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Vietnam improve position in FIFA ranking

Vietnam improve position in FIFA ranking

Victories over Singapore and India in a friendly tournament this month helped Vietnam climb one place in FIFA’s world football ranking update. Before the international break, Vietnam were 97th in FIFA rankings with 1,218.84 points. The 4-0 win against Singapore on September 21 and 3-0 score against India on September …

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China approves 15 GW of new coal-fired power in H1: research

China approves 15 GW of new coal-fired power in H1: research

China approved 15 gigawatts of new coal-fired power capacity and another 30 million tonnes of coal-based iron-making capacity in the first half of this year, despite falling power and steel demand over the period, new research showed on Wednesday. China approved around $26-33 billion in investment in the coal power …

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Dollar sweeps to 20-year high, sterling on the ropes again

Dollar sweeps to 20-year high, sterling on the ropes again

Nervous financial markets propelled the safe-haven dollar to a fresh two-decade peak on Wednesday as rising global interest rates fed recession worries, while sterling languished near all-time lows on fears over Britain’s radical tax cut plans. The U.S. dollar index against a basket of major currencies rose about 0.5% to …

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