The White House said President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday about the coronavirus pandemic and avoiding an arms race with China. The two world leaders “discussed … ( read original story…
Monthly Archives For July 2020
China braces for impact after mass flooding at Three Gorges Dam
A second round of mass flooding in several provinces across China is expected to increase the risk of natural disasters. ( read original story …)
NBA answers to pressure from U.S. senators regarding league’s relationship with China
In response to letters from Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R), the league said it has ended an academy where China has been accused of engaging in human rights violations. ( read…
China’s Red-Hot IPOs Are Creating a New Billionaire Every Week
Zhong Shanshan, whose schooling was interrupted during China’s cultural revolution, worked in construction, as a reporter and in the bottled-water business. Today, he’s worth $17 billion after his … ( read original story …)
Trump tells Putin hopes to avoid US-Russia-China arms race
President Donald Trump told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday that he hopes to avoid an “expensive” US arms race with Russia and China, the White House said. Washington and Moscow are … (…
U.S. diplomats head to China despite row over Houston consulate
A flight bound for Shanghai carrying U.S. diplomats has left the United States as Washington presses ahead with its plan to restaff its mission in China a day after a U.S. order to close the…
U.S. orders China to close Houston consulate
Watch “U.S. orders China to close Houston consulate as ties weaken between the two countries”, a CBSN video on CBSNews.com. View more CBSN videos and watch CBSN, a live news stream featuring original … (…
Gold rallies anew on latest U.S.-China row, stocks falter
The dollar weakened and gold rose further on Thursday as a gauge of global equities meandered after earlier gains in Europe and Asia as rising cases of COVID-19 crimped the U.S. labor market and ……
Blockchain Bites: OCC’s Crypto Letter, Eth 2.0’s ‘Official’ Testnet and Dinwiddie’s Tokenized Airball
Visa said crypto is part of “the future of money,” members of the U.S. Senate think the dollar should go digital and OCC will allow banks to custody crypto. ( read original story …)
Unions and NGOs call on big brands to stop using forced labor from China
A coalition of labor unions and NGOs on Thursday urged clothing brands and retailers not to exploit labor from the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region in China. The organizations called on brands to … ( read…
China Says It Will Have Covid-19 Vaccine Ready This Year
China’s state-owned Sinopharm, one of the first Chinese projects to start testing its Covid-19 vaccine candidates overseas, said it would have a vaccine ready for the public before the end of the year … (…
China’s actions are a reflection of confidence — and Xi Jinping’s iron grip
Xi has stifled dissent at home and is increasingly willing for China to assert itself abroad … ( read original story …)
Stocks gain as upbeat earnings outweigh U.S.-China tensions
Stock markets rose on Thursday as better-than-expected corporate earnings in Europe offset worries about rising cases of COVID-19 and a sharp escalation in tensions between the United States and China … ( read original story…
