The world’s biggest coffee chain has reopened most of its stores in China, where the outbreak appears to be slowing, and is banking on a slew of new plant-based food and beverage offerings to pull in …
This crisis has taught us the true cost of doing business with China
With their commodity exports plummeting amid the global economic crash, debtors to China in Africa and Asia may soon be faced with a horrible choice: Impoverish their people to pa …
China fish farmers harvest troubled waters with floating villages
Fishermen like Zhu Chunfu have hauled their living from the seas off the Chinese province of Fujian for generations, but what happens when over-harvesting causes fish stocks to collapse? In the case …
Hong Kong reports no new coronavirus cases for first time in weeks
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. For the first time in nearly seven weeks, Hong Kong reported no new cases of coronavirus Monday as health …
China is using the pandemic as cover for more repression in Hong Kong
IN NEARLY 40 years of advocating for democracy in Hong Kong, Martin Lee had never been arrested. That was no doubt due to his unyielding adherence to peaceful means of protest. It also reflected Hong …
Hong Kong embraces its rights – for the rest of us
The April 18 arrest of 15 leading pro-democracy activists only attests to the weakness of China’s attempts to ignore basic rights like rule of law.
A Diamond in the COVID–19 Rough? Taiwan Export Orders Surge in March
Taiwan has already received much of the global spotlight for its adept handling of the coronavirus pandemic, which broke out just across the Strait in mainland China. Taipei, even while excluded from …
Kuwait extends curfew time to curb spread of COVID-19
KUWAIT CITY, April 20 (Xinhua) — The Kuwaiti government has decided to extend the curfew time by three hours as part of the efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, the government spokesman said …
Revenge Is a Dish That’s Off the China Menu
A surge in China sales for stores operated by the likes of LVMH and Hermes International has spurred optimism that consumer demand will snap back as the lockdowns lift. The reports offered a glimmer …
GOP Lawmaker Asks USDA to Reconsider Importing Chinese Citrus Fruits, Says ‘We Cannot Trust’ China’s Government
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us all firsthand that we cannot trust the word of the Chinese government,” Collins wrote Monday.