A Chinese man who buried hundreds of thousands of dollars five years ago is learning the hard way there may be better ways to store his life savings, according to local reports. ( read original story ...)
Outraging China, Pompeo pushes US hard line over virus
Branded "insane" by Chinese state media but hailed by US conservatives, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is taking the lead in pressing a hard line against Beijing over the coronavirus pandemic. He said ... ( read original story ...)
Dollar up, Asian stocks slip as U.S. pins blame for virus on China
The dollar inched higher, stock markets struggled for traction and oil dropped on Monday as a U.S.-China spat over the origin of the coronavirus put the brakes on optimism about an economic re-start ... ( read original story ...)
Op-Ed: China pioneers a national digital currency. Can the U.S. catch up?
While China introduces the 'digital yuan' in pilot program, U.S. struggles with old technology that prevents many people from getting coronavirus funds. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Plans Bounce-Back After Two Weeks With No Local Coronavirus Cases
Hong Kong passed a crucial milestone of two weeks, or one full quarantine period, without recording any new, locally transmitted coronavirus infections, as it charts a course out of its deepest ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong dragged deeper into recession by Covid-19 pandemic – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as investors worry about new trade war between Washington and Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
The Energy Online Series: Timor-Leste
Leste Oil & Gas Energy Online Summit , taking place completely online. All the profits from the tickets will be do ... ( read original story ...)
Loeffler books $4M in ads for Georgia Senate race
Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) is poised to spend roughly $4 million on a series of ads pushing back on criticism of her financial transactions and touting her efforts to respond to the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
As businesses reopen, jury trials in Georgia remain on hold
Even with some businesses reopening and a statewide shelter-in-place order lifted, the coronavirus outbreak continues to keep Georgia courts from returning to ... ( read original story ...)
Kemp dismisses ‘ridiculous’ criticism of Georgia, other states moving to reopen
Brian Kemp rejected charges Monday that Republican governors who have begun reopening their states care more about saving businesses than saving lives. “That’s ridiculous,” Kemp told reporters during ... ( read original story ...)