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China’s Benchmark Lending Rates Lowered by 10 Basis Points
Wall Street Journal The benchmark lending rates were lowered Monday as expected, in a bid to support China’s slowing economic recovery. https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-benchmark-lending-rates-lowered-by-10-basis-points-621df0c0
Read MoreSouth Korea investigates secret Chinese ‘police stations’ after claims of 2 more being uncovered on Jeju Island
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s embassy in Seoul slammed allegations that three ‘so-called secret police stations’ had been set up in South Korea. One analyst said Seoul was fed up with ‘letting Chinese agents operate without restraints’. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3224646/south-korea-investigates-secret-chinese-police-stations-after-claims-2-more-being-uncovered-jeju?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreRussians attack Zaporizhzhia and its suburbs, causing destruction
Pravda Ukraine Russian occupation forces launched a large-scale airstrike on the city of Zaporizhzhia and its suburbs on the night of 19-20 June, damaging utilities and private property. There were no casualties. Source: Yurii Malashko, Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote: “Another insidious large-scale attack by the enemy shook Zaporizhzhia and its…
Read MoreChina cuts mortgage-related rate to prop up economy. Is property loosening on the way?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China cut two benchmark lending rates on Tuesday amid efforts to support the slowing economy following a string of disappointing data. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3224671/china-cuts-mortgage-related-rate-prop-economy-property-loosening-way?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLavrov to meet with counterparts from Moscow-led bloc in Minsk
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, participants in the meeting will assess multilateral cooperation within the CSTO and exchange views on the prospects for future interaction https://tass.com/russia/1635179
Read MorePaul-Henry Nargeolet, French mariner feared aboard missing Titanic sightseeing sub, knew perils of deep dives
Fox News French mariner Paul-Henry Nargeolet, considered one of the leading experts on the Titanic, is feared to be among five people who went missing on a tourist submersible visiting the wreckage. Nargelot was named in a Facebook post by fellow voyager, Hamish Harding, a U.K. billionaire and aviator, a day before the mission. “The…
Read MoreTaiwan shares open lower
Taipei, June 20 (CNA) The Taiwan Stock Exchange’s main index opened down 40.76 points at 17,233.80 Tuesday on turnover of NT$5.94 billion (US$192.47 million). https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202306200002
Read MoreHong Kong’s rash of violent crimes may not be result of ‘copycat effect’, experts say, as one warns post-Covid stress could lead to more conflicts
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. City has witnessed spate of violent incidents in June, including recent knife attack on McDonald’s manager and fatal stabbing of two women at shopping centre. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3224656/hong-kongs-rash-violent-crimes-may-not-be-result-copycat-effect-experts-say-one-warns-post-covid?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChinese military to get new rules to control top commanders’ social lives
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Analysts described the rules governing a range of social interactions as unprecedented and something that had not even happened in the Mao Zedong era. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3224649/chinese-military-get-new-rules-control-top-commanders-social-lives?utm_source=rss_feed
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