China sets mid-July for highly anticipated ‘Third Plenum’ meeting to discuss 'deepening reform'
NINGBO, China — China's top leaders will gather from July 15 to 18 for a highly anticipated meeting known as the Third Plenum, state media said Thursday.
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India’s president inaugurates newly elected parliament and sets out economic reforms as a key agenda
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s president inaugurated a new parliament on Thursday after national elections, listing the priorities of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in coming years, including fast-tracking economic reforms and boosting small and medium-size enterprises to create jobs.
Biden Cabinet officials roll out new plans to cut costs of living ahead of Trump debate
President Joe Biden's Cabinet will wrap up a barnstorming tour Thursday after two weeks on the road, touting the administration's economic accomplishments ahead of the Democratic incumbent's first debate against former President Donald Trump.
Biden-Trump debate: Where they stand on AI, TikTok and chips
PALO ALTO, California -- President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are preparing to debate on Thursday, as they run neck-and-neck in the U.S. presidential campaign ahead of the election in November.
Thailand to court foreign buyers amid condominium supply glut
BANGKOK -- The Thai government is considering easing land leasing regulations to allow foreigners to buy more apartments and condominiums for individual and rent land plots in the longer term, which would help absorb a supply glut at a time when domestic purchasing power is weak.
China's Li says EVs and batteries meet domestic demand, enrich global supply
DALIAN, China (Reuters) -- China's Premier Li Qiang used his address at a World Economic Forum meeting in Dalian to hit back at accusations from the U.S. and EU that Chinese firms benefit from unfair subsidies and are poised to flood their markets with cheap green technologies.
U.S. auto sales are expected to slow during the second half of 2024
DETROIT – U.S. auto sales through the first half of the year are expected to be up by 2.9% compared to a year ago, but there are concerns that the auto industry may not be able to continue the momentum during the last six months of the year.
How to read China’s economic report card for the first 5 months of 2024
If we exclude real estate development investment, national fixed asset investment grew by 8.6 per cent in the first five months, exceeding gross domestic product (GDP) growth. This indicates that, excluding real estate, fixed asset investment has already recovered to pre-pandemic levels.