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EU ready to do plastic pollution deal 'but not at any cost'
EU ready to do plastic pollution deal 'but not at any cost'
Economy
by  AFP

The European Union is ready to do a deal to land a groundbreaking treaty on plastic pollution, but not at any cost, the EU's environment commissioner insisted Tuesday. However, we don't like plastic pollution and it's time to end plastic pollution as quickly as possible," the commissioner said.

China Evergrande Group says to delist from Hong Kong
China Evergrande Group says to delist from Hong Kong
Economy
by  AFP

Embattled property giant China Evergrande Group said Tuesday it will delist from Hong Kong Stock Exchange as a heavier-than-expected debt burden weighed on its liquidation process. Evergrande's shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange were suspended that month.

In China's factory heartland, warehouses weather Trump tariffs
In China's factory heartland, warehouses weather Trump tariffs
Economy
by  AFP

Labourer Shuai Hang went a week without work earlier this year when sky-high US tariffs on Chinese goods overwhelmed the warehouse he works at and slowed the company's US-bound parcels to a trickle. Working at the warehouse was less tiring than labouring at a construction site, and earning money had become more difficult in the past two years, he said.