China’s ambassador reportedly is warning the Australian government its pursuit of a coronavirus inquiry could set off a boycott by Chinese consumers, who may no longer travel ... ( read original story ...)
Starbucks strikes partnership with venture capital firm Sequoia to make tech investments in China
Starbucks said that along with co-investments with Sequoia Capital China, it will look to form "commercial partnerships with next-generation food and retail technology companies." ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s hidebound brokers face coronavirus reckoning
For more than a century, Hong Kong’s legion of stock brokerages have traded through world wars, epic market busts and the former British colony’s handover back to China. But the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Dissident Hong Kong bookseller moves banned shop to Taiwan
A Hong Kong bookshop that was closed down by the Chinese authorities more than four years ago and became a symbol of the city’s disappearing freedoms has reopened in Taiwan.Lam Wing-kee was one of the ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar sovereign wealth fund seeks health and tech deals
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund will remain “very active” through the coronavirus pandemic as the oil-rich Gulf investor searches for deals in the health and technology industries. Ali Sharif al-Emadi, ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar’s sound financial system ‘supportive’ of its outlook, says EIU
Country’s currency regime should be able to “weather the short-term shocks” posed by the coronavirus pandemic, according to EIU ... ( read original story ...)
Teshaun Hightower charged with murder in Georgia, dismissed from Tulane Green Wave basketball team
Tulane dismissed guard Teshaun Hightower from the team after he was arrested in Georgia on Saturday and charged with murder. ( read original story ...)
Georgia launches new test sites in rural areas as grim milestones near
Brian Kemp’s office on Sunday announced new drive-through coronavirus testing sites to serve rural stretches of Georgia, as the state and nation approach grim new milestones in the battle against ... ( read original story ...)
Many Georgia churches stay shut despite governor’s measure that allows in-person services
On the first Sunday since Gov. Brian Kemp said houses of worship could hold in-person services, many religious leaders kept the doors shut. ( read original story ...)
Tulane guard Teshaun Hightower charged with Georgia murder
Tulane guard Teshaun Hightower has been booked and charged with murder in connection to an April 8 killing in Stockbridge, Georgia. ( read original story ...)