(Reuters) – President Donald Trump has threatened to end the short video app TikTok and messaging service WeChat by the end of September on the grounds that the apps pose a national security threat in Chinese. It would mark the first time the United States has attempted to shut down …
Read More »US health chief, on visit to Taiwan, responds to China’s pandemic response
TAIPEI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of Health Alex Azar on Tuesday responded to China’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying that if such an outbreak had occurred in Taiwan like the United States, it could ‘be easily sniffed out’. The Trump administration has repeatedly criticized Beijing for trying to crack …
Read More »Hong Kong goods for export to US to be labeled are made in China
FILE PHOTO: A General View of Kwai Tsing Container Terminals for Container Transportation in Hong Kong, China July 25, 2018. REUTERS / Bobby Yip (Reuters) – Goods made in Hong Kong for export to the United States should be labeled to be made in China after September 25, according to …
Read More »J&J sees one billion doses of potential COVID-19 shot in 2021, raises challenging tests
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) could produce 1 billion doses of its potential COVID-19 vaccine next year if it proves successful and would consider injecting healthy volunteers with the new coronavirus if there are not enough patients for definitive studies, a company member said. FILE PHOTO: Small bottles …
Read More »Moderna says uncertain about patent card exclusivity for coronavirus
FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the headquarters of Moderna Therapeutics, which is developing a vaccine against coronavirus (COVID-19), in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, May 18, 2020. REUTERS / Brian Snyder (Reuters) – Modern Inc (MRNA.O) said there was a possibility that it was not the first company to make breakthroughs required …
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