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The London Metal Exchange faces a struggle to regain its dominant position in global nickel trading as volumes slide and participants flee an increasingly volatile market in the wake of trade mayhem earlier this year.
U.S. health officials have authorized a third dose of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) for people with compromised immune systems, based on evidence that the standard two shots offered less robust protection in such populations.
When American restaurant worker Simon Sunwoo was offered a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine in Shanghai this month through his employer he jumped at the chance.
Why would the world’s largest battery maker want to sell shares when it’s already flush with liquidity? After a plan to raise more than $5 billion in Switzerland stalled in March, CATL is now considering adding a Hong Kong listing to its Shenzhen-traded stock as soon as next year, IFR reported in November. It ended June with 102 billion yuan ($14 billion) in net cash, Moody’s calculates. Trouble is, much of that is in China. Having more funds readily available offshore would prime the $100 billion group for explosive expansion in Europe and beyond.
An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech appeared to be safe ina late-stage clinical trial in Brazil, preliminary results showed on Monday.
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Pope Francis on Saturday called for better treatment of workers in Papua New Guinea, a nation of some 600 islands in the Southwestern Pacific that has become a major target of international companies for its gas, gold and other reserves.
Chevron Corp on Friday posted a record $36.5 billion profit for 2022 that was more than double year-earlier earnings, but the bottom line fell shy of Wall Street estimates, undercut by asset writedowns and rising costs.
India is considering a change to its pharmaceutical industry policy after cough syrups made in the country were linked to the deaths of children overseas, according to a document from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office, which noted that "important things" about the industry had been "overlooked".
China has played a diminished role in global coal markets in 2022 as the country's repeated lockdowns to stem the spread of COVID-19 curtailed industry and other coal-burning activities.
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Myanmar security forces on Thursday arrested one of the main leaders of the campaign against military rule after ramming him with a car as he led a motorbike protest rally, friends and colleagues said.
Japan, South Korea, Australia and Iran notched up comfortable wins on Thursday as the second phase of Asia's preliminaries for the 2026 World Cup kicked off for the region's dominant nations with few surprises and a flurry of goals.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Washington's "ironclad" commitment to a defence treaty with the Philippines on Friday and pledged to deploy advanced capabilities to its partner to strengthen a deterrence against threats, including Chinese "aggression".
Buoyed by a rebound in the price of coal, Australian miners of the resource are dusting off expansion plans and raising capital for new projects and acquisitions.
Euro zone factory growth cooled last month as renewed coronavirus lockdown measures hurt demand, leaving the bloc lagging many Asian peers who recovered further from the COVID-19 crisis, surveys showed on Tuesday.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris condemned on Wednesday "disturbing" actions by China in the Pacific while pledging to deepen "unofficial ties" with Taiwan, days after the U.S. administration pledged its forces would defend the island.
Electric car rivals BYD and Tesla are set to be the biggest losers from Mexico’s proposed 50 percent tariff on autos imported from China, triggering a likely blow to the fast-growing electric car market in Mexico while sparing the traditional "Big Three" U.S. car manufacturers.
Farmers around the world may be switching to less nutrient-hungry crops but in China, they're sitting pretty with plenty of urea stock.
Tesla supplier LG Energy Solution Ltd (LGES) said on Wednesday it was looking at sites in Europe for a new battery plant and would ramp up production in Asia outside of China, where COVID lockdowns and rising costs were weighing on profits.