The IP man cometh: China bows to international will
East is east and West is west, and our man in the middle, businessman LEO AUSTIN — UK-based but with decades of experience in...
‘Ground-breaking’ link to free-up Sino-British stock exchange trade
THE BRITISH Treasury has announced a stock link to allow UK-listed firms to become the first foreign entities to list in mainland China.
Chancellor Philip...
Dependence on commodities leaves countries ‘vulnerable to shocks’ and ‘weakened’
THE NUMBER of countries dependent on commodities has reached its highest level in 20 years, according to a recent UNCTAD report.
UNCTAD (United Nations Conference...
Tariff tussle resumes as US vows to impose new taxes on...
THE TRADE war between the US and China is back, with fresh tariffs threatened by America and tit-for-tat retaliations likely to follow.
The issue, which...
Debts too heavy for airline to retain its international flights
INDIAN AIRLINE Jet Airways is reported to have suspended its international flights.
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New policies for a young country: India moves into the mainstream...
By LAKSHAY MATHUR
ALMOST 65 percent of India’s 1.3 billion population is below the age of 35, and government alone cannot satisfy the career prospects...
Boeing stocks fall fast as news of tragic Max 8 crash...
By Richard Thomas
IN THE age of the Internet and social media, responses to developments, incidents and accidents around the world are having increasingly rapid...
To TPP or not to TPP
BV staffer Richard Thomas peruses the latest development in the on-going saga of Britain’s EU-exit — and discovers new potential for UK trade
In an...
China gives US a level glare over mooted extra tariffs
‘Precise’ response promised in escalating trade war
TARIFFS are back in the headlines as China threatens to impose more of its own taxes on US...
The most precious resource of them all in short supply for...
Resource-rich country is plagued by shortage of safe water supplies
INDIA — the world’s seventh biggest economy — boasts impressive reserves of 87 natural resources, but one...
