PORT-AU-PRINCE: Although small in the face of South America's giants, Haiti is slowly developing its cocoa industry, earning better incomes for thousands of farmers and refuting the stereotype that culinary art is the preserve of wealthy countries. Haiti's annual production of 5,000 tonnes of ...
FREMANTLE: Even in the scorching Australian summer sun, long queues of customers snake around Fremantle harbour - a soothing sight for beleaguered local fishermen trying to replace lost business with China. Australia's rock lobster exports are worth half a billion US dollars a year - and in normal ...
LONDON: British fishermen said on Saturday (Dec 26) that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had sold out fish stocks to the European Union with a Brexit trade deal that gives EU boats significant access to the United Kingdom's rich fishing waters. Some British politicians also said the deal added up to...
China’s military modernisation has proceeded with impressive speed, but there are reasons why buying Chinese arms might be off the cards for most regional nations, says Mike Yeo.
French investigators to question Carlos Ghosn in Lebanon
There is unanimous agreement a successful economic recovery hinges on a proper management of the health crisis, says an observer.
SHANGHAI: China on Saturday (Dec 26) amended a criminal law to increase imprisonment terms for securities and futures market crimes, including fraudulent securities issuances and information disclosure fraud, according to a regulatory statement. According to an online posting by the China ...
European businesses in China are hopeful of an European Union-China investment deal by the end of the year, the head of the European Chamber of Commerce in China said on Saturday (Dec 26), although Beijing has declined to commit to a deadline.
ANKARA: Turkey will bring in structural reforms to break the "triangle of evil" of interest rates, inflation and exchange rates, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday (Dec 26), adding Ankara was determined to form a system based on production and employment. Erdogan promised a slate of ...
LONDON: Britain on Saturday (Dec 26) published the text of its narrow trade agreement with the European Union just five days before it exits one of the world's biggest trading blocs in its most significant global shift since the loss of empire. The text includes a 1,246-page trade document,...
