Jim Cramer, the host of "Mad Money," delivered his game plan for the week ahead full of retail earnings reports. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Declines China’s Condition to Take Part in World Health Organization Again
Beijing wants Taipei to acknowledge Taiwan is part of China as a condition for participation in international institutions such as the World Health Organization and its annual assembly. ( read original story ...)
Stock market live updates: Stocks flat, record retail sales plunge, China tensions
Stocks swung wildly in Friday’s volatile session amid trade worries and weak economic data. Investors digested a record drop in retail sales, while monitoring signs of increased trade tensions with ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Bars China’s Huawei From Purchasing Critical Materials Made Using American Technology
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross reprimanded the company as the announcement was made Friday. "This is not how a responsible global corporate citizen behaves," Ross said. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Watchdog Backs Police Use of Force on Protesters; Opponents Say ‘It’s a Joke’
An official watchdog group released a long-awaited report that largely exonerated the use of force by police to suppress Hong Kong antigovernment protests, sparking anger among opposition groups. ( read original story ...)
Let Taiwan help the WHO fight Covid-19
We urge all WHO members to support Taiwan’s access to the World Health Assembly as an observer, as was the case between 2009 and 2016, write Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Toomas ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus spreads “exponentially” in Qatar’s labor camps
Almost a quarter of the tiny, gas-rich nation's population are foreign laborers, and the men building Qatar's legacy live on "fertile ground" for COVID-19. ( read original story ...)
Mongolia: How Nalaikh’s Youth See Democracy
Youth in Nalaikh, Mongolia are eager to engage with their local government and participate in community-driven social initiatives, but a disconnect between democracy in theory and democracy in ... ( read original story ...)
Curbing Land Degradation & Protecting the Environment in Mongolia
Mongolia is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. Yet, more than 70 percent of its surface is affected by land degradation. Mining activities in several parts of the country have ... ( read original story ...)
rural urban framework’s ger innovation hub enables a sense of community in mongolia
(RUF) has designed a structure in ulaanbaatar, the capital of mongolia, that seeks to foster a sense of community in a city with a large formerly nomadic population. ulaanbaatar’s ger districts are ... ( read original story ...)