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Car sales in China fell 92% in the first half of February as the coronavirus shutdown took its toll, according to an industry trade body. Car dealerships have remained closed while buyers have stayed away to prevent the spread of the deadly virus. Nationwide car sales slumped...

In the best-case scenario, the economic hit from the epidemic in China will be short-lived, but it comes as the global economy remains fragile, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said on Wednesday. Beset by many other risks, including the paused but still-unresolved US-China trade war, the world is not...

Bangladesh mission in China has expressed the fear that export-import trade between Dhaka and Beijing may face a major setback due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. The outbreak of the coronavirus may also hit the Chinese supply chain, thus hampering bilateral trade seriously, he added. Commercial...

চীন থেকে শিল্পের কাঁচামাল ও বাণিজ্যিক পণ্য আমদানিতে করোনাভাইরাসের প্রভাব পড়তে শুরু করেছে বাংলাদেশে। ইতিমধ্যে চীনের বন্দরগুলো থেকে বাংলাদেশমুখী জাহাজে পণ্য পরিবহন কমে যাচ্ছে। কোনো কোনো জাহাজে চীনের পণ্য পরিবহন ৫০ শতাংশে নেমেছে। করোনাভাইরাসের প্রভাবে নববর্ষের ছুটির আগে চীনের বন্দর থেকে জাহাজে তোলা পণ্যও হাতে পেতে দেরি...

The United States tech sector is getting some relief from a trade truce with China signed this week, but the deal leaves many of the industry’s concerns unresolved. The ‘phase one’ agreement signed by president Donald Trump on Wednesday cancelled $160 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods,...

দীর্ঘ ১৮ মাস ধরে চলা বাণিজ্যযুদ্ধ শিথিলে অবশেষে একটি চুক্তি স্বাক্ষর করল বিশ্ব অর্থনীতির দুই পরাশক্তি যুক্তরাষ্ট্র ও চীন। গতকাল বুধবার ওয়াশিংটনে হোয়াইট হাউসে মার্কিন প্রেসিডেন্ট ডোনাল্ড ট্রাম্প ও চীনের উপপ্রধানমন্ত্রী লিউ হের মধ্যে এই চুক্তি সম্পাদিত হয়। এতে ঝুঁকিতে থাকা বিশ্ব অর্থনীতিতে কিছুটা হলেও স্বস্তি ফিরবে...

Negotiations for the second phase of a pending US-China trade deal will begin promptly but the outcome may wait until after this year’s elections, US president Donald Trump said on Thursday. Trump’s remarks come days before Beijing’s trade envoy is due in Washington to sign a ‘phase...

The China-ASEAN Free Trade Area marks its 10th anniversary. As a most populous FTA, it has boosted regional economic connectivity as multilateral trade triumphs. Dongxing, a border city in southern China, offers a snapshot of promising cooperation between China and ASEAN in the next golden decade. At...

Beijing will lower import tariffs on more than 850 products including frozen pork from next month, the finance ministry said on Monday, as authorities battle a severe shortage of the meat staple. China’s pig industry has been hammered by African swine fever, which has led to the...

Huawei Technologies has dismissed a new 90-day extension by the Trump administration allowing US firms to continue doing business with the Chinese company as making little difference, repeating that it was being unfairly treated. US regulators are crafting rules on telecommunications firms that pose national security risks....