With help from a kindhearted FedEx delivery driver, Tony Hawk managed to make the year of a young kid from Georgia. The story starts cute enough: A young man chases down his friendly neighborhood ... ( read original story ...)
German business gaining traction in China again: DIHK
German exporters are regaining momentum in their trade with China, epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, Martin Wansleben, managing director of Germany's DIHK chambers of industry and commerce, told ... ( read original story ...)
Publicis Groupe wins McDonald’s China media planning business
McDonald’s China is shaking up its media account, awarding media planning in Mainland China to Publicis Groupe, while Omnicom Group’s OMD retains media buying in the major market. Publicis says the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus threatens China’s Belt and Road. What happens when it wants half a trillion dollars back?
The COVID-19 pandemic and recession threaten China's Belt and Road projects as construction slows and countries demand debt relief. ( read original story ...)
Pentagon says China’s military is challenging the US with ‘risky’ run-ins in the South China Sea during the pandemic
Tensions are flaring in the disputed South China Sea during the pandemic, with at least nine encounters between Chinese jets and US aircraft. ( read original story ...)
JPMorgan plans to hire a dozen research analysts for China brokerage: sources
JPMorgan Chase & Co plans to hire at least 12 equity research analysts in China this year, two people with knowledge of the matter said, in its first major mainland hiring push as it takes advantage ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia jobless rate hits all-time high at 11.9% amid virus | Charlotte Observer
Georgia has set a new all-time high for unemployment, with the jobless rate rising to 11.9% in April as waves of workers lost their jobs in the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Fiscal nightmare ties up Kuwait’s stimulus with 40% deficit
Crisis economics gets complicated when the budget deficit could be equivalent to two-fifths of a nation's entire output. It's the case in Kuwait, among the world's richest nations, which has so far ... ( read original story ...)
Statistics revealed that 845,000 of Kuwait expats are illiterate
Kuwaiti women wear protective masks at the Mubarakiya Market in Kuwait City Image Credit: AFP Abu Dhabi: Of the 1.77 million expatriates, who work and live in Kuwait with valid residency visas, 51.5% ... ( read original story ...)
The Oslo process was a trap from which the Palestinians never escaped: ex-UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine
Richard Anderson Falk, professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University and former UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine, says “the Oslo process was a trap from which the Palestinians ... ( read original story ...)