Tag: Delta variant
Freight Prices Reach 11-year High on Robust Demand
This week, we saw 11-year highs in one economic indicator: the Baltic Dry Index. It’s a sea freight index, reports Market Place.
Why is it...
Can China Meet Its 6% Economic Growth Goal Hassle Free?
The rapid spread of the highly infectious Delta variant and low vaccination rates have caught much of Asia off guard.
While year-on-year corporate...
Is China’s Stringent Zero Covid Approach A Success?
No new local Covid-19 cases were reported in China for the first time since July
China has been grappling with the spread of...
Some Valuable Steps To Follow and Fight Covid 19, Experts’ Advice
As we prepare to head into our second fall with the coronavirus, it's admittedly a strange time.
On the one hand, the situation...
China Boosts Economy Through Innovative Development of Trade
The deadly coronavirus Delta variant is sweeping across the world, triggering panic throughout global markets, reports China International Import Expo.
Better-than-expected imports and exports
With several...
Japan Expands COVID Emergency To Battle Surge Ahead of Paralympics
Game organisers say first virus case detected in Paralympic village, days before the Games open on August 24.
Critical care beds are nearing...
‘China’s Fauci’ Faces Plagiarism Allegations Over COVID-19 Remarks
Delta variant has breached China's defences, with record local infections in dozens of cites -- albeit still in low numbers.
Zhang Wenhong, China's...
Chinese Economy Crumbles, Global Shares Topple
Global shares slid on Monday after a raft of Chinese economic indicators showed a surprisingly sharp slowdown in the engine of global growth.
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One Covid Case, New Zealand Announces Strictest Level Lockdown
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a nationwide lockdown after the country confirmed one coronavirus case.
The first locally transmitted Covid-19...
The Summer Doldrums Are Here for Oil Supertankers
Middle East to Asia freight rates slipped to their lowest levels since March.
Delta variant spread clouded the outlook for demand in Asia,...