China’s widening COVID curbs exact mounting economic toll
By Josh Horwitz and Kevin Yao SHANGHAI – China’s top European business group warned on Wednesday that its “zero-COVID” strategy was harming the attractiveness of …
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Taiwan tightens Russia export curbs, details tech rules
TAIPEI – Taiwan’s government said on Wednesday it was tightening export curbs to Russia as part of sanctions on the country for its invasion of …
U.S. curbs exports to more Russian and Belarusian companies
LOS ANGELES – The Biden administration announced on Friday a new round of export restrictions against Russia and Belarus, adding 120 entities, mostly companies with …
U.S. official says export curbs on Russia hit car production and tank building
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) – Global restrictions on exports to Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine have shut down a car maker, halted …
Biden says decision coming soon on COVID curbs at border
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday a decision will come soon on whether to lift Title 42, the COVID-19 health order that …
U.S. preps for possible spike in border crossings, as officials mull lifting COVID curbs
By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON – U.S. officials are preparing for the possibility of thousands of more migrants per day attempting to cross …
Tesla to halt Shanghai factory production amid COVID curbs, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc is planning to suspend production at its Shanghai factory for at least one day, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, as China’s …
China wants U.S. to revoke visa curbs or face reciprocal steps
BEIJING – The United States should immediately revoke visa curbs on Chinese officials or face reciprocal countermeasures, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The …
China’s factories opt for isolation bubbles to beat COVID curbs and keep running
By Josh Horwitz and Martin Quin Pollard SHANGHAI/BEIJING – To keep factory lines open in the face of COVID curbs Chinese firms are asking workers …
Japan households accumulate record financial assets as COVID curbs spending
By Leika Kihara TOKYO – Japanese households accumulated a record $17 trillion in financial assets as of December last year, roughly four times the size …
Lifting of COVID curbs boosts German private sector in Feb – PMI
BERLIN – Activity in Germany’s services sector grew further in February as the country began loosening the COVID containment measures that had pressured its economy …
Canadian factory activity climbs to 3-month high as Omicron curbs ease
TORONTO – Canadian manufacturing activity expanded in February at the fastest pace in three months as an easing of domestic restrictions to contain the coronavirus …
SWIFT says it preparing to comply with curbs on Russian banks
WASHINGTON – The SWIFT international payments system said on Saturday it was preparing to implement Western nations’ new measures targeting certain Russian banks in coming …
Exceptions to U.S. curbs on Russia seen weakening impact
By Karen Freifeld – U.S. curbs on exports to Russia for invading Ukraine look tough at first glance, but exemptions on everything from mobile phones …
Key events in Canada’s trucker protests against COVID curbs
– Canadian police on Saturday used pepper spray and stun grenades in an attempt to restore normalcy in Ottawa, parts of which have been paralyzed …
Japan eyes tighter curbs to counter cyberattacks
TOKYO – Japan will consider imposing tighter curbs on companies in security-sensitive sectors that procure overseas software as part of efforts to ramp up steps …
China’s SMIC needs tighter export curbs from Biden -senators
WASHINGTON -U.S. Republican senators are urging the Biden administration to close a “loophole” in export controls imposed by former President Donald Trump on China’s top …
Thousands of Czechs protest against COVID curbs
PRAGUE – Thousands of Czechs massed in Prague’s Wenceslas Square on Sunday, waving flags and chanting slogans against COVID-19 restrictions, even as infections surge. Protesters …