Venezuela Seizes Assets From Six Shipping Companies
Venezuela has moved to seize assets of six shipping companies claiming they have unpaid debt to state oil company PDVSA, Reuters reported , quoting a document it had seen and Continue Reading
China coronavirus infections spike in central city of Wuhan
Mainland China reported a rise in new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Thursday, reversing three straight days of declines, because of a spike in new infections in Wuhan, the city Continue Reading
China’s Green Goals Overtaken by Worries Over Virus-Hit Economy
With global climate stress growing ever more apparent, the world’s biggest polluter is setting aside its lofty environmental ambitions as it confronts an unprecedented slowdown in growth. China, which spews Continue Reading
China’s factories try to shield workers as output revives
To keep his 40 employees indoors and away from China’s virus outbreak, the manager of an electronics factory in Dongguan, near Hong Kong, says he hired a cook and arranged Continue Reading
China independent refineries’ Feb crude imports fall to 6-month low at 2.8 mil b/d
Crude imports for China’s independent refineries fell 19.7% to a six-month low of 2.76 million b/d, or 10.9 million mt, in February, from a record-high of 3.43 million b/d in Continue Reading
Calling novel coronavirus “China virus” extremely irresponsible: FM spokesperson
The WHO had made it clearly for many times that using COVID-19 as the name of the novel coronavirus disease. The epidemic first appeared in China but did not necessarily Continue Reading
United Air to Cut Overseas and U.S. Flights, Halt Hires on Virus
United Airlines Holdings Inc. plans to trim flights, freeze hiring and halt merit pay raises as it grapples with a swift drop in travel demand because of the coronavirus outbreak. Continue Reading
In Major Upset, Texas Oil Regulator Loses Republican Primary
A gas flare burns in the Permian Basin area of Garden City, Texas. A member of the top energy regulator in Texas lost his place on November’s ballot to a Continue Reading
Fed survey finds coronavirus impacting parts of US economy
The Federal Reserve’s latest nationwide survey of business conditions has found that the coronavirus outbreak has begun to impact tourism and disrupt manufacturing chains in parts of the United States. Continue Reading
Coronavirus Testing Offered With Just a Doctor’s Approval, C.D.C. Says
Federal health officials announced on Wednesday that anyone who wants a coronavirus test may get one if a doctor agrees. But the nation’s testing capacity is still so limited that experts Continue Reading