Just a week before November's election, two of President Donald Trump's top national security aides will visit India for meetings focused largely on countering China's growing global influence. As the ... ( read original story ...)
US chokehold pushes China chip self-sufficiency up the agenda
Beijing’s 30-year push to build a homegrown chip sector has taken on a new sense of urgency as Donald Trump’s administration tightens its chokehold on China’s leading technology groups. Washington has ... ( read original story ...)
Trump promised to win the trade war with China. He failed
US President Donald Trump started a trade war with China to fix what he's repeatedly blasted as an unfair relationship between the world's two largest economies. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Israel leaves lending rate unchanged, QE program expanded
Leaving the lending rate at just 0.1% raises some concern due to the country's worsening financial crisis sparked by the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
ADB leads $186 million financing for the largest solar plant in Vietnam
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is participating in a US$186 million loan for a solar plant in Vietnam, in a deal which features the first green B loan in Asia. The financing comprises a US$27.9 mill ... ( read original story ...)
Towie’s Yazmin Oukhellou shows off her incredible body in a tiny pink bikini as she kisses James Lock in Cyprus
THE Only Way Is Essex’s Yazmin Oukellou has shown off her sizzling body during a romantic beach holiday with her boyfriend James Lock. Yazmin, who recently rekindled her relationship with ... ( read original story ...)
How Michael Jordan’s new NASCAR team is already making waves
Michael Jordan's new NASCAR Cup team was only given its new name this week, but the impact of 23XI Racing is already being felt. As JIM UTTER explains, it could be just the beginning of enormous possi ... ( read original story ...)
Brisk business during CMCO
Food delivery companies are experiencing brisk business as more people heed the call to stay safe at home. An increasing number of e-hailing drivers are also opting to deliver food and other items to ... ( read original story ...)
Tiny Taiwan caught in the middle as U.S. and China battle for supremacy
"We don’t want to be manipulated or caught in a great power competition," said Evan Tsao, 31, a master’s degree student from Kaohsiung, in southern Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
Second-born son of Brunei Sultan dies at age 38
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN • A son of the Sultan of Brunei, Prince 'Abdul 'Azim, died yesterday. He was 38.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)