Visitors attempt plant-based meat substitutes at restaurants and bars and gourmet Asia Expo on November 11, 2020 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Hong Kong. Peter Parks | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE – Demand for meat alternatives has increased and will continue to grow, but there …
Read More »The minister says farmers’ opposition to Kovid could bring back India’s economic recovery
Ongoing protests by the Indian government will not be able to continue indefinitely or it will derail the country’s economic recovery from the Kovid-19 epidemic, an Indian government minister told CNBC on Monday. Thousands of Indian farmers have been protesting for weeks against three agriculture reforms enacted in the law …
Read More »Singapore and Hong Kong pushed back the travel bubble, this time out of 2020
Closed departure hall at Hong Kong International Airport Terminal. Miguel Candela | Sopa Images | Light Rocket by Getty Images SINGAPORE – Singapore and Hong Kong have again delayed the start of their bilateral “travel bubble” – officials from both cities said on Tuesday, postponing the plan to 2020. The …
Read More »Investment in Chinese stocks amid geopolitical tensions
A U.S. Adjusts the Chinese flag near the flag. Ng Han Guan | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE – Investors need to allocate more of their portfolios to China, as “geopolitical diversification” is becoming a more critical consideration in the coming years, according to an investment strategist. Paul Colwell, head …
Read More »In November 2020, China officially released its manufacturing PMI
Lingling workers at a factory in Lianyang, Jiangsu Province, China. Stringer | AFP | Getty Images China said Monday that manufacturing activity rose for the ninth straight month in November as the world’s second-largest economy emerged from a recession caused by the coronavirus epidemic. The Manufacturing Facial Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ …
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