Introduction A US Army intelligence analyst, Sergeant Korbein Schultz, has admitted to providing sensitive defense information to China. Schultz, who had a top-secret security clearance, was arrested in March at Fort Campbell, a military base located on the Kentucky-Tennessee border. Charges and Guilty Plea Schultz pleaded guilty to several charges, including conspiracy to obtain and […]
Beijing: Millions of people in areas surrounding China’s capital were ordered into lockdown Tuesday, with authorities doubling down on efforts to contain Covid-19 ahead of a key ruling Communist Party meeting this year. Nearly four million people in Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing, were ordered to stay home until the end of the week as […]
Floods and severe lockdowns in China have hampered farming to the point where the country’s winter wheat harvest, which begins next month, remains one of the biggest unknowns in a global economy already beset by high commodity prices. According to the New York Times, if the Chinese harvest is poor in the following weeks, food […]
On Tuesday, oil prices fell more than 1%, continuing the previous day’s severe drop, as coronavirus lockdowns in China’s main oil importer, a strong dollar, and mounting recession threats fueled concerns about global demand. After falling as low as $103.19, Brent crude slid $1.31, or 1.2 percent, to $104.63 at 0216 GMT. After touching an […]
By Administrator_India Capital Sands India has been elected as a member of the United Nation’s Commission on Status of Women, a body of the Economic and Social Council, said TS Tirumurti, permanent representative of India to the United Nations on September 15. “Election to the ECOSOC body is an endorsement of India’s commitment to promoting […]
By Administrator_India Capital Sands China’s factory activity grew at a faster clip in June after the government lifted coronavirus lockdown measures and ramped up support steps, but the health crisis continues to pressure exports and jobs, a private business survey showed on Wednesday. The Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to 51.2 last month, the […]
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Indian and Chinese military commanders have agreed to step back from a confrontation over a disputed stretch of border where a clash last week left 20 Indian soldiers dead, government officials in New Delhi and Beijing said on Tuesday. “There was a mutual consensus to disengage,” an Indian government source said, […]
