Japan’s consumer inflation hits fresh 41-year high

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TOKYO: Japan’s primary consumer prices in December rose 4. 0 per cent from a 12 months earlier, double the particular central bank’s two per cent target, hitting a fresh 41-year high and keeping with your life market expectations the particular central bank can phase out ultra-low interest rates. But analystsContinue Reading

New twist in China’s 5G war with the West

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British Prime Ressortchef (umgangssprachlich) Rishi Sunak lately declared that the “golden era” of UK-China relations is over. The following day, the government removed China and taiwan General Nuclear Strength Group, a Chinese state-owned company, from the construction of the UK’s Sizewell C nuclear power station. Some other countries have made similar moves in recent years. Within 2020, for example , […]#@@#@!!Continue Reading

Fewer workplace fatalities during heightened safety period but more major injuries: MOM

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Mr Zaqy stressed that top management must “take responsibility” to strengthen WSH by integrating safety into all operations, and fostering a safe operations culture. “You must also build workplaces where workers feel safe to speak up and empower them to raise WSH concerns without fear of repercussions,” he said. “ThisContinue Reading

Cambodia revival hinges on Chinese tourists

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The many unfinished buildings — most owned by Chinese investors — lining the streets of the coastal town of Sihanoukville may be symptomatic of the Cambodian economy entering 2023. Cambodia’s economic rebound in 2022, with GDP growth of 4.8%, has been slower than many had hoped. For 2023, the Ministry of Economy and Finance has pegged […]Continue Reading

Reason to hope for a China-Australia reset

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For the first time in a long time, a year can begin with a realistic assessment that Australia-China relations are on an upward trajectory again. After winning last May’s federal election, the new Albanese government set “stabilization” as the objective for Canberra’s relations with Beijing. Rather than reaching for something loftier, “stabilization” made sense given […]Continue Reading

US keeps chipping away at Dutch resistance on China

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Although the two countries’ leaders met in Washington on Tuesday, the United States and the Netherlands have yet to reached agreement on some possible new restrictions on exports to China. After a face-to-face discussion with US President Joe Biden in the White House, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told Dutch TV program Nieuwsuur that he […]Continue Reading