China Evergrande Group’s logo is displayed on a phone screen in this illustration photo taken on September 27, 2021. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images A day after China Evergrande’s shares were suspended in Hong Kong, the beleaguered Chinese property firm revealed that its director and executive chairman is […]
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Brazil touts climate credentials as Amazon deforestation falls — but draws criticism over oil bet
Burnt trees are seen after illegal fires were lit by farmers in Manaquiri, Amazonas state, on September 6, 2023. Michael Dantas | Afp | Getty Images Brazil’s first-ever minister for indigenous peoples says South America’s largest country is seeking to swiftly restore its climate credibility and prevent the Amazon from […]
A populist leader, sympathetic to Putin’s Russia, could be about to win elections in Slovakia
Robert Fico, chairman of the Slovak Social Democracy (SMER), during an interview at the party headquarters in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Slovakia heads to the polls on Saturday for a general election that threatens to further fracture European Union support for […]
Boeing CEO says travel demand recovery is ‘more resilient’ than he imagined
A Boeing 777x is displayed during the International Paris Air Show at the ParisLe Bourget Airport, on June 20, 2023. Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt | AFP | Getty Images Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun is optimistic about the recovery of travel demand, which he said is stronger than he expected. “Yes, […]
Apps show where travelers exercise most — and least — on vacation
Ever pack workout clothes for a vacation — only to unpack them, unworn, upon returning home? Perhaps the destination matters. Data from exercise apps, which track users’ physical locations and search history, show travelers tend to be more active in some locations more than others. Fitness app Strava shows travelers […]
U.S. readout excludes India-Canada rift as Blinken meets India’s top diplomat
Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrive for a photo spray and brief remarks at the U.S. State Department September 28, 2023 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met India’s foreign […]
China’s economic activity again weakened in September, China Beige Book survey shows
The People’s Bank of China is under pressure to lower interest rates and reserve rate ratios for banks as growth sputters in the world’s second-largest economy. Sheldon Cooper | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images China’s small economic rebound appears to have stalled in September, with retail sales and […]
Automakers grow frustrated over pace of UAW negotiations as new strike deadline looms
Striking members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) picket outside the GM’s Willow Run Distribution Center, in Bellville, Wayne County, Michigan, U.S., September 26, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters DETROIT – Tensions are rising and accusations are flying between the Detroit automakers and United Auto Workers, as the union threatens […]
India’s population has surpassed China’s, but its labor force is still lagging by a large margin
A worker welds at the air conditioner factory of Haier Appliances India Ltd., in Greater Noida, India, on May 8, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images India may be the most populous country in the world, but its labor force continues to lag behind China’s, according to Oxford Economics. […]
Can China’s economy reverse a sluggish 2023 in the last quarter? Here’s what to watch
This photo taken on September 24, 2023, shows residential buildings in Chongqing, in southwest China. Stringer | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — The last three months of the year are set to bring more clarity on China’s economic outlook and any government support — especially for the critical real […]