Beijing appeared to confirm reports Monday it plans to hold up purchases of key U.S. farm goods at a time the White House is struggling for an economic boost. ( read original story ...)
Sanya Poised to Boom as China’s Summer Shopping Destination
The tropical isle combines vast duty-free shopping, natural beauty and the kind of open space the post-virus public seeks. ( read original story ...)
Stocks move higher on Wall Street after wobbly start
Stock indexes edged higher in early trading on Wall Street Monday as investors balanced cautious optimism about the reopening of businesses shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic against worrie ... ( read original story ...)
WRAPUP 8-Stocks buoyant, dollar slips as economies start to unlock
World stocks hovered near three-month highs and the dollar was flat on Monday as optimism over economies opening up again boosted risk appetite, despite worries over mass protests in the United States ... ( read original story ...)
Stock indexes turn mixed on Wall Street after a wobbly start
Stock indexes were mixed in morning trading on Wall Street Monday as investors balanced cautious optimism about the reopening of businesses shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic against worrie ... ( read original story ...)
China uses U.S. protests to cry hypocrisy amid Hong Kong standoff
Beijing trolls the Trump administration's criticism over a feared crackdown on freedoms in Hong Kong with 3 words: "I can't breathe." ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Blocks Annual Vigil Commemorating Tiananmen Square Crackdown
The rejection comes as HK residents rushed to apply for passports that could allow them to move to the United Kingdom ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Finance Workers Call for Strike Against Security Law
Hong Kong’s finance workers are seeking to organize a strike to protest against China’s plans to implement new security legislation. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police ban Tiananmen memorial vigil, citing Covid-19
Announcement means event will not be held for first time since massacre in 1989 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Ban Annual Tiananmen Square Massacre Vigil
Hong Kong police have banned the annual candlelight vigil commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre, the deadly 1989 crackdown on students demanding democracy in Beijing, just as tensions rise in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong blocks Tiananmen vigil; rush on for UK passports
Hong Kong police rejected an application for an annual candlelight vigil marking the anniversary this week of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, as residents rushed to apply for passports that could ... ( read original story ...)
China Offers Measured Response to Trump’s Move on Hong Kong
A foreign ministry spokesman stayed close to the Communist Party’s official position on Hong Kong, suggesting that Beijing was waiting to see the specifics of the U.S. plan. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Shenzhen stocks surge more than 3% as China’s May factory activity expands
Stocks in Asia Pacific were higher on Monday as data releases showed China's factory activity expanding in May. ( read original story ...)
PAG-Backed Youran Seeks $300 Million in Pre-IPO Funding
China Youran Dairy Holding Ltd. is working with advisers to raise between $300 million and $400 million in a new funding round before its potential initial public offering, according to people ... ( read original story ...)