In a private-public partnership, Beaver Paper, a member of Koehler Paper Group, has donated over three thousand anti-microbial face masks to the cities of Gwinnett County to help support their ... ( read original story ...)
Philippine financial markets close for Independence Day
Philippine financial markets are closed on Friday, June 12, in observance of the country’s 122nd Independence Day. Trading on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) and foreign exchange spot transactions ... ( read original story ...)
FICO Survey: Philippine Consumers more Comfortable Opening Bank Accounts with Smartphones than Americans and British
The study showed that digital account opening is rapidly becoming the norm in the Philippines, with 76 percent of consumers saying they would open some kind of financial account online. Of those that ... ( read original story ...)
Australian official urges international students to consider studying in the country as China claims racism
"This is a great place to come and study. Like all countries, of course we are managing issues … from time to time, but overwhelmingly, Australia is a very welcoming, open, transparent, friendly ... ( read original story ...)
China to ensure centrally allocated funds reach local levels directly: finance ministry
China will ensure the special fiscal funds allocated from the central government this year would reach city and county levels directly to support firms and residents in difficulties, a vice finance ... ( read original story ...)
Australia will defend its interests as an ‘exporting nation’: Finance minister
Australia's Finance Minister Mathias Cormann discusses national trade issues amid the coronavirus outbreak and rising tensions with China. ( read original story ...)
Zoom Says China Asked It to Censor Pro-Democracy Activists
Zoom Video Communications Inc. said it deactivated accounts of pro-democracy Chinese activists based in the U.S. at the request of China, intensifying concerns that Beijing is extending its censorship ... ( read original story ...)
China influence in Southeast Asia is growing — and the U.S. has some catching up to do
The U.S. is playing catch-up to China's growing political and economic influence in Southeast Asia, and that gap is expected to grow wider in the next decade, according to a report by the Center for ... ( read original story ...)
China will honor trade deal, wants better U.S. ties, top adviser says
Zhu Guangyao, a former finance minister and Cabinet adviser ... and that is also the reflection of the wishes of consumers in China and the United States,” Zhu said. “Such interdependence will not ... ( read original story ...)
China, U.S. should resume timely communication on trade: China adviser
China and the United States should resume timely communication on trade and other issues, a former senior Chinese official said on Thursday, who stressed that the world's two largest economies are too ... ( read original story ...)