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Chinese government bond futures plunged on Tuesday, pressured by market expectations of less liquidity as special treasury bond issuance loomed. ( read original story …)
U.S. and China both topple in rankings of the best places to work and do business
As the world’s two largest economies lose ground, smaller nations shift up in the Institute for Management Development’s new World Competitiveness Ranking. ( read original story …)
At least 3 soldiers are dead after a simmering conflict between India and China in the Himalayas erupted into violence
China claimed Indian troops repeatedly crossed its fraught border high in the mountains. India reported that two soliders and an officer were jilled. ( read original story …)
India says officer, two soldiers killed in ‘violent faceoff’ on border with China
An Indian officer and two soldiers were killed in a “violent faceoff” with Chinese troops on the contested border, the Indian Army said on Tuesday, reporting the first casualties in decades to result … (…
India says multiple soldiers killed in clash along contested border with China
The Indian army said Tuesday one of its officers and two soldiers were killed in a “violent faceoff” on the contested border with China, the first such incident in decades between the nuclear-armed … (…
At least 3 soldiers are dead after a simmering conflict between India and China in the Himalayas erupted into gunfire
China claimed Indian troops repeatedly crossed its fraught border high in the mountains. India reported that two soliders and an officer were jilled. ( read original story …)
Should the World Be Worried About the ‘Explosive’ New Outbreak of Coronavirus in Beijing?
A s reports emerge of a new COVID-19 outbreak at a Beijing market, the vigor of the public health response from Chinese officials is only surpassed by the severity of their language. Since 106 new…
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Authorities in Beijing locked down more residential compounds, had more than 30,000 restaurants disinfected and tightened outbound travel as the Chinese capital’s latest coronavirus outbreak continued … ( read original story …)
WHO Expresses Concern Over New COVID-19 Cluster In Beijing
WHO has expressed concern as Chinese authorities worked to contain a new coronavirus outbreak in Beijing and prevent it spreading more widely. ( read original story …)
Three Indian soldiers killed in rare clash on China-India border
No soldiers have died there since 1975, experts say. Since May, India and China have been embroiled in tensions at several spots along the Line of Actual Control, the name for the unofficial border, ……
China Eastern to launch new airline amid coronavirus tourism downturn
The global tourism industry might be struggling due to coronavirus, but that’s not stopping China Eastern, the country’s second-biggest airline, from launching a new carrier. Sanya International … ( read original story …)
More than 100 infected in Beijing food market coronavirus outbreak
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