Facebook says it plans to invest $5.7 billion in India’s telecom giant Reliance Jio. The investment will give Facebook a 9.99% stake in Jio Platforms, the digital technologies and app developing ... ( read original story ...)
Electric vehicle sales in India jump, with two-wheeled scooters driving growth
Sales of EVs in the country hit 156,000 over the year, according to new figures. Compared to other countries India's electric car market still has a long way to go. Electric vehicle (EV) sales in ... ( read original story ...)
India Sees Coronavirus Threat to Fragile Population: Tigers
The country is home to most of the world’s wild tigers, and wildlife authorities announced steps to protect them. ( read original story ...)
China, Until Recently America’s Largest Creditor, Won’t Be Funding Your Stimulus Check
The U.S. Treasury will issue trillions of dollars in new debt to fund the massive coronavirus stimulus program. Who will buy it? ( read original story ...)
Patient in China misdiagnosed, declined COVID-19 testing
A Chinese COVID-19 patient was misdiagnosed and declined for testing in northeast China, causing an outbreak in what could be a second wave of novel coronavirus infections in the country. ( read original story ...)
U.S. renews criticism of China’s early handling of coronavirus outbreak
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the United States strongly believes that China’s ruling communist party failed to report the outbreak of the new coronavirus in a timely manner to ... ( read original story ...)
More Americans See China as a Major Threat as Coronavirus Outbreak Continues
Two-third of Americans view China unfavorably, the highest level since the Pew Research Center began conducting the poll in 2005. ( read original story ...)
Senators want to ban U.S. from buying animals from China’s wet markets blamed for outbreaks
Some cats purchased at the disease-linked markets were used in gruesome - and now halted - experiments at a government lab in Maryland. ( read original story ...)
China launches second Type 075 assault ship
China launched a second amphibious assault ship on Wednesday, the 40,000-ton Type 075, more than a week after fire was reported on the new vessel. ( read original story ...)
China promoting US lockdown protests, spreading coronavirus misinformation online: report
China, taking notes from Russia’s playbook, is spreading misinformation about the c in the United States by sending text messages, as well as boosting social media posts, aimed at sowing public fear ... ( read original story ...)