“While we are all well aware of the strict controls that China’s government maintains over dissent, independent thought, and creativity within its own borders, the long arm of Chinese censorship – ... ( read original story ...)
Not Just Seeds—All Kinds of Mystery Packages Are Arriving From China
People across the U.S. are now receiving more random items from China—like socks and nail stickers—that they did not purchase. ( read original story ...)
China’s propaganda machine in Hong Kong is setting up a generational battle
Diving into media channels to better understand these attitudes, I found that most share similar themes and messages. ( read original story ...)
U.S. to send highest-ranking official to Taiwan in 41 years, rankling China
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is to visit Taiwan soon, becoming the highest-level U.S. official to visit the island in over 40 years. ( read original story ...)
Delek Drilling sells $2.25 bln of bonds to finance Leviathan gas field
Israel's Delek Drilling said on Wednesday it will pay an average interest of 6.28% in a $2.25 billion international bond offering to help it finance development of the Leviathan natural gas project ... ( read original story ...)
Russia in talks with Netherlands on changing tax deal, could raise tax on dividend to 15%
Russia's Finance Ministry said on Wednesday it had proposed to the Netherlands to revise the countries' bilateral tax agreement and raise taxes on dividends to 15%. ( read original story ...)
Uncertainty over Bahrain-Saudi connecting Causeway
Mr Al Rumaihi said the causeway remaining closed posed the biggest challenge to Bahrain’s economy since “we rely so much on Saudi in terms of customers and purchasing power”. The GDN earlier quoted ... ( read original story ...)
Middle Eastern Family Businesses’ main concerns are cash flow and digital transformation- Survey
The survey takes a snapshot of key areas of concern to multi-generational family firms from Algeria, Bahrain, the UAE, Egypt, Jordan, KSA, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia and ... ( read original story ...)
WHO says N.Korea’s COVID-19 test results for first suspected case ‘inconclusive’
North Korea's test results for a man suspected of being the country's first coronavirus case were inconclusive, though authorities have quarantined over 3,635 primary and secondary contacts, a World ... ( read original story ...)
Iran exports over 18,000 tons of goods to Iraq through Mehran border
The economic and political relations between Iran and Iraq have increased significantly in the past few years and the two neighbors are seeking ways to facilitate financial transactions and boost ... ( read original story ...)