Top News U.S. health chief visits Taiwan, defying China. Posted . The visit marks the highest-level U.S. government outreach to the territory claimed by China since 1979. This rep ... ( read original story ...)
In Post-Brexit Britain, Conservative Lawmakers Start to Focus on China
A growing group in Parliament seeks to sway Boris Johnson’s government and claims success over Huawei. ( read original story ...)
Once reluctant to hit China on human rights, Trump moves to use the issue as a cudgel amid growing tensions
Sanctions on Chinese entities in Hong Kong and Xinjiang have provided the administration another set of tools to outflank Beijing amid fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and the collapse of ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Visit to Taiwan Begins, Adding to Rising China Tensions
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar will arrive in Taiwan on Sunday for the highest-ranking visit by a U.S. official to the island in decades, a trip that stands to further worsen spiraling ... ( read original story ...)
Finance minister heads to Moscow to try and save double taxation treaty
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides leaves for Russia on Sunday as head of the Cyprus negotiating team to discuss Moscow’s plans to scrap a deal that avoids double taxation in the two countries. ( read original story ...)
UAE central bank acts again to give lenders more versatility
The Central Bank of the UAE on Saturday temporarily relaxed the net stable funding ratio (NSFR) and the advances-to-stable resources ratio (ASRR) for local and foreign banks to provide them with ... ( read original story ...)
PROJECTS: Iraq to fund reconstruction of Mosul airport
Iraq has decided to finance the reconstruction of the war-damaged civilian airport in the Northern Mosul city through a fund created after the end of internal hostilities instead of offering it to ... ( read original story ...)
India to halt 101 military imports in push for defence self-reliance – minister
India will stop importing 101 items of military equipment in an effort to boost domestic defence production, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday. Singh said the move follows Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)
PM Modi Launches Rs 1 Lakh Crore Finance Facility For Agri-Infrastructure
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a debt financing facility under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund with a budget of Rs 1 lakh crore. Under this, Farmer Producer Organisation Schemes, ... ( read original story ...)
Mommy bloggers sound alarm over China-made ‘fake’ med supplies
Mommy bloggers have sounded the alarm over the proliferation of “fake” medical supplies from China at the height of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and called ... ( read original story ...)