A Chinese man waits outside an appliance storeby a sidewalk barber in downtown Beijing on February 27, 2017. More than 1,300 elderly people go missing in China every day, about 500,000 per year, ... ( read original story ...)
China Has One Powerful Friend Left in the U.S.: Wall Street
China trade deal left many U.S. industries disappointed, but financial firms such as BlackRock see a potential windfall. ( read original story ...)
U.S. bans cotton imports from major producer in China’s Xinjiang region
The Trump administration expanded economic pressure on China's Xinjiang province on Wednesday, banning cotton imports from a powerful Chinese quasi-military organization that it says uses forced labor ... ( read original story ...)
China crazy for chips
Now, facing escalating tensions between China and India, it is considering selling off its 30 per cent stake in Indian payments giant Paytm. Ant has poured Rmb2.9bn (440m) into Paytm over the past ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan, US should launch trade talks, Hsiao Bi-khim says
Taiwan and the US should negotiate a bilateral trade agreement, Representative to the US Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) said on Monday during a virtual conference hosted by the Atlantic Council, a US think tank. ( read original story ...)
CySEC Withdraws License of Bogofinance Capital Markets (FXJET)
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) confirmed on Wednesday that it has wholly withdrawn the Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF) License of Bogofinance Capital Markets ... ( read original story ...)
The matrix of two worlds working for better community resilience
This article presents seven key take-aways on how we can build a pathway to long-term resilience at the local and community level. ( read original story ...)
What Vietnam is doing right
Crises can separate the men from the boys, the grain from the chaff. “America failed at Covid-19, but the economy’s okay. Why?” Annie Lowrey wrote in The Atlantic on November 27, 2020, “The US entered ... ( read original story ...)
The Finance 202: Democratic economists call for big spending, total rethink of deficits as GOP seeks austerity
But Democratic economic heavyweights have reached a very different consensus: The federal government isn’t spending nearly enough. The shift in thinking goes beyond prioritizing emergency relief to ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia Power names Dan Tucker executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer
Georgia Power's Board of Directors has elected Dan Tucker as executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer for Georgia Power, effective January 1, 2021. In his new role, Tucker will ... ( read original story ...)