APEC illustration for trade activity. (Antara/HO-APEC Secretariat) JAKARTA - The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region, home to half of the world's trade, posted double-digit growth both in trade volume and value during the January-September 2021 period, according to an update of the APEC Policy Support Unit report. The volume of APEC's merchandise exports and imports increased by 14 percent and 16 percent respectively as compared to the same period last year, when these were in the negative zone, said a written statement issued by the APEC Policy Support Unit and received here on Thursday. Meanwhile, the value of merchandise trade rose to 28.2 percent for exports and 27.3 percent for imports, driven by higher costs of fuel and manufactured products. The update highlights that the reasons for this surge are the combined effect of a rebound in economic activity, marked by a spike in demand as well as a low base, since trade contracted in the last couple of years. Addin
ECB Board to discuss dealing with issues over tweets
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09 Jun 2021, 18:37 GMT+10
London [UK], June 9 (ANI): Even as England pacer James Anderson on Tuesday said his side will learn from the Ollie Robinson controversy, old tweets from England s limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan and wicket-keeper Jos Buttler have come to light which seem to be written in a way which mocks the English language used by fans.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has made it clear they have a zero tolerance policy for any sort of discrimination. Commenting on the latest turn of events, an ECB spokesperson said: Since we were alerted to offensive tweets last week, a number of historical social media posts by other individuals have been questioned publicly as well. There is no place for discrimination in our sport, and we are committed to taking relevant and appropriate action where required. Given the concerns which have been raised are clearly now broader than a single case, the ECB Board will