The State Department has tapped career diplomat James DeHart to bolster the U.S. position in the Arctic, including repelling China’s advances and capitalizing on commercial opportunities there. ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For July 2020
Currency peg vital for Hong Kong’s status as global finance centre even as US dollar declines, says former monetary authority chief Joseph Yam
Joseph Yam, who helped set up the peg in 1983, still believes it is in the best interests of Hong Kong because it gives confidence to international investors. ( read original story …)
BRI: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to convene annual meeting in Dubai next year
The meeting would be held from 27-28 October, 2021, the report said. This is the first time the Beijing-based multilateral development bank will convene its annual meeting in the Middle East, it said, … (…
Xi Jinping uses annual conference of infrastructure bank to spell out China’s multilateral and global ambitions
China reiterated its commitment to multilateralism and global ambition by supporting the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the Beijing-headquartered regional development bank which rivals the … ( read original story …)
China Is What Orwell Feared
Xi Jinping is using artificial intelligence to enhance his government’s totalitarian control—and he’s exporting this technology to regimes around the globe. ( read original story …)
COVID-19: China sees over 100 cases for first time in over 3 months amidst fear of second wave
China’s COVID-19 cases in a single day have crossed the 100-mark for the first time in over three months, sparking the fear of a rebound after Beijing contained it in Wuhan where the contagion first…
How China used censorship to hide the coronavirus truth
Thousands of Chinese nationalists sent death threats to an author for writing a diary documenting the world’s first coronavirus lockdown. ( read original story …)
Argentina nears China hog deal it hopes could turbocharge local pork production
Argentina is nearing an initial agreement with China that could pave for the way for potential investments by the Asian giant in local pork production for export, Argentina’s undersecretary of trade … ( read original…
China State Construction Finance (Cayman) III — Moody’s affirms China State Construction International’s Baa2 ratings; outlook stable
Moody’s affirms China State Construction International’s Baa2 ratings; outlook stableRead the full article at Moody’s … ( read original story …)
China records eight out of Asia’s top ten venture capital deals in Q2, sees increase in deal volume and investment, finds KPMG analysis
HONG KONG, July 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — China saw an increase in both deal volume and venture capital (VC) investment in Q2’20 compared with Q1’20, reflecting early signs of a recovery in the … (…
Asia Facing Second Wave of Coronavirus As China Records Most Cases in a Single Day Since April
Several countries across Asia are seeing a resurgence in coronavirus infections, with China recording its highest number of daily cases since April. China’s National Health Commission reported 101 new … ( read original story …)
China’s tech hub, Shenzhen, barely avoids economic contraction in first half of 2020
Stronger investment in Shenzhen, with hundreds of new construction projects in the first half of 2020, helped offset weak domestic spending and a decline in exports amid the pandemic. ( read original story …)
US Commander Affirms US Support for Japan on China Dispute
The commander of the U.S. Forces in Japan is reaffirming his nation’s support of Japan’s protests over Chinese ships increasingly venturing into the economic waters near disputed East China Sea … ( read original story…
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