Read the moving letter that convinced Coldplay to let ‘Yellow’ appear in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
BY SHANNON CONNELLAN From Mashable One of the most emotional moments in Jon M. Chu’s much talked-about rom-com Crazy Rich Asians almost didn’t happen. Luckily, the director wrote one hell of a beautiful letter to Coldplay. Soundtracking one of the…
US: Summer gasoline pump prices spike despite lower oil
By Julian Lee, Bloomberg From Newsmax Oil’s popularity isn’t what it used to be. It’s not just a looming global trade war. As I’ve written, not only will tariffs and retaliatory measures stifle the activity that normally stokes consumption, they’ll…
iKang Announces Shareholders’ approval of “Going Private” transaction
PRESS RELEASE GlobeNewswire Aug. 20, 2018, 06:59 AM BEIJING, Aug. 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — iKang Healthcare Group, Inc. (“iKang” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: KANG), a major provider in China’s fast growing private preventive healthcare services market, today announced that,…
Why Europe is not ready to take sides in the US-China trade war
By Teddy Ng From South China Morning Post Despite a recent agreement between Washington and Brussels last month, China’s fears of being ‘stabbed in the back’ have yet to come to pass The European Union is not yet ready to…
Sinopharm executives face corruption probe
From BBC China’s largest drug distributor Sinopharm has said two of its former senior executives are being investigated over alleged corruption. A former vice president was detained by police last week, while a former general manager is also being probed….
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Airbnb cancels Great Wall of China contest following backlash
Swapna Krishna From engadget The company won’t offer a one-night stay at the landmark after all. Apparently, renting out a priceless ancient cultural relic as a hotel for a night isn’t the best idea. That’s what Airbnb learned after it…
China strikes back against latest US tariffs, targeting another $16 billion worth of imports
From WN China’s commerce ministry announced on Wednesday it would start imposing a 25% import duties on $16 billion worth of goods from the United States amid the escalating trade feud between the two countries, according to The Washington Post….
Global Travel forecast projects higher travel costs
By Youri Kemp From Caribbean News Now VIRGINIA, USA — The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), along with Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), has produced its annual Global Travel forecast for 2019, highlighting several key factors that they estimate will shape…
Welcome to pro-plaintiff China
In a recent turn of events Xiaomi prevailed at the Beijing IP Court in an SEP case brought against it by KPN. The Dutch telecom’s action was being watched by some as a test case – one of just a…
Mystery as Russia LIQUIDATES almost ALL of its holdings in US Treasury securities
From Brinkwire The Russian government has sold off the vast majority of its holdings of US Treasury securities for reasons that remain mysterious, in a dramatic move that experts are calling unprecedented. A US Treasury report released on July 18…
