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ASIA: The Japanese economy contracted in the first quarter, but at a slower pace than earlier estimated, the government data released  last Wednesday showed. The world’s third-largest economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.5 per … Read more

ASIA: Five global banks signed up as cornerstone members of the Alliance for Green Commercial Banks, a global green banking initiative established by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the World Bank’s International Finance … Read more

ASIA: US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Sunday that President Joe Biden had asked his team to look at the option of lifting some tariffs on China that were put into place by former … Read more

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 290.34 points or 1.04% to 28,234.29 Shanghai increased 22.03 points or 0.68% to 3,263.79 Hang Seng increased 482.92 points or 2.24% … Read more

ASIA: China is moving to spur spending that was depressed by COVID curbs in some of its biggest cities, but piecemeal measures such as vouchers, subsidies for car buyers and digital yuan payments have been … Read more

ASIA: Global markets fell sharply on Monday as fears over rising inflation and a slowdown in China’s export growth fueled worries about the health of the world economy. Analysts said the slowdown showed that the … Read more

ASIA: China “firmly” opposes a new trade initiative between Taiwan and the United States, the Commerce Ministry said on Thursday, a plan the government in Taipei says is a recognition of the key position the … Read more

ASIA: India has allowed wheat shipments of 469,202 tonnes since banning most exports last month, but at least 1.7 million tonnes is lying at ports and could be damaged by looming monsoon rains, Reuters reported. … Read more

ASIA: U.S. authorities are ready to implement a ban on imports from China’s Xinjiang region when a law requiring it becomes enforceable later in June, a U.S. Customs official said on Wednesday, adding that a … Read more