China’s Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng said Thursday he hoped the U.S. presidential election would proceed stably and smoothly.
He was speaking at an unrelated press conference, according to state media.
Chinese-language state media have been relatively muted on the U.S. presidential election, amid rapt attention from many social media users and privately run media outlets.
Economies in Asia are set to benefit as China’s shows a strong rebound from the coronavirus pandemic, says Invesco’s David Chao.
In particular, the focus is on “whether the Chinese consumer can quickly return back to normalized activity,” Chao said.
Chao’s comments came after recent data showed China’s manufacturing activity expanded in September, pointing to a continued recovery for the world’s second-largest economy.
Kuwait’s emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, was the oil-rich country’s leader since 2006.
He had been its top diplomat for 40 years, including during Saddam Hussein’s invasion.
Chemicals play an important role in modern society.
If not used in a responsible way their effect on the natural world can be harmful.
American Airlines will move ahead with plans to furlough 19,000 workers on Thursday after talks for a national coronavirus aid package failed in Washington, but the airline is prepared to reverse course if a deal is reached, its CEO said.
Under the original lockdown easing schedule, pubs were due to re-open in August but that had been pushed back repeatedly.
Pubs that serve food, as well as restaurants and hotels, re-opened in late June under restrictions.
The new rules will put all pubs on a relatively similar footing, requiring table service and limiting group sizes.
In cases where two-meter distancing isn’t possible, customers can only stay for 105 minutes and all customers must be off the premises by 11:30 p.m.
“By letting his sister Kim Yo-jong lead the highly visible charge against the South, he is likely laying the groundwork for her elevation to a more senior position within the regime,” said Miha Hribernik, Head of Asia, Risk Insight at Verisk Maplecroft.
The younger Kim first came into the global limelight when she attended the opening ceremony of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. This made her the first from the Kim family set foot in South Korea.
The attacks have targeted all levels of the government, political organisations, essential service providers and operators of other critical infrastructure, Morrison said in a media briefing in Canberra.
Australia’s Defence Minister Linda Reynolds said advice showed no large-scale personal data breaches from the attack.
U.K. house prices grew by 5.2% in August compared to the same month last year.
Month-on-month prices rose 1.6% from July to August.
The price of the average U.K. house hit £245,747 ($324,241).
Britain has fined the London branch of Germany’s Commerzbank 37.8 million pounds ($47.3 million) for failing to have proper controls to prevent money laundering, the U.K.’s financial watchdog said on Wednesday.
Banks have to check the background of clients and by March 1, 2017, Commerzbank’s checks were overdue on 1,772 customers, the Financial Conduct Authority said.
