Australia coach Justin Langer has all but confirmed his side will be unchanged for their second test against India which starts at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday. Australia completed an ... ( read original story ...)
2 charts show China’s progress in buying U.S. goods under the ‘phase one’ trade deal
Between January and November, China bought $82 billion of U.S. goods — just over half of the targeted $159 billion for the whole of 2020, said PIIE. ( read original story ...)
China launches antitrust investigation into Alibaba, its most successful Internet company
The moves could splinter Alibaba’s sprawling e-commerce business or its dominant financial technology spinoff Ant Group. ( read original story ...)
China targets Alibaba with anti-monopoly investigation
Chinese regulators have launched an anti-monopoly investigation into Alibaba and called in for talks its online finance spinoff, Ant Group – increasing pressure on the e-commerce company founded by ... ( read original story ...)
Slow start for Hong Kong-China ETF master-feeder scheme
Almost four months since the launch of a new exchange traded fund master-feeder framework between Hong Kong and mainland China, there appears to be no timeline for more product launches under the ... ( read original story ...)
My Ridiculously Good Life in Taiwan Amid the Global Pandemic
Three days earlier Taiwan had already set up its Central Epidemic Command Center, and three weeks prior Taipei sent that now-infamous inquiry to the World Health Organization asking for clarification ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain: Man gets 6 months in jail for running home coffee business
Cairo: A Bahraini court has issued a six-month jail sentence against a man on charges of illegally running a coffee business in his house in violation of the country’s measures against the spread of ... ( read original story ...)
The Takeaway: How COVID-19 (almost) stole Christmas in Gaza and West Bank
Hamas backtracks on plans to cancel Christmas celebrations as COVID-19 cases spike; Palestinians fear ‘double whammy’; Bibi sees Morocco normalization as key to election; and more! ( read original story ...)
Great Palestine Christmas Decorating winners announced
This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the city of Palestine chose to forgo hosting its annual Christmas Parade of Lights, and host the Great Palestine Christmas Decorating Contest. ( read original story ...)
How this founder went from being a professional basketball player in Israel to launching a buzzy cloud startup in Boston worth $105 million
Idit Levine juggled a professional basketball career with computer science studies and is now building Solo.io, a cloud startup with big ambitions. ( read original story ...)