2019 January 18
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China’s slowdown and tariffs are affecting industrial employment. An official survey covering 374,000 large industrial firms shows total employment declined by about 2.8 million people in the 12 months to November 2018. - Read more
China has pledged to continue pushing forward the construction of pilot free trade zones (FTZs) to widen opening-up, highlighting medicare, education, shipping, aerospace and automobile as key industries for further liberalization. - Read more
Germany and China will sign two agreements to deepen their cooperation in the financial sector on Friday. The agreements will involve German financial market regulator Bafin. - Read more
US and UK conducted joint military drills in the South China Sea for the first time since 2010. A US Navy guided missile destroyer, the USS McCampbell, and a Royal Navy frigate, the HMS Argyll, conducted communications drills from for 5 days. - Read more