Chinas Vast Intercontinental Building Plan Is Gaining Momentum – Trending Stuff

China’s massive build program to recreate trade routes stretching from Asia to Africa and Europe is gaining momentum. Since President Xi Jinping’s flagship Belt and Road project was announced about five years ago, it gave impetus to billions of dollars …

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China Vows to Fight Trump Tariffs to the End as Tension Rises – Trending Stuff

U.S. President Donald Trump said the current trade spat with China may hurt the markets in the short term but that America will emerge stronger from it, as a confrontation that has roiled global equities heats up between the world’s …

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China Weighs Slowing or Halting Purchases of U.S. Treasuries – Trending Stuff

China added to bond investors’ jitters on Wednesday as traders braced for what they feared could be the end of a three-decade bull market. Senior government officials in Beijing reviewing the nation’s foreign-exchange holdings have recommended slowing or halting purchases …

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3 UCLA basketball players return to US after being detained in China for allegedly shoplifting – Trending Stuff

Three UCLA basketball players who were arrested in China for allegedly shoplifting while their team was in the country for a tournament last week returned to the U.S. Tuesday. UCLA Men’s Basketball players LiAngelo Ball, Jalen Hill and Cody Riley …

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Trump says he believes Putin’s election meddling denials – Trending Stuff

Da Nang, Vietnam (CNN)President Donald Trump suggested on Saturday he’s done confronting Russian President Vladimir Putin over his country’s election meddling since it’s insulting to the Russian leader. Trump said he took Putin at his word that Russia did not …

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Empty seats greet Ivanka Trump at women’s empowerment speech in Tokyo – Trending Stuff

Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech as Ivanka Trump, the daughter and assistant to US President Donald Trump listens. Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/AFP/Getty Images As a professional with three young children, and despite the help I was able to …

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