Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, an
As the Trump administration is threatening to ban popular apps including TikTok and WeChat, "the United States may lose in Trump's TikTok war," warned an expert. Wei S
VCG The dollar index remained flat this week since dipping below 93.00 to more than a two-year low last week. The index which measures the dollar against six peer currencies lost nearly nine p
In times of uncertainty, gold acts as a hedge against yields on government borrowing and inflation expectations. /Getty via VCG Gold is again riding high on the world's commodity markets, topp
U.S. testing for the coronavirus is dropping even as infections remain high and the death toll rises by more than 1,000 a day, a worrisome trend that officials attribute largely to Americans getti
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I wanted to write an essay about Microsoft and TikTok today, because I was effectively a full-time reporter covering the software giant when it hired Satya Nadella in 2014. But, everyone else has alre
Chinese police have arrested 27 primary suspects and 82 core members in the PlusToken pyramid scheme, according to the country's public security authority.Over two million participants were involv
Like many industries with a high concentration of wealth — and the careers that help professionals accumulate it — investment firms have a severe dearth of diversity in their ranks.Regardless of wheth
The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector rose to 51.1 in July from 50.9 in June, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Friday. It i
05:07 While there may not be immediate regulatory developments following the high-profile antitrust hearing for four biggest U.S. tech giants – namely Facebook, Amazon, Google, Apple –
Instead of spraying pesticides in his field, Yang Zhuolin, a 50-year-old farmer, uses pest-killing lamps to prevent his newly sown rice from being damaged. "The lamps,
A local trader selling art and handmade crafts in the central business district area in Windhoek, Namibia, on July 27, 2020. (Xinhua/Ndalimpinga Iita)The arts and craft
Video: U.S. COVID-19 deaths have surpassed the 150,000 mark to reach 150,034 as of 3:35 p.m. local time on July 29, 2020 (1935 GMT), according to the Center for Systems
In the darkness before dawn, little lights can be seen moving slowly across the landscape, flickering like stars. They are, in fact, the headlamps of workers picking e
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to the audience on the podium during the 5th Munich Security Conference (MSC). /AFP On the 106th anniversary of the beginning of WWI, it is time to rec
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to the audience on the podium during the 5th Munich Security Conference (MSC). /AFP On the 106th anniversary of the beginning of WWI, it is time to rec