WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chip designer Nvidia Corp this week said the United States told it to restrict exports to China of two computing chips for artificial intelligence work, the latest…
BEIJING/SYDNEY (Reuters) – China’s three biggest airlines posted on Tuesday a combined 28.4 billion yuan ($4.12 billion) second-quarter loss, wider than in the first quarter, due to major travel disruptions…
By Joyce Lee SEOUL – Export restrictions being considered by Washington to halt China’s advances in semiconductor manufacturing could come at a substantial cost, experts say, potentially disrupting fragile global…
SHANGHAI/BEIJING – A handful of COVID-19 infections have forced the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin to shut many entertainment venues and some kindergartens and tutoring agencies, the latest big…
By Roxanne Liu and Ryan Woo BEIJING – Multiple Chinese cities are adopting fresh COVID-19 curbs, from business halts to lockdowns, to rein in new infections, with the commercial hub…
BEIJING – As China loosens its months-long COVID-19 curbs, railway travel is expected to see an uptick in passengers just in time for the summer transport season, which starts on…
TOKYO – Japan’s factory activity growth slowed in June as China’s strict COVID-19 curbs took a toll on manufacturing demand, even as service sector sentiment hit a nearly nine-year high…
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU -The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday lifted restrictions imposed last year on Mastercard Inc over issuing debit and credit cards to new domestic customers. The decision follows…
By Omar Younis LOS ANGELES – As a historic drought grips southern California, one district is getting tough on water usage violators by reducing their supply directly from the source…
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday the United States would impose visa restrictions on 93 more people believed to have undermined democracy in Nicaragua following last…
By Kevin Yao and Sophie Yu BEIJING – China’s sputtering economy has a lot riding on its consumers, who are just now emerging from lockdowns in Shanghai and other big…
BEIJING – China’s factory activity shrank less sharply in May as COVID-19 curbs eased and some production resumed, a private sector survey showed on Wednesday, improving from a 26-month low…
By Cynthia Kim SEOUL – South Korea’s exports grew at a faster pace in May than a month earlier as a rise in shipments to Europe and United States more…
BANGKOK – Thailand’s economic activity in May showed gradual improvement as concerns about the pandemic receded and restrictions eased, the central bank said on Tuesday. Issues to be monitored, however,…
BERLIN – German unemployment fell in May, Labour Office figures showed on Tuesday, as trade and services benefited from the end of pandemic restrictions in Europe’s biggest economy despite the…
(Reuters) -China has removed a three-year restriction on imports of Canadian canola seed, Canadian officials said in a statement on Wednesday that didn’t provide a reason for the lifting of…
BEIJING – China processed 11% less crude oil in April than a year earlier, with daily throughput falling to the lowest since March 2020 as refiners slashed operations on weaker…
BEIJING – China’s export growth is expected to have slowed to a crawl in April as strict COVID-19 curbs hit production while imports likely extended declines, creating heavy headwinds for…
By Donny Kwok and Twinnie Siu HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s economy contracted in the first quarter of this year as the city imposed its most stringent restrictions to curb…
GENEVA -The World Trade Organization (WTO) accepted some of Turkey’s complaints against European Union measures designed to curb imports of steel and advised the bloc on Friday to bring them…
(Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand on Wednesday said it intends to finalise a framework on debt servicing restrictions (DSRs) on residential mortgage lending by late 2022 and…
By Gavin Maguire, Muyu Xu and Xie Yu (Reuters) – A wave of COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai presents the biggest test yet for investors, trading companies and logistics managers trying…
TAIPEI -Taiwan firms making chip and electronic components reported a mixed picture on Wednesday on work resumption in the eastern Chinese city of Kunshan after COVID-19 curbs, with some warning…
By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING – Earlier this month Chinese truck driver Dong Zhigang finished a job in the coastal city of Nantong and began what should have been a…
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON – Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Thursday pushed back against President Joe Biden’s lifting of a pandemic-related rule expelling immigrants seeking asylum, with others supportive…