China

While Covid-19 has been wreaking havoc across the globe, there has been an unprecedented wave of backlash from the major economies and global corporations, which has put China's position as the 'largest factory of the world' under jeopardy. USA President Donald Trump not only...

Tencent's insurance agency platform WeSure unveiled on Friday the country's first business interruption protection plan for millions of vendors and small businesses, free of charge, aiming to help them thrive in the post-pandemic era. The plan, co-launched by WeSure and PICC, will cover economic...

At least 34 Japanese companies operating in China have shown interest to relocate their units to Bangladesh. The embassy of Bangladesh in Beijing informed the development to the ministry of foreign affairs on Wednesday. Dozens of Japanese firms have planned to...

জাপানের সনি করপোরেশনকে কে না চেনে। ক্যামেরা, টেলিভিশন, মুঠোফোনসহ বহু ধরনের ইলেকট্রনিক যন্ত্র ও যন্ত্রাংশ তৈরি করে সনি বিশ্বজুড়ে ঘরে ঘরে জায়গা করে নিয়েছে। সনি এখন তাদের ক্যামেরা, প্রজেক্টর ও ভিডিও গেম খেলার প্লে স্টেশন তৈরির কারখানা চীন থেকে সরিয়ে অন্য কোনো দেশে নিতে...

While Vietnam, India, Indonesia – and some other countries – are racing to get their share of the pie from the probable exodus of factories from China, Bangladesh does not seem particularly active to get its share. Japan, the US and Europe have announced they will relocate...

COVID-19 continues to spread on a global scale, and it’s now clear the virus’ symptoms reach beyond its unpredictable illness. The pandemic is both accelerating and exacerbating economic problems that already existed before the outbreak. For example, the US and China’s ongoing tit-for-tat trade war had already weakened...

চীনের নেতারা ভেবেছিলেন, ২০২০ সালের অর্থনৈতিক প্রবৃদ্ধি দেশটিতে উদযাপনের উপলক্ষ তৈরি করতে যাচ্ছে। পূর্বাভাস ছিল, লক্ষ্যমাত্রা অনুযায়ী প্রবৃদ্ধি অর্জন হলেই দেশটির অর্থনীতির ব্যাপ্তি এক দশকের মধ্যে বেড়ে দ্বিগুণ হওয়ার মাইলফলক অর্জন করবে। কিন্তু এ পূর্বাভাসকেই পুরোপুরি অকার্যকর করে দিয়েছে নভেল করোনাভাইরাস। কঠোর পদক্ষেপ গ্রহণের...

Bangladesh wants to secure more trade benefits from China as a least developed country (LDC) instead of signing a free trade agreement with the Asian economic giant, according to commerce ministry officials. "We don't want to sign an FTA with China because the country is the largest...

The government has advised the local active pharmaceutical (API) manufacturers not to export the essential products until import of the basic raw materials for medicines resumed fully from the coronavirus-hit China and India. The Directorate General of Drug Administration has selected a total of 120 essential raw...

Sea freight transport, the lifeblood of trade and a bellwether of the global economy, has been blown off course by the new coronavirus, sparking general alarm. As analysts pore over charts to gauge just how badly Chinese mega-factories have been hit, figures provided by cargo ship traffic...