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The United States is urging Sri Lanka to make “difficult but necessary choices” to secure its economic independence instead of choosing opaque practices, a senior State Department official said on … ( read original story…
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Politicians in the US and China warn of decoupling, but at a financial level the two countries are closer than ever. China needs US money and help in building its capital markets. US funds are…
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Some decided to turn to e-commerce livestreaming. Alibaba, China’s largest e-commerce platform, revealed that its livestreaming platform, Taobao Live, saw a surge of 719% in first-time merchants in … ( read original story …)
Hunter Biden’s ex-business partner implicates Joe Biden in secret China deals
A former business partner on Thursday directly implicated Joseph R. Biden in his son Hunter’s foreign deals to cash in on his father’s political clout. ( read original story …)
Trump has bank account in China, pursued hotel deals for a decade: Report
The bank account is held by Trump International Hotels Management LLC and paid $188,561 in taxes in China from 2013 to 2015. ( read original story …)
North told citizens to stay inside, claiming (with no scientific basis) that a storm of yellow dust coming from China was carrying COVID-19
North Korea’s state-run Rodong Sinmun newspaper warned people of the “danger of invading malicious viruses” inside an approaching storm. ( read original story …)
China’s Xi vows to speed up army modernization as tensions with U.S. mount
“Let the world know that ‘the people of China are now organized, and are not to be trifled with,'” Xi said , quoting Mao Zedong. ( read original story …)
The US vs China: The high cost of the technology cold war
The conflict has disrupted the telecom and semiconductor industries in both countries. But the consequences have already begun to spread well beyond those companies … ( read original story …)
In Asia, U.S.’s Pompeo expected to bolster allies against China
U.S. Secretary of State of Mike Pompeo is flying to India next week to strengthen strategic ties with a nation that is locked in a military standoff with China, in Washington’s latest effort to ……
Exclusive: China likely to issue more corn import quotas, buy millions of tonnes of crops – sources
China’s government is expected to issue more import quotas and buy millions of tonnes of additional corn in the new crop marketing year, three industry sources said, amid a surge in animal feed demand ……
China warns UK not to offer citizenship to Hong Kong residents
The British offer is not for all residents of Hong Kong, but only those holding a (BNO) passport. Only those born before the 1997 handover of the territo … ( read original story …)
China, Hong Kong stocks rise on strong quarterly earnings, financials boost
China and Hong Kong stocks firmed on Friday morning, helped by gains in heavyweight financial firms and strong quarterly earnings so far. ** At the midday break, the Shanghai Composite index was up 0. (…
