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- China's Wuxi tightens COVID curbs as new clusters emerge, article with imageBusiness ·
July 3, 2022 · 2:14 AM UTC · undefined agoWuxi, a Chinese manufacturing hub, tightened its COVID-19 control measures on Sunday after reporting 31 new coronavirus cases, as the country continues battling clusters of the disease under a zero-COVID policy.
- MarketsAustralia's Victoria state looks to wean households off gas
Australia's Victoria government released a plan on Saturday aiming to wean the country's biggest gas-consuming state off the fossil fuel, halve carbon emissions by 2030 and drive down household energy bills.
- MarketsJapan Inc. disagrees with BOJ's view cost-push inflation will be temporary
Japanese companies expect inflation to stay around the central bank's 2% target for years to come, a survey showed on Friday, disagreeing with Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's view that the recent cost-driven price rise will prove temporary.