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A merchant examines a jade stone displayed at the Gems Emporium in Naypyitaw, Myanmar on Nov. 13, 2018. Human rights activists are lobbying major jewelers to stop buying gems sourced in Myanmar as a way to exert pressure on Myanmar’s military leaders by limiting profits from the country’s lucrative mining industry.
Laws & Regulations
Gems Industry Targeted in Push for Sanctions
“There is no such thing as an ethically sourced Burmese ruby.”
December 15, 2021
Smoke billows from the industrial zone of Hlaing Thar Yar township, Yangon, Myanmar, March 14, 2021.
Operations
Myanmar Factory Attacks Put Focus on Chinese Influence
There has long been a growing resentment against China's influence, but protesters insist they were not responsible for attacks on factories last weekend.
March 19, 2021
Smoke rises after Saudi-led airstrikes on an army base in Sanaa, Yemen. The airstrikes come as retaliation for recent attacks on Saudi Arabia that were claimed by the Iranian-backed rebels.
Energy
Attack on Saudi Oil Site Sends Prices Up
The threats to the global oil supply are taking place with economists expecting energy demand to surge as nations recover from the pandemic.
March 8, 2021
A man wearing a face mask walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Despite a short drop in early trading in Hong Kong, most major Asian stock indexes were higher on Thursday after President Joe Biden held his first conversation with Chinese leader Xi Jinping since taking office.
Trade
World Shares Mostly Gain After Biden Speaks with China's Xi
As of now, there was no indication of any major change in U.S. trade policy.
February 11, 2021
A woman wearing face mask and face shield.
Labor
ILO Says Garment Industry Should Do More to Help Workers
Many of the 65 million Asian garment factory workers are struggling as factories close or cut back on wages.
October 23, 2020
Protesters from the communist party-affiliated PAME union march during a May Day rally outside the Greek Parliament.
Labor
Virus Worries Haunt Workers Demanding Rights on May Day
Essential workers were expected to strike around the U.S. on Friday to demand safer conditions.
May 1, 2020
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Oil Market Collapses
Oil futures plunged below zero for the first time Monday.
April 20, 2020
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Softbank to Buy Back Assets
The company's founder, Masayoshi Son, said the move reflected “the firm and unwavering confidence we have in our business."
March 23, 2020
Visitors wear masks at the Singapore Airshow in Singapore Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. Singapore's air show began Tuesday with the usual ribbon cutting and displays of aerial prowess, but also with less typical warnings to industry and military figures attending to avoid handshakes and other close contact to avoid spreading a virus that has sickened tens of thousands of people.
Aerospace
Singapore Air Show Opens
Many attendees just carried on as usual after submitting to multiple temperature checks on their way to the venue.
February 11, 2020
Hospital staff stand outside the emergency entrance of Wuhan Medical Treatment Center, where some infected with a new virus are being treated, in Wuhan, China, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. The number of cases of a new coronavirus from Wuhan has risen to over 400 in China health authorities said Wednesday.
Economics
Virus Outbreak May Wallop Economy
The 2003 SARS crisis caused $40 billion to $50 billion in losses from reduced travel and spending.
January 23, 2020
In this Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, photo, trucks load containers at the automated container dockyard in Qingdao in east China's Shandong province. A Chinese official newspaper has reiterated, repeatedly, Beijing's demand that the U.S. roll back tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump's administration in exchange for a deal. The Communist Party newspaper Global Times ran several articles Monday, Dec. 2, 2019 that emphasized there would be no deal without a promise to phase out the tariffs imposed by Washington.
Supply Chain
China Urges Rollback of US Tariffs
New U.S. tariffs are set to kick in on many Chinese-made products, including laptops and smartphones, as of Dec. 15. A preliminary deal could avert that.
December 2, 2019