China’s super-rich got $1.5 trillion richer during pandemic
Oct 21, 2020 09:05 am UTC| Economy
Chinas super-rich earned $1.5 trillion in 2020, more than the past five years combined, due to the popularity of e-commerce and gaming boomed during lockdowns. An extra 257 people also joined the billionaire club in...
Japan, China may restart mutual business travel in Oct.
Oct 21, 2020 04:37 am UTC| Economy
Japan and China may restart its two-way business travel for both short- and long-term businesspeople as they seek to revive their economies. Around 9.59 million Chinese visited Japan in 2019, including about 370,000...
Fact check US: Would the Democrats 'ruin the suburbs' as Donald Trump claims?
Oct 20, 2020 13:45 pm UTC| Politics Economy
In the first presidential debate Donald Trump asserted that if Joe Biden were elected, our suburbs would be gone. In his campaign rallies, Trump has repeatedly accused the Democrats in general, and Biden in particular,...
Trump took a sledgehammer to US-China relations. This won't be an easy fix, even if Biden wins
Oct 20, 2020 13:41 pm UTC| Economy
Few would have thought a US-China relationship marked by relative stability for half a century would be upended in just four years. But US President Donald Trumps privileged tour of the Forbidden City in November 2017...
You’ve probably heard of the Green New Deal in the US — is it time for one in Australia?
Oct 20, 2020 13:35 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
After the 2008 global financial crisis, Green New Deals were proposed in various countries as a way to pick up the pieces of the economy. The general idea is to create jobs while rebuilding societies, by targeting...
The budget promises jobs, but does little for workers in the gig economy
Oct 20, 2020 13:34 pm UTC| Economy
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg promised a federal budget focused on jobs, jobs, jobs. In one sense he didnt disappoint. His budget speech mentioned jobs 37 times an average of about once a minute. This budget is all about...
Proposed student visa policy could hinder US competitiveness
Oct 20, 2020 13:30 pm UTC| Economy
In an effort to crack down on international students and scholars who overstay their visas, the Trump administration is seeking to implement a new set of rules that would make it more difficult for them to remain in the...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
The Mattei Plan: why Giorgia Meloni is looking to Africa
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight