[ad_1] South China morning post Chinese Premier Li Keqiang rushes to bolster support for investment deal with the EU Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called on the leaders of Spain and the Netherlands to back Beijing’s proposed investment deal with the European Union, after a high-level French official threatened to block …
Read More »Recovering, but still reeling: Wuhan businesses, tourism one year after the COVID-19 outbreak
[ad_1] WUHAN: It’s packed at the Dragon Boat restaurant on a Sunday night, and a line of diners is waiting to enter. For Mr. Wu Cheng, the 28-year-old owner, it is a welcome sight. But while business is improving, crowd levels are only 70 to 80 percent of what they …
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[ad_1] South China morning post Manhunt in Hong Kong: Citywide Search for Five Raiders After Former Village Chief Killed in Daytime Knife and Ax Attack A former Hong Kong village chief was killed in an apparently well-organized knife attack on a tombstone factory in the New Territories on Tuesday, prompting …
Read More »On the cusp of the Brexit trade deal, the EU and the UK discuss final details
[ad_1] LONDON: Britain and the European Union were on the verge of reaching a close trade deal on Thursday (December 24), stepping away from a chaotic end to the Brexit split that has dealt a blow to the 70-year attempt to forge unity. European from the ruins of WWII. While …
Read More »China launches investigation into Alibaba on suspicion of monopoly behavior
[ad_1] BEIJING: China has launched an investigation into Alibaba Group on suspicion of monopolistic behavior and will convene its Ant Group to meet in the coming days, regulators said on Thursday (Dec. 24), in the latest blow to the country’s fintech and e-commerce empire. Jack Ma. The measures follow China’s …
Read More »Marina Bay Sands Paid a Price for Wooing China’s ‘Whales’, Featured Business and Market News and Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – When Chinese businessman Wang Xi first played at Sheldon Adelson’s Marina Bay Sands Casino in Singapore, he hit the jackpot, winning $ 3.7 million (S $ 4.9 million). After more victories on subsequent trips, his luck turned sour and he racked up millions in losses. After …
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[ad_1] South China morning post Manhunt in Hong Kong: Citywide Search for Five Raiders After Former Village Chief Killed in Daytime Knife and Ax Attack A former Hong Kong village chief was killed in an apparently well-organized knife attack on a tombstone factory in the New Territories on Tuesday, prompting …
Read More »The EU rejects the UK’s fish offer, but the door remains open for a deal
[ad_1] BRUSSELS: The EU has rejected the UK’s latest offer on fishing, but is ready to seek a post-Brexit trade deal even beyond the end of the year, diplomats said on Tuesday (December 22). According to sources at a meeting of ambassadors, EU negotiator Michel Barnier said he could not …
Read More »Messaging App Telegram Will Launch Paid Services In 2021, Business News & Top Stories
[ad_1] MOSCOW (AFP) – Encrypted messaging app Telegram will launch paid services in 2021, its Russian-born founder Pavel Durov said on Wednesday (December 23), as the growing company needed “at least a few hundred million dollars. year”. . “Telegram will start generating revenue from next year,” Durov said in a …
Read More »Keppel Corp unit to embark on first solar farm project, businesses and markets
[ad_1] Tue, December 22, 2020 – 6:26 pm A wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Corporation has signed an agreement to undertake development of its first solar farm project, Keppel Corp said on Tuesday. In the agreement signed through its wholly-owned subsidiary KRE Anchorage, Keppel Renewable Energy (KRE) agreed to pay a …
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