A top priority for the incoming US administration of president-elect Joe Biden will be deciding how to handle the conflict with China. What started as a trade fight morphed into a tech war and is now ... ( read original story ...)
Defense bill offers Biden’s team a new framework to counter China
The measures, including a new Pacific Deterrence Initiative, are more an evolution than an overhaul — and success will depend in large part on how the new administration employs them. ( read original story ...)
China Prepares Large-Scale Rollout of Coronavirus Vaccines
Provincial governments across China are placing orders for experimental, domestic-made coronavirus vaccines, though the government has yet to say how well they work or how they may be distributed to ... ( read original story ...)
Some Sino-U.S. Relations Damage ‘Beyond Repair’, China State Media Warn
U.S. ties is "beyond repair" amid a new wave of Trump administration measures to counter China, Chinese state media warned, amid growing rancour underlined by an ugly Twitter spat between a U.S. ( read original story ...)
Jack Ma’s Ant Group Ramped Up Loans, Exposing Achilles’ Heel of China’s Banking System
Partnering with the fintech giant has higher risks for smaller lenders, which are already on shaky ground. ( read original story ...)
Amidst unprecedented disruption brought by the Covid 19 impact, Vallibel Finance has been able to record steady performance weathering many challenges
Vallibel Finance continued to set the bar soaring with profits before tax (PBT) reaching a high of Rs. 890 Million for the first six months ending September 2020. Total assets crossed Rs. 52 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Joe Biden’s dangerous delusion on renewing the Iran nuclear pact: Goodwin
The assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist counts as a rare piece of good news from the mad mullahs’ gulag. It eliminates a key player in the bid to get nuclear weapons and creates a safer ... ( read original story ...)
Sweden proposes $2-billion credit for aviation development in Vietnam
Swedish financial institutions have proposed a $2 billion commercial loan to develop aviation projects in Vietnam, including the Long Thanh International Airport. ( read original story ...)
Global finance falls victim to China’s spyware campaign
If the allegations are true, local units of foreign companies operating in China as well as global financial institutions will be exposed to the risk. But, while some countries are taking urgent steps ... ( read original story ...)
Trump challenges vote results while urging turnout in Ga.
President Donald Trump is pressing his grievances over losing the presidential election, using a weekend rally to spread baseless allegations of misconduct in last ... ( read original story ...)