China revises up 2023 GDP to $17.73 trillion
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Thursday revised up its 2023 gross domestic product (GDP) by 2.7% to 129.4 trillion yuan ($17.73 trillion),…
World bank raises China’s GDP forecast for 2024, 2025
(Reuters) – The World Bank on Thursday said it raised its forecasts for China’s gross domestic product growth for 2024 and 2025…
Dollar stays resilient, Asia shares get festive lift
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asia shares rose slightly in holiday-thinned trade on Thursday, extending gains from earlier in the week…
Spain’s industrial prices rise 0.9% year-on-year in November
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish industrial prices rose 0.9% in the 12 months through November, after a 3.9% decrease in the 12 months…
China urges Philippines to return to ‘peaceful development’
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Thursday urged the Philippines to return to “peaceful development”, saying Manila’s decision to deploy a…
Turkey raises monthly minimum wage by 30% for 2025
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s net monthly minimum wage will be 22,104 Turkish lira ($630.36) in 2025, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on…
China extends EU brandy anti-dumping investigation by three months
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s commerce ministry said on Wednesday it would extend its anti-dumping investigation into brandy originating from the European Union by…
Chinese tricksters take cue from Squid Game to prey on the indebted
By Ryan Woo, Ethan Wang and yukun zhang BEIJING (Reuters) – In China’s take on Squid Game, fraudsters are preying on the…
Turkish cenbank rate cut expectations rise after 30% minimum wage hike
By Nevzat Devranoglu ANKARA (Reuters) – Expectations of a Turkish central bank rate cut strengthened on Wednesday after a less-than-requested minimum wage…
Japanese PM Ishiba: important to strengthen US-Japan alliance
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Tuesday he wanted to strengthen his country’s alliance with the United States,…
