Despite the country’s falling into recession, and recording its worst economic performance in nearly four decades due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippines will not risk an investment rating ... ( read original story ...)
Japan in deals with AstraZeneca, Novavax for COVID-19 vaccines
Japan plans to buy AstraZeneca Plc's experimental COVID-19 vaccine and fund a local company to manufacture Novavax's vaccine candidate, ramping up its stockpile plan as it battles surging infections. ( read original story ...)
China opposes U.S. orders against TikTok, WeChat, to defend interests
China's foreign ministry firmly opposes executive orders announced by U.S. President Donald Trump banning U.S. transactions with the Chinese owners of messaging app WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok ... ( read original story ...)
China’s New Yuan Loans Expected to Fall in July: Reuters Poll
China's new bank loans are expected to fall in July after record lending in the first half of the year, but are still likely to be higher than a year earlier, ... ( read original story ...)
India Financier Sees Pandemic Stoking Demand for Vehicle Loans
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd., an Indian vehicle financier, is seeing a rise in demand for personal mobility vehicle loans as the nation emerges from coronavirus-induced lockdowns. ( read original story ...)
China opposes U.S. orders against TikTok, WeChat, to defend interests
China's foreign ministry firmly opposes executive orders announced by U.S. President Donald Trump banning U.S. transactions with the Chinese owners of messaging app WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok ... ( read original story ...)
China’s New Yuan Loans Expected to Fall in July: Reuters Poll
China's new bank loans are expected to fall in July after record lending in the first half of the year, but are still likely to be higher than a year earlier, ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Administration Pivots To Nuclear Energy, Finds Lever Against China, Russia
Expanding U.S. commercial nuclear power abroad could become the Trump administration’s strongest lever against Chinese hegemony and Russian expansion in the global market. ( read original story ...)
‘A form of terrorism’: Ahmaud Arbery’s murder is just the latest painful reminder of Georgia’s dark history of lynchings
From 1882 to 1933 a total of 94 people were lynched in the Georgia and South Carolina counties along the Savannah River. ( read original story ...)
Oman registers 354 new COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths
Oman Friday confirmed 354 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the country’s total infections to 81,067, the Omani news agency ONA reported, citing a Health Ministry update. The ministry also ... ( read original story ...)