TOKYO — North Korea is reopening schools and restarting cross-border trade with China as it eases measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak, according to state media, independent news reports and … ( read original story…
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China buys U.S. soybeans after halt to U.S. purchases ordered: sources
State-owned Chinese firms bought at least three cargoes of U.S. soybeans on Monday, even as sources in China said the government had told them to halt purchases after Washington said it would … ( read…
China’s Wuhan Finds No New COVID-19 Cases in City-Wide Testing
The city launched its ambitious campaign on May 14, testing 9.9 million people, after a cluster of new cases in the city raised fears of a second wave of infections. But authorities found no new…
Stocks make cautious gains as U.S.-China frictions slow recovery rally
Asian stocks eked out gains on Tuesday as investors’ focus on the prospects of a global coronavirus recovery won out over familiar worries about Sino-U.S. relations and the depth of economic damage. ( read original…
U.S. Lawmakers to Unveil Bill Banning Investment in Firms Tied to China’s Military
A group of Republican lawmakers plans to unveil legislation this week to keep Americans from investing in foreign defense companies with ties to China’s military, according to a document seen by … ( read original…
China may be using weak soybean demand and adequate supply as an opportunity to halt U.S. imports
News that Beijing has ordered state firms to halt purchases of farm products could well be an opportunistic political maneuver stemming from fundamental weakness on the demand side in China, said … ( read original…
Stocks shrug off US unrest, China tensions amid easing of Covid-19 lockdowns – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as tensions simmer across the US and Hong Kong … ( read original story …)
In nod to #MeToo, China codifies sexual harassment by law
Zhou Xiaoxuan publicly accused one of China’s most recognizable people of groping and forcibly kissing her, setting off a firestorm in a country that did not specify sexual harassment as a legal … ( read…
China Delayed Releasing Coronavirus Info, Frustrating WHO
Throughout January, the World Health Organization publicly praised China for what it called a speedy response to the new coronavirus and thanked the Chinese government for sharing the genetic map of … ( read original…
Apple cuts iPhone prices in China as economy resumes: CNBC’s Arjun Kharpal
Apple has cut prices for its latest iPhone 11 range in China ahead of a major online shopping festival, in the hopes of boosting its sales momentum as the world’s second-largest economy gradually … (…
US and China vie for influence in UAE as coronavirus increases tension
Shortly after opening the largest Covid-19 testing centre outside of China, the United Arab Emirates offered the US embassy hundreds of tests to screen its staff. But the gesture by the UAE — one of…
US may take in Hongkongers ahead of China security laws, Pompeo suggests
Secretary of state says he is considering immigration option similar to move announced last week by UK … ( read original story …)
Geely’s Polestar plans China showroom expansion to compete with Tesla: sources
Polestar, the premium electric vehicle maker owned by China’s Geely, plans a big expansion of its showroom network in the mainland, sources said, as it prepares for delivery of cars to compete with … (…
