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Aiming at the Dollar, China Makes a Pitch for Its Currency

18 juin 2025 à 04:05
The leader of China’s central bank made a clear though indirect critique of the dollar’s role as the world’s main currency.

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Pan Gongsheng, the governor of the People’s Bank of China, at the Lujiazui Forum on Wednesday.
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U.S. and China Meet at Precarious Moment in Trade War

9 juin 2025 à 09:54
Officials from both sides are meeting on Monday in London, aiming to resolve differences over tariffs and supply chains that have endangered a fragile truce between the countries.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, right, with He Lifeng, China’s vice premier for economic policy, during bilateral trade talks in Geneva, Switzerland last month.

South Koreans Have a New President, and Mixed Emotions

6 juin 2025 à 00:01
After six months of turmoil, citizens hope for better times. But political polarization and international tensions over trade mean many worries remain.

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Lee Jae-myung, South Korea’s new president, appearing at a post-election rally with his wife, Kim Hye-kyeong, in Seoul on Wednesday.

Why South Korea’s New Leader Name Checked North Korea but Not China

4 juin 2025 à 05:26
Lee Jae-myung’s inauguration speech was a sign of the diplomatic maneuvering he will need to pull off to navigate relations with China and the United States.

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President Lee Jae-myung giving his inauguration speech at the National Assembly in Seoul on Wednesday, hours after he clinched a comfortable election victory.

Vietnam Abolishes Two-Child Policy

4 juin 2025 à 04:35
Even though the regulation was loosely enforced, the nation’s birthrate fell to a record low last year.

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A family in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, which instituted a two-child policy in 1988.
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