Chinese minister Sun Yeli also calls for closer cooperation within Apec community to promote tourism as a regional economic driver. Source: scmp.com

In some ways, China is in much better shape than Japan of the later 1990s and early 2000s. Source: bloomberg.com

Several advisers to the Chinese government are calling on officials to fix the growing divergence within the economy as artificial intelligence pushes high-tech sectors to outperform, while domestic consumer spending languishes. Source: bloomberg.com

An influx of cash under Trump’s preliminary peace agreement could offer Iran’s leaders a chance to stabilize their economy and rebuild after months of war. Source: washingtonpost.com

Expectations are now rising over the role the United States will play in helping Venezuela, which had already been laid low by decades of misrule. Source: nytimes.com

African governments seek greater control over gold, but much of its value continues to flow abroad. Source: aljazeera.com