China's economic fundamentals remain sound and its financial markets are stable overall, the central bank governor said on Thursday, adding that the bank would keep liquidity levels reasonably ample ... ( read original story ...)
Indians Burn China Flag, Demand Trade Boycott As Protests Erupt Over Clash
Chinese troops and 20 Indian troops were reportedly killed in a mid-June skirmish that has escalated tensions between the two nuclear power over a long-contested region. ( read original story ...)
China Is Collecting DNA From Tens of Millions of Men and Boys, Using U.S. Equipment
Even children are pressed into giving blood samples to build a sweeping genetic database that will add to Beijing’s growing surveillance capabilities, raising questions about abuse and privacy. ( read original story ...)
China and India Try to Cool Nationalist Anger After Deadly Border Clash
While India says that it lost 20 troops in the skirmish, Beijing has so far refused to release any details, causing murmurs of anger on Chinese social media. Unconfirmed reports from Indian media and ... ( read original story ...)
In China-India Clash, Two Nationalist Leaders With Little Room to Give
Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi have sought to project a muscular global profile despite their countries’ problems. Backing down could hurt their efforts. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Ride-Sharing App Lets Customers Pay With Bitcoin
Singapore-based Ryde announced it will be the first ride-hailing service to incorporate bitcoin payments into its own app. ( read original story ...)
Envoy: Azerbaijan, Iran to start discussions over preferential trade agreement
By Akbar Mammadov Azerbaijan and Iran will start discussing technical aspects of the preferential trade agreement between the two countries, Iran's Ambassador to Azerbaijan Javad Jahangirzada said on ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand Says Rising Yields No Bar to $32 Billion Borrowing Plan
Thailand expects to accelerate the pace of borrowing for a 1-trillion-baht ($32-billion) stimulus program and isn’t concerned by a recent steepening in the sovereign-debt yield curve. ( read original story ...)
Top Democrat plans to ask Bolton for information on Turkey probe after Bolton claims
The top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee plans to call on former national security advisor John Bolton to provide information on his claim that President Trump agreed to intervene in a federal ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey Wealth Fund Agrees to Acquire Control of Turkcell
Turkey Wealth Fund (TWF) has agreed to acquire 26.2% of the shares of Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri AŞ (Turkcell) (BİST: TCELL), (NYSE: TKC) by entering into a series of transaction agreements with, ... ( read original story ...)