XI’AN, (Xinhua) – With Christmas just a month away, a company in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province has been producing at full speed and capacity, with LCD TVs rolling off the assembly line one after another. These TVs are then loaded onto cross-border freight trains and hit the shelves of numerous stores in Europe in roughly two […]
Read MoreAnadolu Agency – The European Union will increase its investment in the Asia-Pacific region more than ever before, the head of the European Commission said. Speaking at the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting by a video link, Ursula von der Leyen stressed the importance of strengthening the relationship between Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. “We are going to […]
Read MoreWorld Bank webinar looks at role of monetary policies as countries recover their economies. Many East Asia and Pacific (EAP) countries, including Vietnam, have been using monetary policies to support economic recovery but obstacles remain, World Bank (WB) experts said at an online webinar entitled “The Economics of COVID-19 in Developing East Asia and Pacific” […]
Read MoreAsian markets and oil prices sank while safe havens rallied on Friday over fears of a new Covid variant that scientists warn could be more infectious than Delta and even be more resistant to vaccines, dealing a blow to the global recovery. The B.1.1.529 strain has been blamed for a surge in fresh cases in South Africa […]
Read MoreTHE Asia-Pacific region has been buoyed by its goods-producing industries which accelerated in recent months because of both export volume and price effects. With rising vaccination rates across much of Apac expected to bolster the 2022 outlook, gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the region should be around 4.3 per cent said Moody’s Analytics on […]
Read MoreSOUTH-EAST Asia is expected to see stronger growth in 2022, propelled by reopening and still-supportive monetary policy, Barclays economists said in the Barclays Asia Economic Outlook for 2022 webinar on Nov 23. While the larger continental economies such as India and China will see slower growth in the year ahead, South-east Asia’s growth will improve […]
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