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China urges South Korea, Japan to uphold free trade at…
Chinese Premier Li Qiang says the three countries should view each other as ‘partners and opportunities for development’.China’s No 2 official has urged J
Fewer women among top earners in UK finance since pandemic,…
Women make up less than 20 percent of top earners in sector, university research finds.Women make up a smaller proportion of top earners in financial and profes
Ivorian cocoa farmers ‘barely survive’ while chocolate company profits soar
Aboude, Ivory Coast – It’s 11am in Aboude, a village in southern Ivory Coast, and Magne Akoua has already been working on his cacao farm for several hours.
Load shedding & water woes: Can South Africa fix its…
“I set up my company several years ago. The power cuts were bad then, lasting up to five hours a day,” said Lezanne Viviers, who works in the fashion indust
Why is Biden ratcheting up the trade war with China?
US slaps tariffs on Chinese goods, and Beijing launches an anti-dumping inquiry in response.Chinese imports have helped push down the cost of products like vide
‘We love Taiwan’: Domestic workers hope for more from new…
Taipei, Taiwan – As Taiwan’s President William Lai Ching-te begins his four-year term, the democratic island’s legions of Southeast Asian migrant domestic
‘Why should we vote?’ India’s jute workers blame politicians for…
Kolkata, India — Amirul Laskar has been out of a job for the past three months, since the jute mill where he was employed shut operations citing losses. The
California farmworkers cheer new housing in town scarred by mass…
Half Moon Bay, California – Almost a year and a half after a mass shooting took the lives of seven farmworkers in the town of Half Moon Bay, California, a new
Russia’s Putin eyes greater support from China for Ukraine war…
In a visit also focused on trade, the Russian leader hails the partnership with China that guarantees energy security.Russian President Vladimir Putin is wrappi
India-Iran port deal: A gateway to Central Asia or a…
India has signed a 10-year agreement to develop and operate Iran’s strategic Chabahar Port as New Delhi aims to boost trade ties with landlocked Afghanistan a
Who benefits from US tariffs on Chinese imports? Experts weigh…
The trade war between the United States and China continued this week with its latest salvo – a move that comes amid a heated race for the White House. On Tue
India’s income inequality widens, should wealth be redistributed?
Rising income inequality is a hot topic dominating the national elections.India is the fastest-growing major economy in the world. But, the benefits of India’
