US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen is expected to arrive in Beijing  on Thursday for a four-day China visit. Photo: Abaca Press/TNS
US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen is expected to arrive in Beijing on Thursday for a four-day China visit. Photo: Abaca Press/TNS

Yellen has ‘frank and productive’ talk with ambassador before China visit

  • Yellen conveyed importance of the two largest economies working together on global challenges, including macroeconomic and financial issues, US side says
  • On Saturday, Xie told Biden that Beijing hopes the US will work with China to stabilise and bring their relationship back on track
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US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen is expected to arrive in Beijing  on Thursday for a four-day China visit. Photo: Abaca Press/TNS
US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen is expected to arrive in Beijing on Thursday for a four-day China visit. Photo: Abaca Press/TNS

Yellen has ‘frank and productive’ talk with ambassador before China visit

  • Yellen conveyed importance of the two largest economies working together on global challenges, including macroeconomic and financial issues, US side says
  • On Saturday, Xie told Biden that Beijing hopes the US will work with China to stabilise and bring their relationship back on track
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US-China relations

Yellen has ‘frank and productive’ talk with ambassador before China visit

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  • Yellen conveyed importance of the two largest economies working together on global challenges, including macroeconomic and financial issues, US side says
  • On Saturday, Xie told Biden that Beijing hopes the US will work with China to stabilise and bring their relationship back on track

‘China is slowing’: economic recovery stalls as yuan slips, uncertainty abounds

Waning confidence in China’s economic growth has been spreading, with global investment banks revising down their second quarter sequential growth forecasts ahead of the release of the data later this month.

Waning confidence in China’s economic growth has been spreading, with global investment banks revising down their second quarter sequential growth forecasts ahead of the release of the data later this month.

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Russia says Ukraine attacked Moscow with at least 5 drones

Russia called it a ‘terrorist act’ that disrupted the functioning of the Vnukovo international airport.

Russia called it a ‘terrorist act’ that disrupted the functioning of the Vnukovo international airport.

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Two drones were intercepted just 30km southwest of the Kremlin in Moscow. Photo: Reuters

Russia says Ukraine attacked Moscow with at least 5 drones

Russia called it a ‘terrorist act’ that disrupted the functioning of the Vnukovo international airport.

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Hong Kong’s bounty for 8 security law suspects sends world ‘strong message’: Lee

Chief executive calls for those, including relatives of suspects, with information on activists to come forward, vowing they will be rewarded.

Chief executive calls for those, including relatives of suspects, with information on activists to come forward, vowing they will be rewarded.

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Chief executive calls for those, including relatives of suspects, with information on activists to come forward, vowing they will be rewarded.

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Man Utd fan cycling from Mongolia to Old Trafford to watch first match

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Instagram launch of Twitter rival ‘Threads’ expected on Thursday

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Chinese exchanges top global IPO markets in the first half of the year

China was the world’s most active market for IPOs in the first half of the year as Beijing’s capital market reforms and the market’s obsession with AI expedited deal-making.

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Firms can use digital technologies to modify, or create new, more profitable and effective working practices and customer experiences, amid evolving global business environment.

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Instagram launch of Twitter rival ‘Threads’ expected on Thursday

Instagram’s Twitter-like rival is expected to launch on Thursday, as parent Meta Platforms seeks to take advantage of Twitter’s problems since the social media service was taken over last year by Elon Musk.

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Chinese exchanges top global IPO markets in the first half of the year

China was the world’s most active market for IPOs in the first half of the year as Beijing’s capital market reforms and the market’s obsession with AI expedited deal-making.

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