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Dec 24, 2021

Stocks mixed across global markets in quiet holiday trading

Global stocks were mixed in quiet trading on Friday, with many markets closed or ending early in observance of Christmas

China denounces US law on Xinjiang imports

Dec 24, 2021

The Chinese government has denounced a U.S. law that restricts imports from Xinjiang as a violation of international law and dismissed complaints of abuses against mostly Muslim minorities in the region as lies

Dec 24, 2021

Asian stock markets follow Wall St up as omicron fears ease

Asian stock markets have risen after Wall Street hit a new high as fears of the coronavirus’s omicron variant eased

Dec 23, 2021

Intel apologizes for asking suppliers to avoid Xinjiang

Intel Corp. has apologized for asking suppliers to avoid sourcing goods from Xinjiang after the chipmaker became the latest foreign brand attacked by state media over the region where authorities are accused of widespread abuses

Dec 22, 2021

Small business owners rally in Seoul to protest virus curbs

Hundreds of small business owners have rallied in South Korea’s capital, calling for the withdrawal of a curfew and tough coronavirus restrictions on restaurants, cafes, gyms and other facilities

Dec 22, 2021

Asian stock markets rise after Wall St rebounds

Asian stock markets hvae followed Wall Street higher after President Joe Biden reassured investors by calling for more vaccinations but no business or travel curbs to in response to the omicron coronavirus omicron variant

Dec 21, 2021

China imposes sanctions on US officials over Xinjiang

China has announced sanctions on four members of the U.S. government’s Commission on International Religious Freedom in retaliation for penalties imposed on Chinese officials over complaints of abuses in the country’s northwestern Xinjiang region

Dec 20, 2021

Japan OKs record $317 B extra budget for COVID, economy

Japan’s parliament on Monday approved a record extra budget of nearly 36 trillion yen ($317 billion) for the fiscal year through March to help pandemic-hit households and businesses

Dec 20, 2021

Asian stocks fall on concern about virus, tighter Fed policy

Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street lower amid concern about the coronavirus’s latest variant and tighter Federal Reserve policy

Dec 17, 2021

20 of 21 Chinese miners rescued from flooded shaft

Crews have safely rescued 20 of 21 Chinese coal miners trapped inside a flooded shaft, with one still missing