UK defence secretary Ben Wallace said on LBC radio that he thinks China has questions to answer on how speedily it made the world aware about the extent of the Covid-19 crisis, as concerns grow…
Monthly Archives For May 2020
Exclusive: Nissan to retrench further in new plan to focus on U.S., Japan, China
Nissan Motor Co Ltd will pull back from Europe and elsewhere to focus on the United States, China and Japan under a plan that represents a new strategic direction for the embattled carmaker, … (…
Coronavirus live updates: DHS says China hid outbreak’s severity; Donald Trump revises US estimates; British PM Boris Johnson speaks out
Access to beaches, parks, golfing and other outdoor activities is on the rise across the nation as leaders make moves to lift social distancing rules. ( read original story …)
US intel thinks China stayed mum on virus early on to grab supplies
Report obtained by Associated Press shows Bejing tried to stock up as it covered up word on extent of COVID-19 and how contagious it was. ( read original story …)
HSBC to buy out life insurance joint venture partner in China
HSBC Holdings PLC said on Monday its insurance unit had agreed to acquire its China life insurance venture partner’s 50% stake to own fully the company under the new rules on foreign ownership that ……
Dow futures fall as Wall Street weighs states’ reopenings, China-U.S. tensions
U.S. stock-index futures fall sharply in thin trading Sunday evening as investors contend with state reopenings amid signs of brewing conflict between … ( read original story …)
UK says China has questions to answer over novel coronavirus outbreak
China has questions to answer over the information it shared about the novel coronavirus outbreak but a post mortem over its role should come later, Britain’s defence minister said on Monday. ( read original story…
Markets fall back as US-China tensions rise over Covid-19 – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as investors worry about new trade war between Washington and Beijing … ( read original story …)
Trump says China made a ‘mistake’ and tried to cover up coronavirus outbreak
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he believed that a “mistake” in China was the cause of the spreading coronavirus pandemic, though he did not present any evidence for the claim. ( read original story…
Coal Loses Backing From Another Big Bank
Financing a thermal coal project in Australia just got a little bit harder after Westpac Banking Corp. said it would exit the sector by 2030, leaving Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. as ……
Pandemic slams Asia’s factories, activity hits financial-crisis lows
Asia’s factory activity was ravaged in April, business surveys showed on Monday, and the outlook dimmed further as government restrictions on movement to contain the coronavirus outbreak froze global … ( read original story …)
China Coronavirus Cover Up: Beijing ‘Intentionally Concealed Severity’ Of COVID-19, US Intel Reveals
U.S. intel report claims the Chinese government “intentionally concealed the severity” of the pandemic China reportedly hoarded medical supplies before informing WHO of the contagion China’s imports … ( read original story …)
United States dollar dominance on shaky waters as China’s digital Yuan takes shape
The Yuan is reported to have opened for trials in at least for cities in China including Shenzhen, Suzhou, and Chengdu. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic China has not altered nor interrupted the … ( read…
