A Huge Fleet Of 117 Tankers Is Bringing Super Cheap Crude To China
While the rest of the world is tentatively coming out of lockdowns, China is taking advantage of the cheapest crude oil in years to stock up as demand is starting Continue Reading
Ho Chi Minh: Vietnam City At Risk of Floods
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s biggest metropolis, faces an increasing risk of flood disasters given rapid infrastructure expansion driven by economic growth, according to McKinsey Global Institute. The chance of such Continue Reading
As West Cautiously Reopens, New Coronavirus Infection Clusters Emerge in Asia
While the U.S. and other Western countries continued to take steps to reopen their economies after months of coronavirus lockdowns, Asian countries that enacted aggressive measures early in the pandemic Continue Reading
Coronavirus Cases Slow in U.S., but the Big Picture Remains Tenuous
CHICAGO — The number of new coronavirus cases confirmed in the United States has steadily declined in recent days. In New York, the figure has dropped over the past month. Continue Reading
US, European leaders weigh reopening risks without a vaccine
On a weekend when many pandemic-weary people emerged from weeks of lockdown, leaders in the U.S. and Europe weighed the risks and rewards of lifting COVID-19 restrictions knowing that a Continue Reading
Why Belgium has recorded so many coronavirus deaths
By the official numbers, Belgium has been the country hit hardest in the world by the coronavirus. The nation of 12 million has the highest mortality rate among confirmed cases, Continue Reading
Virus Outbreak at German Meat Factory Adds to Crisis in Industry
The shuttering of another German slaughterhouse to stem a coronavirus outbreak added to calls for tighter rules in an industry long criticized for poor working conditions and crowded accommodation for Continue Reading
China Backs Down, Pulls Survey Vessel From Malaysian Waters
After a month of tensions in Malaysia’s exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, a Chinese survey vessel has left Malaysian waters, Reuters reported on Friday, quoting data from Continue Reading
Coronavirus lockdowns and economic collapse may prove deadlier than the disease in poor countries
The consequences of the coronavirus pandemic may prove more devastating than the disease itself for the world’s poorest countries as the global economy hurtles into recession, people lose jobs by Continue Reading
Trump Threatens to ‘Cut Off the Whole Relationship’ With China, Says U.S. Would Save $500 Billion
President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday that the U.S. could “cut off the whole relationship” with China, claiming that doing so would save the country $500 billion. “There are many Continue Reading