The dollar drifted higher on Friday, helped by strong U.S. jobs data as well as firmer global demand for safe-havens amid concerns about the coronavirus recovery, setting the currency up to … ( read original…
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China central bank to conduct MLF operations on Monday as 400 billion yuan of such loans expire
China’s central bank said it would conduct medium-term lending facility (MLF) operations on Monday, as a batch of 400 billion yuan ($57.6 billion) worth of such loans expired on the day … ( read original…
China mainland reports 30 new coronavirus cases on August 13 vs 19 a day earlier
China reported 30 new coronavirus cases on the mainland on Aug. 13, up from 19 on the previous day, the country’s health authority said on Friday. ( read original story …)
U.S. to Classify Beijing-Backed Confucius Institute Center as Foreign Mission
The State Department said it is classifying the China-backed Confucius Institute U.S. Center as a foreign mission to draw scrutiny to the ways the Trump administration says the center’s Chinese … ( read original story…
China mainland reports 30 new coronavirus cases on Aug. 13 vs 19 a day earlier
China reported 30 new coronavirus cases on the mainland on Aug. 13, up from 19 on the previous day, the country’s health authority said on Friday. ( read original story …)
The US cooperated with the Soviets on smallpox – it should do the same with China on COVID-19 vaccine distribution
If the U.S. and Soviet Union could cooperate at the height of the Cold War, the United States and China can cooperate now – and the world will be healthier for it. ( read original…
Asian shares to pause ahead of China data, U.S. ‘altitude sickness’
Asian shares were set for a largely flat start on Friday as markets weighed a pause in Wall Street’s multi-month stock rebound and awaited the release of Chinese economic data later in the session. (…
China hopes U.S. will create conditions to implement Phase 1 deal, commerce official says
China hopes the United States will stop taking restrictive and discriminatory action against Chinese firms and create conditions for the implementation of a Phase 1 trade deal, Assistant Minister of … ( read original story…
Chicken wings test positive for coronavirus in China
(Gray News) – Frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil to China tested positive for COVID-19, officials from the city of Shenzhen said. CNN reported the virus was detected on a sample during food … (…
China’s Baidu beats quarterly revenue estimates
China’s Baidu Inc reported a quarterly revenue that edged past analysts’ estimates on Thursday, as new subscriptions for its video streaming service partially offset a decline in ad revenue from its … ( read original…
US to treat Chinese cultural organization as an arm of Beijing’s government
The US State Department designated a Chinese cultural and educational institution as a foreign mission, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Thursday, in the latest move by Washington against … ( read original story …)
Chicken wings test positive for Covid-19 in China, but there’s no evidence of food transmission, experts say
A sample of frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, authorities said Thursday, the latest in a series of … ( read…
China’s Confucius Institute designated as a foreign mission of Beijing
The State Department has designated China’s Confucius Institute a foreign mission of Beijing, saying the center is an engine for Chinese propaganda efforts in the U.S.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo … ( read original story…
