India's two-month lockdown kept transmissions low but in a large population of 1.3 billion, people remain susceptible and the campaign against the virus is likely to go on for months, said Balram ... ( read original story ...)
Anti-China group urges Trump administration to block Chinese companies from U.S. markets: document
China advocacy group that includes former White House adviser Steve Bannon is calling on the Trump administration to exclude Chinese companies from U.S. financial markets, as the White House studies ... ( read original story ...)
Global Coalition of Legislators Faces Challenges Countering China
The formation of an unusual coalition of developed-world lawmakers shows how misgivings over Beijing’s recent assertiveness have rippled across the globe ... ( read original story ...)
Zoom was a window through China’s ‘Great Firewall’ — but it may be closing
Zoom said it had suspended accounts of three U.S. and Hong Kong activists at Beijing’s request after they tried to commemorate the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. ( read original story ...)
Hedge Fund Group Says Don’t Write Off Hong Kong as Finance Hub
A hedge fund industry group says Hong Kong continues to attract new firms, downplaying speculation that money managers are fleeing the city over China’s attempt to enact a national security law in the ... ( read original story ...)
In India’s China policy, a mix of three approaches | Opinion
India’s scepticism about China runs farther and deeper than many others, dating back to the late 1950s and especially the 1962 war. Despite a return to full diplomatic ties in the late 1970s, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Won’t Feast on Hong Kong’s Fund Famine
The two archrivals of Asian finance have competed so intensely for so long that it’s impossible to believe that Hong Kong’s fading autonomy and the resumption of anti-government protests isn’t filling ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon Protests Reignite as Pound Plunges on Black Market
Nationwide protests over deteriorating living conditions reignited in Lebanon as the currency plunged further on the black market despite government efforts to stem the decline.Angry demonstrators ... ( read original story ...)
Crisis talks in Lebanon as currency plunges to new depths
Lebanon's government held crisis talks Friday after the country's currency plumbed record lows on the black market, triggering a night of angry protests over the worst recession in decades. An ... ( read original story ...)
Motor racing-Azerbaijan, Singapore and Japan GPs cancelled for 2020
This year's Azerbaijan, Singapore and Japanese Formula One Grands Prix have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said on Friday. Formula One had already cancelled four other races, ... ( read original story ...)