Turkey has now recorded the highest number of cases outside of the United States and Europe. Can it juggle the crisis and a crumbling economy?
Asian shares fall back on weak oil prices, Japan trade data
Shares are mostly lower in Asia as oil prices fell back and Japan’s trade data for March was weaker than expected …
‘Go to China if you want communism’: Anti-quarantine protester clashes with people in scrubs
Go to China if you want communism,” yelled one “Operation Gridlock” protester in Colorado as a man in scrubs and a N-95 mask stood firmly opposite her in downtown Denver.
Exclusive: India’s stiffer foreign investment rules aimed at China to include Hong Kong – sources
India’s new rules to more closely scrutinise foreign investments from companies based in neighbouring countries will also apply to Hong Kong, two senior government sources told Reuters on Monday.
The Note: China comes into uneasy focus in early general-election skirmish
There’s political consensus, for the moment, about the potency of China as an election-year issue that stems directly from the COVID-19 crisis.
China turns on the charm and angers Trump as it eyes a global opportunity in coronavirus crisis
A new “red scare” is developing in the U.S. While Beijing is busy with a global propaganda crusade following the spread of the coronavirus from China to around the world, foreign policy hawks in …
China accused of discriminating against Africans as part of coronavirus fight
Ambassadors to Beijing and others say Africans have been harassed, denied basic services and even evicted despite adhering to mitigation guidelines.
China rejects Australia’s call for probe into virus response
China on Monday rejected Australia’s call for a probe examining the global response to the coronavirus pandemic — including Beijing’s early handling of the outbreak. He was speaking in response to a …
KFC to sell plant-based fried chicken made by Cargill in China
Yum China’s (YUMC.N) KFC fast food chain will begin selling plant-based fried chicken for the first time in China over a limited time period, it said on Monday. The nuggets will be supplied by U.S.
Hong Kong, China investors weigh recovery outlook after coronavirus sinks mainland GDP
Hong Kong will see flood of earnings reports this week Good day traders, and welcome to a fresh week! China and the US are in a verbal spat over who is to blame for the spread of the coronavirus, …