Belt and Road

Feb 24, 2020 at 10:00 UTCUpdated Feb 24, 2020 at 15:44 UTCByrne Hobart, a CoinDesk columnist, is an investor, consultant and writer in New York. His newsletter, The Diff (diff.substack.com) covers inflection points in finance and technology. In October, China’s President Xi Jinping said China should “seize the opportunity” to use…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Xi Jinping's government has been accused of a slow response to the outbreak As China struggles to contain the spread of the epidemic, the immediate impact of the coronavirus crisis is already upon us. Small numbers of foreign nationals are already ill. Governments whose citizens…

The human cost of China’s coronavirus outbreak is already painfully evident. But another kind of challenge – economic and political – is beginning to take hold.It’s as if the sprawling city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in China, was not just the birthplace of the virus, now officially…

Every January, 200 senior leaders from food and agribusinesses assemble in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at Harvard to explore the real challenges we face in feeding 9.8 billion people by 2050. This year was no exception. It is always a robust, spirited and uncomfortable three days -- one that makes your head…

DUBAI, UAE, Feb. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Summary: During an interview for the launch of Belt & Road Summit 2020 in Dubai, Mark Mobius said that the infrastructure development plays a critical role in unlocking a country's growth potential. He added, "Infrastructure is an investment opportunity for investors like us."Mark…

China's foreign minister is set to meet his Southeast Asian peers in Laos on Thursday for crisis talks over the coronavirus which has seeded panic and constricted economies dependent on the flow of goods and tourists.Wang Yi will hold talks with counterparts from the 10 Southeast Asian (ASEAN) countries in…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London on February 12. Photo: APBritish prime minister again displays a cosiness with Beijing that contrasts with his hardline approach to the European Union amid Brexit trade talks The Chinese leader also speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron and Croatian…

A food delivery worker passes a deserted compound of a commercial office building during lunch break in Beijing. (AP pic)BEIJING: When President Xi Jinping made his first state visit this year to Myanmar and signed new infrastructure contracts, there was no indication of the obstacle about to trip up China’s…

(Reuters) - When President Xi Jinping made his first state visit this year to Myanmar and signed new infrastructure contracts, there was no indication of the obstacle about to trip up China’s plan for railways, ports and highways around the world: the coronavirus. Cambodian workers eat lunch outside a Chinese-operated…

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, left, hands over the gavel for ASEAN chairmanship to ... Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc during the closing ceremony of the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Bangkok on November 4, 2019. LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP via Getty Images Vietnam took over the…