Bharti Airtel has struck a deal with Amazon to fend off Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio and Microsoft in the battle for India’s cloud computing market. The strategic alliance between the mobile operator ... ( read original story ...)
China’s ambassador to US slams Trump for COVID-19 blame
The president's response to COVID-19 has been criticized since the first cases began appearing in the United States in late January. Here’s a look at how his response has evolved since then. Warning ... ( read original story ...)
How the U.S. Ceded Control of Drug Supplies to China
Acetaminophen, antibiotics and high blood pressure medicines are among a slew of pharmaceutical ingredients made predominantly by China. Disruptions and high demand during the pandemic have reinforced ... ( read original story ...)
China continues to exert damaging influence on Hollywood, report finds
“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 ...)