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  • China Startup Meituan Dianping Set To Launch Hong Kong IPO, Eyes $55 Billion Valuation
    Hong Kong
    China’s Meituan Dianping is reportedly launching an initial public offering in Hong Kong in its bid to dominate the online-to-offline market against its tough competition, Jack Ma’s Alibaba, according to media reports. The company is eyeing a $55 billion market valuation within this year.
  • Scientists Suspect Microwave Weapons Used In Mysterious Brain Attacks On Diplomats In Cuba And China
    U.S. Embassy In Havanah, Cuba
    Scientists have separately concluded that microwaves weapons were behind the mysterious attacks on diplomats in U.S. Embassies in Cuba and most recently in China.
  • JD.com Founder Richard Liu Released After Arrest For Sexual Misconduct, But Case Not Closed
    JD.com founder Richard Liu
    JD.com’s Liu Qiangdong, who goes by the English name Richard Liu, was released from jail on Sept. 1 without bail after being arrested on Aug. 31 on the accusation of sexual misconduct. In an official statement, the company said its billionaire CEO was falsely accused.
  • Michael Bloomberg Moves New Economy Forum To Singapore From China
    Michael Bloomberg
    The inaugural New Economy Forum was moved from China to Singapore on Nov. 6 and 7 due to a conflict in the schedule between Michael Bloomberg and his Chinese partners. Some political observers believed the turn of events may have been influenced by the escalating US-China trade war.
  • US, Canada Officials Negotiating For NAFTA Deal May Not Achieve Resolutions Within Deadline
    Candian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland
    North American Free Trade negotiators may not achieve concessions on Friday, Aug. 31, the deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump. U.S. Trade Relations Representative Robert Lighthizer was reportedly insistent not to make any changes to achieve a compromise with Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland.
  • Tencent Stock Falls, Market Value Slumps After China’s New Gaming Policies Over Child Health Concerns
    A sign of Tencent in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, China
    Tencent stocks and market valuation suffered blows as China announced tougher online gaming regulations meant to prevent the growing number of children who are suffering from myopia or nearsightedness.
  • Trump Likely Proceeding With Tariff On $200 Billion Chinese Goods
    Donald Trump in his Oval Office
    U.S President Donald Trump may proceed with new rounds of tariffs on $200 Chinese goods in the coming weeks. The president refused to give a direct answer on the matter during an interview with Bloomberg.
  • Yum China Shares Rise After Rejecting Buyout Offer
    KFC
    Yum China rejected an offer to take the company private at $46 a share. The offer would have floated the restaurant operator into more than $17 billion valuation.
  • Japan Launches Flying Car Initiative, Partners With Boeing and Airbus
    Tokyo
    The Japanese government announced an initiative aimed at having Tokyo as the home of flying cars in the future. The government partnered with the big players in the car and aviation industries.
  • Jack Daniel’s Price Hike Looms On Trump’s Trade War With China, EU, And Mexico
    Jack Daniels whiskey barrel chips made in USA
    Brown-Forman, the owner of Jack Daniel’s, is planning to raise prices to ride out the increased costs of tariffs that resulted from the trade war between the United States and the European Union, the company said on Wednesday.
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