There is no end in sight for China’s uneven economic recovery
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Oil economics could sway the US election
Oil continues to influence global economics and politics like no other finite natural resource. In the 2024 US presidential election, the strategic commodity will be an important domestic issue.
Nepal poised for new leadership after PM Dahal loses confidence vote
KATHMANDU (Reuters) -- Nepal is set for a new coalition government led by politician K.P. Sharma Oli after the more radical Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal lost a parliamentary vote of confidence on Friday, ending a tumultuous 20-month tenure.
Rejection of US help in South China Sea shows Philippines acting on its own: analysts
Chinese and Philippine ships have been embroiled in a series of confrontations in the contested seaway in recent months.
Woman swept to sea while swimming at a Japanese beach is rescued 37 hours later and 50 miles away
TOKYO (AP) — A Chinese woman who was swept out to sea while swimming at a Japanese beach was rescued 37 hours later after drifting in a swimming ring more than 80 kilometers (50 miles) in the Pacific Ocean, officials said Thursday.
Yellen’s de-dollarization fears will only get worse
In the middle of an otherwise mundane Congressional hearing on July 9, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made an extraordinary admission: De-dollarization is now her biggest fear.
Firms weigh removing Taiwan staff from China after death penalty threat, Reuters reports
Some foreign companies are considering moving Taiwanese employees out of China after Beijing said it could impose the death penalty on "diehard" Taiwan independence separatists, said four people familiar with the matter.
Newsom a better bet than Biden for China ties
The recent US debate was not kind to Joe Biden. The president’s lackluster performance has prompted discussions about potential replacements, with California Governor Gavin Newsom’s name gaining particular traction.