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LONDON – Ghana is poised to request debt relief via the G20 Common Framework programme and has sought reassurances that the negotiations can be expedited before proceeding, sources told Reuters. The crisis-hit country, which secured a $3 billion staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in mid-December, has been hesitating due to the long […]

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Exploring Europe’s diplomatic and commercial relationship with China. By STUART LAU Send tips here | Follow me on Twitter | Subscribe for free | View in your browser HAPPY NEW ANNUS INCOGNITUS! China Direct is back after a two-week break, but China barely gave Europe any […]

A file photo shows that travelers pass through a land port connecting Hong Kong and Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong Province. Photo: IC Searches on Chinese travel sites surged following official announcement that the mainland will reopen the border with Hong Kong on Sunday for the first time in three years as COVID-related travel restrictions are […]

Türkiye’s flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, and Mongolia’s flag carrier, MIAT Mongolian Airlines, recently signed a codeshare agreement. The signed agreement between two flag carriers will enable both airlines to provide more flexibility of choice to their passengers on direct flights between Türkiye and Mongolia, along with further flights connecting via İstanbul. On the agreement, Turkish Airlines […]

The government on Thursday set up a board at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo to mark the countdown to the Group of Seven summit in May in Hiroshima, with 134 days to go. A kickoff ceremony for the countdown was attended by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who aims to build momentum for the May […]

People queue at a community vaccination centre in Hong Kong, January 2023. It’s unclear how many people have died in mainland China as covid tears through its population. What appears certain, as the World Health Organization indicated yesterday, is that Beijing is under-reporting its covid deaths. China reported a single new covid death on Wednesday […]

Due to rising prices of natural resources and raw materials triggered by the Ukraine-Russia war and the weak yen, only around half of the major Japanese firms expect the domestic economy to grow this year, according to a survey of 117 companies by a news agency. Fifty-six per cent of respondents expect solid expansion or […]

(Yicai Global) Jan. 5 — Indonesia is the latest country to become part of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the globe’s biggest free trade agreement, and the resulting reduced tariffs on Chinese products are expected to be a big boost to the country’s exporters. Indonesia entered the RCEP on Jan. 2, joining 12 other members […]

The European Union has urged member states to test wastewater from flights originating from China in response to a new wave of COVID-19 infections ripping through the world’s most populous country. The testing of airline wastewater comes amid global concerns over the veracity of COVID data provided by the Chinese government and is one of […]

Cambodia exported goods worth $5.671 billion to members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in the first eleven months last year—a year on year (YoY) rise of 5 per cent, according to data from the ministry of commerce. The country’s export to members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) amounted to $2,921 […]