The volume of imports of beef from the United States into Japan for the fiscal year 2020 has exceeded the benchmark limit of 242,000 metric tons which has prompted the Japanese government to impose an emergency import tariff hike on… Read More ›
Regulations & Legal
Chinese banking regulator finds $42.6 million stolen from housing sector loan funds
On Wednesday, in a report China’s Xinhua news agency reported, the country’s banking regulator found $42.6 million (277 million yuan) was stolen from funds which were supposed to serve the housing market in the southern state of Guangdong. The news… Read More ›
Stripe Plans To Expand Aggressively In Europe Following $95bn Valuation
A major expansion spree is being planned by Stripe, the most valuable startup of the United States. The company has recently raised $600m from investors and plans to add 1,000 jobs in Ireland alone over the next five years. The… Read More ›
Chinese clamps down on Alibaba, orders divestiture of media assets
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the Chinese government has ordered Alibaba Group Holding Ltd to divest all of its media assets. Discussions over the matter have been ongoing since the beginning of this year, with sources… Read More ›
Govt support structures will see U.S. solar installations touch 324GW by 2030
On Tuesday, a solar industry body said, solar installations in the United States are likely to quadruple by 2030 thanks to booming demand for carbon-free power and an extension of a key industry subsidy late last year. The sector is… Read More ›
Largest U.S. labor federation calls on Biden Administration to block import of solar products from Xinjiang, China
In a significant development, the leader of the AFL-CIO, the largest U.S. labor federation, has called on the Biden Administration and the U.S. Congress to not import solar products from China’s Xinjiang region over human rights violations. In letters to… Read More ›
Huawei Looks At New Business To Boost Revenues Following US Sanctions
The Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co is looking to venture into less glamorous business alternatives which can eventually help the company to offset the fall in the revenues from its biggest revenue contributor – its smartphone business, after the… Read More ›
US Still Top Arms Exporter As It Increased Market Share In 2016-2020
The sale of weapons for the period between 2016 and 2020 has been more or less stable compared to the previous five years globally, showed data from a Sweden-based research institute. A decline in arms sales from Russian and Chinese… Read More ›
Taiwanese firms in Myanmar fly Taiwanese flag to distinguish from Chinese financed companies facing brunt of public anger
Rising public anger in Myanmar against China, which is viewed as being supportive of the military junta has led Taiwan’s de facto embassy in Myanmar advised its companies that operate in the country to fly its flag so that they… Read More ›
Singapore-Australia discussing possible air travel bubble
In a statement Singapore’s foreign ministry said, it is in discussion with Australia on introducing the possibility of an air travel bubble that allows residents to travel between the two countries without requiring them to be quarantined. “Singapore is discussing… Read More ›
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