nurphoto …
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India’s tomato prices surge over 300%, prompting thieves and turmoil
A vendor arranging tomatoes at a wholesale vegetable market in Kolkata. Tomato prices surged 366.86% from 26.76 rupees per kg at the start of the year to 108.92 rupees per …
Multi-millionaire entrepreneur to Indonesia minister
Jakarta governor-elect Anis Baswedan (R) and his deputy governor-elect Sandiaga Uno (L) hold hands during a press conference in Jakarta on April 19, 2017. Adek Berry | AFP | Getty …
China to see the world’s biggest millionaire exodus this year, study shows
Guests are seen in the J Hotel located in the Shanghai Tower, in Shanghai on June 23, 2021. Hector Retamal | Afp | Getty Images China, with the world’s second-largest …
Vienna, Copenhagen, Melbourne top list
Austria’s Vienna has come up top again as the best city to live in globally, according to a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The Global Liveability Index 2023 …
Yellen’s visit to China is ‘crucial’ to U.S.-China engagement, professor says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit to China is “crucial” to ensuring that both countries continue talking to each other, said Eswar Prasad, an economics professor at Cornell University. “The …
Janet Yellen comments on U.S.-China relations during Beijing visit
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen addresses journalists in a press conference July 9 capping her four-day Beijing visit. Pedro Pardo | AFP | Getty Images U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen …
India’s IDFC First Bank says merger will boost credit growth
IDFC First bank signage is seen outside a branch in Mumbai, India, 04 July, 2023. IDFC First Bank merges with IDFC Limited. 155 shares of IDFC First Bank will be …
Apple supplier Foxconn pulls out of $19.5 billion India chip project
A man walks past the barricade of India’s first Apple retail store that will be launched soon at Jio World Drive mall in Mumbai, April 5, 2023. Francis Mascarenhas | …
Deep generational divides belie Thailand’s politics
Move Forward Party leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat addresses supporters ahead of the July 13 parliamentary vote to elect Thailand’s next prime minister, in front of Central World …