Trade War

SINGAPORE (April 3, 2020) – Thailand’s export-and-tourism-dependent economy, already weakened by the US-China trade war, was dealt a further blow by the Covid-19 outbreak. The nation’s 50 richest on the 2020 Forbes Thailand Rich List saw $28 billion erased from their combined wealth, which declined 18% to a total of…

A senior official from Huawei spoke to members of the press earlier this week on the state of the Chinese tech giant's status amid numerous global challenges, including the company's global 5G rollout.Eric Xu, rotating chairman for Huawei, briefed members of the press on the company's progress amid challenges amid…

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The world's largest telecoms equipment provider released figures from sales revenues across numerous divisions on Tuesday, with high-level executives weighing in on the company's performance amid US trade restrictions and the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.Huawei Technologies reported "solid business performance" in its 2019 Annual Report, with revenues increasing 19.1 percent year-on-year…

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Peter Navarro, director of the National Trade Council, from left, Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury ... secretary, Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Alex Azar, secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), listen during a news conference in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, March…

Business17:45 GMT 27.03.2020(updated 17:57 GMT 27.03.2020) Get short URL71114West Australian authorities were forced to axe a lucrative mobile network deal with Huawei, citing US trade restrictions, it was revealed on Friday. The news comes after the Chinese telecoms giant had committed to building 80 mobile towers across Perth's railway networks.The…

In China, the economic fallout of the COVID-19 outbreak will drag on 2020 gross domestic product (GDP) growth as the country endures the twin hits of the early-year domestic slowdown and the as-yet-unknown drop in overseas demand in key markets. But the country’s high debt levels — partly fueled by…

Huawei is expected to announce it’s flagship phones for 2020 tomorrow. The Huawei P40 and P40 Pro will be replacing the current flagships from the company and will be hitting the markets soon.The event was planned to take place in Paris tomorrow but was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.…