Gold prices touched record prices on Monday morning in Asia as worries over issues such as the coronavirus pandemic as well as U.S.-China trade tensions weighed on investor sentiment. ( read original story …)
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U.S. consulate in Chengdu closes amid fraying relations with China
The U.S. consulate in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu officially closed Monday morning amid worsening relations between Washington and Beijing. ( read original story …)
China takes over U.S. consulate premises in Chengdu as ties worsen
China said it had taken over the premises of the U.S. consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu on Monday after ordering the facility be shut in retaliation for being ousted from the Chinese ……
Chengdu: US leaves consulate in China as deadline passes
Beijing ordered the closure in response to the US closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston – over claims that it was used as a hub for spying. Tensions have been escalating bet … (…
U.S. closes consulate in Chengdu, China, after Houston order
The U.S. says it has closed Chengdu, China. China ordered the consulate closed in retaliation for a U.S. order to shut down the Chinese Co … ( read original story …)
Fashion’s Cry for Help on Forced Labor in China
“Brands are very much able to assess who they … said 84 percent of the cotton grown in China comes from Xinjiang, accounting for about 18 percent of global production. There is very little ……
Chinese Electric SUV Maker Seeks Up to $950 Million in U.S. IPO
Li Auto Inc., a Chinese electric carmaker, is seeking as much as $950 million in a U.S. initial public offering. ( read original story …)
US closes Chengdu consulate in China, after Houston order
The U.S. closed its consulate in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu on Monday, a victim of the rising tensions between the global powers. China ordered the mission closed late last week in … (…
Global prospects dim for China’s tech champions as great powers clash
Huawei Technologies’ founder Ren Zhengfei’s global ambitions are marked in bricks and mortar at a new company campus in southern China, where the buildings are replicas from European cities. ( read original story …)
China retaliates, closes Chengdu consulate
Before the area was closed, the impending closure of the consulate drew a steady stream of onlookers over the weekend as Chengdu, like Houston, found itself in the limelight of in … ( read original…
Asian stocks mixed amid US-China feud, economic unease
China tensions and concern a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic might be weakening. Tokyo declined while Shanghai swung between gains and losses. Hong Kong and Australia advanced. ( read original story …)
U.S. consulate in Chengdu shuts after China orders closure
Beijing announced the U.S. consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu was closed as of 10 a.m. (0200 GMT) on Monday, after it ordered the facility be shut in retaliation for China being ousted from…
China Reports 61 New COVID-19 Cases for Sunday, Highest Daily Domestic Infections Since March 6
Of the 61 new cases, some 57 were domestic transmissions, the health commission said, the most since March 6 when 75 new infections were reported. Of the new domestic infections, the number in the far…
