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Health Secretary Alex Azar Renews Swipes at China Over Coronavirus in Taiwan Visit
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar fired fresh barbs at China’s handling of the coronavirus during a rare, high-level visit to Taiwan, revisiting the Trump administration’s blame game with … ( read original story…
Coronavirus: China reports Covid-19 being found on frozen seafood packaging
A local government in China has reported finding the virus that causes Covid-19 on the outer packaging of imported frozen seafood that arrived from the port city of Dalian, which recently saw a surge ……
China Unicom First-Half Net Profit Rose 10%
Ltd. said its net profit for the first half of the year rose 10% from a year earlier, thanks to increased revenue and a lower cost-to-sales ratio. The telecom operator posted a net profit of…
ABN Amro Exits Trade, Commodity Finance in Corporate Bank Shake-Up
ABN Amro is to end all trade and commodity financing after a string of losses, in a massive overhaul of its activities that will see the Dutch bank cut 800 jobs. Shares in ABN, which…
Tencent-backed Chinese real estate platform Beike to raise US$2.12 billion in US after pricing IPO above guided range
KE Holdings, the online real estate transaction platform backed by Tencent Holdings, is set to complete the biggest initial public offering (IPO) by a Chinese company in the US market in more than two ……
Fintech unicorn Lufax, backed by China’s biggest insurer, Ping An, said to be secretly applying for US IPO
Lufax, which runs an online wealth management platform and retail lending technology platform, has hired Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, HSBC and UBS to bring in investors, the people familiar said. A … ( read…
Shake Shack shrugs off trade war, opens outlet in Beijing
Antagonisms between China and the United States didn’t stop Beijing’s burger lovers from standing in line for hours for a bite of Shake Shack’s snacks. The New York … ( read original story …)
South China Sea Tensions: Beijing Tells Troops ‘Not to Fire the First Shot’
Both the U.S. and China realize that a minor incident could turn into an armed conflict in the tense waters of the South China Sea. ( read original story …)
China’s Xi Speeds Up Inward Economic Shift
China tensions deepening, President Xi Jinping is laying out a major initiative to accelerate China’s shift toward more reliance on its domestic economy. ( read original story …)
Donald Trump Claims China, Russia Will Grab ‘Plenty’ of Mail-In Ballots
The president issued his unsubstantiated claim as research showed all forms of voter fraud were extremely rare. ( read original story …)
China to Bring Up Measures Against WeChat and TikTok in Upcoming U.S. Trade Talks
A virtual meeting between U.S. and Chinese negotiators will likely take place as soon as this week though a date hasn’t been finalized … ( read original story …)
China to raise issues surrounding WeChat, TikTok in trade talks with U.S.: Bloomberg
Trade negotiators from the United States and China will discuss the implementation of the phase one trade deal in the coming days, with China likely to bring up issues surrounding TikTok and WeChat, … (…
