Global economy now has its own ‘Three-Body Problem’
TOKYO — Analysts at Fitch Ratings have been a busy bunch in recent months warning of debt landmines in the two biggest economies.
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China is sending its highest-level delegation to North Korea since 2019 to kick off a ‘friendship year’
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China will remain the world's No. 1 growth driver, says the Asian Development Bank
China will remain the largest growth engine for the world economy in spite of its slowdown, the Asian Development Bank said.
China sanctions 2 U.S. companies over ‘support for arms sales to Taiwan’
BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday announced sanctions against two U.S. defense companies over what it says is their support for arms sales to Taiwan, the self-governing island democracy Beijing claims as its own territory to be recovered by force if necessary.
Myanmar’s ethnic Karen guerrillas claim to have seized the last army base defending key border town
BANGKOK (AP) — Guerrillas from the Karen ethnic minority on Thursday claimed to have captured the last of the army’s outposts in Myawaddy district in eastern Myanmar, virtually clearing the way for them to take over Myawaddy town, the major crossing point for trade with Thailand.
Ukraine war risk and the gold hedge
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Vietnam tycoon sentenced to death in $16b fraud case, state media reports
HANOI — A court in Vietnam on April 11 sentenced real estate tycoon Truong My Lan to death over her role in a 304 trillion dong (S$16.46 billion) financial fraud case, the country's biggest on record, state media reported.
Biden Aims to Project United Front Against China at White House Summit
President Biden intends to use a first-ever joint meeting with the leaders of Japan and the Philippines on Thursday to send a blunt diplomatic message to an increasingly aggressive China: Beijing’s harassment of Philippine ships in the South China Sea is a violation of international law and must stop.