China is planning a massive 85,000 ton, 40-plus aircraft-strong high-tech carrier engineered with an electromagnetic catapult and a much greater attack range than its first carriers. Such a move ... ( read original story ...)
China’s JD.com prepares for year’s largest IPO
JD.com, one of China’s largest technology companies, will sell up to $4.3bn in shares as it returns home to Hong Kong in what is likely to be one of the largest public offerings this year. The online ... ( read original story ...)
As China Gloats over U.S. Protests, Hong Kong Police Allow Thousands to Defy Tiananmen Vigil Ban
Chinese state media have compared the police response to U.S. unrest with how Hong Kong demonstrations were dealt with last year. ( read original story ...)
The Norton Agency Earns “Diamond Achiever” Award in Georgia
The Norton Agency of Gainesville, Georgia has been named "Diamond Achiever" for the state of Georgia by Frankenmuth Insurance. The award is presented to the state agency that attained the highest ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore heading for record unemployment in 2020 -finance minister
Singapore's finance minister said its unemployment rate could rise to a record of over 100,000 in 2020 due to fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Sin ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 Cases at Kazakhstan’s Tengiz Oil Field Top 1,000
Two-thirds of the field’s workforce were sent home late last month, but it continues to grow as a virus hotspot. ( read original story ...)
Croft on OPEC: Issue now is compliance among member countries Nigeria and Iraq
Helima Croft, managing director and global head of commodity strategy at RBC Capital Markets, talks oil prices and OPEC+ output cuts. ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s Albayrak Says Jobs Prioritized Over Fiscal Discipline
The government’s priority is to shield employment and sectors that are affected by the coronavirus pandemic, Albayrak said at a press conference Friday, according to Bloomberg H ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam money supply up 3.4%, loans up 1.96% at end-May against 2019 -c.bank
Vietnam's money supply (M2) at the end of May rose 3.4% against the end of 2019, while banks posted credit growth of 1.96% in the same period, the central bank said on Friday. "Vietnam will continue t ... ( read original story ...)
Sam Johnson, Vietnam POW who became a Texas congressman, dies at 89
Mr. Johnson, who represented a district near Dallas that included the growing city of Plano in Collin County, was the oldest member of Congress when he retired in 2019. He was considered one of the ... ( read original story ...)