China has bought at least another 10 cargoes of US soybeans, three Asian traders said on Thursday, the latest in a flurry of purchases ahead of President Xi Jinping’s expected US visit next month.
State-run buyer Sinograin bought 10 to 15 cargoes on Wednesday, the traders said. At least 10 cargoes were for October-November shipment, one trader said.
The deals follow trade talks between Washington and Beijing that, according to the White House, included Chinese commitments to
The river vessel was intercepted in Maluku, about 65km from the capital Kinshasa, so those on board could be screened
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Congolese health authorities were screening more than 300 people travelling on a river boat intercepted near Kinshasa on Thursday after the death of a passenger suspected of having Ebola raised concerns the virus may have spread on board, officials said.
Authorities deployed a mobile laboratory to the vessel
The United States sanctioned Cuba’s senior military representative in Beijing on Thursday, accusing him of helping procure military-related equipment from China for the island’s armed forces.
Waldo Perez Cortes, Cuba’s military, naval and air attache in Beijing, was among six Cuban nationals and five entities added to the US Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list.
The US State Department said Perez Cortes was an official of Cuba’s Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, known as MINFAR, who
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department says lifeguard’s credentials do not match records held by Hong Kong China Life Saving Society
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The People’s Armed Police (PAP) on Thursday announced the latest recipients of its “Loyal Guards of the Chinese People’s Armed Police” honour. Among the
As Beijing and Washington trade curbs, analysts say only major action or breach of the other’s core interests can prevent summit
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Beijing and Washington’s latest tit-for-tat measures could test ties, but observers say they are little more than a “speed bump” on the road to a potential summit between presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.
Jetstar’s plan to charge passengers for overhead locker space is set to test how far budget airlines in the Asia-Pacific region can go in making travellers pay separately for what was once part of a basic fare.
The Australian carrier’s move comes as rising costs and competition push airlines to find new revenue beyond the ticket price, potentially giving regional rivals cover to study similar fees.
Aviation analysts described the plan by Qantas’ low-cost arm as an “extreme” form of unbundling – charging separately for services
A US Senate committee voted on Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after the former top US infectious disease official refused to answer questions about his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved a referral pushed by its Republican Chair Rand Paul of Kentucky, a long-time Fauci antagonist, on
Britain on Thursday gave the green light to Paramount Skydance’s US$110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, as the entertainment and media mega-deal still faces a key hurdle in the United States.
The UK government and the antitrust watchdog both cleared the deal after initially raising concerns over media plurality and competition, respectively.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found that the takeover would not weaken competition in film distribution, children’s TV and streaming services.
Britain’s culture minister Lisa
Imagine a woman sitting at her vanity as a robotic arm reaches across the table, picks up her lipstick, and applies it to her lips while running through her morning schedule.
Meet Iron Bestie, a personalised make-up assistant that just snatched top honours at what organisers billed as Hong Kong’s first physical artificial intelligence hackathon, beating more than 160 global competitors in an intense 48-hour hardware-meets-software sprint this week.
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