Texas, challenged Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban to speak about China during a heated Twitter spat on Monday. The beef started when Cuban responded to a tweet from talk radio host Mark Davis in ... ( read original story ...)
‘We are a battleground now’: In Southeast Asia, U.S-China tensions flare on social media
Tensions between the United States and China over the South China Sea have erupted into a war of words on social media, in what analysts see as a change in U.S. strategy amid a burgeoning superpower ... ( read original story ...)
U.K. suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong amid public outrage over human rights in China
The decision comes amid worries about a new national security law imposed by Beijing on the former British colony. ( read original story ...)
China Can Buy Influence, but It Can’t Buy Love
The Chinese government could learn a thing or two about soft power from a long-gone and much-maligned socialist regime: East Germany. ( read original story ...)
China Snuffs Out One Covid-19 Cluster, Wages War on Another
China says it has ended a coronavirus outbreak in Beijing that it has been battling since mid-June, even as it deployed its so-called “wartime mode” measures to a new cluster in the country’s remote ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland Chinese stocks surge, with Shanghai jumping more than 3% as China keeps benchmark lending rate unchanged
China kept both its one-year and five-year loan prime rate unchanged as its economy continued to recover after reopening following the coronavirus crisis. ( read original story ...)
U.K. suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong after China imposes tough national security law
Britain’s government suspended its extradition treaty and blocked arms sales with Hong Kong on Monday after China imposed a tough new national security law. As tensions grow with Beijing, Foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Tech demand powers Taiwan export order growth to two-year high
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders grew at their fastest pace in nearly two years in June, boosted by strong demand for telecommuting products such as laptops, as the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Cyprus and Switzerland sign protocol for avoidance of double taxation.
Cyprus and Switzerland on Monday signed a protocol for the avoidance of double taxation. The agreement was signed between Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides and the Ambassador of Switzerland ... ( read original story ...)
What the European Green Deal means to Cyprus
What the European Green Deal means to Cyprus. The allocation of European recovery plan funds will be linked to green projects. ( read original story ...)