The three major U.S. stock indexes closed down by at least 0.5% Friday amid tensions between the United States and China. ( read original story ...)
China shuts down American consulate amid rising tensions
NBC News’ Janis Mackey Frayer details the political fallout as China shuts down a U.S. consulate in response to the U.S.’s order of the closure of China’s Houston consulate. ( read original story ...)
The New China Reality
The tougher U.S. policy is more than an election-year gambit. ( read original story ...)
Pompeo’s speech opens a bold new chapter in U.S.-China relations
This is the startling line from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s speech about the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Thursday that will long resonate within national security circles of administrations of ... ( read original story ...)
What China Learned From Cold War America
After the Sputnik launch, the U.S. invested billions in science and innovation. Beijing is trying to follow that example now. ( read original story ...)
Potential finance minister Predee Daochai resigns from Kasikornbank
The co-president of Thailand's Kasikornbank, who has been tipped to become the next finance minister, resigned on Friday, the bank said in a statement. ( read original story ...)
Iran FX rate seen unlikely to reverse course without revival of deal with US
As Iran’s currency crisis deepens, observers fear that far from improving the situation, state intervention will do further damage to a country that was in economic turmoil even before coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s long history of femicides
The recent murder of Turkish student Pinar Gültekin by her ex-boyfriend has sparked outrage in Turkey. Womens' rights activists are calling for the government to tackle the widespread problem of ... ( read original story ...)
World Bank eyes more loans to Philippines
... Bank is looking to extend more loans to the Philippines this year, part of which will be used to fund the government’s coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic response, the Department of ... ( read original story ...)
Exploitation of natural resources on Azerbaijani territories occupied by Armenia should be on agenda of world community
The document also dwells largely on activities of Armenian violating 1949 Geneva ... and other foreign citizens engaged in illegal business activities in the occupied territories, and illegally ... ( read original story ...)