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USA
US beef takes up over half of S. Korea's total imports in 2022
US beef accounted for more than 50 percent of South Korea's total imports of the meat in 2022, taking up the top spot for six years, industry data showed Tuesday. Asia's fourth-largest economy imported 256,910 tons of American beef last yea
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USA
Shakira diss track breaks YouTube record in Latin America
A song by Colombian pop singer-songwriter Shakira about her ex-partner Gerard Piqué has broken YouTube records. The video for "Out of Your League" was viewed more than 63 million times in 24 hours, making it the most viewed Latino song of that period. Shakira, 45, split from former Barcelona footballer ...
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Cina
China’s Economy Stumbled Last Year With Covid Lockdowns Hobbling Growth
New government data shows that growth for the year fell far short of Beijing’s goal. With Covid curbs lifted but the pandemic’s course uncertain, hope and fear cloud the forecast.
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Cina
China’s Population Falls, Heralding a Demographic Crisis
Deaths outnumbered births last year for the first time in six decades. Experts see major implications for China, its economy and the world.
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Cina
Biden to host Netherlands PM for talks on tech, Ukraine
President Joe Biden is set to host Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte for talks as the U.S. administration looks to persuade the Netherlands to further limit China’s access to advanced semiconductors with export restrictions.
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Cina
China's economy grows at slowest pace in decades but tops forecasts
BEIJING: China's economy grew last year at its slowest pace in four decades as it was hammered by Covid-19 lockdowns and a property crisis but the forecast-beating reading raised hopes for a strong recovery as it reopens.
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Indonesia Singapore Vietnam Filippine
SMEs share transformation stories
Fifty-five percent of small and medium enterprises in Southeast Asia are optimistic about their business recovery after the pandemic, but they realise they need to make changes to stay competitive, the UOB Asean SME Transformation Study 2022 has found.
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Brasile
PTTEP exits Brazil with new focus on Asia
PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) has exited its petroleum exploration and production business in Brazil by dissolving its subsidiary Participations and Explorations Corporation (PEC), as the company aims to focus more on investments in Asia.
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Brasile
Nova presidenta do BB promete conciliar atuação comercial e social
O Banco do Brasil (BB) terá o compromisso de conciliar a atuação comercial com o papel social, disse hoje (16) a nova presidenta da instituição financeira, Tarciana Medeiros. Primeira mulher ...
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Brasile
Taxação de super-ricos tiraria 2 bilhões de pessoas da pobreza
Nos últimos dois anos, o 1% mais rico do mundo acumulou quase duas vezes a riqueza obtida pelo restante do planeta. O dado consta no relatório anual da organização não governamental Oxfam sobre desigualdade, tradicionalmente lançado por ocasião do Fórum Econômico Mundial, em Davos, na Suíça. Esta edição propõe aumento ...