How the Coronavirus Will Reshape World Trade
When the global economy finally gets beyond the pandemic, expect it to be less globalized than before. Governments, including many...
Year: 2020
EU Leaders Aim to Strike Coronavirus Rescue Deal by End of July
BRUSSELS—European Union leaders are aiming to agree on a coronavirus-crisis recovery plan worth hundreds of billions of euros by the...
China Reveals Key Powers in Hong Kong National-Security Law
HONG KONG—Beijing plans to vest itself with key powers to enforce national security in Hong Kong, proposing a law that...
Weary Russia Tries to Avoid Entanglement in U.S.-China Spat
MOSCOW—The coronavirus pandemic and sagging oil prices have made Russia’s unequal partnership with China even more lopsided. With the disease’s...
Two Canadians Detained in China Indicted on Espionage Charges
HONG KONG—Chinese prosecutors have formally indicted two Canadian citizens on espionage charges more than 18 months after the men were...
British tourism braces for £20bn quarantine hit
Visit Britain envisages a potential 59pc decline in inbound tourism to the UK this year, depriving businesses of almost £20bn in...
Delhi begins Covid-19 rapid antigen tests; HM backs single strategy for NCR
The Delhi government commenced Covid-19 testing through the rapid antigen methodology at 169 centres in and around containment...
Coronavirus LIVE: 2,141 new cases in Tamil Nadu; state tally now 52,334
A child being screened as migrants from Chhattisgarh gather for registration and medical certificates to return to their native places,...
Fitch joins Moody’s, cuts India’s sovereign rating outlook to negative
Fitch Ratings revised its outlook on India's sovereign ratings on Thursday to ‘Negative’ from ‘Stable’, citing a weakened growth...
NPAs in corporate loans now under control, says SBI’s Rajnish Kumar
While corporate non-performing assets (NPAs) are now under control, in some small ticket loans, the bad loans remain...
