As China watchers try to get their heads around the myriad policy shifts at this week’s National People’s Congress (NPC), at least one thing is clear: the bubble just burst for local governments around the nation. In the decade-plus since the 2008-2009 global financial crisis, municipalities engaged in a historic borrowing binge. And in the […]Continue Reading
The campaign, with staff and backers around the US, is ramping up hiring to “meet the madness” and combat the “manufactured common sense” in the halls of Congress, Evans said. Along with disrupting hearings, it conducts congressional advocacy, hosts educational sessions and builds community-based, grass-roots coalitions. Code Pink’s congressional alliesContinue Reading
BEIJING: China’s annual consumer inflation slowed down in February as consumers remained cautious despite the abandonment of strong pandemic controls late last year, official data showed on Thursday (Mar 9). Producer deflation extended into a fifth month. The consumer price index (CPI) for the month was 1.0 per cent higherContinue Reading
SMRT, LTA and the original equipment manufacturer will check on the condition of the electronic cards on all other trains. Continue Reading
Officials expect exports of crops including wheat to hit a record $75bn this financial year.Continue Reading
We would like to invite market participants to submit entries to the 27th iteration of FinanceAsia’s awards, which recognise Asia’s financial services industry.Continue Reading
Since the lifting of its zero-COVID policy in December last year, economic activity has been set abuzz and local demand is expected to be a key driver of growth this year.Continue Reading
The Ministry of Health says it is on track to have 32 polyclinics by 2030, up from 23 currently.Continue Reading
The gentle footsteps of normalization with the Syrian government have become considerably faster since the devastating earthquakes at the start of this month. President Bashar al-Assad, for so long diplomatically confined to Damascus, first visited Oman. This week, there was a giant leap, as Egypt’s foreign minister landed in Damascus for further post-earthquake diplomacy. It’s not exactly that […]Continue Reading
Clean energy technologies are essential to achieve the decarbonization targets set in the Paris Agreement. Critical minerals — including lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, copper and rare earth elements — are vital to produce clean energy products like solar panels, wind turbines and power batteries for electric vehicles (EVs). Demand for lithium, a key component in lithium-ion […]Continue Reading