India says its soldiers thwarted “provocative” military movements by China near a disputed border in the Ladakh region months into their deadliest standoff in decades ... ( read original story ...)
TikTok Deal Talks Slowed By China Rules
Beijing recently issued new restrictions on the export of artificial-intelligence technology ... ( read original story ...)
Australian government says it was not told why Australian journalist detained in China
Australia's trade minister Simon Birmingham said Canberra didn't know why Chinese authorities had detained Australian citizen Cheng Lei, as he warned that the risks for Australian businesses engaged ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia likely to remain in bond index
Malaysia’s consumer price index (CPI ... Julie Ng said if all pools were to combine (corporate and structured finance), it expects the overall default rate to be around 0.4% (2019: combined pools ... ( read original story ...)
Economists look at how to finance higher welfare aid
Economists are questioning how the government will finance the recent proposal to raise the monthly welfare aid from the current maximum of RM300 to RM1,000. There are about 500,000 recipients of the ... ( read original story ...)
Genworth gets ‘satisfactory information’ that China-based company could finance $2.7 billion acquisition
Genworth Financial Inc. said late Monday that it will proceed with its long-delayed acquisition by China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co. Ltd. after the China-based company showed that it could raise ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Big Banks Face Fallout as Pandemic Forebearance Expires
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's largest state-owned banks are readied for rising bad debt and increased margin pressure in the months ahead as forbearance policies designed to give borrowers ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong rolls out mass testing as virus continues US spread
Hong Kong began a mass coronavirus testing programme Tuesday overshadowed by fears that China is using the scheme to harvest DNA, while the number of infections in the United States surpassed six ... ( read original story ...)
Apple is leading the charge to overhaul Taiwan’s renewable energy market
US tech companies are pushing for policy changes in Taiwan that will make it easier to bring renewable electricity online. ( read original story ...)
Armenian festival returning as drive-thru event
Members of St. Mark Armenian Church in Springfield will continue their more-than-25-year-old tradition of serving traditional Armenian dinners and baked goods, but this year the food will be served in ... ( read original story ...)