Zoom Video Communications drew fresh questions over its relationship with Beijing when it shut down a U.S. human-rights organization’s account shortly after its videoconference on the 1989 Tiananmen ... ( read original story ...)
Zoom Blocks Activist in U.S. After China Objects to Tiananmen Vigil
Though the account was restored, the incident spotlights thorny questions for a company with operations in both countries. It vowed to censor accounts only within China. ( read original story ...)
Adviser: China will honor trade deal, wants better US ties
Chinese officials say Beijing will honor its trade deal with the U.S. and wants to see better ties with Washington ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland China reports seven new confirmed, one asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
Mainland China reported seven new confirmed COVID-19 cases and one asymptomatic case as of end-June 11, the country's national health authority said. ( read original story ...)
Twitter dismantles China-backed coronavirus ‘influence operation’
Twitter announced Thursday it has removed more than 170,000 Beijing-backed accounts that had spread misinformation about the coronavirus that was favorable to China. ( read original story ...)
Pompeo: China is intensifying its ‘war on faith’
State Secretary Mike Pompeo chastised China over its "war on faith" while presenting the 2019 Report on International Religious Freedom that described the Asian nation as increasing its repression of ... ( read original story ...)
Budget FY21: Power, energy sector receives Tk26,758 crore
The power and energy sector of Bangladesh is set to receive an allocation of Tk26,758 crore in the proposed national budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year, placed in parliament by Finance Minister AHM ... ( read original story ...)
New Report Examines Bioscience Industry’s Economic Impact in Georgia & Role in Global Pandemic
New BIO TEConomy Report examines bioscience industry’s economic impact in Georgia and its role in global pandemic. ( read original story ...)
A Whole Day’s Trades Canceled in Kuwait Over Dividend Chaos
The timing wasn’t ideal: while Kuwait’s central bank governor was in a forum Wednesday with lawmakers and executives discussing plans to boost the economy, shares in the Gulf state’s lenders were ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen Launches Energy and Water Projects in Socotra
The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) has launched a package of development projects in Socotra Governorate for the activation and operation of the two power plants in ... ( read original story ...)