China’s economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter as strong exports of technology and manufactured goods helped offset weak domestic consumption and a deepening property crisis, highlighting the growing imbalance
China’s economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter as strong exports of technology and manufactured goods helped offset weak domestic consumption and a deepening property crisis, highlighting the growing imbalance
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India’s benchmark stock market indices have fallen nearly 12% since January, despite resilient economic growth, as foreign investors withdraw capital and global investment flows increasingly favour artificial intelligence-related markets, Finance Minister Nirmala
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China has proposed export controls on 12 technologies used in solar equipment manufacturing, citing national security concerns in a move that could affect international efforts to develop domestic solar industries and access
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Vietnam has signed a free-trade agreement with four European countries, establishing a framework to expand commercial ties and reduce trade barriers between the Southeast Asian economy and members of the European Free
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Berkshire Hathaway shares have climbed to their highest closing levels since Warren Buffett announced plans to step down as chief executive, signalling a recovery in investor confidence as his successor, Greg Abel,
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Japan’s property market is facing fresh scrutiny from international investors as the government introduces a rule requiring buyers to declare their nationality and the Bank of Japan’s interest rate increases raise financing
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Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port City Economic Commission (CPCEC) has facilitated 14,300 foreign worker visas while operating with only 16 staff and does not actively follow up after workers enter the country on
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A US congressional committee has released hundreds of pages of records detailing investigations into about 30 scientists, many of them Chinese-American, over alleged undisclosed payments, research appointments and links to Chinese talent
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The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and Vietnam are expected to sign a free trade agreement in Hanoi on Sunday, completing negotiations that began in 2012 and were relaunched last year amid
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its forecast for global economic growth in 2026 to 3.1%, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from its July projection, as investment linked to artificial
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China’s export engine retains room to expand, but its longer-term prospects may increasingly depend on whether overseas economies can generate enough growth to absorb rising volumes of Chinese products. A Goldman Sachs
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About 416 million people working across the global food system earn too little to meet their basic needs, according to a new analysis by the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food
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China should build a comprehensive national system to protect its growing overseas interests, including closer coordination between diplomatic, commercial, security and military authorities, according to an analysis published on a Chinese national
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G20 trade ministers have failed to reach broad agreement on a US proposal to address excess industrial capacity and “non-market” economic policies, exposing divisions within the group of major economies as Washington
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Sri Lanka’s economy grew by 5 per cent in 2025 as the country continued its recovery from the 2022 economic crisis, but its investment climate remains challenging, with foreign investors reporting policy
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