Chinese and Australian commerce ministers are set to meet via video ‘in the near future’ in a further sign of easing trade and political tensions, but issues over lithium and tech giant Huawei Technologies Co remain. READ SOURCE...
Waning demand, service issues to weigh on international intermodal volumes If inland rail ramps remain congested due to chassis shortages and discretionary imports continue to flow away from the West Coast to the East Coast, international intermodal volumes could decline...
Waning demand, service issues to weigh on international intermodal volumes If inland rail ramps remain congested due to chassis shortages and discretionary imports continue to flow away from the West Coast to the East Coast, international intermodal volumes could decline...
Doctors and nurses in some of China’s public hospitals are facing pay cuts or salary delays amid a surge in coronavirus cases, as local government finances come under extreme strain. READ SOURCE...
China’s annual soybean harvest increased by nearly a quarter in 2022 as Beijing ramped up its self-sufficiency drive, but agricultural officials say domestic output must continue rising to meet demand. READ SOURCE...
Taiwan wants foreign talent to replenish its workforce and some local authorities are taking steps to attract digital nomads. But remote workers say the island has a way to go to compete with international hotspots. READ SOURCE...
Scrapping PCR tests for cross-border travel would do more to boost lagging tourism numbers, says Fanny Yeung, executive director of city’s Travel Industry Council. READ SOURCE...
Half of trans-Pacific vessel capacity faces Lunar New Year cut: analyst While a 50 percent capacity cut is about typical in the eastbound trans-Pacific during the post-Lunar New Year lull, more blank sailings could be in the offing given the...
Lower rates and abundant capacity should promote stability in the truckload market in 2023, but any semblance of normality is conditional, at best, until the broader US economy is on a more stable footing. READ SOURCE...
Carbon should be priced closer to US$75 a tonne, versus US$5 as it is now, according to Kristalina Georgieva, the International Monetary Fund’s managing director. READ SOURCE...
