India reported 85,362 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours with infections slowing down this month. The Health Ministry raised the nation’s confirmed total to more than 5.9 million on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
China Opens Auto Show Under Anti-Disease Controls
Ford, Nissan and BMW have unveiled new electric models for the Chinese market as the Beijing auto show opened under anti-virus controls that included holding news conferences by international video ... ( read original story ...)
Russia, China Block Release of UN Report Criticizing Russia
Russia and China are blocking the official release of a report by U.N. experts on Libya that accuses its warring parties and their international backers -- including Russia -- of violating a U.N. arms ... ( read original story ...)
US elections: Who is better for the stock markets of China and Hong Kong, a Democrat or Republican president in the White House?
In this 14th part of the series, Yujing Liu looks at 40 years of market data to see whether a Democrat or Republican was better for the markets in China and Hong Kong. Traders from Wall Street to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s SFC Warns of ‘Pump-and-Dump’ Scams on Social Media
The SFC said the profile of financial fraud is changing as more people are being targeted online, moving away from the traditional cold call. ( read original story ...)
China blocks Wikimedia from UN agency WIPO over Taiwan dispute
But the nit-picking appeared to merely serve as a prelude to the crux of Beijing’s opposition to Wikimedia: the existence and activities of Wikimedia Taiwan, one of the foundation’s chapters. San ... ( read original story ...)
Caught in China-US trade war, Taiwan offers support to chipmakers
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen promised on Thursday to help the island's key semiconductor industry overcome difficulties and consolidate its leading position, offering support to a sector increasingly ... ( read original story ...)
US threatens Baghdad with sanctions over Iran-backed militia attacks in Iraq: Sources
The State Department official said that the US was working to secure financial support for Iraq from the international community and various private-sector businesses. But “the presence of ... ( read original story ...)
‘This is not a colony!’ Ankara snaps at Washington over threat that US pharma may exit Turkey if it fails to repay $2.3bn debt
US Ambassador David Satterfield is treating Turkey like a colony, Ankara’s health minister Fahrettin Koca said, commenting on the escalating row over the skyrocketing debt Turkey owes to American drug ... ( read original story ...)
Vodafone wins international arbitration against India in $2 billion tax case
Vodafone Group Plc said on Friday it had won an international arbitration case against the Indian government, ending one of the most high-profile disputes in the country involving a $2 billion ... ( read original story ...)