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NEW YORK/SEOUL (Sept 7): The US is circulating a draft resolution at the United Nations that would bar crude oil exports to North Korea, ban the nation’s exports of textiles and prohibit employment of its guest workers by other countries, according to a

SINGAPORE (Aug 15): UOB Group says it is not expecting any negative trade action to take place between US and China, at least in the next three to six months. 

HONG KONG (June 2): President Donald Trump’s decision to quit the Paris accord has just handed China’s President Xi Jinping a golden opportunity to burnish his country’s image as a clean-energy innovator and global leader in the drive to avoid possi

SINGAPORE (May 19): The One Belt, One Road (OBOR) Forum was touted as China’s most important diplomatic event in recent years. And noticeably, Singapore did not seem to have a seat at the main table.

SINGAPORE (May 16): China’s ambitious One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative to connect China to markets in Asia, Middle East, Africa and Europe is expected to give a shot in the arm to countries with underdeveloped political and economic governance.

BEIJING (May 15): President Xi Jinping laid the framework for Chinese-style globalization and his ambition to lead it during a speech inaugurating his cornerstone diplomatic trade initiative for a new Silk Road.

WASHINGTON (April 17): President Donald Trump explained the decision to not label China a currency manipulator, which reversed a promise he made during the election campaign, as a function of receiving Beijing’s help in reining in North Korea.

HONG KONG (April 10): Industries that suffered under President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign are thriving again.

(Jan 17): When Xi Jinping addresses business elites at Davos, the Chinese president will find himself an unlikely champion of the trade-based global order Donald Trump has derided. His new role could prove to be one of his biggest tests.

BEIJING (Dec 22): President Xi Jinping said China's approach to regulating its red-hot property market will include financial, fiscal, tax, land, and regulatory measures as Beijing looks to develop a long-term mechanism for an industry prone to specul