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Shanghai bets on consumer spending to propel the battered local economy in post-coronavirus era
Angus Gu, a jeweller, was one of hundreds of retailers to set up a market stall outside Shanghai’s Bund Finance Centre (BFC) at the weekend in a bid to reach…
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Indonesia pushes ahead with US$33 billion new capital city despite sputtering, pandemic-hit economy
Indonesia is pressing ahead with plans to build a new capital as billions of dollars in private sector investment is seen as key to reviving an economy battered by the…
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Coronavirus tests at 700 ‘high risk’ wet markets: welcome to West Java’s new normal
Indonesia’s most populous province of West Java is to test all the vendors in its 700 traditional wet markets for coronavirus in an effort to prevent a second wave of…
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Trump ‘more and more angry at China’ over coronavirus
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was growing “more and more angry at China” over the spread of the coronavirus, as American health officials warned they were not in…
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Beijing shows how coronavirus’ impact on the economy can be contained
The coronavirus resurgence and subsequent partial lockdown in Beijing has clearly brought further uncertainties to China’s growth outlook. However, there are new dynamics this time, which might help us better…
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Coronavirus expert Anthony Fauci says US could see 100,000 new cases a day if no changes made
The US is “going in the wrong direction” in its effort to contain the novel coronavirus and daily case counts could more than double if behaviours do not change, infectious…
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‘New deal’ risks fuelling emissions and eroding building standards
Boris Johnson’s plan to build tens of thousands of new homes risks locking in high carbon emissions for decades to come, if they are built to today’s poor efficiency standards…
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Coronavirus: US senators seek review of drug supply chain, citing over-reliance on China
Republican and Democratic US senators called for a government analysis of foreign influence in the US pharmaceutical supply chain on Tuesday, saying the coronavirus pandemic has exposed an over-reliance on…
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US economic outlook until November: cloudy with a chance of escalating trade wars
Despite the recent return of stock market volatility and diminishing hopes that easing lockdowns would lead to a quick recovery, the US market has generally remained disconnected from post-pandemic political…
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Psychic energy in, newt counters out: Boris Johnson’s magic economic potion
Boris Johnson delivered his vision for the country’s post-lockdown economic recovery in Dudley, West Midlands, on Tuesday, standing at a podium emblazoned with the words “Build, build, build”. As well…