China's factory, consumer activity weakens in May, youth unemployment rises
China’s factory and consumer activity weakened further in May and surging unemployment among young people in cities broke the previous month’s record as an economic rebound following the end of anti-virus controls slowed
2023-06-15 11:59
Key issues straining China-Canada relations
Canada has said it is freezing its participation in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, after a former executive alleged that Beijing wields "undue"...
2023-06-15 11:53
New Zealand: Economy slips into recession after interest rate hikes
The country's central bank has aggressively raised interest rates since October 2021.
2023-06-15 11:50
China’s Property Investment Slump Deepens With Home Demand Weak
Chinese real estate investment slumped further in May, showing both extended weakness in a key engine for economic
2023-06-15 11:50
TikTok to invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia -CEO
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) -Short video app TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, said on Thursday it would invest billions
2023-06-15 11:49
Hong Kong protest song disappears from music streaming sites, social media platforms
A popular Hong Kong protest song was no longer available on several major music streaming sites as well as social media platforms
2023-06-15 11:48
Asian markets rise as Fed holds rates, China cuts
Asian markets rose Thursday after the Federal Reserve decided against hiking interest rates and China's central bank cut borrowing costs as officials look...
2023-06-15 11:28
Australia May employment blows past expectations, piling pressure on RBA
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian employment blew past expectations in May, while the jobless rate edged lower and participation
2023-06-15 11:23
Australian Jobs Surge Boosts Rate-Hike Bets as Inflation Lingers
Australian employment smashed expectations in May and unemployment surprisingly declined, bolstering the case for the Reserve Bank to
2023-06-15 11:20
Canada Cuts Ties With Asian Infrastructure Bank on Claims of Chinese Interference
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government stopped Canada’s work with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank while it investigates claims
2023-06-15 11:17
Yen Falls to 7-Month Low as Traders Shift Focus From Fed to BOJ
The yen weakened to its lowest since November as traders shifted their focus from a hawkish Federal Reserve
2023-06-15 10:59
Japan govt says volatile forex market 'undesirable'
TOKYO Japan's top government spokesperson said on Thursday that volatile moves in the currency markets were undesirable and
2023-06-15 10:58