U.S., Taiwan Officials Pledge Ambitious Trade Negotiating Schedule

U.S., Taiwan Officials Pledge Ambitious Trade Negotiating Schedule

Flags of Taiwan and U.S. are placed for a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan March 27, 2018. Reuters The United States and Taiwan concluded four days of trade negotiations on Monday and reached consensus on several areas related to trade facilitation, anti-corruption, small and medium-sized enterprises and regulatory practices, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said. The…

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Zurich Insurance Sets More Ambitious Financial Targets

Zurich Insurance Sets More Ambitious Financial Targets

Logo of Zurich insurance is seen at an office building in Zurich, Switzerland August 9, 2018. Zurich Insurance Group set more ambitious financial targets for the next three years on Wednesday as insurers benefit from rising premium rates. Insurers globally have faced losses from unexpected events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine…

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After Long Drought, China Plots Ambitious Water Infrastructure Push

After Long Drought, China Plots Ambitious Water Infrastructure Push

Cracks run through the partially dried-up river bed of the Gan River, a tributary to Poyang Lake during a regional drought in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China, August 28, 2022. After a record heatwave parched large areas of the Yangtze basin, Chinese provinces are planning to spend billions of dollars on new water infrastructure as they…

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