by Hangyun Kim | Sep 24, 2020 | Business & Tech, Topics
WASHINGTON – The new head of the United States Agency for Global Media failed to appear before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Thursday, ignoring a subpoena the committee issued last week ordering him to testify amid questions over editorial independence at...
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by Henry Ren | Sep 21, 2020 | Business & Tech, Featured
It is not just the Trump administration that plans a crackdown on Chinese companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges. Shareholders want to make them pay, too. In 2020, U.S. shareholders have sued 20 Chinese companies that currently or used to sell shares on the New York...
by Alyk Russell Kenlan | Aug 28, 2020 | Business & Tech, Featured
Commercial airplanes are already required to keep noise at levels similar to a subway train and tougher rules to make them even quieter might not justify the cost, a federal study has concluded. A newly released Government Accountability Office report found that...
by Henry Ren | Aug 17, 2020 | Business & Tech, Featured
China bought less than one-fourth of its promised $36.6 billion yearly U.S. agriculture import target in the first half of 2020, China customs data showed. There is still time to meet the commitment, however, and strong demand could push China to make record-level...
by Silvia Martelli | Aug 16, 2020 | Business & Tech
The UK is on the brink of a youth unemployment crisis: As many as one in four workers aged 16 to 25 could be jobless as the country emerges from the coronavirus lockdown. Young people are disproportionately employed in restaurants, pubs, hotels and leisure centers,...
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by Megan Sauer and Xurui Tan | Jul 21, 2020 | Business & Tech, Featured
Kizzy Williams, the owner of Allie B’s Cozy Kitchen, still remembers preparing to open her restaurant six years ago: She scrubbed the stove, stored food and relied on a network of customers and employees to keep her business afloat. Because of the pandemic, she...
