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China presses IMF for quota reform, better surveillance of advanced economies
China’s central bank chief has urged the IMF to serve as a bulwark against “rising unilateralism”, at a time when escalating trade restrictions and an…
Can a US-governed ‘Pax Silica’ hub turn Philippines into a chip powerhouse?
The United States is planning to build an “economic security zone” in the Philippines to counter China’s dominance in critical technologies.
The 4,000-acre (1,619-hectare) hi-tech industrial…
Delays, rising costs hit Asia’s trade as Gulf crisis spills beyond oil
Malaysia’s busiest container port has started refusing Middle East-bound cargo unless shipping lines can guarantee prompt pickup, in one of the clearest signs yet that…
Why Hong Kong property recovery sceptics miss the bigger picture
Hong Kong’s real estate market has come a long way in the past year. For a sign of the extent to which its outlook has…
Tsunami warning issued in Japan after magnitude-7.5 quake hits northeast
A tsunami warning was issued for northeast and northern Japan after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck at 4.53pm on Monday.
The epicentre of…