Chinese tech companies are victims of “naked bullying” of the United States, said Beijing while criticizing the US actions against Chinese tech companies. These comments from China come at a time when a new set of global guidelines for… Read More ›
Regulations & Legal
U.S. ban on sourcing of cotton and other textiles from Xinjiang will impact global major clothing brands
According to a report from the New York Times late on Monday, the United States is weighing a potential ban on some or all products made with cotton from China’s Xinjiang region which Beijing is housing minority Muslims in modern… Read More ›
New Visa Restrictions To Target US Media Imposed By China
As tensions between the United States and China getting worse, new visa restrictions on foreign journalists working for US news organizations in China have been imposed by Beijing as both countries continue to target each other’s media outlets. Instead of… Read More ›
UK Threatens To Change Divorce Agreement Putting Brexit In Crisis Again
Following the United Kingdom threatening on Monday to undermine the exit agreement between Britain and the European Union unless the EU agreed to free trade terms by next month, the exit of the UK from the EU seem to have… Read More ›
Britain’s overriding Brexit strategy will be self goal: EU diplomats
On Monday, following Britain’s statement that it plans on overriding parts of the Brexit divorce agreement which it hammered out with the European Union after months of negotiations, a diplomat from the bloc said, it would amount to “a desperate… Read More ›
No change in personal tax slabs in UK, other than for the wealthy
According to a report from the Sunday Times, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Finance Minister Rishi Sunak are likely to trim personal taxes rates before the next election. Sunak has the challenging task of telling voters and lawmakers on… Read More ›
Cvoid-19 And Other Factors Created A Rollercoaster Year For Global Coffee Market
The extent to which the global coffee industry has been severely hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic which is reflected by the figures from those countries that are the biggest markets for coffee. According to Euromonitor International, after a long… Read More ›
‘The World Could Look Like 1900 Again’, Warns Former World Bank Head Robert Zoellick
If various countries do not work together to get out of the current crisis created by the novel coronavirus pandemic and other factors, the world could look like it did in 1900, warned the former head of the World Bank…. Read More ›
Lebanon’s Army Engineers find 4.35T of ammonium nitrate near the entrance to Beirut port
In a significant development, Lebanon’s army said it has found 4.35 tonnes of ammonium nitrate near the entrance to Beirut port. The development comes in the wake of a catastrophic explosion on August 4, which flattened the neighborhood, gutting buildings,… Read More ›
Indian air carriers to resume ground handling operations in the U.S.: Transportation Department
In a statement, the U.S. Transportation Department said, it plans to restore the ability of Indian air carriers to conduct ground handling operations at U.S. airports. The quid-pro-quo moves comes in the wake of India allowing U.S. air carriers to… Read More ›