At last month’s National People’s Congress, China unveiled a much-anticipated fiscal stimulus package to counter the damage caused by the Covid-19 crisis to the world’s second-biggest economy. The ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo: China is bent on Western ‘destruction’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared the Chinese Communist Party's recent actions show that they are actively seeking to harm the U.S. and its western allies, but expressed optimism that the Trump ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo Says U.S. Now Has No Basis to Treat Hong Kong Specially
U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said Sunday that the United States now has no basis to treat Hong Kong more favorably than mainland China, as Beijing moved to pass a bill to curb the region’s ... ( read original story ...)
SpaceX’s historic encore: Astronauts arrive at space station
SpaceX delivered two astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Sunday, following up a historic liftoff with an equally smooth docking in yet another first for Elon Musk’s company. ( read original story ...)
Michael Jordan-penned love letter to Amy Hunter sells for over $25,000 at auction
Michael Jordan is a lover, not a fighter. Kind of. Earlier in May, a love letter supposedly written by Jordan to actress and model Amy Hunter surfaced at auction. That's right, a love letter, written ... ( read original story ...)
AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of PT Asuransi Tokio Marine Indonesia
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of PT Asuransi Tokio Marine Indone ... ( read original story ...)
The US needs to completely reshape how it does business with China
This is not about instituting a "trade war." It is about leveling the field on which trade is conducted. ( read original story ...)
Macau’s GDP Plunged By Nearly Half In 1st Qtr As Pandemic Hit Tourism
Macau’s GDP shrank by 48.7% in the first three months of 2020 from a year earlier amid fallout from the global coronavirus pandemic, its Statistics and Census Service said Saturday. “The epidemic of ... ( read original story ...)
Cyprus curtails use of chloroquine over side-effect concerns
Cyprus is advising doctors to curtail the use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine on some coronavirus patients amid renewed concerns the drugs could trigger heart problems and put lives at risk ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain Labour Ministry launches electronic employment service
The Bahraini Labour and Social Development Ministry has announced the launch of the electronic employment procedures as of Monday, noting that job-seekers are now provided with full opportunities to ... ( read original story ...)