China and US reach trade agreement after earlier grandstanding
Special envoys from the US and Chinese presidents reach an agreement to halt further trade-war escalation. A delegation led by Vice-Premier Liu He, President Xi Jinping’s…
Economics
Rohingyas, locals unite to prepare for monsoon in vulnerable camps
Rohingyas and local people in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh are racing to prepare for monsoon rains forecast to start as early as this week. IOM, the UN Migration Agency, has been…
India bets big on solar after Macron visit
India is investing heavily in its renewable sector after an early-March visit from French President Emmanuel Macron. India has stepped up efforts to position itself as a global…
US cannot use China as a punch bag for trade blows
Although the US says it is not willfulness but necessity that is compelling its actions targeting Chinese imports, it seems to be Washington’s fixation on the trade deficit…