Las Vegas room rates after coronavirus will be cheaper
After a forced hibernation that has lasted about two months, the sleeping giant that is Las Vegas is beginning to stir. About 35 properties, including the Sahara and Treasure Island,…
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Asus Chromebook Flip C436 review: Flippin’ powerful
You want how much for a Chromebook? The Asus Chromebook Flip C436 is one of the most expensive Chromebooks we have tested to date, priced at just under a grand.It…
Coronavirus Seemingly Tamed, Chinese Economy Starts to Recover
Industrial production surged last month in China more than twice as fast as most economists expected, according to official data released on Friday by the country’s National Bureau of Statistics.…
Oil hits one-month high as signs of demand emerge amid coronavirus crisis
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped more than 3% on Friday, touching more than one-month highs amid signs that demand for crude was picking up with China reporting increased refinery…
Off the property ladder: China clifftop villagers relocated in anti-poverty drive | World news
Residents from a famous village perched 800 metres up a cliff are among thousands being relocated by the Chinese government into apartment complexes as part of a national poverty alleviation…
China industry rebounds in April from coronavirus lows
Chinese industry rebounded in April from record falls but the country’s economic recovery remains fragile after the latest threat from Donald Trump strained relations further.Industrial production rose 3.9 per cent…
Global report: trade deal fears after Trump threat to cut China ties over Covid-19 | World news
An escalation of rhetoric between Donald Trump and China over the coronavirus pandemic has sparked concerns that a trade deal between the nations is in peril, as Chinese state media…
Researcher Qing Wang Arrested, Allegedly Failed To Disclose China Ties : NPR
The FBI claims Dr. Qing Wang received more than $3.6 million in grants from the NIH while also collecting money for the same research from the Chinese government. Jose Luis…
China healthcare investment booms on virus-related spending bets
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China’s healthcare and biotech firms are capitalising on a surge of interest in the sector due to the coronavirus pandemic by raising a record $6.8 billion…
ASX rallies; China data disappoints; BlueScope hacked; Tech wobbles;
OceanaGold has reported a first quarter net loss of $US26 million, down from a net profit of $US8.7 million in the previous quarter, with the company attributing the result to…
Asia markets higher as investors await China’s industrial production data
Stocks in Asia traded higher Friday morning, ahead of the release of Chinese economic data expected later in the day.In Japan, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.15% while the Topix index added…
The Great China-U.S. Economic Decoupling
The U.S. ambassador on the spot in an Asian economic powerhouse put it bluntly in a cable to the secretary of state in Washington: Don’t cut them off. Give them…
US increases military pressure on China as tensions rise over pandemic
Over the last few weeks US Navy ships and Air Force B-1 bombers have undertaken missions aimed at sending a very public message that the US military intends to maintain…
China’s Pandemic Victory Needed Brutal Tools
There’s no doubt that China’s coronavirus response, like that of many other East Asian states, has been far more successful than Western Europe’s or the disastrous failures of the United…
Chinese company signs deal with Pakistan to build dam in PoK, India News News
China has a border dispute with almost all its neighbours - both on land and sea - with almost blatant territorial ambitions with little regard for the sovereign rights of…