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White House drops Trump orders trying to ban TikTok, WeChat

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has dropped Trump-era executive orders that attempted to ban the popular apps TikTok and WeChat and will conduct its own review aimed at identifying national security risks with software applications tied to China, officials said Wednesday. A new executive order directs the Commerce Department

Janet Yellen
What happens when the US increases its minimum wage?

NEW YORK (AFP/RSS) – Progressive lawmakers this week formally launched an effort to hike the US minimum wage, introducing legislation

EU, China leaders seal long-awaited investment deal

BRUSSELS, Dec 31 (AP/RSS) — Top European Union officials and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a business investment deal Wednesday

RBI begins RTGS services from December 14

NEW DELHI, Dec 14: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Sunday said Real Time Gross Settlement

China’s manufacturing accelerates in November

BEIJING, Nov 30 (AP) — China’s manufacturing activity accelerated in November as its rebound from the pandemic gained strength, a

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
GDP contraction slows to 7.5 percent, India officially enters recession

New Delhi, Nov 28 (ANI): The Indian economy contracted by 7.5 per cent in the July to September quarter (Q2

Chinese shoppers spend over $100 billion in shopping fest

HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese consumers spent over a hundred billion dollars during this year’s Singles’ Day shopping festival, signaling

2nd study testing a COVID-19 antibody drug has a setback

Washington DC, Oct 30 (AP) — For the second time, a study testing an experimental antibody drug for COVID-19 has

Lee Kun-Hee, force behind Samsung’s rise, dies at 78

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct 25 (AP) — Lee Kun-Hee, the ailing Samsung Electronics chairman who transformed the small television maker

China’s economy accelerates as virus recovery gains strength

BEIJING (AP) — China’s shaky economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is gaining strength as consumers return to shopping malls