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China, South Korea and Japan agree to strengthen free trade

Seoul, March 30: China, South Korea and Japan agreed Sunday to strengthen free trade in the face of a raft of new tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. The agreement came at a meeting of top trade officials -- the first at that level in five years -- days

Why China’s Marriage Crisis Matters

Can China’s government resolve the contradiction between its economic ambitions and its demographic reality? Judging by its past efforts, no

Authoritarianism Is Turkey’s Biggest Economic Risk

Protests erupted across the country, from Istanbul and Ankara to İzmir, Konya, Diyarbakır, and beyond. For many of the millions

Death toll rises to 18 as wildfires spread in southeastern…

SEOUL, March 26: The death toll from a series of wildfires in the southeastern region of South Korea has climbed

Pilot killed in S. Korea’s firefighting helicopter crash

Seoul , March 26: A pilot was killed on Wednesday as a firefighting helicopter crashed in South Korea’s southeastern area

Thai PM survives no-confidence vote

Bangkok March 26: Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra survived a no-confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday, defeating a challenge from

How Much “Weaponization” Can the Global Economy Take?

Meanwhile, in his 2013 book Treasury’s War, Juan Zarate, a former US deputy national security adviser, explained how financial networks

Central Banks Must Stem the Nature Crisis

A recent report from NatureFinance (of which I am CEO), the ECB, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and

WhatsApp to Soon Support Motion Photo Sharing on Android Devices

Washington, March 23: The instant messaging app, WhatsApp, is developing a new feature that will soon allow Android users to

Expelled S.Africa envoy to US says back home ‘with no…

Cape town, March 23: The South African ambassador who was expelled from the United States in a row with President