Economics

Taiwan floats $200m fund to counter Chinese pressure on Lithuania

Taiwan floats $200m fund to counter Chinese pressure on Lithuania

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  • Thursday, 06 Jan, 2022

Taiwan pledged to establish a $200 million fund to invest in Lithuania and open up its markets to the Baltic nation in reaction to economic pressure…

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Darjeeling tea production sinks to record low in 2021

Darjeeling tea production sinks to record low in 2021

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  • Thursday, 06 Jan, 2022

Darjeeling tea, the flag-bearer of Indian tea and one of the most popular tea varieties globally, is staring at extinction. Production of Darjeeling…

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Gas shortage hits Pakistans exports adding to economic stress

Gas shortage hits Pakistans exports adding to economic stress

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  • Monday, 03 Jan, 2022

Pakistan’s natural gas shortage is hurting its most important export industry, putting even more stress on an economy already struggling with…

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Vietnam blames Chinas zero COVID policies for disrupting trade

Vietnam blames Chinas zero COVID policies for disrupting trade

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  • Monday, 03 Jan, 2022

Vietnam’s trade ministry has asked China’s Guangxi authorities to take urgent measures to ease congestion at border crossings after China…

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Australia pushes on with reopening amid milder impact of Omicron

Australia pushes on with reopening amid milder impact of Omicron

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  • Monday, 03 Jan, 2022

Australia’s government says the milder effect of the Omicron strain of the coronavirus meant the country could push ahead with plans…

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Indonesia bans coal exports in January on domestic power worries

Indonesia bans coal exports in January on domestic power worries

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  • Saturday, 01 Jan, 2022

JAKARTA: Indonesia has banned coal exports in January due to concerns that low supplies at domestic power plants could lead to widespread blackouts,…

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Indonesian migrants brave treacherous seas for Malaysian dream

Indonesian migrants brave treacherous seas for Malaysian dream

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  • Wednesday, 29 Dec, 2021

Medan, Indonesia – When Indonesian migrant labourer Figo Paroji worked on a construction site in Malaysia, the end of the year would always…

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Iran orders crypto-mining ban to prevent winter blackouts

Iran orders crypto-mining ban to prevent winter blackouts

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  • Wednesday, 29 Dec, 2021

Iran for the second time this year ordered a shutdown of authorized cryptocurrency mining centers as part of efforts to ease the strain on the country’s…

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