Fintech giant Ant Group is facing growing Chinese pressure over potential risks in its online lending business, with co-founder Jack Ma and other executives summoned to an unusual meeting with ... ( read original story ...)
US Asia Allies Japan, South Korea Build Better China Ties Despite Concerns
World War II era, do not share President Donald Trump's tough anti-China position and have sought better ties with the People's Republic, even as major challenges persist. ( read original story ...)
Joe Biden must clear the air on Hunter Biden and his China business dealings — win or lose
A public commitment from the Biden family to fully comply with any investigation is critical to restore confidence and take on Chinese attempts to undermine the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Factbox: What’s New in China’s 2020 Population Survey Versus 2010 Census
More than 1 billion Chinese citizens will participate in a once-in-a-decade census that will inform policymakers on demographic shifts in the world's most-populous but fast-ageing nation, and help ... ( read original story ...)
The growing U.S. deficit raises questions about funding as China cuts U.S. debt holdings
The U.S. deficit is burgeoning and it's set to grow much bigger with a planned second stimulus package to beat the pandemic fallout. ( read original story ...)
US Cyber Command expands operations against Russia, China and Iran
US Cyber Command expanded its operations aimed at identifying malicious foreign cyber actors before Tuesday's presidential election, using missions to not only seek out Russian hackers, but those from ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain’s hotels seeing new bounce back hope
Bahrain’s hotel occupancy levels have started to pick up in the past two months after facing one of the worst years due to the Covid-19 crisis. Latest figures shared by an expert showed occupancy ... ( read original story ...)
Turkish exports to strengthen daily: Finance minister
Data indicates V-type recovery continues in last quarter of year as well, says top Turkish official - Anadolu Agency ... ( read original story ...)
Tom Hardy, Pete Davidson, Stephan James Join Vietnam War Drama ‘The Things They Carried’
Tom Hardy, Pete Davidson, Stephan James, Bill Skarsgård, Tye Sheridan, Ashton Sanders, Martin Sensmeier, Moises Arias and Angus Cloud have been cast in the Vietnam War drama "The Things They Carried." ... ( read original story ...)
Financial insecurity behind athletics’ decline?
People of this generation may not believe it, but there was a time when I started the journey from Teroghada upazila at midnight and travelled the 34 kilometres to Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna ... ( read original story ...)