Spread of Covid-19 appears to be slowing in hard-hit Americas; India cases top 60,000 for eighth day; UK U-turn on masks in schools ... ( read original story ...)
India to Hold National College Tests Despite Surging Virus Infections
More than 2 million Indian students will sit for admission tests to medical and engineering schools next week, the government said on Wednesday, despite growing concern that the move could fuel a jump ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Firms in China Say Trump’s WeChat Ban Will Hit Them Where It Hurts
U.S. businesses in China are pushing back against a looming Trump administration ban on Tencent’s WeChat app, with a report shedding light on just how vital the tool is to companies doing business in ... ( read original story ...)
To counter China, some Republicans are abandoning free-market orthodoxy
Since the Reagan years, Republicans have opposed the federal government picking winners and losers in the economy through government programs. But China’s rise is forcing them to rethink that. ( read original story ...)
China firm over detention of 2 Canadians after FMs meet
China says it remains firm in its insistence that Canada make the first move to end the detention of two Canadians, following a meeting of the two countries' foreign ministers ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese envoy says Australia betrayed China for US on virus
A senior Chinese diplomat has likened Australia’s call for an inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic to the betrayal of Roman dictator Julius Caesar in a Shakespearean tragedy for the benefit of the Un ... ( read original story ...)
China puts hundreds of uninhabited islands up for rent
China's northeastern Liaoning province is home to hundreds of uninhabited islands -- and they're available to rent. ( read original story ...)
BlueCity, owner of China’s biggest gay dating app, buys lesbian platform
BlueCity , the owner of China's biggest gay men dating app Blued, said on Wednesday it had bought a Chinese lesbian dating app LESDO, marking the first ever deal within the country's LGBT market. ( read original story ...)
China warns of ‘shadow’ over ties with Australia, tells it to stop whining
A top Chinese diplomat in Australia warned against a "shadow" over the two nations' ties on Wednesday, saying that Beijing was disappointed by a Chinese firm's failure to win Australian regulatory ... ( read original story ...)
Maldives urges austerity cuts amid COVID-19
Maldives' Ministry of Finance has issued a circular to all state institutions requesting cuts expenses in order to weather the economic blowback of the COVID-19 pandemic, state media reported here ... ( read original story ...)