US equity futures edged higher with European equities as President Donald Trump’s executive actions to boost economic aid boosted investor enthusiasm. Risk takers are climbing even after China said it would sanction US officials against revenge against Hong Kong. Bank shares rally in Europe and oil advanced after Saudi Aramco …
Read More »China finds food shortages like drought, flood and plague Ruin Harvest
Chinese Deputy Prime Minister Hu Chunhua recently asked the governors of every province in China to ensure that the sown areas of agricultural crops will not shrink and that crop yields will not be reduced this year. At a meeting on food security, held on July 27 in Beijing, he …
Read More »HHS Secretary Alex Azar in Taiwan for trip that angered China
Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday as part of a trip that has caused disgrace in China. The nation’s top official is leading a delegation to support Taiwan’s international role in combating the coronavirus pandemic and strengthening ties between the US and the …
Read More »U.S. sanctions have put Huawei on the smartphone chips out
Photo: Patricia De Melo Moreira (Getty Images) The Trump administration’s sanctions hit Huawei hard, and the Chinese tech giant now says it will end up with processor chips for its smartphones until September without access to US vendors, according to a weekend Associated Press report. Huawei, one of the leading …
Read More »Chinese hackers threaten U.S. election infrastructure: WH adviser
Chinese hackers have targeted US election infrastructure, the White House national security adviser warned Sunday. “They want to see the president lose,” Robert O’Brien told CBS News’ Face The Nation. “China – like Russia, like Iran – they’ve been dealing with cyberattacks and phishing and that sort of thing with …
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