SEOUL – South Korea went into recession for the first time in 17 years as exports plunged due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Bank of Korea announced on Thursday that the country’s gross domestic product fell 3.3% in the April-June period from the previous quarter, when it contacted 1.3%. It …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States began eliminating Hong Kong’s special status under US law on Monday, halting defense exports and restricting territory access to high-tech products as China prepares Hong Kong’s new security legislation . FILE PHOTO: United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gives a press conference on …
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