Taiwan’s foreign ministry said it welcomed the visit of an 'unidentified US official' but declined to give more details because the trip 'has not been made public.'
American Chamber of Commerce says expectations are that US-China ties will become more stable than it has been under Trump, though it is unlikely to return to pre-2016 equations.
At issue is a problem that has vexed US regulators for over a decade: China’s refusal to let inspectors review audits of Alibaba, Baidu & other firms that trade on American markets.
US' average new-case count for the past 7 days has jumped 37%, according to Johns Hopkins University data, the fastest at any point in the country since late March.
US President Donald Trump also said total number of cases is not the full metric of success, instead hospitalisation capacity and mortality rates are far more instructive metrics.
The US extended its condolences to the soldiers killed during Monday's clash, and said it was monitoring the situation developing along the LAC in Ladakh.
Long hours cause fatigue, both physical and mental, in employees, and impact productivity. Companies can counter this with shorter workdays, four-day workweeks or more paid vacation.
By consolidating 29 laws into four codes, compliance is streamlined and regulations are simplified, improving “ease of doing business”. This is bound to improve investor confidence.
It will be tough for Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra to get right. Rupee is the worst-performing Asian currency this year against the dollar.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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