China’s property investment hit a two-year low in December even as it grew at a solid pace in 2019, adding to recent signs of a slackening in the sector, Reuters reports. Real estate investment, which ...More
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... the past two decades is due almost entirely to China, with India playing a modestly expanding role. Average annual growth of 3.5 percent for 2010-2019 means that many countries fell short of their po ...More
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... the past two years may finally be starting to take hold. This year is crucial for the ruling Communist Party to fulfill its goal of doubling GDP and incomes in the decade to 2020, and turning China i ...More
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... ster, for two decades. The sudden and radical overhaul cements Putin’s control of the transition process and is seen by some as an attempt to reduce intra-clan infighting between now and 2024. The abr ...More
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... ed by the two trade deals, solid retail sales and upbeat Morgan Stanley earnings. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Trump’s efforts to rebalance US ties with its major trading partners were be ...More
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... read the two charges passed by the House on Dec. 18 that accused Trump of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress arising from his dealings with Ukraine. US Chief Justice John Roberts, wearing his ...More
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The "one country, two systems" framework that allows Hongkongers to enjoy freedoms unavailable in mainland China can continue beyond the 2047 expiry date, so long as the locals, especially the youth, ...More
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... the past two years, especially for smaller and private companies which generate a sizeable share of the country’s economic growth and jobs. Chinese banks extended 1.14 trillion yuan (US$165.45 billio ...More
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... including two students, a kindergarten teacher, a barista and two unemployed people. They were arrested for offences including suspicion of conspiracy to manufacture explosives, possession of drugs, a ...More
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... er nearly two years of a tit-for-tat tariff war, included a pledge by China to purchase at least an additional US$12.5 billion worth of agricultural goods in 2020 and at least US$19.5 billion over the ...More
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... means the two will live in Lebanon as fugitives and could be arrested if they leave their country. Japan’s Justice Minister Masako Mori has described Ghosn’s criticism of her country’s judicial system ...More
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... the last two years because customers were increasingly going online. The company maintains it provides opportunities to more than 550,000 sellers on its platform to grow their business in India. Indi ...More
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... lephony networks. “I can confirm that we are carrying out an investigation into intelligence agent activity,” said Markus Schmitt, spokesman for German federal prosecutors. None of the suspects had be ...More
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... send the two formal charges against Trump to the Senate, clearing the way for only the third impeachment trial of a US president to begin in earnest next week. Lawmakers voted 228 to 193 to give the ...More
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... ne of the two biggest nuclear powers. His proposals, which he suggested should be put to a referendum, would give him the option of taking an enhanced role as prime minister after 2024 or a new role a ...More
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By now, everyone in Hong Kong and Taiwan knows about a tale of two elections. It's a true story about freedom. If only people in mainland China could read it too. It would teach them the meaning of fr ...More
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