TAIPEI — Taiwanese staff working at the island’s representative office in Hong Kong will begin leaving the Chinese-run city from Sunday, a senior official said, after the government there demanded its officials sign a document supporting Beijing’s claim to Taiwan. Chinese-ruled Hong Kong has become another bone of contention between […]
Australia’s top economists call for budget measures to speed the switch to electric cars
Image via Ivan Radic/CC BY 2.0 By Peter Martin Australia’s top economists overwhelmingly back government measures to speed the transition to electric cars in order to meet emission reduction targets. An exclusive poll of 62 of Australia’s preeminent economists — selected by their peers — finds 51 back measures to […]