India has stepped up scrutiny of investments from companies based in neighbouring countries, in what is widely seen as a move to stave off takeovers by Chinese firms during the coronavirus outbreak. ( read original…
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High school seniors in China reveal signs of COVID recovery
Teenagers Lily Chen and Steven Song are among the rare few to have experienced the global COVID-19 pandemic from virus hot zones on two continents. ( read original story …)
Here’s what life after shelter-in-place may look like in the US based on what’s happening in China and South Korea
Following two months of draconian social distancing measures due to coronavirus, citizens in China are able go out to the mall and to get a haircut. In Wuhan, considered to be the epicenter of the…
Unease at the border: Russia and China seek to downplay Covid-19 outbreak in Suifenhe
Handling of Chinese nationals trying to flee Russia has created strains between allies as they boast of new ‘strategic partnership … ( read original story …)
Tucker Carlson: China is waging coronavirus distraction campaign
It’s clear how China sees the coronavirus pandemic: Not simply, or even primarily, as a public health disaster in which thousands are dying, but as part of a larger geopolitical struggle for control … (…
Texas Eases Rules; California Forms Task Force: Virus Update
President Donald Trump posted a series of tweets calling to “liberate” states after some protests against lockdowns meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Texas and Minnesota took steps to ease … ( read…
China Catering Industry One of Bigger Drags on Virus-Hit Economy
China’s catering industry was one of the biggest drags on output in the first quarter, leading the world’s second-largest economy into its first contraction in decades as the coronavirus brought … ( read original story…
Russia And China Behind Internet ‘Hijack’ Risk: Here’s How To Check You’re Now Secure
Is the internet traffic to and from your device at risk from a Russian or Chinese state-backed hijack? Here’s how to check. ( read original story …)
New South China Sea Standoff: Chinese Ship Tags Malaysian Oil Exploration Vessel
The most recent skirmish occurred Friday when a Chinese survey vessel was observed “tagging” areas near where Malaysia’s state oil firm Petronas is operating. ( read original story …)
China set to cut benchmark rate after first GDP contraction on record: analysts
China is widely expected to cut its benchmark lending rate on Monday to provide further support for the-hit economy, which shrank for the first time on record in the first quarter, a Reuters survey of…
The coronavirus outbreak might be nearly over in China, but economic hardship is not
China’s GDP shrank 6.8% in the first quarter of 2020, the first contraction since at least, 1992, when the country began releasing such figures. ( read original story …)
After Eight Weeks of Lockdown, China’s Capital City Beijing is Getting Back on its Feet
But, now from a recent social media post by Michael Pettis, who is a Finance Professor at Peking University, it looks like some essence of normalcy has returned to its capital city Beijing. In a…
‘Seeing a bright side’ in China: High school seniors reveal signs of COVID recovery
Teenagers Lily Chen and Steven Song are among the rare few to have experienced the global COVID-19 pandemic from virus hot zones on two continents. ( read original story …)
