International
Services trade will move with geopolitical tensions
The new WTO services trade barometer suggests services trade is slowing more modestly than goods trade
InternationalNASA sets sights on private space stations
The International Space Station, the most complex and costly human-made space structure, may be deorbited or privatised
InternationalVoter biases and advertising advances drive extremism
Narrowly targeting political advertising allows politicians to take advantage of voters’ psychological biases
InternationalEven with stimulus, China may struggle for 6% growth
Industrial output is growing at the slowest pace since 2002 and retail sales are close to the slowest since 2003
ChinaFrance, Germany cloud outlook for Facebook’s Libra
The social media firm said in June that it is aiming to launch its own cryptocurrency Libra in early 2020
InternationalCyberspace will evade international legal framework
Extant international law governing inter-state warfare is not considered fit for cyberspace by most cyber-capable states
InternationalGoogle fine comes amid changing winds on ‘big tech’
Google has agreed to pay nearly 1 billion euros to settle a tax dispute in France
InternationalAfrica may ‘win’ more from US-China tariffs than ASEAN
The US-China trade conflict and other trade disruptions are dampening global growth and few regions remain robust
International